Microsoft is Buying Activision Blizzard $68.7B ***Update: Acquisition Finalized***

[GtehMVP]

From the information released that was Arkanes development team wanting to build Redfall. Harvey Smith did a interview saying he let them do it for appeasement purposes. Dev team were tired of constantly doing single player FPS games for the past decade.

I'm sure they wanted to try and incorporate some MP (not their first time), to break from what they had done for so long. Leaks from development, a lot of the team wanted to reverse course as it wasn't working out, which caused "70%" of them to leave.


I always remember that story of a multiplayer game they were working on called the crossing, when Raphael Colantonio was still a prominent lead. It didn't work out, but it sounded like it had some cool ideas. It looks like put some of that into Deathloop.

 

[rikwebb]

What the first party Organisation for Xbox is gonna look like

 

[KaNesDeath]

Leaks from development, a lot of the team wanted to reverse course as it wasn't working out, which caused "70%" of them to leave.

I'd suspect that was in part mostly from embarrassment. Their employment status of having any development freedom would be severely marginalized along with stunted growth within the company.

Arkane as a game studio subsidiary doesnt have the luxury to put out games that are received this badly.

 

[WhiteMousse]

I'd suspect that was in part mostly from embarrassment. Their employment status of having any development freedom would be severely marginalized along with stunted growth within the company.

Arkane as a game studio subsidiary doesnt have the luxury to put out games that are received this badly.

Arkane is one of the saddest stories in the industry because Dishonored and Prey demonstrate that they had nearly peerless talent. I don't know what happened but it started before Redfall. Deathloop, the last Dishonored game and the Wolfenstein game were all really disappointing.

 

[method115]

Arkane is one of the saddest stories in the industry because Dishonored and Prey demonstrate that they had nearly peerless talent. I don't know what happened but it started before Redfall. Deathloop, the last Dishonored game and the Wolfenstein game were all really disappointing.

I liked Dishonored 2 but never played the stand alone DLC or whatever that was they released after. Skipped Deathloop also.

 

[KaNesDeath]

Overwatch League is days away from being confirmed dead: https://overactive-media-group.prez...ague-bolsters-balance-sheet-by-16-million-cad

 

[KaNesDeath]

Confirmed now. 2/3rds of franchised teams voted to leave Overwatch League:


Official response from Blizzard with Overwatch League ending: https://www.ggrecon.com/articles/blizzard-confirms-it-is-transitioning-from-owl/