"Sid Meier's Civilization V designer Jon Shafer and Paradox Interactive have "decided to part ways due to creative differences," Paradox has announced." - IGN
'As long as this company's my responsibility, I would not let that happen.'
Hidetaka Miyazaki describes FromSoftware's relationship with parent company Kadokawa and references Satoru Iwata's perspective on layoffs.
As it should be. At this rate the Western side of the industry will crash and we may yet see the resurgence of Japanese gaming development. Really miss the PS1 days. No bloated budgets, diverse games and many IPs that exist today are from that era. Perhaps the industry does need a reset.
We need more Satoru Iwata type game CEOs in this industry. Phil Spencer that piece of shit will never be the CEO that Iwata was.
During Summer Games Fest last week, I frequently asked our friends in the games media what they've seen or played that's impressed them. We don't get to play as much as we'd like at GamesIndustry.biz, and so it's useful intel to hear what the journalists think.
In almost every conversation, one game would come up again and again: Astro Bot.
First game I’ve been this excited for since the launch of PS5. Can’t wait!
Austin Suther of TechRaptor writes, "Gen Urobuchi, creator behind famous anime properties like Psycho-Pass and Fate/Zero, tells us all about his upcoming game, Rusty Rabbit."
Definitely interested. I enjoy Metroidvanias if done well and I love weird stories so this is sounding good already.
Who really needs big publishers these days anyways? Never been a better time to have smaller teams, making better games. Hopefully he moves on to something closer to his own vision.
Doesn't have to be bigger and/or flashier to be better, and given how "AAA" has been handling the industry the last few years? They aren't all too difficult to beat either.