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Video-Game Publishers Outsource Development
randomErr writes "According to a San Jose Mercury News article reprinted at the Miami Herald: 'Mark Vange is in the vanguard of globalizing the video-game industry. He employs 30 game developers in St. Petersburg, Russia, who have worked on everything from flight simulators to dragon-fighting games. 'We can get the work done for half the cost that it takes in the U.S.,' said Vange, president of Ketsujin Studios. Similar outsourcing of video-game production is being done in places like China, India, Vietnam and parts of Eastern Europe. California game developers, who are the creative force behind a $10 billion industry in the U.S. market, view the trend with a combination of fear and anticipation'."
>>It's an excuse to pad the pockets of the fat shareholders at the expense of the middle class.
Solution...become a shareholder.
Just do what a lot of us do: Level the playing field by only burning games that you download or burn. Never ever pay for a videogame.
-- You see, there would be these conclusions that you could jump to
I never said move to a third world country.. Alot of time you only need to move a couple of counties away (in the same state)
Obviously if you have such a poor work record or are stuck into such a narrow field that you can't find another job without having to move to another country then you need to re-educate your self.
It is your responsability to get a job. not the companies responsability to give you one. i guess when you get hungry enough you will find that you are capable of working at so many different areas that you would even be willing to take a pay cut to get one.
Yeah, we're in a few years of a slump. After a fucking decade long boom! Economies naturally have cycles. If you want the booms, you have to take the busts along with it. This was the smallest recession in our history. Quit bitching about it.
A deep unwavering belief is a sure sign you're missing something...
Huh? I don't know about you, but the last 10 years have been one hell of a boom. Around where I live, we still have unemployment down near 2%. Statistics would seem to back up the idea that its not just our area either.
A deep unwavering belief is a sure sign you're missing something...
It seems you can't have your cake and eat it...