don't forget Without Pay too.
yeah that's 'nice', check back in 5 years and see if those same people feel the same way about working weekends for free, or see if they still have jobs that weren't outsourced to Bangalore.

Small 'mom and pop' companies like this rarely succeed over the long term before they either fall on hard times financially and go under, or are gobbled up by some corporate takeover. i know cuz i worked for 2 such game companies that were started in people's living rooms, grew to a certain size and then disappeared. The owners got rich and everyone else got... other jobs.

'Nice' while it lasts but it never lasts.

Let me guess, you probably hate EA too? So you hate the big guys, you hate the little guys, is there anyone you don't hate? I'll tell you something. Those people who came in on their days off probably did it because they were proud. Yeah, odd concept, right? But GalCiv2 has already sold approximately 10x the amount of copies they predicted. Those people are not going to be suffering in any way. Trust me. If you spent any time frequenting the message boards the GalCiv developers hang out on, you'd probably have even the slightest understanding that these guys love what they do and would do whatever it takes to see the game succeed.

My suggestion to you is that you not fucking open your mouth without having any actual knowledge about the subject you're speaking on. Another odd concept, i know, especially when it comes to the internet. Everyone loves to claim they know shit about something, but few actually do. Guess which you are?