I cover everything Not Warcraft - Expect wider games industry coverage, analysis, and as much commentary as I can get away with
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Would you spend $60 on an unfinished game - in the hopes that in a year or two, it’s significantly better? Some people would say that you already do. But today we look at a curious trend that publishers are committing to - where they might be learning lessons from last year's messy launches.
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On a Leap Day, ancient Irish tradition dictates that customs can be flipped - like that women can traditionally propose marriage to men. Turns out that another custom is that apparently Games Companies can actually excise themselves from their corporate overlords.
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The year is in full swing and March of 2024 is going to see some of the biggest launches we can imagine. There’s really something for everyone - so let’s dive in.
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Remedy are recording an unmitigated win, Rockstar are angering their staff by going back on promises and Nintendo are bringing the legal hammer down on Emulators.
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670 Layoffs in one go - as EA decide to clean up their balance sheet, killing a studio they only established two years ago, and ending development on a Star Wars FPS before it even makes it out of the prototype stage.
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From the smallest, most ethically managed indie teams to the very heights of state backed corporations, today we’re going to cover just some of the 7000+ layoffs - and how there's no guarantee things get better.
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Playstation’s Studios are being decimated as 900 staff across studios and support teams join the wave of layoffs for the company across the last year. As Jim Ryan leaves the company as CEO, the projects he oversaw are in tatters - as Playstation’s developers are left asking what happens next.
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“All we ask is that if you do love us, then please talk to us” is the plea from an open letter to Larian by Modders of Baldur’s Gate 3 - as the developers of one of 2023’s most prominent games deal with the ongoing expectations of development.
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“The biggest regret we have is that modding support is not yet available for the game” admits Colossal Order CEO Mariina Hallikainen as their latest update on Cities Skylines II deals with the fallout of a content creator revolt and an audience who aren’t seeing changes happen fast enough.
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There’s a secret policy at the heart of some of the biggest games in the world. The impact is a worse environment for developers and ultimately it means the games you play aren’t as good as they could be. What drives all of this? What else - short term profits over long term benefits.
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Personnel changes at a key Battlefield Studio has the internet talking, the latest Switch 2 report comes with a firm date, Kernel level Anti-Cheat is being put to task by security experts and the fallout of Apple's Mobile Game bet may be closer than we expected.
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Riot have unveiled the future of their fighting game, we check in on the launch of several recent games to see how things are going - and we highlight a deckbuilding Roguelike that's soaring up the charts.