You Are The DevDefenders!

As companies agree to impossible deadlines and perfection, which is what the customers want, the developers are paying a heavy price for it emotionally and physically. They need to be protected, like any other artist. Forming a union for those in the video game development industry is one solution to protect developers from crunch, abuse, and burnout; and getting gamers to rise up and take action is the first step.

”In late 2011, (...) the programmer Jean Simonet started feeling severe stomach pains. At first, doctors were perplexed. But on his third emergency room visit, he revealed that he’d been regularly staying at the office late and coming in on weekends to fix bugs and add features that he thought would take Skyrim from good to great, no matter how much sleep he lost along the way. He took his doctor’s advice and took the next few weeks off work, trying to relax and acclimate to a normal sleep schedule. With this hiatus from crunch, “eventually the pain just disappeared,” he said”

In order to help our game developers get the proper treatment and payment they are owned gamers must educate themselves on what problems developers face and how to help them. That's what DevDefenders is here for! DevDefenders wants gamers to rise up and spread the word! What you learn here, and share with others, will allow for our gaming community to grow stronger, our video game quality to thrive, and allowing our developers be able to love what they do!