Gaming News So Small It Gets A Third Thread

[QualityChimp]

For game-accuracy, the first 2 hours will just be the protagonist running up the Roman soldier encampment by the gate, then running away from them when more than one sees them and accidentally running into the giant, trying to run away from that, the soldiers and the archers, then dying.

[Neon Ignition]

You can 100% several studios will kill the success of recent game-to-movie adaptations with churned out pap to cash in. Titles like Outrun, Elden Ring etc are horrible choices to adapt.

[Neon Ignition]

EA's Black Panther game reportedly cancelled and studio closed, resulting in more layoffs | Eurogamer.net
Papa EA strikes again

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.eurogamer.net/official-russian-military-game-depicting-invasion-of-ukraine-released-on-steam-as-yunarmy-propaganda

[Wools]

**** Sake. Codemasters, who only got sold to EA 4 years ago, may be closed for good, according to a rumour and some insider voices.

**** EA, **** Microsoft, **** all large Publishers. They're killing our hobby and the livelihoods of so many friends of mine who still work in the industry.

Rumour: Iconic Studio Codemasters May Soon Close For Good | Nintendo Life

[Neon Ignition]

I know it's a meme but there's genuine traction to the idea EA buys them specifically to shut them down. The few survivors are pretty much only there because WA's original rival studios imploded first

[egparadigm]

I lost interest in modern gaming anyway, for the most part.

[fishbowlhead]

**** Sake. Codemasters, who only got sold to EA 4 years ago, may be closed for good, according to a rumour and some insider voices.

**** EA, **** Microsoft, **** all large Publishers. They're killing our hobby and the livelihoods of so many friends of mine who still work in the industry.

Rumour: Iconic Studio Codemasters May Soon Close For Good | Nintendo Life

Someone on Era posted about this and apparently most the devs have been headhunted already, so that’s something. But it’s once again victim of a lethal virus, shareholders.

[Neon Ignition]

gggggggggg

[Wools]

It seems like the rumours were wrong and that Codemasters are going nowhere, which is wonderful. But the rumours around the WRC & F1 licence are still present, which considering that’s Codemasters are in their present racing focused era, that suggests something is going on.