Pushing Buttons: With creative developers shutting everywhere, the future of games looks bleaker and boring
Take-Two Interactive announced a 5% staff reduction, affecting 580 employees, prompting closures of Intercept Games and Roll7, despite the company's highly profitable games like Grand Theft Auto. [ more ]
Working in the game industry involves tough compromises, including crunch culture and controversies around treatment of women and minorities.
Game development offers exposure to exceptional talent, iterative processes, and the importance of humility, feedback, and continuous learning. [ more ]
Yoko Taro Explains Why He Envies Stellar Blade And Its Director
Both Nier: Automata director Yoko Taro and Kim Hyeong-Tae, director of Stellar Blade, express jealousy towards each other's abilities and successes. [ more ]
Content Warning proves you can give away a game for free and still make people want to buy it as it hits 1 million copies sold
Landfall gave away Content Warning to 6.6 million players for free but still managed to sell one million copies, showcasing its success and potential for future growth. [ more ]
Warner Bros Doubles Down On Live-Service Games | Spot On
Warner Bros Discovery increasing focus on live service, mobile, and free-to-play games to adjust to volatile console gaming space.
Spot On addresses Warner Bros leveraging IPs like DC, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, and Mortal Kombat amidst concerns over business models and game success. [ more ]