Loading Screen: The Games Industry Doesn't Need "long-term job security"
Per one CEO, "We've been a little bit too romantic" about long-term jobs in the games industry, but the cost to games might be dear.
Per one CEO, "We've been a little bit too romantic" about long-term jobs in the games industry, but the cost to games might be dear.
Post-Pandemic lockdowns, SEGA had a plan. They were going to make 'SUPER Games', everyone would buy into these live games, and profit would be plentiful. HYENAS was the first of these projects and died. 5 years later, the whole initiative is dead.
According to the man who helped build Steam Labs, there's just no good way for you to find games and buy them.
Third time's the charm? Not quite for the SKG movement as their Californian efforts continue inching towards a legal reality, fending off repeat efforts from the ESA to foil their efforts there. It's a marathon, not a sprint.
Marathon stumbled out of the gate, Destiny's latest expansion was delayed and then outright scrapped... where do the once-prolific developers behind Halo, Destiny & Marathon go from here if Sony will even give them another chance!
With thousands of layoffs, we should be in a golden age for indie developers thriving. So why aren't we?
The real Destiny Killer was inside Bungie all along.
Subnautica 2 is a massive success! But that's bad news for Krafton, who will be making a massive payout as a result.
Heroic World Tier is on the PTR, and we've tested it. It's excellent, but Blizzard has some rakes to avoid.
Yves Guillemot just needs investors to hold on a little longer, two more years, and then Ubisoft might be financially sound again.
Embracer finally seem to have wrung every bit of value out of their company, with one final spin-off seemingly recreating THQ from first principles.
All the upcoming game showcases have been gathered in one place, so you don't miss anything that gaming has to offer this summer.