How over 25 people got scammed into working at a nonexistent game studio | Kotaku

[Arowx]

Just thought the community would be interested in this article…

How Over 25 People Got Scammed Into Working At A Nonexistent Game Company

The story they told was one of deceit, exploitation, incompetence, and hope, and one fueled by gamers’ desperation to participate in an industry that has stoked their imagination, lifted their mood and forged friendships since childhood. It was a story of a boss who constantly told aspiring developers that their paychecks were on the way and that investors were just about to sink tons of cash into the company’s coffers, and that his high-placed friends at major game development studios were advising him throughout the process. The reality was quite different, and when Drakore unraveled, it unraveled fast.

Has anyone here been scammed to work on games for nothing?

[AndersMalmgren]

If you spread the few thousands of dollars I have made on my game over 3 years, its next to nothing

[Arowx]

@AndersMalmgren

If you spread the few thousands of dollars I have made on my game over 3 years, its next to nothing

Interesting point are indie game developers scamming themselves and their families?

[AndersMalmgren]

@Arowx

Interesting point are indie game developers scamming themselves and their families?

If they think they can live on it most do i would say. I do it under my company and see it as an investment