Coffee Stain Studios has released a new early access update for its open-world factory building game Satisfactory, bringing a new train and track system, the Nuclear Power & Waste research tier, and exotic new endgame areas.
VGChartz: "Launch troubles and a mixed reception for what would ordinarily be heavy favourites in the Best Simulation Game category left an opening for some cult hits in 2024, but would any of them ultimately be able to cause an upset?
Representing the former category we have the sequel to Planet Coaster, The first title had finally done the rollercoaster sim sub-genre justice following over a decade of RollerCoaster Tycoon decline, but the sequel came very close to going off the rails. The Microsoft Flight Simulator series similarly took some flak; the 2020 title had been a runaway hit, but this year's entry felt incomplete to many. And so there was an opening for rivals. The two that survived the cull were: Satisfactory, an addictive and highly successful factory sim that finally left Early Access in 2024; and Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid, the only life sim to make the cut this year, but it's one filled with heart-warming charm."
GB: "Gamers have quickly realized that a fun open-world game isn’t just about size and scope but rather how you interact with it."
Embracer Group announced its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year, 2024/25, and they aren't great.
That rampant spreading spree since 2017 was bound to end in a bad way at some point. They overextended unfortunately
They intended to sell everything to Saudi Arabia, and when that deal fell through their main reason to exist died. All they can do now is try to slow their decline until they find some kind of stability.
If only there was some type of organization… maybe even a governmental one… that could stop companies from wrecking an industry by spending buckets of money they don’t actually have.
Nah. That would be socialism.
