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COD is a weird game to track now cause it includes players from the last 4 or 5 releases, including warzone. But killing the biggest game for pretty much the last 20years is not going to happen overnight, but the fact that it was 50% off a month after launch is very telling on where it's headed
January 8, 2026 at 4:34 AM
COD is a weird game to track now cause it includes players from the last 4 or 5 releases, including warzone. But killing the biggest game for pretty much the last 20years is not going to happen overnight, but the fact that it was 50% off a month after launch is very telling on where it's headed
I mean has MS ever curated a brand new IP from start to finish? Lol For a software company, they are pretty awful at making stuff
January 8, 2026 at 4:19 AM
I mean has MS ever curated a brand new IP from start to finish? Lol For a software company, they are pretty awful at making stuff
Bloodborne 3 confirmed
December 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Bloodborne 3 confirmed
for Fall 2027 with launch games of its own. The last thing ND wants is intergalactic launching a month or 2 months before PS6. But I guess you'd rather see ND closed than people doing mandatory overtime for a few weeks?
December 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
for Fall 2027 with launch games of its own. The last thing ND wants is intergalactic launching a month or 2 months before PS6. But I guess you'd rather see ND closed than people doing mandatory overtime for a few weeks?
But now you need to deliver. And there is always a buffer placed in schedules for unforseen issues. So the employee saying that they have missed a bunch of deadlines tells me that they are months behind. A game scheduled for mid 2027 being months behind is not good especially with PS6 scheduled
December 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
But now you need to deliver. And there is always a buffer placed in schedules for unforseen issues. So the employee saying that they have missed a bunch of deadlines tells me that they are months behind. A game scheduled for mid 2027 being months behind is not good especially with PS6 scheduled
part of the article where he said "a bunch of deadlines were missed". Those deadlines are set by the project managers, but are always approved by the workers, if your boss says we need this in 2 weeks but you say there's no way, that will take 3 weeks, then the schedule changes.
December 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
part of the article where he said "a bunch of deadlines were missed". Those deadlines are set by the project managers, but are always approved by the workers, if your boss says we need this in 2 weeks but you say there's no way, that will take 3 weeks, then the schedule changes.
I mean you can't have optional overtime in an industry that relies so heavily on team work. You can't have artists wanting to do overtime if the animators don't cause then you are paying artists to sit and do nothing while the animators catch up. And is everyone just glazing over the most important
December 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I mean you can't have optional overtime in an industry that relies so heavily on team work. You can't have artists wanting to do overtime if the animators don't cause then you are paying artists to sit and do nothing while the animators catch up. And is everyone just glazing over the most important
Countries that do 4 day work weeks, typically work 9-10hr days to make up for the missing day
December 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Countries that do 4 day work weeks, typically work 9-10hr days to make up for the missing day
You have factual evidence that working 32hrs gets more work done then 40hrs? Lol. Please share
December 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
You have factual evidence that working 32hrs gets more work done then 40hrs? Lol. Please share
Bait? Ok princess
December 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Bait? Ok princess
artists to sit around and do nothing because they finished their work weeks ago. And not everyone is complaining cupcake. The team on intergalactic is likely 300 or so, and only a couple people who likely complain about everything spoke to Jason. If you don't like it QUIT, no one is keeping you
December 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
artists to sit around and do nothing because they finished their work weeks ago. And not everyone is complaining cupcake. The team on intergalactic is likely 300 or so, and only a couple people who likely complain about everything spoke to Jason. If you don't like it QUIT, no one is keeping you
It's the same thing in video games. Video Game development is such a team effort, can you imagine how far behind animation would be if all the artists chose to do overtime but the animators didn't, now the entire development gets held up cause you need to wait for animators, and you are paying
December 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's the same thing in video games. Video Game development is such a team effort, can you imagine how far behind animation would be if all the artists chose to do overtime but the animators didn't, now the entire development gets held up cause you need to wait for animators, and you are paying
I hit a nerve. In Architecture, schedules are important, you have to plan construction years in advance, your contractor (the person who builds) and every trade has a particular schedule that the architect makes, when you miss targets you have to pay an entire crew to stand around and do nothing
December 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I hit a nerve. In Architecture, schedules are important, you have to plan construction years in advance, your contractor (the person who builds) and every trade has a particular schedule that the architect makes, when you miss targets you have to pay an entire crew to stand around and do nothing
And the reason overtime has to be mandatory is because game development is massively dependent on working as a team. Animators can't animate if the artists havent done their part. It's honestly the only fair and efficient way to do it
December 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
And the reason overtime has to be mandatory is because game development is massively dependent on working as a team. Animators can't animate if the artists havent done their part. It's honestly the only fair and efficient way to do it
required to do 5 days a week in the office when most businesses went back to 5 days in office by 2023. The 2 days people work from home is likely the reason for the required overtime. When people work from home they waste tons of time doing personal things on the clock.
December 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
required to do 5 days a week in the office when most businesses went back to 5 days in office by 2023. The 2 days people work from home is likely the reason for the required overtime. When people work from home they waste tons of time doing personal things on the clock.
AAA Developers know what they are signing up for from day 1. If you can't handle long work weeks, then you either need to switch professions or find a small studio or if you do work AAA you should exclusively be looking at private companies. The funniest thing is people complaining about being
December 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
AAA Developers know what they are signing up for from day 1. If you can't handle long work weeks, then you either need to switch professions or find a small studio or if you do work AAA you should exclusively be looking at private companies. The funniest thing is people complaining about being
But no one is forcing people to work there. Certain jobs just demand overtime, things get really expensive when deadlines are missed. I've never felt bad for any dev who had to do "crunch". I worked as an Architect for 25 years and I'm sorry but a 60hr work week would have felt like a vacation.
December 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
But no one is forcing people to work there. Certain jobs just demand overtime, things get really expensive when deadlines are missed. I've never felt bad for any dev who had to do "crunch". I worked as an Architect for 25 years and I'm sorry but a 60hr work week would have felt like a vacation.
I think it really depends how involved the studio head is in the actual development. I imagine some studio heads are 100% business, where you would probably never even notice & some actually get hands on with the game development, where overruling decisions they make could severely change the game
December 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I think it really depends how involved the studio head is in the actual development. I imagine some studio heads are 100% business, where you would probably never even notice & some actually get hands on with the game development, where overruling decisions they make could severely change the game
I just pictured you saying SCOOOOOOOOOOP as if you rapping the opening of "drop it like it's hot" lol 😎😂
December 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I just pictured you saying SCOOOOOOOOOOP as if you rapping the opening of "drop it like it's hot" lol 😎😂
If you haven't yet played it you need to play Ball x Pit. It was a crazy good game
December 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
If you haven't yet played it you need to play Ball x Pit. It was a crazy good game
Why do people hate on Keighley for no reason?
December 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Why do people hate on Keighley for no reason?
Ok... You realize that the GA's has had more viewership than the Superbowl for the last 4 years by more than 20m each year... A 30s commercial during the Super Bowl costs $7-10m. Also not all of the trailers get charged, it depends on when it is
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Ok... You realize that the GA's has had more viewership than the Superbowl for the last 4 years by more than 20m each year... A 30s commercial during the Super Bowl costs $7-10m. Also not all of the trailers get charged, it depends on when it is
I have a solution for MS... MAKE A GOOD AND SECURE BROWSER and people might want to use it
December 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I have a solution for MS... MAKE A GOOD AND SECURE BROWSER and people might want to use it
"this is a neX Box" lol. I honestly don't know how MS executives can look at this and think that it's a good idea to release a next gen console. They
are doing well as a publisher. I mean with the exception of EA and 2K, MS pretty much bought the top 10 selling games. They should focus on that
are doing well as a publisher. I mean with the exception of EA and 2K, MS pretty much bought the top 10 selling games. They should focus on that
December 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"this is a neX Box" lol. I honestly don't know how MS executives can look at this and think that it's a good idea to release a next gen console. They
are doing well as a publisher. I mean with the exception of EA and 2K, MS pretty much bought the top 10 selling games. They should focus on that
are doing well as a publisher. I mean with the exception of EA and 2K, MS pretty much bought the top 10 selling games. They should focus on that