Recently there's been a lot of discussion about the links between bloggers, vloggers, critics and games publishers. TPReview takes you through the processes behind securing games for review, advertising and press events in an attempt to make people better informed on what goes on behind the scenes.
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.
"The freebies are difficult to deal with. It’s always nice to get some of that stuff (even if it often ends up being tat) but I’d feel very uncomfortable and have to refuse if it ever came across as a bribe. When reviewing games I’ve never given a second thought to whether or not I’ve had a special edition of it or a bottle opener with the game’s logo on, it’s not a consideration but when the gifts get out of hand most journalists have the willpower to take a step back and consider what they’re getting and why"
this confirms handouts to reviewers are a fact
so we just have to depend on the strong will of the journalists? the trends show very few have a strong enough integrity.