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Microsoft went on a slash and burn campaign at the Bethesda division of the company today shuttering multiple studios including ones that produced certified hits.
This is just baffling from my perspective. You’re trash canning studios that have made critically acclaimed games including one that basically gave you a game of the year contender with no wind up to focus on more AAA nonsense that’s not going to be nearly as interesting.
The responses from the development community look like they’re brutal.
Microsoft shuts down Bethesda’s Hi-Fi Rush, Redfall studios
Xbox maker wants to "prioritiz[e] high-impact titles" according to letter to staff.
arstechnica.com
This is just baffling from my perspective. You’re trash canning studios that have made critically acclaimed games including one that basically gave you a game of the year contender with no wind up to focus on more AAA nonsense that’s not going to be nearly as interesting.
The responses from the development community look like they’re brutal.
'A Fucking Gut Stab': Game Industry Reacts To Shocking New Studio Closures
Game makers look on in horror at the latest round of Xbox cuts
kotaku.com