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Meta shuts down Quest developer Ready at Dawn

Across its 21-year lifetime, Ready at Dawn developer the Echo series for the Meta Quest, along with Daxter, various God of War spinoffs, and The Order: 1886.

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italiangamer628d ago

They signed their death sentence when they accepted to be bought by the lizard Zuckerberg.
What a freaking shame, almost every time a developer leaves Sony they end up in shambles.

purple101628d ago

we have heard nothing from Quantic Dream for ages, - supposed to be making multiplat starters game.

solideagle627d ago

I think they are making star wars game. They should be fine because of Star Wars name alone if their quality is closer to their last games...

purple101627d ago

sorry meant starwars yeh, but autocomplete*

Neonridr628d ago

lol, a bit dramatic there. Meta saw interest in them, hence the buyout. They made some amazing VR experiences. They were never a Sony developer or studio. They made a few games for Sony systems, but also for Nintendo as well.

solideagle627d ago

If they made ORDER 1886 £30/25 then it would have sold a lot or made it 10-12 hours long...That game had potential. its one of those decisions which will haunt them for the rest of life or maybe Sony did the pricing hence killing the sales...

porkChop626d ago

The price really was the biggest issue. The Order wasn't necessarily a "bad" game. It was far too linear, as in it was literally corridors and hallways for the most part. There was also zero replayability. But all of that would have been fine if it was priced to match. I remember the game was $80 in Canada and I felt very much ripped off after having been hyped for the game.

Even if there was potential for a sequel I can understand why Sony passed on it. With a launch that suffered backlash as bad as that, it's really tough to justify spending even more resources to build a bigger, better sequel.

coolbeans627d ago

That probably kept them afloat for longer, if anything. They were interested in pursuing VR games and Meta seemingly gave them more runway.

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RaidenBlack628d ago

Sad.
Can they somehow release the PC version/source code of 1886?
They showed it off in SIGGRAPH. It's fully playable. Just needs a release.

ziggyzinfirion627d ago

Why would Ready at Dawn release a PC port/source code from an IP owned by Sony PlayStation?

RaidenBlack627d ago

Of course, it's not going to happen ... but a near complete build of a game, which was even showed off publicly at a conference, will never be made available .... and that bums me out.

neomahi627d ago

Sony would have the code in their archives, not Meta. Ready at Dawn, thankfully, doesn't own the IP or itd be gone with the shutdown so, there's still hope for you yet, just not from Meta because as was mentioned, it's Sonys IP

RaidenBlack626d ago

Sony has the PS4 code in their archives .... Ready at Dawn should have both the PC & PS4 code in their own repository. Meta doesn't even come in this discussion.

P_Bomb628d ago

It just keeps happening! Feel bad. I’ve beaten a few of their games.

Relientk77627d ago

Wow guess a sequel to The Order: 1886 is even more unlikely at this point

neomahi627d ago

You do know Sony owns the IP right? How do y'all know what The Order 1886 is but don't know anything about it? Y'all are s****d or something. READY AT DAWN DOESNT OWN THE IP, NEITHER DOES META, ITS OWNED BY PLAYSTATION, it's their intellectual property. Read a book on IP and gaming

DarXyde627d ago

Maybe drop the caps lock and chill out, buddy. This a bizarre reaction and needlessly hostile.

You can inform people that don't know this stuff without being so dramatic, yeah?

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Directive 8020 Hands-On Preview – Feels Fresh Yet Familiar | The Outerhaven

The Outerhaven writes: A hands-on preview for Supermassive Games' latest horror adventure, Directive 8020. The preview left me feeling both excited to play more and apprehensive about its launch.

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NettosGameRoom16h ago(Edited 16h ago)

Really loved the preview, and enjoyed seeing what you had to say about it as well!

On another note, the article mentions posting the video once you are allowed to—were you given a different embargo date for it? We were simply told the article and video footage were restricted until 8:00 AM Central Time.

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Guild Wars Publisher CEO Warns AI Can't Replace What Makes Games 'Instinctively Fun'

TNS - NCSoft CEO admitted that AI is rapidly becoming a core part of game development, but he added that it cannot replace what makes games fun.

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Lionsguard1d 11h ago

To be fair, there are also human made games that release and lack any fun at all either.

jznrpg1d 8h ago

But all of the great games have been made by humans

jwillj2k41d 4h ago

One is by choice, the other is a feature.

PRIMORDUS1d 7h ago

Guild Wars 2 been playing for 14yrs, 1st beta. This is just one company I support, Arenanet and NCSoft, even though I torrent, there are a few PC companies I will buy from. "PlayStation’s Horizon MMO spin-off, Horizon Steel Frontiers." I feel this will be good, NCSoft is a good developer/publisher.

CrimsonWing6913h ago

It’s a tool. Use it elevate things and get it done faster. I’m sorry but not every game made by humans is good. If this can help things, then I fully embrace it.

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FuRyu Reveals Crymelight as New Title in 'Cry' Dark Bishōjo Action Game Series

FuRyu revealed during the Indie Live Expo showcase on Sunday that it is developing the CRYMELIGHT game as the latest installment in its CRY series of "dark bishōjo action" game series.

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