GR - The last space combat game I played was probably Star Wars Battlefront. When I was offered a chance to check out publisher Grey Box Studios and developer Yager’s upcoming space combat game, this was the style that came to mind. Visions of dogfighting other small, single pilot starships zooming in between large capital class ships, avoiding heavy gunfire while trying to outrun and evade my opponents so that I could get the drop on them and take them out. Well in some aspects my thinking was right on track, at least when it came to ship to ship battles. But I was wrong; I would be flying a large capital class ship.
In Dreadnought you’ll have the opportunity to fly an assortment of large capital ships. Gigantic cruisers peppered with an array of turrets that can turn and fire on enemy ships that will eventually try to take you on in combat. Dreadnought will be a free-to-play multiplayer game that will eventually include an episodic single-player campaign. After my brief time with Dreadnought at E3 2014 I can say that it’s just as satisfying piloting a behemoth of a large space cruiser as it is in similar games where you pilot small one-manned fighters.
From GameIndustry.biz: "Texas-based entertainment firm Six Foot has laid off around a third of its development staff following a number of issues with its flagship game, Dreadnought.
Made in collaboration with Spec Ops: The Line developer Yager, Dreadnought released on Steam just last week but delays, slow sales, and mixed reviews have resulted in financial difficulties."
They should say Rime developer. The game they were working on wasn’t yet known to as many people.
Financial problems to blame.
Being in the game industry is a stuff ass career. I don't envy anyone in it. Hope they find new jobs.
I thought this game looked awesome. Never got to play it though because I have an xbox
The game is completed, are they supposed to just pay people to sit around? Developers are pretty much contractors, they know well in advance that they should be seeking their next assignment.
And that's an issue with the business, given that the lion share of - any - profits goes to shareholders. A mentality that includes giving little to no security to dev teams, overworking them, and shortchanging them in anyway possible besides.
It was a big mistake to make this very niche title free to play.Stupid and very risky business decision.
Six Foot has announced that Dreadnought, the free-to-play tactical shooter featuring massive capital ships, has officially launched on Steam.
Interesting.............
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Huh, space combat. Please be satisfying, Dreadnaught.
Free to play and oddly the impression I get is that for a "Space" sim action takes place over/on planets.
What is this game?