This isn't an exception, this type of horrendous behaviour is the norm. For an industry who's product is software, they're the worst at doing it in a sustainabl

This isn't an exception, this type of horrendous behaviour is the norm. For an industry who's product is software, they're the worst at doing it in a sustainable and repeatedly successful way. It isn't just the games industry. Pretty much all of entertainment is like that. It is like that (and always will be, IMHO) because of the endless supply of labor. Lots of programmers want to work in the games industry, just like lots of actors want to be in the movie industry. This allows the bosses in those industries to treat their workers as disposable commodities.