Rose@lemmy.zipM to Epic Games@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 day agoEpic CEO Tim Sweeney says tech leaders are 'pretending to be Republicans' to gain favor with Trump, skirt antitrust laws, and ultimately 'rip off consumers and crush competitors'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1452arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1447arrow-down1external-linkEpic CEO Tim Sweeney says tech leaders are 'pretending to be Republicans' to gain favor with Trump, skirt antitrust laws, and ultimately 'rip off consumers and crush competitors'www.pcgamer.comRose@lemmy.zipM to Epic Games@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square60fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareathairmor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up75·1 day agoYeah, I don’t recall ever reading a Tim Sweeney quote and thinking, “that sounds about right.”
minus-squareCypher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoEh he once gave me an all you can drink pass at the after party for a gaming convention in Melbourne. So the quote is ‘get whatever you want, drinks are on me tonight’. Its still a complete mystery how I made it back to my hotel with no map, no local knowledge and on foot.
minus-squareStupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·22 hours agoLikewise, I now feel like I need to scrub clean my soul.
minus-squarechingadera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·23 hours agoI don’t think he’s able to afford to kiss the ring, otherwise he would.
minus-squarePonyOfWar@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·23 hours agoWhy wouldn’t he be? Sweeney is a billionaire, richer than Tim Cook even.
minus-squarechingadera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoIsn’t that company at risk of bankruptcy?
minus-squarePonyOfWar@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-211 hours agoNot at all, as far as I know. They’re making massive bank with Fortnite and they’re developing the engine used by >50% of modern AAA games.
minus-squarechingadera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 hours agoI think I’m thinking of Ubisoft actually. My b
Yeah, I don’t recall ever reading a Tim Sweeney quote and thinking, “that sounds about right.”
Eh he once gave me an all you can drink pass at the after party for a gaming convention in Melbourne.
So the quote is ‘get whatever you want, drinks are on me tonight’.
Its still a complete mystery how I made it back to my hotel with no map, no local knowledge and on foot.
Likewise, I now feel like I need to scrub clean my soul.
I don’t think he’s able to afford to kiss the ring, otherwise he would.
Why wouldn’t he be? Sweeney is a billionaire, richer than Tim Cook even.
Isn’t that company at risk of bankruptcy?
Not at all, as far as I know. They’re making massive bank with Fortnite and they’re developing the engine used by >50% of modern AAA games.
I think I’m thinking of Ubisoft actually. My b