It's not just America. Heck, the article quotes a co-founder of very well known Polish studio as saying he "sees crunch as a necessary evil." There were a lot

It's not just America. Heck, the article quotes a co-founder of very well known Polish studio as saying he "sees crunch as a necessary evil." There were a lot of negative articles talking about how brutal The Witcher 3 crunch was. Mass Effect: Andromeda, made by Bioware in Alberta, Canada "ended up building most of the game during the ensuing 18 months."[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Effect:_Andromeda#Game_design https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Effect:_Andromeda#Game_de...