A comment on Mathew Karch's, CEO of Saber Interactive (Halo: Anniversary), opinion that games don't need to be original as long as they're fun. This is false, and a dangerous path to follow.
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake is one of gaming's most elusive projects. But we finally have a real, concrete update on what's going on.
Saber Interactive is still working on it, and according to the CEO, it's "alive and well."
It was announced in 2021 and there hasn’t been so much as a screen shot. Hopefully it is alive but i dunno if it’s actually well
As long as it's not AssPyre doing this, there's still some hope.
*Takes a look at the games Saber Interactive have developed...
Oh, fu...
What's the point of this comment from the CEO without a screenshot of the game in progress or announcement of a trailer? It's been a long time since the announcement and absolutely nothing to show for it which is not a good sign.
I was beyond hyped when this was announced, but I've long accepted the reality that it's not going to happen, unless something concrete is shown.
Compare this to Delta Snake Eater which has more than shown its existence off.
Showing a screenshot doesn't prove or disprove it's development status. With everything that's happened with Aspyr, the last thing they want to do right now is show a product that isn't ready for public viewing. The reason the CEO spoke up is because of the game being in the news recently. Metal Gear is an entirely different situation and has no correlation other than being a remake.
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Embracer Group has officially confirmed that Saber Interactive has been sold for $247 million, following news yesterday that the studio has removed all references to the mega-publisher from its official website.
Speaking in a statement to investors today, Embracer Group confirmed that the sale has resulted in the company ceasing all operations in Russia, with Saber Interactive being sold to a group of private investors at Beacon Interactive, which is helmed by Matthew Karch, the co-founder of Saber Interactive.
As a result of the sale, Saber Interactive will retain a number of studios including Nimble Giant, 3D Realms, Sandbox Strategies, New World Interactive, and Slippage Ironworks. Embracer, meanwhile, keeps Zen Studios, 4A Games, Tripwire, Beamdog, and Tuxedo Labs among others.
That's great, at least Saber won't die in the embrace. I really enjoy Snowrunner, and Dakar Desert Rally is pretty fun w a wheel.
Embracer paid 525 mil just a bit over 4 years ago for Saber and now sells it back for less than half... And for a company with heavy presence (and possibly investors looking to move their money around the embargo) in Russia and even Belarus... Suspicious don't even begin to describe it.
Better then being pawned off to Tencent. I think Beacon Interactive is a better fit for them.
As a true gamer originality should be a given to devs, I understand brand name games that people love and will always buy, but that should be the point right?A brand new game with a brand new experiences that could be the next top selling franchise that everyone loves? Devs have the skills to pull it off its all about thinking outside of the box. With out originality you get bland and same ol, and with bland and same ol the game is just as exciting as looking a can of peas at the store.
If the game has some originality then I'm willing to overlook a few flaws, but if you're just rehashing the same old thing it has better be close to perfect.
Same Game to the nth degree.