IGN:
"At first glance, Dreadnought looks equally grin-inducing to the Battlestar-loving side of my brain, as it is wince-inducing to the consumer side of it. First thought: simply gorgeous. Second thought: how many pieces of flight-sim equipment will I need to buy, and how many hours of training will I need to do in order to have battles as impossibly awesome-looking as the ones in the footage? The answer, is “none” on both counts. Dreadnought delivers the tension and thrills that should accompany a clash between massive capital ships, and it does so while walking a thin line between accessibility and believability."
From GameIndustry.biz: "Texas-based entertainment firm Six Foot has laid off around a third of its development staff following a number of issues with its flagship game, Dreadnought.
Made in collaboration with Spec Ops: The Line developer Yager, Dreadnought released on Steam just last week but delays, slow sales, and mixed reviews have resulted in financial difficulties."
They should say Rime developer. The game they were working on wasn’t yet known to as many people.
Financial problems to blame.
Being in the game industry is a stuff ass career. I don't envy anyone in it. Hope they find new jobs.
I thought this game looked awesome. Never got to play it though because I have an xbox
The game is completed, are they supposed to just pay people to sit around? Developers are pretty much contractors, they know well in advance that they should be seeking their next assignment.
And that's an issue with the business, given that the lion share of - any - profits goes to shareholders. A mentality that includes giving little to no security to dev teams, overworking them, and shortchanging them in anyway possible besides.
It was a big mistake to make this very niche title free to play.Stupid and very risky business decision.
Six Foot has announced that Dreadnought, the free-to-play tactical shooter featuring massive capital ships, has officially launched on Steam.
Oh wow: a level that takes place in space! From all I've ever seen of this game it seemed that you were expected to believe everything took place "over" the surface of planets.