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Welcome to Some Patches Required! Here, we're going to talk about the games industry. We love it, you love it, but we can all agree that it needs some work. Crunch, employee manipulation, and the way that developers are treated overall are huge issues, and we're here to discuss them. 

This week, we mull over why we started SPR and what you can expect from future episodes. We hope you'll join us for this wild ride and forgive the numerous patches it's sure to require.

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Source Links: 

• 'Anthem' is proof that crunch can't save AAA games (Jessica Conditt): https://www.engadget.com/2019-04-04-anthem-crunch-bioware-ea-game-development.html?guccounter=1

• Ubisoft survey reveals that 25 percent of employees have seen or experienced workplace misconduct (Chaim Gartenberg): https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/2/21499334/ubisoft-employees-workplace-misconduct-ceo-yves-guillemot-response

• Ubisoft's #MeToo Reckoning, Two Months Later (Ethan Gach, Ash Parrish): https://kotaku.com/ubisofts-metoo-reckoning-two-months-later-1844717203

• What the hell happened at Activision Blizzard? (Michael Futter): https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/16/18226581/activision-blizzard-layoffs-executive-pay-union

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