Game Dev Outsourcing Has A Dark Side
Some of the biggest AAA success stories of the past decade should have been mired with reports of the abuse of those who worked on them, yet only a handful of outlets even paid attention. What's going on?

Some of the biggest AAA success stories of the past decade should have been mired with reports of the abuse of those who worked on them, yet only a handful of outlets even paid attention. What's going on?
Their ARPG formula earned them 5+ GOTY contenders within a decade and their own subgenre. Now? FromSoft, they who defined the "Souls-like", have ditched much of their formula to drop a pseudo-roguelite, PvE co-op title with Battle Royale elements? It's certainly one way of building for the future.
Two messy launches, two rounds of layoffs, as the people who made MindsEye and Splitgate 2 suffer for their leadership's decisions.
We checked out what's on offer in patch 11.2 - Ghosts of K'aresh, and found our interest piqued.
It's no secret that Xbox has had to scramble to recover after losing a LOT of ground in the console space. Reports suggested they were pivoting towards a handheld + Game Pass combo. But, with Valve opening up SteamOS to 3rd parties, is it too little, too late for Phil Spencer's team?