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[–] [email protected] 59 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Ironically if the developers band together and start another studio they would probably have Microsoft knocking on their door with an acquisition offer in a few years.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The trouble is the upfront capital though, but at the same time another publisher would surely bite at the thought of getting a talented studio's staff in one go?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If only someone had money from their company being bought by Microsoft

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There's absolutely noncompetes baked into that sale. Noncompetes might not be legal, or applicable, torards employees anymore, but they sure as shit are still legal and binding as a condition for a business's sale.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

hello welcome to my new venture capital firm: we specialise in funding game studios where 90% of the staff got fired in an acquisition turned shutdown

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

Infinite money glitch