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Show Postbc the united states doesn't do government art grants on a scale that allows anyone to make video games and so the entire US games industry is dependent on the preexisting large-scale financial apparataus of hollywood and tech. Also they don't do big enough tax incentives to get big money to uproot.
Show PostI think it's worth saying that while the west coast has a reputation for being where the big studios are at 1) that's largely a consequence of being where many earlier companies (e.g. Interplay) had roots and 2) it's decreasingly true. By the numbers, AAA game dev is collapsing out here.
Show PostFair point, good catch — HQ/publishing offices, not where the games actually get made.
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