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Nem said:
pokoko said:

That's not true.  Bonuses and royalties are often included in contracts between developers and publishers.

You say thats not true like the whole post isn't true, wich is not true. Yeah, some developers may get royalties. But that is done in a case per case basis, and it really isn't that significant in the grand scheme. Workers will get payed some extra. From a team of 100 at best. Covered by a few thousand sales i'm sure.

Publishers get a lion share. They are far from beeing victims.

I did not say it like the "whole post isn't true".  I bolded the part I to which I was replying.  You posted a blanket statement ("Second, the developer gets nothing. They have been payed by the publisher already for their work hours.") and I said that often isn't the case.  It's as simple as that.  If you didn't mean that as a blanket statement then, by all means, clarify.  I can only respond to what you've posted.

Also, I would like some souces for why developer bonuses aren't "significant in the grand scheme" or your "covered in a few thousand sales" comment.  What are you basing this off?  That doesn't really make much sense, as royalties keep building as long as the game generates revenue.  

Yes, it's a case by case basis.  That's the point and why a general statement like "the developer gets nothing" has no real value.  

No idea what you're talking about with the publishers not being victims comment, as I said nothing like that at all.