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Epic's Layoffs Should Be Blamed On A Quixotic Pursuit Of The Metaverse (www.forbes.com)
submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Epic has rocked the video game industry by laying off 16% of its workforce, nearly 900 people. While layoffs and studio closures and game cancellations are all too common in the industry, this was worse than usual, given the context in which they took place.

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[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Someone set out with the goal of using the word 'Quixotic' in their article today

[–] braiseit420@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're really tilting at windmills with that one, eh?

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

It is truly a Giant undertaking

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

I, too am on a Quixotic quest to use that word wherever possible.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Plus it’s a little more Captain Ahab that Don Quixote