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Developers Want Fatter Paychecks

Posted by Zonk on from the but-you-can-tell-me-'bout-the-birds-and-bees dept.

CodeBuster writes "The programmers, artists, and other creative professions that work in the games industry have taken a rather dim view on paying royalties to Hollywood voice-over actors, according to the article 'Coders Want Fatter Paychecks Too' written by Wired News. From the article: 'The video-game industry's geek workforce has something to say to Hollywood actors: Get in line for your share of the industry's profits.'"

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  1. Latest News by xilmaril · · Score: 5, Funny

    You think that's amazing? I'm in no way associated with the gaming industry, and I want more money too!

    I don't see a story here.

  2. Re:What are they asking for, then? by Seumas · · Score: 2, Funny

    If I were their employers, I'd just have ADP (or whoever my payroll company is) issue checks that are physically larger by about 200%. :)

  3. Phatter lewt, lol! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Omg, I'm like level 60 in C Programming, and level 48 in Java Programming! I finished all the quests, and killed the boss, but this lewt aint phat enough for my twinked items, lol!

    I want phatter lewt!

  4. Re:So what? by MoogMan · · Score: 2, Funny

    There are NOT 10 Vin Diesels. There are NOT 10 Elijah Woods.

    Thank buggery for that!