Some analysts speculate that Take-Two still has a shot at pushing Electronic Arts to raise its bid price on the success of its ultra-violent, sex-filled Grand Theft Auto IV that came out on Tuesday. Yet, shares of the company failed to climb as much as the company needs.
New report from Skillsearch found that 22% of those surveyed had been laid off within the past 12 months.
It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
No one game can save a company. Now matter how big.
I'll say what I said months ago. If they are to survive, they needed the next midnight club and the ps3 exclusive L.A. Noire to both meet with success in order to stave off being bought out.
But those two games are too far away. And by then, Take Two will more than likely be bought.
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