American publishers are ruining the video games industry – Reader’s Feature

BioWare is the latest victim of an industry in turmoil (BioWare)

Following the closure of BioWare, a reader is worried that the root of the video games industry’s problems lies in greedy publishers from across the pond.

This year has been so strange for me as a lifelong gamer. I keep reasonably up with the news, thanks to GC, and I understand that most companies are in a bad place right now. Or at least most American companies are. Japan, and even Europe, seems to be largely fine but for some reason nobody ever talks about that.

BioWare on Thursday was the final straw for me, especially know...