I am sorry, no disrespect intended. These work conditions are not exclusive to game development. Any programming/data support type job has these hours and crunch time is very important. It isn't the employer that is making them do it but the client. If you are given parameters and deadlines by a client you make them or your company goes through layoffs. I have lived this life for 5 years now and it has its ups and downs.
Also this authors writing is so boring it is like reading a college sophomore's comp2 paper...Had to be said...
I played this game at pax 2014 on the Oculus Rift. It was very fun on VR. I don't think I can play this game on a non VR setting knowing how it feels with the Rift.
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