"Should it matter if game developers are happy in their work, if they are treated as individuals rather than as cogs in a machine? Does it harm you, as a gamer, if game-makers are managed by hive-mind control-freaks, or by easy-going Gabe Newell-types? Well, yes, it does matter. Happy, motivated people create great games; unhappy, exploited people create predictable games. And we all want great games. "
IGN takes a look at game development in the industry.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
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.
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.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
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.
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
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
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."
yea it sure could look like that.. very soon.
I think to really have an opinion you have to work in development first.
You can see the videogame industry like the automobile industry.
A very good comparision because every idea and concept that is highly reviewed to make good profit is taken highly in consideration into the publishers eyes.
"That´s what they want that´s what they get" - The essencial phrase for good business practice.
But what people really want is something else everytime when it comes down to it because that´s what pushes the industry forward and make the fans happy.
well by all accounts Rockstar's last few games have been beset by bad working conditions. I'm sure their not the only ones it's happened to.