Remember I recommended you We Happy Few during the whole previous week, since it was notoriously well written?
Well, the studio behind it is reportedly being closed. No official confirmation yet but South of Midnight was equally creative but didn't get enough sales. And it's not enough to make three games in 15 years.
The company is still making their next game, but Kotaku and Insider-Gaming reported that employees believe that closure "is just a matter of time".
Two months ago they were posting job openings, then last week several employees set green badges on LN.
#Microsoft@GameDEV
#XBOX@GameDEV
#LayOffs@GameDEV
Well, the studio behind it is reportedly being closed. No official confirmation yet but South of Midnight was equally creative but didn't get enough sales. And it's not enough to make three games in 15 years.
The company is still making their next game, but Kotaku and Insider-Gaming reported that employees believe that closure "is just a matter of time".
Two months ago they were posting job openings, then last week several employees set green badges on LN.
#Microsoft@GameDEV
#XBOX@GameDEV
#LayOffs@GameDEV
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Well, one of the Sea of Thieves leads, who took a serious role to maintain the whole portfolio, is stepping down before major layoffs. I assume, he doesn't want to be associated with whatever happens next.
#XBOX@GameDEV
#XBOX@GameDEV
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GameDev Pulse
Remember I recommended you We Happy Few during the whole previous week, since it was notoriously well written? Well, the studio behind it is reportedly being closed. No official confirmation yet but South of Midnight was equally creative but didn't get enough…
Arkane, Double Fine, and Ninja Theory were added to the list for closure in addition to Compulsion Games. They all apparently negotiate independence from XBOX.
They may at best be left without their IPs but with core teams on their own. Even as independent entities they will have to run through significant layoffs.
#XBOX@GameDEV
#Microsoft@GameDEV
#LayOffs@GameDEV
They may at best be left without their IPs but with core teams on their own. Even as independent entities they will have to run through significant layoffs.
#XBOX@GameDEV
#Microsoft@GameDEV
#LayOffs@GameDEV
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The request to add Russian to Fable is now the 6th most popular post on Microsoft Feedback Portal. Original Fable games were truly popular in the region (thanks to satire and freedom of choice)
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#RPG@GameDEV
#XBOX@GameDEV
#RPG@GameDEV
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Zenimax is also hit by layoffs beyond Arkane, the procedure will take some time, but unless an employee is working directly on Fallout or Elder Scrolls, they are in danger.
Imagine buying billions upon billions of assets to now slowly kill the whole thing. It's heartbreaking.
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#XBOX@GameDEV
#Bethesda@GameDEV
#LayOffs@GameDEV
Imagine buying billions upon billions of assets to now slowly kill the whole thing. It's heartbreaking.
#Microsoft@GameDEV
#XBOX@GameDEV
#Bethesda@GameDEV
#LayOffs@GameDEV
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That's funny
How can you mess up that much? And why do you need multiple accounts for local co-op anyway?
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#Halo@GameDEV
#PlayStation@GameDEV
How can you mess up that much? And why do you need multiple accounts for local co-op anyway?
#XBOX@GameDEV
#Halo@GameDEV
#PlayStation@GameDEV
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GameDev Pulse
The request to add Russian to Fable is now the 6th most popular post on Microsoft Feedback Portal. Original Fable games were truly popular in the region (thanks to satire and freedom of choice) #XBOX@GameDEV #RPG@GameDEV
The request to add Russian to the upcoming Fable has been eventually banned on the Microsoft feedback portal. It was one of the most popular requests ever but also gathered some negative reactions (which may have caused automatic removal)
Right before the removal it reached the top-5 with over 10500 upvotes and over 5000 mostly positive comments.
Microsoft and XBOX refused to provide any comments according to several media outlets who have tried to discuss the matter.
#XBOX@GameDEV
#RPG@GameDEV
Right before the removal it reached the top-5 with over 10500 upvotes and over 5000 mostly positive comments.
Microsoft and XBOX refused to provide any comments according to several media outlets who have tried to discuss the matter.
#XBOX@GameDEV
#RPG@GameDEV
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All three localisation requests for the new FABLE, previously removed from Microsoft feedback portal, were silently restored.
All of them were gaining huge amounts of upvotes and mostly positive comments. But also the proportional volume of reports which may triggered the automated protection that only works with certain absolute number without a context.
#XBOX@GameDEV
#Microsoft@GameDEV
All of them were gaining huge amounts of upvotes and mostly positive comments. But also the proportional volume of reports which may triggered the automated protection that only works with certain absolute number without a context.
#XBOX@GameDEV
#Microsoft@GameDEV
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Compulsion Games that is among Xbox studios under fire, now allowed people to find new job before the mass layoffs.
They are also the creators of We Happy Few that I liked a lot but somehow can't recommend widely.
#LayOffs@GameDEV
#XBOX@GameDEV
They are also the creators of We Happy Few that I liked a lot but somehow can't recommend widely.
#LayOffs@GameDEV
#XBOX@GameDEV
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Analytics suggested that PlayStation and XBOX preorders of GTA VI are measured as 8-to-1, so Microsoft got angry about these reports and said that affiliate clicks on a very limited number of platforms do not represent the whole picture — they are having the record-breaking preorders and will share the data when it will be possible.
It's also estimated that the game already sold tens of millions of copies in just a few days. Before physical copies, before gameplay trailers, and before any proof that it's worthy.
#GTA@GameDEV
#XBOX@GameDEV
It's also estimated that the game already sold tens of millions of copies in just a few days. Before physical copies, before gameplay trailers, and before any proof that it's worthy.
#GTA@GameDEV
#XBOX@GameDEV
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