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Podcast: The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast
Episode: The (Doom) Eternal cycle of crunch - The GamesIndustry.biz
Description: James, Marie and Haydn are on hand to discuss the biggest topics of the past week, including crunch, class-action lawsuits and coins tossed to Witchers. The big topic of the week is Doom Eternal executive producer Marty Stratton's comments that the team "crunched pretty hard" for most of 2019 and, despite the four-month delay, continued to do so in the run-up to the game's completion. We once again discuss the potentially harmful attitudes towards crunch across the industry and potential solutions by which studios can reduce the pressure on their staff. Before that, we d...