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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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Ad Free Video! Playstation’s Studios are being decimated. 900 staff across studios and support teams join the wave of layoffs for the company across the last year. Many studios have been hit, titles have been cancelled, and an entire studio has been shut down.
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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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Ad Free Video! “The biggest regret we have is that modding support is not yet available for the game” is the admission from CEO Mariina Hallikainen as their latest update on CS2 deals with the fallout of a content creator revolt and an audience who aren’t seeing changes happen fast enough.
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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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Ad Free Video! Suicide Squad has “Fallen Short of our expectations” - A damning quote by WB, the talent that made Disco Elysium has now been fully wasted by their corporate overlords - and Gearbox experiment with removing the live service parts of an old game!
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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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Ad Free Video! Expansion’s almost over: time to mop up unfinished business and that means picking up ALL tier sets we got this expansion!
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Ad Free Video! “Room For Improvement” is the veiled threat being made at Sony’s Financial Reporting - Bungie are in the Firing Line of Playstation’s incoming leadership. As Playstation publicly turn their gaze on Bungie management and ask - are they doing a good enough job?