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"Makes".
Again, implying gross profit, not net. It didn't say "makes" 50 million profit. You are inferring something that is not otherwise implied.
Nah he's right. Nobody buys a widget for 5 bucks and sells it for 10 bucks and says, "I made 10 bucks". By your rational I could buy a car new for 25 grand, sell it 10 years later for 12 grand and say I "made" 12 grand off it.
"Make" has typically implied profit for as long as I can remember.
Considering that I've seen conflation of revenue and profit from actual journalists, I stand by my previous statement.
Buddy. Take a breath for a moment. I mean this constructively; it's an opportunity to learn.
What you've just said here is essentially this:
Please remember, we all make errors (myself included). The best of us learn from them.
Not just that but I mean journalism geez. I can't think of a profession that has had more of a fall from grace in the last 20 years. Furthermore the implication here is video game journalism, which has always been the lowest form of Journalism.