GI - Insomniac boss not worried about launching new IP at end of console cycle, says gamers have been playing the same games for last 6 years.
Ted Price chats with Todd Howard about Bethesda's much anticipated spacefaring RPG, Starfield.
Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price wants to see more developers being "creative within constraints" in order to end the cycle of crunch.
The pressures of games development, and the impact this has on staff, was one of many topics covered during his keynote interview at last week's Develop:Brighton conference.
There is significant evidence showing that human brains are actually better at adapting to problems when taking periodic breaks. This occurs especially when someone is stuck on a problem.
Ted Price: Game developers are human beings first then they are game developers
This coming from a studio that consistently raises the quality of its output and has for numerous years been voted as one of the best businesses to work for. More people should listen to Ted Price! He is clearly doing something right.
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He also revealed that the studio is eliminating higher education as a requirement for "almost all of [its] roles," adding: "This means if someone can't afford to obtain a university degree, experience is a valid substitute."
Love this mentality. I also must admit that kids coming out of school with a degree are often completely useless. Degree are for people with no experience. I would rather take someone with experience although they may actually be more expensive.
Ted Price chats with Housemarque's Harry Krueger about their recently released game Returnal. Together they discuss how Housemarque embraced an organic creative process, what effect their gameplay design decisions had on the procedural construction and combat, keeping the arcade spirit alive, and about the challenge of randomness.
What ever they did worked IMHO, it's a really 'gamey' game if that makes sense and is edge of the seat stuff.
Agree with @victorMaje, my GOTY so far too.
Then you look at FUSE. Yep, look like every other 3rd person military shooter over the past 6 year.
God speed and good luck Ted.
You're going to need it.
I would have still been playing Resistance 3's multiplayer if it had been any good, or even the co-op, but they didn't even include public co-op in the game.
Resistance 1 & 2 were awesome, too bad multiplayer for Resistance 3 was a joke :(
Don't do anything fresh if you want high reviews, Ted. Look at Defiance. It's some of the most online fun I've had, and one of a short list of games I feel is worth $60, but it's being received with yawns from the critics. Conform if you want to succeed.