Rose@lemmy.zipM to Epic Games@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 months agoEpic CEO Tim Sweeney says tech leaders are 'pretending to be Republicans' to gain favor with Trump, skirt antitrust laws, and ultimately 'rip off consumers and crush competitors'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1491arrow-down17cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1484arrow-down1external-linkEpic CEO Tim Sweeney says tech leaders are 'pretending to be Republicans' to gain favor with Trump, skirt antitrust laws, and ultimately 'rip off consumers and crush competitors'www.pcgamer.comRose@lemmy.zipM to Epic Games@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square82fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up140·5 months agoFfs trump and his lackeys making even Sweeney look good
minus-squareathairmor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up76·5 months agoYeah, I don’t recall ever reading a Tim Sweeney quote and thinking, “that sounds about right.”
minus-squareStupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 months agoLikewise, I now feel like I need to scrub clean my soul.
minus-squareCypher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoEh he once gave me an all you can drink pass at the after party for a gaming convention in Melbourne. So the quote is ‘get whatever you want, drinks are on me tonight’. Its still a complete mystery how I made it back to my hotel with no map, no local knowledge and on foot.
minus-squarechingadera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·5 months agoI don’t think he’s able to afford to kiss the ring, otherwise he would.
minus-squarePonyOfWar@pawb.socialcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·5 months agoWhy wouldn’t he be? Sweeney is a billionaire, richer than Tim Cook even.
minus-squarechingadera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoIsn’t that company at risk of bankruptcy?
minus-squarePonyOfWar@pawb.socialcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-25 months agoNot at all, as far as I know. They’re making massive bank with Fortnite and they’re developing the engine used by >50% of modern AAA games.
minus-squarechingadera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoI think I’m thinking of Ubisoft actually. My b
minus-squaretenchiken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·5 months agoI’m just sitting here fingers crossed that Gabe doesn’t “donate” to the orange dipshit…
minus-squarepsycho_driver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agoWon’t happen.
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·5 months agoHe’s also swimming in Chinese money, so this might not be a purely altruistic statement.
minus-squareTheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agotrump has opened the portal to Bizzaro World
Ffs trump and his lackeys making even Sweeney look good
Yeah, I don’t recall ever reading a Tim Sweeney quote and thinking, “that sounds about right.”
Likewise, I now feel like I need to scrub clean my soul.
Eh he once gave me an all you can drink pass at the after party for a gaming convention in Melbourne.
So the quote is ‘get whatever you want, drinks are on me tonight’.
Its still a complete mystery how I made it back to my hotel with no map, no local knowledge and on foot.
I don’t think he’s able to afford to kiss the ring, otherwise he would.
Why wouldn’t he be? Sweeney is a billionaire, richer than Tim Cook even.
Isn’t that company at risk of bankruptcy?
Not at all, as far as I know. They’re making massive bank with Fortnite and they’re developing the engine used by >50% of modern AAA games.
I think I’m thinking of Ubisoft actually. My b
I’m just sitting here fingers crossed that Gabe doesn’t “donate” to the orange dipshit…
Won’t happen.
He’s also swimming in Chinese money, so this might not be a purely altruistic statement.
trump has opened the portal to Bizzaro World