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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Video game developer here. It has been happening since the games industry started. Frequently, early games were made by contractors that were let go at the end of a project.

Many studios have done this for decades. Many developers actually like this as contract work pays differently than salary work and gives different freedoms.