Accéder au contenu principal

Sélection

Former CoD Dev Reacts To New Sony Game Getting Canceled: It "F**king Sucks"

Former CoD Dev Reacts To New Sony Game Getting Canceled: It "F**king Sucks" https://ift.tt/Wp7sUgI Former Call of Duty developer Jason Blundell's new studio with Sony, Dark Outlaw Games, was shuttered this week , and now more details about the team and its game have been revealed. Blundell and the game's level designer JC Farmer discussed the project on a livestream . To begin with, Blundell said it "f**king sucks" that the 20-person studio got shut down, but he said he understands these things happen when you work for a big company like Sony. He also stressed that it's common for games to be canceled earlier in development. He said Dark Outlaw may have gotten more attention in this regard because the studio was owned by Sony. Continue Reading at GameSpot
Enregistrer un commentaire
Lire la suite
Libellés

Indie Publisher Thunderful To Lay Off 20% Of Its Workforce

Indie Publisher Thunderful To Lay Off 20% Of Its Workforce https://ift.tt/l6CJF1o

Thunderful Group, a company group that includes the developer behind SteamWorld Build, and publishers of a huge number of indie games, has announced a restructuring that will see around 20% off its staff laid off.

2023 was a terrible year for layoffs in the games industry, and less than a month in, 2024 is already following a similar trend, with major layoffs at both Discord and Twitch in the last week. Just the latest company to announce impending layoffs, Thunderful Group is a Swedish company whose subsidiaries develop, publish, and distribute games and related products.

"The [restructuring] program aims at lowering costs and increasing focus on areas with the best future growth and profitability prospects," Thunderful's statement reads. "Actions will include both significant staff reductions and evaluation of divestment of non-strategic assets."

Continue Reading at GameSpot
Libellés :

Commentaires

Enregistrer un commentaire