Business coach Martijn van Zwieten encourages indie studios to define their purpose. "Sticking to your purpose will help you attract the right people and make more intentional decisions about your studio's future" https://bit.ly/4e5Jhah
"I've recently seen a lot of articles talking about in-game advertising," says Joel Bylos, Funcom's chief creative officer. "It's funny because people don't know that we pioneered that in Anarchy Online in 2001" https://bit.ly/4hmBuXY
Krafton has cancelled Black Budget, another PUBG game, less than a year after it was announced. Eurogamer reported the news and linked to the full story.
PlatinumGames boss hints he wants to expand Bayonetta as Stellar Blade director calls the series "indispensable"
PlatinumGames president Atsushi Inaba has hinted he'd like to expand the character of Bayonetta and broaden her world, though he stopped short of confirming a new game. Speaking with Stellar Blade director Kim Hyung-tae at Tokyo Game Show, Kim called Bayonetta "an indispensable work in my life" and half-jokingly asked to design characters for the next entry. Asked directly about a new entry, Inaba declined to give specifics, telling Famitsu only to wait and see.
"Sony has overlooked, or perhaps simply disregarded, a really genuine commercial concern about this decision," says Rob Fahey regarding the PlayStation company's move to ditch physical discs https://bit.ly/4ALTMJw
This week Xbox put CEO Asha Sharma forward for a New York Times profile. The unfortunate takeaway was that Sharma had to deny the platform-holder was for sale.
PlatinumGames CEO Atsushi Inaba told Famitsu he can't answer what the company's next move for Bayonetta will be right now, but strongly feels he wants to expand her as a character and broaden her world. Asked about a potential new game, he said "no comment." Series creator Hideki Kamiya has left PlatinumGames and is now working on an Okami sequel at his new studio Clovers.
As Xbox swings the axe, Gears of War: E-Day developers fear they'll be laid off straight after launch - and right before they'd be due their bonuses https://bit.ly/4rOZIh6
Joost van Dreunen thinks there's an opportunity for suitably distinct PC titles launching in GTA 6's release window. "It's a bit like publishing a hotly anticipated fantasy novel and expecting it to pull readers away from the self-help section. It won't." https://bit.ly/4hR5qvf