Ex-Xbox dev slams game execs as ‘money grubbing idiots’ in quote of the year
A former Bungie and 343 Industries developer, Dan Callen, has criticized game executives, calling them 'stupid detached money grubbing idiots.' Callen shared an anecdote about former Xbox executive Don Mattrick suggesting Halo 4 should implement a real money auction house for mech skins, a concept that had previously failed in Diablo 3. This criticism comes amid recent layoffs at Sony and Microsoft, highlighting ongoing issues within the games industry.
- Entities
- Company: 343 Industries
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Sony
- Game: Halo
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: Activision Blizzard
- Person: Don Mattrick
- Topic: Microtransactions
- Company: Bungie
- Game: Diablo
- Game: Halo 4
- Person: Dan Callen
- Topic: Game Industry
- Person: Asha Sharma
- Person: Phil Spencer
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