“...is 3x the investment in [Spider-Man 2] evident to anyone who plays the game?” AAA games are continually expected to be bigger, and better and more lavish - Audiences and Devs and publishers know it. But what is the cost of delivering that? And can it continue?
Bungie has broken 18 months of silence with an update on their extraction shooter revival for Marathon, but they didn't have a lot to say. Per leaks, that wasn't necessarily by choice.
Blizzard is picking up the pieces from 11.0.5’s launch, Hallow’s End just went live with a set of terrific new rewards, and we figure out what’s next for The War Within.
18 months after announcing an end to paid DLC, Cities Skylines just got a brand new DLC. And all while its successor is still in the middle of its resurgent arc. Certainly feels like Paradox broke the emergency glass.
Games are fun, and that's why the US Government won't treat them like any other artform worthy of study. At least, until the games industry says that won't risk their profits.