David Sears talks about working on the first level and how he taken back control of 90% of his time.
It is amazing how when you move in to management how much time you spend in meetings not actually working
The developers of We Happy Few, Compulsion Games, commented that trying to maintain creativity at Microsoft isn't as hard as people think thanks to the leadership that understands the importance of creative games.
Overall, they've had a positive experience so far.
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I think every new studio acquisition at XGS has come out and spoke about how they are able to retain creative freedom. This is good news to hear...looking forward to their next project.
@captaintravel
"You also said Ninja Theory is an indie developer and many other unflattering comments."
That's my opinion. A lot of their past games feels unfinished or missing depth. I thought DMC was their best game
Rare? Let's be honest, under Microsoft Rare aren't what they were. Also what about the Fable devs?
MS has been very hands off this gen and that will continue on into next gen. They want the studios to deliver the best of their ideas without "micro" managing.
yeah i hope they dont make good studios work on gimmicky things then close them down like lionhead studios and sony with evolution studios, that fable kinect and Psvr Rigs/Driveclub vr .... i really hope if Dreams doesnt sell that sony will keep Media Molecule i loved the little big planet games but so far the games in dreams feel a little unfinished
Well luckily they don't seem to have any gimmicks yet like a Kinect for this gen. Seems like they are more focused on their content delivery through the services and need big and small devs to provide a constant stream of games.
Lionhead was one of those situations where maybe MS should have had more of a hand in reigning in creativity. Molyneux is kind of one of those people who doesnt set limits on his own expectations based on what's actually possible to accomplish
@rainslacker
"Molyneux is kind of one of those people who doesnt set limits on his own expectations based on what's actually possible to accomplish"
He left Microsoft after Mattrick "forced" him into making a Fable Kinect game! After his departure Lionhead couldn´t create nothing relevant or very exciting. I think Playground will be a better studio than Lionhead ever could be without Molyneux.
My two cents.
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I know Lionhead was vocal about MS wanting a specific Fable from them, the Kinect one and then the 4 vs 1 Fable that got cancelled. And they even pitched a darker more mature Fable game to MS that they rejected in order for them to work on the ones I mentioned.
Im pretty sure bungie expressed themselves too but Lionhead studios were all over social media saying how frustrating it was working for Microsoft
Yeah, I feel like MS has changed a lot with this new leadership though. Seems like all their devs are expressing they have creative freedom. You see The Coalition being able to expand Gears in new ways with Tactics, Pop, and even change up Gears 5 formula a bit.
I'm hoping we see 343 expand a bit and do some side stuff outside of Chief after Infinite.
DaDrunkenJester
The leadership was the same. Lionhead studios was still under Phils management but after the game awards they've taken the right step. We'll see how it goes
Yeah but we are talking about the present though, and MS had learnt a lot from their past.
I mean, if you have to ask “like what?” then I don’t think you have actually been following any news at all.
SOF Studios has released a new video for H-Hour, showcasing the map SISMUS.
Yeah man Socom fans can't be a real sad bunch..... I loved Socom but no way it's the only game I play.
Garcia, I was in the top 1000 in S2 for 2 years. I do. But this isn't S2!
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SOCOM and WARHAWK are in the top 10 best Multiplayer of all time. I'll play both for sure.
Once my PS4 meets HHour, it's never going to play another game after it just like my PS2 with SOCOM! Unless it's a sequel. :)
Hey guys this will also be out for the PC, if you want access to the Closed Beta, register and got the Community Forum "Donate Beta" thread
TRS Writes: "Almost anyone remotely interested in the SOCOM franchise knows two things for sure. The official franchise appears to have been shelved by Sony indefinitely, and David Sears had a successful KickStarter campaign recently that raised over $252,000 to break ground on “the spiritual successor to SOCOM I & II”."
i have 100% faith in david and SOF. if this game doesnt live up to my standards my gaming life will slowly fade away.
I remember the days of playing some awesome Crossroads matches.
I never played Socom 4 but Socom 1,2,3 were some of the best online experiences
deff. that was always the tie breaker for clan wars. fish hook was always our go-to map. and Socom4 wasnt a socom game, it was trash'ola.
static, if you loved SOCOM 1, 2, and 3, you should completely avoid SOCOM 4. It was such a departure from the SOCOM series that it will make you cry with all of its running and gunning and explosions and lame attempt at a dramatic story line.
I have really high hopes for this game! So far it looks great and definitely has a Socom look to it! Socom got me into online gaming. I have not found another game that had me as addicted to it as Socom 2.
Since when were blogs allowed to pass through? What's up with all the randomly approved "articles" that are barely gaming related making it on the site now?
Actually David Sears was a big deal for the Socom series. Since hes gone the series basically flopped and Zipper closed down by Sony. So its good to see him going back to his roots.