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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Feels Like Four Games’ Worth Of Fire Emblem

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Feels Like Four Games’ Worth Of Fire Emblem https://ift.tt/93HVi6K Fire Emblem has always been known for its mechanical density and complexity, but Fortune's Weave applies a force multiplier. With an array of four differentiated but intertwining story campaigns, it feels complex in a way that could prove overwhelming. Having played the first several chapters of two of the campaigns, each had its own wrinkles and elements that could have supported their own standalone campaigns--all composing a sprawling narrative that appears to reward exploring it in full to see every scene and interaction.  Fortune's Weave looks to be a conscious effort to restore some of the magic of Three Houses, following the more divisive Fire Emblem Engage. That means a tale that is more grand and sweeping across multiple factions, including a time-jump element that Nintendo revealed during its recent Direct presentation. At its core, though, this is a story that focuses...

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."

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