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dustyData, do games w Take-Two Interactive shuts down the Studios behind Kerbal Space Program and Rollerdrome

I predicted KSP2 was going to be eventually abandoned and IG closed around the time of the launch, when the first industry layoffs were starting to happen. The mildest thing I was called for suggesting this was pessimist and it only got worse from that term. I suppose I was half right…so far.

gaael, do gaming w Blizzard Makes Big Changes as ‘Overwatch 2’ Struggles

So if I read this correctly, big changes means doubling down on breaking the pve promise and (finally!) decoupling the available characters pool from mtx.

fckreddit, do gaming w Blizzard Makes Big Changes as ‘Overwatch 2’ Struggles

More microtransactions? More battle passes?

thingsiplay, do gaming w Blizzard Makes Big Changes as ‘Overwatch 2’ Struggles

The article is mostly a recap and does not talk too much about what changes are done. It is explaining why the game and Blizzard in general struggles.

belated_frog_pants, do gaming w Microsoft Plans Major Job Cuts at Xbox Gaming Division

I already dont buy anything xbox but god damn i hate MS for this shit. Buy a bunch of studios to lock in IP then kill them all and shed talent. So fucking stupid.

theangriestbird, do gaming w Microsoft Plans Major Job Cuts at Xbox Gaming Division

Hey gamers, does 4 rounds of layoffs in 18 months mean we are winning the console wars yet?

chloyster,

Wow look at this Sony pony over here. You care about the workers??? Lmao we get GAME PASS ok. It’s all worth it…

MyDarkestTimeline01, do games w Inside the 'Dragon Age' Debacle That Gutted EA's BioWare Studio

Honestly all this reads to me is “The people who made the BioWare games you liked left long ago, and the new people can’t hack it.”

commander, do games w Inside the 'Dragon Age' Debacle That Gutted EA's BioWare Studio

I don’t get EA/Bioware. Fantasy is consistently more popular than scifi. Inquisition was their best selling game. Yet DA was never treated like a heavyweight like Mass Effect. My expectations tanked when David Gaider left

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

Looking through each series’ Wikipedia articles, it looks like Mass Effect sold about 50% more than Dragon Age 1 and 2. And that tracks with my experience. I know far more people who’ve played Mass Effect than Dragon Age, and I’ve never played Dragon Age myself.

Gerudo,

I agree, Mass Effect was/is gaming pop culture at one point. Almost every gamer I know has played or at least very familiar with ME. That number is maybe 1/4th for DA.

propitiouspanda,

Inquisition was their best selling game.

Was it? Even if it was, you have to consider the cost and time that goes into making it.

Also, where’s the post-release monetization? Like it or not, fantasy games made for smart people unfortunately are held to the same standard as sports games made for morons.

Stovetop,

One factor might be just that Mass Effect came out first and was also Bioware’s last game before EA bought them.

The rest is just my opinion, but I do believe that Mass Effect simply told a better story (multicolored endings aside) and had a better cast of characters. Not to mention the fact that it was a single narrative across the three installments helped keep engagement up. And shooters were incredibly popular at that time.

Alloi, do games w Warner Bros. Cancels Planned ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Game Expansion

lets just create an alternate wizarding universe.

i mean, she stole the idea from someone else anyways.

this could just be a “cruel reflection” minus the TERF nonsense, and wizards shitting on the floor.

ghostface,

Instead of palworld A wizworld

Dasus,
@Dasus@lemmy.world avatar

minus the TERF nonsense, and wizards shitting on the floor.

I get the TERF stuff, but why go after such a highly regarded part of official canon lore?

vantablack, do games w Warner Bros. Cancels Planned ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Game Expansion

Professor Fig dies at the end no matter what ending and also Rookwood cursed Anne and framed the goblins

Coskii, do games w Video game journalist Jason Schreier's top 10 games of 2024 list
@Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I had heard absolutely nothing about Secrets of Grindea, but it looks like a game that’s right up my alley, so it’s been grabbed.

lazycouchpotato,
@lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world avatar

Same! Glad I was introduced to it as well.

OutlierBlue,

Holy crap they finished it back in Feb! I bought it a decade ago now and it’s just been hanging out in my library since then.

Scio, do games w After Era of Bloat, Veteran Video-Game Developers Are Going Smaller

What if I am robot, Bloomberg? Aren’t you one as well? Would you judge the circumstances of your creation?

simple,

Here’s an alternate link: archive.is/EwaZR

Telorand, do gaming w Bloomberg - Microsoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closings

If it was me, I’d take the deal. They obviously don’t give a shit about even their successful teams.

Hdcase,

Me too. The writing is on the wall, especially if you’re at a small studio working on “small” games like Ninja Theory or Double Fine.

muse, do gaming w Embracer Group Cancels ‘Deus Ex’ Video Game
@muse@kbin.social avatar

When I watched Embracer hoovering up all those studios, I knew they'd end up burning everything to the ground.

How's that infinite growth treating you, you fucking dumbasses?

GrindingGears, do gaming w Epic Games Is Cutting About 900 Jobs, or 16% of Staff

This is why people really have to start caring about who they work for, and professionally represent. It’s a tough, very unfair lesson to learn unfortunately. But if the company you are working for starts acting unethically, trust me (as someone who has learned the hard way), it’s a slippery slope that quickly has no bottom.

Of course the little guy pays the price here, as usual, and my sincere hope is that they all quickly bounce back into better roles.

As for Epic? I hope their bottoms have no bottom.

Neato,
@Neato@kbin.social avatar

I think we need more worker protections. Mandatory severance, can't fire without cause.

A lot of people don't get much choice who they work for. Basic devs and QA and now out of as job and need to scramble to find another job. It's nice some of these are getting severance but it's not mandatory nor the norm in America.

GrindingGears, (edited )

You always have a choice in who you work for. I’m not saying sometimes this choice doesn’t get frustratingly complicated, it does. But you always ultimately have that choice. More worker protections aren’t going to do shit either, too many peeons are brainwashed to ever successfully see it through, and with more regulations come more loopholes.

Nope, the only thing that’s going to work, is if people finally wake the hell up, and grow a pair to collectively do something about it. Might never be possible, but if it isn’t, well stuff like this isn’t ever going to change. What if the entire staff of Epic, in response, just decided to not show up tomorrow onwards? Stood the line through all the threats…Epic would quickly be in very big trouble. The buck would end there, and change would get forced.

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