Stop criticizing video game companies and try running your own. GameBiz 2 is a free downloadable game where you oversee a team of programmers making games through the decades. You throw your fictional gaming company into a simulation competing with Nintendo and EA Games while making games for every console and computer since 1980. Create and license engines, support yourself on generic sequel after sequel, and refine the standard for quality in the gaming world. Once you’ve saved enough money, you can produce your own console, making backroom deals with publishers to make exclusive games. While the interface lacks a certain polish, the game is, of course, free.

Geek Out Game: GameBiz 2

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