Take-Two announced its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year alongside an update on sales for Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption 2, and more.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth publisher Square Enix has declared a $140m loss based on a shakeup of its internal development pipeline.
What are they doing over there? Sounds like they canceled something big. I read a rumor a while back about ff9 remake . Here "Final Fantasy IX has gone through a very challenging development, the game is still in progress but may undergo changes drastic enough that we won't hear about it for a couple of years."
This could be one of the reasons if the rumor is true. That was Silknight i don't know how credible he is but it's something and it would make sense.
The industry implosion is continuing. Sky high budgets, prolonged development windows, stagnant sales numbers, and falling currency values (inflation) are wreaking havoc on the legacy industry. AAA games will slowly become the rarity.
- Xbox Wire - Mark your calendars! The Xbox Games Showcase followed by [REDACTED] Direct airs June 9. More info inside.
For a brief moment I thought we might get a whole Direct for Gears 6 - seems like it's COD though!
Saad from eXputer: "After suffering from massive financial hits, Square Enix & Bandai Namco appear to be turning over a new leaf but I'm still unconvinced."
I was talking about games with some Japanese guys here in Japan, and it seems like around here Bandai Namco has a fame of making low-quality games, with the occasional gem.
About Square Enix, I believe they lack the capacity to improve. They should learn with Capcom (although even Capcom still makes some bad mistakes), but I don't think they ever will. They keep chasing whatever is new at the time (blockchain, AI...) to say "we innovate", without considering the public perception and if these things actually improve the games or not. Them releasing too many small games with no advertising also shows a lack of trust in its own products. Even with their biggest games, like turning FF into an action game with XVI and the very divisive plot changes regarding whispers and timelines in VII Remake, shows them trying to attract a new generation of gamers without understanding what made the series so big in the first place.
I don’t know why NOW they decide on this, but I guess later is better than never.
I'm really glad I only made it to chapter 2 in RDR 2 back on PS4 at launch. Being able to go through it on PC now when it looks so much better. It's almost like a whole new game to me. I know a lot of people were complaining that it was slow. But I love it because of that. It really goes a long way with immersion. The only thing I dislike is the forced walking at camp and slower speeds on horseback when in towns.
GTA V will easily hit 200 million+ sold before GTA VI launches.
What a difference didn't know it was that popular.
The numbers are crazy, the money they make is crazy.
What's even crazier is the time is takes between games and the lack of variety in IP. Bring back Bully, bring back manhunt the warriors and all of that passion that built Rockstar.