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The Games Industry I Loved Is Dead

The beginning of the year is always a time to take stock of things and this year is no different. Regrettably, the only thing Moises Taveras can really bring themselves to take stock of is the inhumane toll the games and tech industry is taking on its workers.

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Chocoburger89d ago (Edited 89d ago )

Let's not forget what EA, Acti, Ubi has done as well. And I'm not going to pretend that Nintendo and Sony are perfect either, because they have made a lot of mistakes too. I take issue with some of their policies, such as not being able to back up my save files locally without homebrewing the console, which is dumb!

FinalFantasyFanatic89d ago

I can't believe they took that feature away, I used to do it all the time on the PS3.

porkChop89d ago

What? Literally every major publisher and every console manufacturer has played a part. Placing the blame on any one company is dumb af.

StormSnooper89d ago

Some more than others. Way more. To the point that not acknowledging it is dumb af.

--Onilink--89d ago

I know right? I cant believe MS fired all those people at Epic Games, Volition, Ubisoft, EA, Unity, Embracer, Niantic, Amazon, etc

It’s especially crazy to think they even managed to fire people at Bungie, and closed down Pixel Opus and Sony Japan Studios… despite you know, being Sony owned studios. Truly mindblowing the kind of reach MS has…

-_-

StormSnooper87d ago

No they just keep pushing in all sorts of bad directions, scorching earth and buying up everything in sight, and not investing in new tech, and pumping their fanbase with PR so they can continue while not contributing to keeping gaming a vibrant environment. In the meantime, their fanbase is so filled with PR talk that they can’t see past their knees.

I hope their gaas only and walled garden service future collapses as hard as it seems it is. Maybe then they can act like a normal gaming company (although I doubt they ever will)

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Kiryu199289d ago (Edited 89d ago )

We can all agree that we are against companies announcing record profits yet laying off large number of its staff. CEO’s and executives get their bonuses but actual earners are fired

Gaming changed when it became way too big for suits to ignore the revenue. And now suits decide what’s best for gaming without really understanding the industry. Hedge fund companies want return on investment even at cost of future revenue and growth

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Media Molecule’s Next Game is Going to be a New IP

A job listing published by the UK studio reveals that its next project will be another entirely new IP.

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Inverno12h ago

The only PlayStation dev I care about tbh.

Cacabunga11h ago

Hopefully doesn’t take them a complete gen to release it

TheColbertinator6h ago

Good. Something not boring, not one of those "make your own game" crap and also on Steam would be nice.

Stopac4h ago

I too like to look for things in the wrong places.

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Outriders Dev's Next Game Has Been Canceled After Publishing Agreement With Take-Two Fell Through

Outriders developer People Can Fly's next game has been canceled after its publishing agreement with Take-Two Interactive fell through.

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Tacoboto1d 15h ago

"the capital group of PCF Group S.A."

If you're getting funding from a group that needs two different ways of Acronyming itself, things will not go the way you want them to.

banger881d 9h ago

If it was more online-only crap then good riddance.

jjb198119h ago

Outriders was crap. They slapped that game together and threw in a loot system to get players' attention. This game was absolutely jank and the always online nonsense made it stutter like crazy. People Can't Optimize.

thorstein18h ago

I liked Outriders but I could see where the artistic vision was compromised. The way the industry is now, it wouldn't surprise me that upper management would scrap something that didn't pull in money via gaas, mts, or other means.

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Escape from Tarkov Unheard Edition Reneges on Promised Content Behind $250 Price Tag

The new Escape from Tarkov Unheard Edition has the community in an outrage after promising exclusive access to the new PvE mode for $250 USD.

Christopher1d 9h ago

$250? Do they not know all the other games that already exist or will be made in the future that can do similar?

SimpleDad1d ago (Edited 1d ago )

This is for the hardcore people that have 2500 h in the game. They basically play that one game the whole year.
Oh and those same people are mad as hell at this... what a way to reward fans of your game and annihilate newcomers.

got_dam8h ago

Read a comment earlier calling it a "special monetization operation." I had to chuckle at that.