Rockstar Games has today confirmed the appointment of Gary Dale as Chief Operating Officer. Dale had previously been European Managing Director for Capcom since 2003.
The move is something of a homecoming for the new appointee - between 1994 and 1998, Dale had been President of the Interactive Software and Video Division of BMG Entertainment, coincidentally overseeing the launch of DMA Design's Grand Theft Auto before Take-Two bought BMG - and DMA Design became Rockstar North.
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.
...leaving the comfy confines of Capcom, for the turbulent seas of Rockstar. Brave....or stupid. :o
Hope he likes press conferences.
And hates Jack Thompson.
...hate Jack Thompson? ;)