Left 4 Dead 2, Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed 2, and Uncharted 2 made 2009 a year of epic sequels. Too bad none of the studios in this feature will be releasing any sequels, ever…at least not in their original forms. 2009, like 2008, was a rough economic year, and led to the demise of multiple influential and promising developers.
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.
3D Realms ISN'T dead, they just suffered massive layoffs, they still have a staff of two or three people left that manage the IP's and such.
Hence they shouldn't be included on this list, the writer even mentions the non closure!
Pandemic was a big disappointing, as I enjoyed Mercs 1.
Microsft closed down Ensemble studios after making them create Milk Wars.
What a load of crap, MS.
lol this article is depressing.. :(
after playing their real crappy games terminator salvation and bionic commando... I'm glad they closed down. playing terminator felt like it was putting me into a state of FULL-RETARD