GS:GTA publisher CEO Strauss Zelnick predicts one or two third-party publishers will go out of business in coming years.
The head of AI at Take-Two says his time with the company has reportedly 'come to an end.'
Take-Two has hired Perfect Dark studio head Darrell Gallagher and creative director Brian Horton to start a new studio under 2K.
Fired Rockstar Games staff have protested outside the UK offices of parent company Take-Two and developer Rockstar North today, denying accusations of leaking company secrets and calling for their reinstatement.
The fired Rock Star Games staff were likely at-will employees, which means they could be terminated by the employer for almost any reason. Doesn't make it right, but it is what is.
There is no such thing as this in the UK. You can never just fire someone for no reason.
I agree, with T2 more publishers/studios will crumble unless they learn to adapt with the changing industry..THQ was once one of the biggest publishers with a lot of profit until some silly mistakes...
Going to bigger and more powerful consoles which means bigger and more bloated budgets certainly won't and currently aren't helping. When a game requires at least two million sales to break even, something is definitely wrong with the current business model.
Betting on THQ and Square enix. THQ is pretty obvious they killed themselves with Udraw for ps3 and 360 i think there is like a whole warehouse full of em or they been dumped in the desert like ET for the 2600.
Square enix because of the massive investment on FF14, which i really doubt is gonna pay out. The fact they keep making FF13 sequels that nobody in their right mind wants. Bad management and prioritizing of projects. The reason Square enix is alive is because of Eidos and Arkham Asylum.
Would be awesome if EA broke up all the studios they hold and died a horrible death.
THQ is already going out of business slowly. They used to be such a big publisher too. The sad part is that they make some fantastic games, and their financial problems aren't even due to their games. It's because of their poor management and decision making, I mean just look at the uDraw tablet, that alone crippled them.
One thing is certain though: Even if they go out of business, every other publisher will be fighting over THQ's studios and IP's. So their great franchises won't die. I really wouldn't be surprised if EA bought out THQ entirely.