It's been a whirlwind day for Peter Molyneux's new 22 Cans studio. Not only did the Curiosity experiment come to a close, but the developer has been thrust back into the spotlight. The prize at the center of the Curiosity cube went to Edinburgh resident Bryan Henderson. Game Informer got a chance to chat with him about his sudden fame.
From Xfire: "Remember when you'd buy a game and... that was it? You got the full experience by purchasing the full product one time. "
Damn, Train Simulator is costing the big bucks. That game is kinda fun but not if you purchase all the DLC.
"All the DLC - Train Simulator 2020, $10,145"
No wonder we're witnessing an increasing number of ports from PC to consoles, you can't nickel and dime PC owners with all their mods over there, lol
"Legatus Pack - Star Citizen $27,000"
Ouch!
Planet Calypso - Entropia Universe, $6,000,000
WTF...?!
From GI.biz: "UK developer 22cans has suffered a round of redundancies, GamesIndustry.biz has learned.
The studio, founded by Fable creator Peter Molyneux, has laid off multiple employees, although an exact figure has not been disclosed.
A spokesperson said: "Unfortunately, due to a number of factors including projects reaching a certain stage in their development, we can confirm that a number of roles at 22cans have been made redundant."
Doesn’t that always happen with every studio lol? Contract workers for certain stages.
Seriously, what is Peter Molyneux up to these days? In his prime, he was the most famous western developer in the world. Now he's doing f all.
They're not actually layoffs, they're fantastical multi-faceted journeys into lands of unimaginable unemployment giving the worker near-infinite freedom of choice.
Things aren't going well since the initial release of 22cans' GODUS. With a swathe of negative Steam reviews and some dubious $5 content unlock tactics with GODUS Wars, things seem to just get worse. That bleak outlook is emphasised when you see 22cans net worth is in the red.
This interview is hilarious, I'm sure the people who were really dedicated to the game and invested a lot of time in it are gonna be mad once they read this.
pfffftahaaha the god of 'Godus' is an atheist, this is so poetically ironic I can't help but laugh
anywho, that was a pretty lucky win by him. I bet it will be fun to be the god of the Godus game, whatever it is.
who's thuis guy
Rrrrright. I mean does he even want to do this? Sounds like a lot of work and responsibility, and they're just forcing it on him. What does his job as God entail? Does he just configure global gameplay mechanics or something while people are playing? Is he like some sort of gamemaster / master server?
I mean it's life changing because now he's been forced to basically have a paid job haha. And what if Godus sucks? It looks alright I guess, but isn't it just some android game? Seems just like a glorified internet game or something.
It's also hilarious that he'd only been playing the game for an hour, and the video's all like "after all your efforts... we are finally here... behold."