{
  "id": 9978570,
  "title": "I quit the corporate job that asked me to do the work of 3 to become an indie game developer who travels the world",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/i-quit-the-corporate-job-that-asked-me-to-do-the-work-of-3-to-become",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-26T12:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/she-quit-job-built-dress-up-game-drew-million-players-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kelsey Fiegle, a former UX designer, quit her corporate job after a layoff forced her to take on extra work. She and her husband Wes Thorburn, who was already developing games independently, decided to collaborate on a dress-up game. After 100 applications, Fiegle finally developed the game she had been working on and released it, which quickly gained popularity. The couple now travels the world, living a lifestyle that was once unattainable.",
  "summary": "After a job asked to take on the work of three, Kelsey Fiegle quit and became a game developer. Her first game now has 63 million unique players.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}