Splash Damage: Don't Blame the Government
Enemey Territory man spots hypocrisy and blasts it
Paul Wedgwood
Paul Wedgwood from Splash Damage spoke to SPOnG recently about his company's burdgeoning relationship with Bethesda; why today's independent developers are in it for the greed, and more. One thing that really appears to have got his dander rising is the apparent willingness of the UK industry to go cap in hand to the government or even to the government's of other nations.
Wedgewood did not hold back, telling us in a lengthy interview to appear later today on SPOnG:
"It's easy to find commercial reasons to work in a different country. It's the reason why a lot of companies outsource their art to places like India and China and stuff. But, I think it's wrong to blame the games industry or the government for the reason you're moving. It would be far more honest to say, 'We're leaving the country because we're going to make more profit in Canada', rather than 'We don't have the money we need to reinvest in our business'.
"It's exactly the same reason why, when you hear (about) people selling their studios, and they say 'We did it for the staff so they'd have financial stability'. And you're like, 'Oh, so you didn't get a cheque for £20 million then?'"
Read the full interview right here.
Wedgewood did not hold back, telling us in a lengthy interview to appear later today on SPOnG:
"It's easy to find commercial reasons to work in a different country. It's the reason why a lot of companies outsource their art to places like India and China and stuff. But, I think it's wrong to blame the games industry or the government for the reason you're moving. It would be far more honest to say, 'We're leaving the country because we're going to make more profit in Canada', rather than 'We don't have the money we need to reinvest in our business'.
"It's exactly the same reason why, when you hear (about) people selling their studios, and they say 'We did it for the staff so they'd have financial stability'. And you're like, 'Oh, so you didn't get a cheque for £20 million then?'"
Read the full interview right here.
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