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Bethesda Softworks to close Arkane Austin [Redfall], Tango Gameworks[Hi-Fi RUSH,The Evil Within], Alpha Dog Games[mobile games], and Roundhouse Studios [remnants of Human Head Studios: Prey,Rune] (www.gematsu.com)
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[-] fluckx@lemmy.world 32 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This just proves there's no added value in studios being bought up by bigger studios like EA and the like.

  • buy the small studio,
  • get the IP,
  • dont do anything with the IP,
  • fire everyone in tiny studio to "save costs" ( read: send more money to shareholders )
  • ?????

The people working the smaller studios deserve more and better. I dont know about the others. But HiFi rush had great reviews IIRC.

Edit: I may very well just be salty.

[-] mrfriki@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago

This is the way capitalism deals with competition. You don’t get better, you simply buy whoever poses a threat to your business and you just shut it down.

[-] john89@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago

This is why games are so expensive.

So they can use that money against us.

[-] _tezz@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

I don't think you're salty, HFR has millions of units sold and is pretty highly rated. It's insane they would simply close the entire studio, it definitely reeks of "make number go up." Especially since they seemingly didn't give any real reason.

These changes are grounded in prioritizing high-impact titles and further investing in Bethesda’s portfolio of blockbuster games

By shit-canning the whole teams behind these properties?? Yeah okay...

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