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Capitalism is What's Killing the Video Game Industry, Not “Woke”
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15:51Now PlayingEverything turns to sh!t under capitalism at some point, but few industries exemplify capitalist decay quite like the gaming industry. In addition to nonstop mass layoffs of game developers at various studios, anti-consumer practices seem to be more predatory than ever before. In this video we’ll talk about anti-worker and anti-consumer practices of EA as well as the big three console manufacturers: Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft.
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Open Secrets
Tom’s Hardware
The New York Times
PC Magazine
PlayStation Blog
Game Informer
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