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while they do have pretty deep ties to tencent and are 40% owned by them, they’re not really chinese-owned since Epic is majority-owned by Tim Sweeney, a billio
by zemo 3y ago
while they do have pretty deep ties to tencent and are 40% owned by them, they’re not really chinese-owned since Epic is majority-owned by Tim Sweeney, a billionaire programmer on the Forbes 500 who mostly escapes criticism from programmers and game devs by branding himself as a savior for indie devs, which people accept uncritically because he likes to go on twitter and affirm their priors. He’s a highly effective nerd populist.
- jncfhnb 3y agoOh please. Sweeney’s track record is frankly solid for indie devs. It’s not a branding thing. He gets plenty of criticism too.
- johndhi 3y agoOh I didn't know that! Thank you.
- dannyw 3y agoThat’s a little unfair. Unreal Engine is very fair for indie devs. So is Epic Games stores. Fighting to challenge the 30% tax is also good for indie devs. Without that, the 15% on first 1mil would’ve never happened.