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Why a Telltale ‘Westworld’ Series Could Work

Unlike other brands, Westworld is the perfect source material for a great Telltale series. Although matching it would be a challenge in itself, will and can the company responsible for the episodic Game of Thrones game deliver it?

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Thatguy-3103449d ago

Oh God please no. People need to stop giving them stapled IP's.

xDealtwithIt3449d ago

Agreed. The formula is getting kind of old too.

Thatguy-3103449d ago

They're wearing it out by half assing the experience. The story they tell don't offer a lot of different outcomes when it comes to the choices you make.

PeaSFor3449d ago (Edited 3449d ago )

honestly im getting sick of telltale, when its not because of their blatantly garbage engine it because of their lack of imagination and creativity, theyve been on auto-pilot for a while and it really is noticable now.

their games have been pretty average other than Tales of Borderland, TWD S1 and Wolf Among Us

caelumsixsmith3449d ago

I agree, but the point I'm trying to make is that their Westworld can be as good as the first season of TWD. There is a lot of room to create new things and established characters could still be taken down new paths. The park has over 30 years of possible history, so they just have to stop being so lazy.

Timesplitter143448d ago (Edited 3448d ago )

I enjoyed the TWD and Wolf Among Us games so I don't see any problem with licensed franchises.

I mean.... a licensed franchise game can totally be bad, but it won't be because it's a licensed franchised game. It'll just be because it was badly executed

bluefox7553448d ago

Unlike some who are getting tired of the formula, I still like Telltale. My problem is, their quality is hit or miss. After Tales From the Borderlands, it's tough to play mediocre quality games like Game of Thrones, a game which would have lended itself so well to the formula if done well. Westworld would as well, but would it be good? Who knows. They're not consistent enough with writing quality.

Lighter93448d ago

Or, you know, you could try to make a real Westworld game.

caelumsixsmith3448d ago

Were it an MMO, it would fail miserably bc of how the market focuses on theme parks. I can see it working as a single player game with multiplayer features, but that would still be a very ambitious project. It would probably never live up to the scope of the show or just look like a Red Dead Redemption clone of sorts. And even if it succeeded mechanically, it would probably have problems with the story delivery, which right now is the brand's highest selling point.

Timesplitter143448d ago (Edited 3448d ago )

I think a narrative game would be the best way of pulling off a Westworld game. What makes Westworld compelling is the story and interactions between humans and hosts; not the shooting. Turning it into a run-off-the-mill third person shooter game would be a recipe for certain failure. Actually, it would be impossible to make a proper Westworld game unless they literally invented human-like AI for the game just like they did in the show's universe.

But a narrative game would be the next best thing, in my opinion

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai19d ago (Edited 19d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio19d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing19d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9219d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit19d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing19d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9218d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."

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Koei Tecmo Announces Record Financial Results After Releasing Many Big Games

Today, Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the full fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April 2025 and March 2026.

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