Hm, agreed they do not sound very good at all. Seems a strange move coming just a couple months after Lorne commenting how he was growing the business 'the old fashioned way' using entirely profits from previous sales without external commitments.
Though, devils advocate, if I remember right NNT had temporary exclusivity on Playstation, before coming to other platforms some weeks/months later.
I think essentially OWI are a small indie trying not just to compete on the indie scene, but compete directly with AAA companies - to eventually get back to the position of AAA themselves. Deals like the Epic one no doubt will help them do that much faster, and across fewer games, having a stronger portfolio as a result with better sales and even more to reinvest. But it's a trade off with fans' expectations, especially for a company that's built something of a reputation on the moral high ground, and historically bad experiences with such partnerships.
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