game publishers

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Game publishers are companies that finance, market, and distribute video games.

They typically fund development studios, handle promotion, and manage retail or digital release.

Major publishers like Electronic Arts, Activision, or Nintendo may also develop games internally.

The game publisher pushed for a holiday release date.

Independent developers sometimes self-publish to retain creative control.

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Those who write code

artists · game engines

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Those who play electronically

players · gaming community · audiences · end users · subscribers

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