So this is the power of Ukraine

Imagine being fanatically loyal to a videogame store

Don't play this shit man, i beg you.

t. Gays

partially, yes.
the publisher usually pays the developer a fixed amount beforehand, but i think only the most successful developers could negotiate a contract where the publisher pays the whole development, or give extra funding in case of delays.

"huge" they don't take that much and how much they're taking is considered a small amount