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Annapurna Video-Game Team Resigns, Leaving Partners Scrambling

The entire staff of Annapurna Interactive, the video-game publishing division of Megan Ellison’s Annapurna studio, resigned this month following a dispute with its owner.

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Christopher228d ago

Whatever those execs wanted them to do, they definitely did not want to do it.

porkChop228d ago

The devs wanted to spin Annapurna Interactive into an independent entity and Megan Ellison basically walked away from the discussion. So the devs left instead.

Christopher228d ago

I know. I was just expressing how much they rejected it. There's nothing more they could have said to say 'no' other than possibly bringing some slushies, throwing them at the people involved, and then quitting.

TheNamelessOne228d ago (Edited 228d ago )

They literally just signed a deal with Remedy to help with the development costs of Control 2 ...

Neonridr227d ago (Edited 227d ago )

no, that is Annapurna Pictures, the parent company. Annapurna Pictures will co-produce and co-finance Control 2, and will also develop film and television projects involving Remedy's Alan Wake and Control.

XiNatsuDragnel228d ago

I see I'm interested in there future studio

Inverno228d ago

They realized they're the talent, they are the company and without them there's nothing. A hard decision indeed, but one that will set an example for the whole industry. I wish nothing else than their success in whatever they end up doing next.

Pyrofire95227d ago

It really is funny how executives have nothing when they don't have people doing the actual work.

Inverno227d ago

Literally just an empty office building, and an idea. Ya know it used to be that people with a passion and few friends started making games and eventually started a company themselves. Maybe it's time the industry goes back to building things off of passion and leave the suits with their ideas and office buildings behind.

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Going Hands-On With Mycopunk—Grunge Work | CGM

Mycopunk is an upcoming co-op shooter from Pigeons at Play and Devolver Digital that is as fun and chaotic as it is strategic!

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Why Portability Still Matters for Nintendo Switch 2—and What We’re Hoping to See

Nintendo Switch 2 upgrades portability with a bigger screen, 1080p handheld play, and Wi-Fi 6. Here's why it still matters in 2025.

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Profchaos1d 6h ago

As someone who travels for work I still care about portable systems.

I have found using remote play in a hotel room is an excellent experience in a major city as I've got my console hard wired to a gigabit connection at home however it's not perfect if power trips the console tends to go to the repair section and can't be booted remotely so it's a annoying call to family to power it on for me.

A hotel out of town or regionally though that can cause havok for remote play as I'm always on 5g using it hotel wifi is never good enough for a solid remote play session.

But leaving a stable location and getting onto a plane or train and there's little to no chance of a good experience with remote play thats where something like the switch 2 will really shine for me personally long haul flights are exhausting and one of my most hated things the switch has been invaluable for me and I'll absolutely be upgrading

Goodguy0110h ago

Nintendo has always done it the best, handheld is in their genes. I do wish their dock could be like an egpu though and it make it much more powerful, it's a bit harder for me to play portable now for some odd reason, love just sitting on the couch with a big screen and controller. And ofc always great to have the portable option and for me it's best for smaller games.

jznrpg9h ago

I was hoping for a little more than 540p upscaled

UltimateOwnage7h ago

IMO, 540P upscaled in portable mode to a 1080P screen using DLSS on the tensor cores will likely extend battery life using a lower TDP and provide much better anti-aliasing and similar clarity compared to native 1080P with med/low AA at a higher TDP. It’s just a better way to use a mobile chipset. That’s not a flaw or weakness, it’s a key benefit for the portable design of the platform.

repsahj2h ago

Lol, even the impressive upscaling feature of Switch 2 can now spin to a negative one.

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Privacy firm files Ubisoft legal complaint over data collection, forced online in singleplayer games

Assassin's Creed maker Ubisoft has been hit by a complaint from a European privacy firm over the data it collects from players.

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