Bandcamp as a platform has been so important for the indie music scene. It's been the gateway for numerous smaller artists to get their work out there, and it offered a way of discovering and supporting creators that made it unique.
Not sure what comes next, and even if this news is not exactly surprising after Epic decided to sell it, it's still sad and disappointing to see this happen.
It's an incentive for devs to put their back catalogues to EGS, after they just laid off 800 employees because they spend too much money. Is it just me, or does everyone besides Epic know what the problem is with EGS?
Another #BandcampFriday done, if you’re not aware already, it’s worth having a look at this petition asking #songtradr to recognise the union after their purchase of #bandcamp from #epic
In light of #Bandcamp being sold to #Songtradr, workers being locked out of internal systems by #Epic, and layoffs looming, @bandcampunited needs all our support.
Today's #BandcampFriday may possibly be the last, so if you have some disposable income now would be a great way to support independent artists that rely on the platform!
All you #FOSS and #Fediverse people that having been evangelizing this place as the best solution to social media have an opportunity.
The music industry draws a lot of social attention and with #Epic selling #Bandcamp off to Songtradr, it's probably just a matter of time before they ruin it or shut it down. A lot of musicians might need a place to land, be nice if there was a ready built alternative if/when it happens, if someone is savvy enough to work on that
830 people confirmed to be losing their jobs and another 250 leaving the company as Epic is also selling SuperAwesome and Bandcamp.
A ridiculous number of talented people, including folks who worked on Fortnite, Fortnite: Save the World, and Fall Guys are out of work, because according to Epic's CEO, billionaire Tim Sweeney, "for a while now, we've been spending way more money than we earn".
To call this a terrible turn of events on multiple levels would be one massive understatement.
Whenever these big shitty corp things happen, eg layoffs, I kinda loose interest in buying AAA games in general. Which is inverse to what the devs themselves would need but that's how I feel.
Anyone else having that emotional response? #epic#layoffs#ea#gamedev
Yep, #Bandcamp is being Mooged. Exactly why I've been advocating an #independent & #decentralised alternative since the moment #Epic bought it. There has NEVER been an instance of a megacorp buying an ethical indie and not enshittifying it.
Epic Launches Program to Pay Devs to Bring Old Games to Epic Games Store - IGN (www.ign.com)
It's an incentive for devs to put their back catalogues to EGS, after they just laid off 800 employees because they spend too much money. Is it just me, or does everyone besides Epic know what the problem is with EGS?
Epic Games laying off 16% of staff, divesting from assets including Bandcamp, and generally hemorrhaging money (nitter.net)
Best Epic emulator?
Currently I know of at least three: Nemertingas, CODEX and Goldberg. Is there a reason to prefer one over the other?