General Gaming News

[Mani-Man]

Tencent and Guillemot Brothers' Ubisoft buyout reportedly held up by dispute over control

Ubisoft's two biggest shareholders continue to discuss a potential buyout that would take the Assassin's Creed publishe…

www.gamesindustry.biz

Of course Guillemot and his nepo family want complete control, this is why they fought off Vivendi years ago. But they want the financial burden to fall upon someone else at the same time.

Which is understandable since the Company was founded by the Family.
Its a tough situation because i dont want Tencent to build a Monopol in the industry, but i also think its time that someone else runs Ubisoft...especially with the abuse allegations etc that Guillemot tried to ignore and downplay.

 

[blueharvest]

Tencent and Guillemot Brothers' Ubisoft buyout reportedly held up by dispute over control

Ubisoft's two biggest shareholders continue to discuss a potential buyout that would take the Assassin's Creed publishe…

www.gamesindustry.biz

Of course Guillemot and his nepo family want complete control, this is why they fought off Vivendi years ago. But they want the financial burden to fall upon someone else at the same time.

Also, the company is over $2 billion in debt, from what I've read online.

 

[Iceman]

Which is understandable since the Company was founded by the Family.
Its a tough situation because i dont want Tencent to build a Monopol in the industry, but i also think its time that someone else runs Ubisoft...especially with the abuse allegations etc that Guillemot tried to ignore and downplay.

Yep, hopefully there can be a better buyer out there. Ubisoft aren’t worth much these days so a bunch of companies could afford them, but they are a bloated mess of a company and would need a ton of transition work that is probably beyond most.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

More stupid AI bull****.

The internet is becoming bots collaborating with and feuding with other bots because of corporate greed and various governments propaganda campaigns.

 

[blueharvest]

Former God of War Art Director Rafael Grassetti Joins Naughty Dog

Rafael Grassetti, the former Art Director on the God of War franchise, has joined Naughty Dog after leaving Netflix in October.

insider-gaming.com

 

[blueharvest]

Nintendo now owns 100% of Monolith Soft

Two become one

gonintendo.com

 

[blueharvest]

We haven't seen the open-world Wonder Woman game for 3 years as it was reportedly "literally nothing" when WB Games announced it

Star Wars: Eclipse is guilty, too

www.gamesradar.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Ex-dev leader Chris Barrett accuses Sony/Bungie of firing him to avoid a $45M payment

Chris Barrett was one of the prominent developers who was fired a few years ago during the Me Too scandals that hit the game industry.

venturebeat.com

In those early days, Barrett noted through the lawsuit, "Colorful language and off-color jokes were common. Employees frequently and openly referred to things as 'gay'. Sexual 'mom' jokes and racist jokes were commonplace. Nudity was not prohibited — Bungie personnel engaged in 'moonings' in the office, where employees would pull their pants down and display their buttocks (a practice that continued to some degree over the years)."

...oookay....

Top Director at Bungie Was Fired After Misconduct Investigation

Veteran developer who worked on hit video game franchises Halo and Destiny was directing the next major title, Marathon.

www.bnnbloomberg.ca

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

WB Games Montreal lays off 99 developers

Most of the impacted developers let go from WB Montreal were subcontractors through esteemed support developer Keywords.

www.gamedeveloper.com

 

[blueharvest]

Bungie Hired Fans As they Would 'Work for Less', Former Exec Claims

Bungie's former chief legal officer has revealed that the studio hired fans as they would "work for less". Here are more details.

insider-gaming.com

 

[blueharvest]

RUMOUR: Riot Games To Allow Gambling Sponsors For League and VALORANT Teams in 2025

It has been rumoured that Riot Games is preparing to allow esports teams in League of Legends and VALORANT to accept betting sponsorships.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Sithborg]

Ex-dev leader Chris Barrett accuses Sony/Bungie of firing him to avoid a $45M payment

Chris Barrett was one of the prominent developers who was fired a few years ago during the Me Too scandals that hit the game industry.

venturebeat.com

...oookay....

Top Director at Bungie Was Fired After Misconduct Investigation

Veteran developer who worked on hit video game franchises Halo and Destiny was directing the next major title, Marathon.

www.bnnbloomberg.ca

Yeah, admitting to that isn't a great move.

 

[blueharvest]

PlatinumGames Reportedly Losing Major Developers After a Long Period Of Failed Projects

Bayonetta & Astral Chain developer PlatinumGames has been losing key members of its development team after a long period of failed projects.

twistedvoxel.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[Mani-Man]

Why would you not do that sooner? Like, people scream since 15 years for a new Dino Crisis and stuff.
Capcom has such a big IP pool and let so much sit somewhere without doing anything.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[AndrewGilkison]

I guess they don't have media training for video game directors in Japan.

 

[blueharvest]

EXCLUSIVE - Ubisoft Wants to Change the 'Far Cry Formula' with Far Cry 7 and Maverick

Ubisoft is aiming to do something entirely different with its next two Far Cry titles; Far Cry 7 and Maverick, an extraction-based shooter.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

After an eventful year, Helldivers 2 devs hope "it will be less of a bumpy road when it comes to release accuracy" - but Arrowhead is still "prepared to take risks"

The studio understands the community better than ever

www.gamesradar.com

 

[Mani-Man]

EXCLUSIVE - Ubisoft Wants to Change the 'Far Cry Formula' with Far Cry 7 and Maverick

Ubisoft is aiming to do something entirely different with its next two Far Cry titles; Far Cry 7 and Maverick, an extraction-based shooter.

insider-gaming.com

Both things sound highly uninteresting to me.

No, say your stuff man...Developers have been way too nice to people in the past.
The Customer is always right...has its limits.
Stand up for yourself and call dumb people dumb or so.

 

[Sithborg]

I guess they don't have media training for video game directors in Japan.

Its Kamiya. Fans know what they are getting if they try to interact with him on twitter.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Kamiya's whole schtick is that he's a anti-social curmudgeon...on social media. He's been that way since forever.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[blueharvest]

Cancelled Star Wars Battlefront 3 Gameplay Leaks Online

Sixteen years after it was cancelled at Free Radical Design, new Star Wars Battlefront 3 gameplay has leaked online.

insider-gaming.com