Why Game Developers Deserve More Than a 'Slave Wage'

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Alex St. John is a game industry veteran, and majorly important to the past and present of games. But according to him, game developers should stop whining about 80 hour work weeks and low wages. Here's just a little bit on why that's wrong for devs and gamers alike.

Read more: http://venturebeat.com/2016/04/16/game-developers-must-avoid-the-wage-slave-attitude/

Kim Horcher and special guest Meredith Placko (Host, Writer-- geek.com, Frederator) discuss!

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