Last week, fans of the former incarnation of Acclaim Games (not the current one that is concentrating on free MMO games) got some good news from new Canadian game publisher Throwback Entertainment who had announced it had bought the rights to a slew of former Acclaim titles and announced plans to bring back some of their franchises in new versions. FiringSquad got a chance to chat with Throwback's CEO Thomas Maduri to find out more about the company and their plans for the former Acclaim game franchises.
The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team.
I used to be anti-union, it kills productivity, investment and turns product mediocre. Their games suck anyways though so what was lost? Might as well get their people paid until they are dissolved.
Modders have cooked up something pretty special – a Wii console which is small enough to fit on your keys. A wee Wii.
Another studio has held layoffs, this time its Humble Games letting go of its entire QA team according to social media posts.
They will rehire cheaper labor during the restructuring. The stupid thing is that they are struggling and the first thing they do is lower the quality.