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by pavlov 2824 days ago
A privately held 100-person game studio doesn't share its evolving revenue numbers with creative staff. Why would the business owners do that, really?

Most private companies are strictly compartmentalized and keep production employees in the dark about the business side. Some startups do the "anyone can peek at our sales numbers and cash flows internally" thing, but that's definitely an exception even in the startup world.