Has this ever happened to you?

[Chan790]

3. More than once.

Actually the first time was in college with a video game. I had this idea for an open-area game where one played an assassin. I'd gone so far as to plot out a synopsis and do some design detail with my roommate Alex who worked for a small studio. Six months later, EIDOS released Hitman: Codename 47. Three months after that, we graduated and Alex went to work for EIDOS.

I've suspected but could neither prove nor care that Alex sold them my idea as his own. Oh well, their plotline and design was better than what I had in mind, their execution far exceeded what I'd have put out.