Crunch: Why It Exists, and What You Can Do About It

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Game development is hard. Insanely hard. Developers are often mistreated due a system that has enabled poor working conditions for a long time. But what can WE, as fans, do about it?

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News stories:
Crunch:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/opinion/work-culture-video-games-crunch.html

https://kotaku.com/crunch-time-why-game-developers-work-such-insane-hours-1704744577

https://kotaku.com/inside-rockstar-games-culture-of-crunch-1829936466

https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/05/18/cd-projekt-red-promises-development-crunch-for-cyberpunk-2077-wont-be-as-bad-as-the

https://kotaku.com/over-150-riot-employees-walk-out-to-protest-forced-arbi-1834566198


Unions:
https://time.com/5603329/e3-video-game-creators-union/

https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/game-workers-unite-quantic-dream-1203207491/


GDC talks:
Path of Exile:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmuy9fyNUjY&list=WL&index=49&t=0s

World of Warcraft:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urijgWXLYck

God of War (2018):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIb-Lt7WX_s&list=PL2e4mYbwSTbbjN6TTMo6toJfByWpKvEDH&index=37&t=0s

Making Vertical Slices:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h4M7zDPg1Y&list=PL2e4mYbwSTbaKnS6nfzQMUeeA_ZA26Nh6&index=3&t=0s

Other links:
God of War (2018) Documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJZWKBDXXFY&t=5511s

Game Workers Unite website:
https://www.gameworkersunite.org/

Destiny 2:
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/sep/13/destiny-creators-made-the-game-less-addictive-and-players-rebelled

Anthem:
https://kotaku.com/how-biowares-anthem-went-wrong-1833731964

Fiscal years:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-different-companies-different-fiscal-161925029.html

Blood, Sweat and Pixels:
https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Sweat-Pixels-Triumphant-Turbulent/dp/0062651234/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=blood+sweat+and+pixels&qid=1565634859&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Horizon Zero Dawn documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9tLcD1r-6w&t=780s

Patriot Act:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLAi_cmly6Q



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