near
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You better buy Avowed even if it's shit in that case.
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Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, HiFi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda
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Radical_3d
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Mibu no ookami
Banned
Yes bethesda != activision
But all of people in the industry were tripping over themselves wanting these acquistions to go through so MS could be more competitive.
John Linneman is one of the biggest clowns in video gaming, only surpassed by his buddy Alex.
People have been warning and warning and warning for years, but either ignored, mocked, or sidelined.
The next couple years in gaming will be very interesting.
tommib
Banned
Everything will be a blockbuster. If this happens to Housemarque I’ll burn my PS5 live on GAF.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
I didn’t play either of those two studios last games. Makes sense.
Dr. Samuel Hayden
Member
Matt Booty is another clown that needs to go. Guy is absolutely useless.
In fact their entire leadership needs to be cleared out. Spencer, Bond, Greenberg, Booty. None of them have done jack shit.
In fact their entire leadership needs to be cleared out. Spencer, Bond, Greenberg, Booty. None of them have done jack shit.
Cyberpunkd
Member
Is this what grift looks like? Please tell me you at least have a YT channel making shitty clickbait thumbnails and are not simping for 3 trillion dollar corp for free?
Solidus_T
Banned
The part about unions is especially funny because nowadays they really just act like another layer of management. Workers don't really have their own organizations. I bet their bureaucrats got a healthy payout!
Needlecrash
Member
Embracer Group comes to mind...
Sorcerer
Member
Meh, I was hoping for a free month of Spotify.
GHG
Member
That's the one.
SilentUser
Member
Man, this is so sad. I feel for the workers there. I really don't like the "consolidation" era we are living, big companies were simply buying stuff and now they are shuting off things. Sad.
Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
Just dropping by this thread to say that this is some baby back BULLSHIT.
How the shit are they gonna drop Tango? That’s the first creative game to come out of MS in like a decade.
Horrible news.
How the shit are they gonna drop Tango? That’s the first creative game to come out of MS in like a decade.
Horrible news.
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aliadiere25
Member
Microsoft and their bosses are lying pieces of shit.posted yesterday and now deleted LMAO
That judge who approved the Activision deal has a lot to answer for. Everyone saw this coming.
Shadowstar39
Member
They do have something to offer. Xbox has the best backwards compatibility (although its severely limited) with xbox og and xbox 360. I got my series x just for that and a handful of games that aren't on ps4/5 (grim dawn).
But at the rate they keep delisting games, and if the rumors of no disc version are true, it will not be a good propisition for future buyers at some point.
My concern is them throwing in the towel and xbox winds up like zune and they shut down the servers. We would be left with paperweights.
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
Oh buddy, while they say that publicly. I’m sure they are PISSED about the state of Xbox and the money wasted.
I agree with you about the brand. MS could have bought other studios and other things for what they spent on Activision.
Spencer will be out by years end. No question.
I was never a believer in gamepass as a service nor am I an Xbox defender. I fine the whole situation sad.
I’m sure MS will have more closures in the coming months, Sony will too for that matter.
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near
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Arkane Studios is comprised of two studios, Arkane Austin being one of them. They still have Arkane Lyon.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I hope World’s Edge is safe. AOE4 and AOE2 DE are so good.
Redfall devs, I saw that coming a mile away. Losing Tango sucks but their games just kept flopping sadly. If they were a viable business Im sure they could’ve negotiated their independence like Toys for Bob.
Redfall devs, I saw that coming a mile away. Losing Tango sucks but their games just kept flopping sadly. If they were a viable business Im sure they could’ve negotiated their independence like Toys for Bob.
LordCBH
Member
I haven’t played AoE4. But 2DE was indeed sick as fuck.
brock sexy lesnar
Neo Member
I hate this man.
LordCBH
Member
I hate this man.
Bruh but he wore a battle toads shirt once. He’s a gamer just like us!
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Obsidian and Ninja Theory are next. They have games coming out that are set to flop thanks to gamepass. Avowed might have a chance if the PC/steam userbase buys a few million copies but im not seeing it, sorry.Obsidian / InXile / Double Fine with small cRPG/adventure projects that typically aren't blockbusters,
This morning they must be sweating
I swear to god if they close Obsidian and InXile for doing what a cRPG studio is expected to do....
Both will be shut down a month after the games are ported to PS5. Obsidian better be getting Phil to greenlight a Fallout New Vegas style spin off. Avowed and Outer Worlds simply wont make the impact MS execs would want before shuttering these studios.
Double Fine will live until their next game comes out.
HeWhoWalks
Gold Member
Everybody losing their shit but you don’t buy the games
Not only that, you constantly see around here most of the people foaming at their mouths for Sony to be the only gaming company.
I guess they can go fuck themselves for getting exactly what they asked for
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Xaeroxcore666
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Corpo always gonna corpo. With this moves, and the Activision acquisition, i think it could happen what the rumors are saying....Xbox will turn into a some sort of a Steam rival, focused on software as a service. Probably all their games went multiplattform and they stick to hardware just for niche and enthusiast. Whatever is their next move, seems they are digging their own grave. There is nothing left of the legacy of the OG Xbox (which i love) and 360. Not a fanboy or Sony, but gladly didnt bought Xbox Series X (i was close) and then went up for PS5 (which i´m not too much happy about it either, but at least is not this mess Xbox is becoming.).
gow3isben
Member
OK that makes it more palatable honestly if this is the sideshow bob that wasn't involved in those 3 and only made Redfall
near
Gold Member
Creative Director of Dishonored was at Arkane Austin as the studio head. Wonder where he will go?
I don't feel anything for Roundhouse after the scam they pulled out with Rune 2 when they were Human Head Studios, but the rest? Jesus, Arkane Austin was killed with Redfall issues, they probably bled staff so hard that it was tough, Tango was totally unexpected, Alpha Dog was a possibility with Mighty Doom not being a hot release.
DeltaPolarBear
Member
From where I am standing, this is the result of Xbox going third party; by definition you don't need all the niche AA games when you are no longer a platform holder. That was what SEGA did when they stopped building consoles; many beloved SEGA game IPs were never seen again because they were not big enough to be worth supporting as 3rd party.
As a Platform holder the Platform wants a variety of games, with every niche filled. As a 3rd Party, you just want the most profitable games made and nothing else.
They want more Fallout games? kill every other studio and recycle the few you can reuse in making Fallout. Even beloved niche games dies because you don't need them anymore, you won't need to support Xbox console ecosystems any longer.
Look, we saw it happen with SEGA, and it is sad to see the same happen here.
Needlecrash
Member
I can see Arkane closing down. But Tango? That's a shock, given how relatively well Hifi Rush turned out to be. Here's to hoping those affected land back on their feet soon.
Topher
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Everybody losing their shit but you don’t buy the games
Not only that, you constantly see around here most of the people foaming at their mouths for Sony to be the only gaming company.
Yeah.....that's why so many here were giving Sony shit the last few days for the Helldivers 2 debacle.
Agreed
Dazraell
Member
I think these news definitely hit people at Obsidian as they still employ devs who were there when Microsoft pulled a plug on that cancelled Stormlands project. That cancellation hit them hard as they didn't had anything else signed and they ended up on a brink of being closed. They were saved only thanks to Pillars of Eternity Kickstarter campaign. I'm still baffled why Obsidian even agreed for that deal with Microsoft in a first place
tommib
Banned
Jfc. Who’s left? lmao
Buggy Loop
Member
Why buy a cRPG studio and expect blockbusters?
At which point in time inXile made blockbusters?
I fucking hate execs if they spent money on studios that will never meet expectations. Fuck em if they close the studios.
And as so many other studios (like Insomniac) Arkane Lyon is now trapped in Marvel purgatory, making them worthless.
willothedog
Member
Give Microsoft a break, they need to shutter the studios as they need the money. Being worth over 3 trillion dollars get you nothing these days...
Topher
Identifies as young
Hellblade 2 better sell gangbusters.
Except Insomniac is thriving in that "Marvel purgatory".
ChorizoPicozo
Member
I guess you are right.Everybody losing their shit but you don’t buy the games
Not only that, you constantly see around here most of the people foaming at their mouths for Sony to be the only gaming company.
I guess they can go fuck themselves for getting exactly what they asked for
is our fault MS spent 100B in five years just to not have games and when they have, they are still trash
is our fault .... WE DIDN'T GAVE XBOX A DAMN CHANCE and now Sony's monopoly is closing Xbox studios.
VideoGameEnjoyer
Member
Sooooo, what is the reasoning?
What did they do wrong? Or did the algorithm just tell them that it didn't help Gamepass subs so it had no value to them. This company is doing everything incompetently for over a decade now. Really sucks
What did they do wrong? Or did the algorithm just tell them that it didn't help Gamepass subs so it had no value to them. This company is doing everything incompetently for over a decade now. Really sucks
XXL
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