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alessandro ( alessandro@lemmy.ca )  to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 months ago

Eric Barone makes $125,000 donation to the C# framework [MonoGame] Stardew Valley uses, as well as 'an ongoing monthly commitment' in what the team behind it calls an 'extraordinary show of support'

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Eric Barone makes $125,000 donation to the C# framework [MonoGame] Stardew Valley uses, as well as 'an ongoing monthly commitment' in what the team behind it calls an 'extraordinary show of support'

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alessandro ( alessandro@lemmy.ca )  to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 months ago
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Eric Barone makes $125,000 donation to the C# framework Stardew Valley uses, as well as 'an ongoing monthly commitment' in what the team behind it calls an 'extraordinary show of support'
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MonoGame has been used to make all sorts of notable games, including Celeste and Bastion.
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  • fdnomad ( fdnomad@programming.dev ) 
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    9 months ago

    First time I see him referred to as something other than ConcernedApe

  • shnizmuffin ( shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol ) 
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    9 months ago

    Feels low.

    • apotheotic (she/her) ( apotheotic@beehaw.org ) 
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      Dang, you’re hard to please

      • shnizmuffin ( shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol ) 
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        9 months ago

        41M units sold at $15 a pop. Even if he only sees $2.50 of that, it’s still over $100M. If expecting a 1% contribution is “hard to please,” then yes I am.

        • apotheotic (she/her) ( apotheotic@beehaw.org ) 
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          Considering they’ve pledged ongoing support, you may see that come true.

          • shnizmuffin ( shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol ) 
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            A monthly commitment isn’t an annual commitment. I hope it’s like, “here’s 125k, and also 125k every year for the next decade.” But if it were, they’d say so.

            • apotheotic (she/her) ( apotheotic@beehaw.org ) 
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              What do you mean by your first sentence? Why does the frequency matter?

              • Sturgist ( Sturgist@lemmy.ca ) 
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                I think they’re saying they would like to see it be an annual commitment, as in every year. Not defending their shitty gatekeeping on donations to developers.

                • apotheotic (she/her) ( apotheotic@beehaw.org ) 
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                  Rrriiiiight I see. They phrased it very poorly but I can see that reading

  • yetAnotherUser ( yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca ) 
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    9 months ago

    It’s actually the first time I’ve heard about MonoGame. A lot of indie games seem to use it. Donating to FOSS projects, as long as they are being well-managed, is always cool.

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