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I think it's a real shame, there is obviously a good game in there somewhere and it hurts to read that someone was that emotional about the project. We need to remember that 150-170 people put a massive amount of effort into the project over years, and because it's a commercial failure they are at risk of losing their jobs as the reward. We need to remember there are real people behind making these games.

I agree that this is an insult, but I question why you would make this public knowledge on social media, because surely he must be conscious of comments coming his way. He is doing it to either gain awareness of this kind of practice, throw Rockstar under the bus, or increase the amount he is offered.

Astrobot for me!

@McTwist I'm with you, Arkham Knight is incredible, that Bat Mobile was just so well designed.

Still playing Shadow of the Erdtree, think I'm on the penultimate boss. Tried it once, killed me in two hits lol

@DennisReynolds That ending has certainly stayed with me. Enjoyed the film thoroughly.

Yep, this and Monkey Island is what I grew up on.

I am almost certain that we won't get a new Naughty Dog game this generation, maybe in part due to this being in production for so long.

I've decided to re-read the entire Malazan Book of the Fallen, so that will not only take me the summer, but most likely till the end of the year.

Gaming isn't doing it for me that much at the moment, but I do play Elden Ring a few times a week for a bit. Probably get back into it later in the year.

This season of F1 has been phenomenal so far.

I would urge anyone considering buying the new game to get last year's instead though, as that has story mode and is probably dirt cheap now.

Elden Ring for me in preparation for the DLC.

@NinjaNicky I remember Syndicate quite fondly, seems to be largely forgotten.

I'm not so sure, based on pure vibes, I reckon this could do quite well. I don't think it will be a Helldivers level of success, but we might be surprised.

I feel like Streets of Rage 4 had been forgotten about but it's actually really great.

I'm just messing around on Elden Ring to prepare.

This is nothing short of a catastrophy for poor Ol' Ubi.

I've been more into strategy games than ever actually, Homeworld 3, Crusader Kings 3, Stellaris, Planet Coaster. I was of the generation that grew up on Sim City and Roller Coaster Tycoon. But I agree finding the time these days is hard.

Kids of a similar age these days play Fortnite which is fine, but if all your friends are playing Fortnite you are also going to.

@homelesscretin Man, what a great game Binary Domain is. Need to replay that myself.

I enjoy all of them, but I think Ascension for me was the weakest, the combat flow didn't feel right. Top of the list is GOW 2018, then GOW 3, then Ragnarok for me.

The Patriots warned us about the lack of context swimming in an endless sea of data and now here we are!

Anyway, the whole industry growth is slowing isn't it, so Sony needs to work hard with its first party studios to maintain momentum.

I'm doing my PORT. Haha!

The proof is in the pudding, how many developers have been laid off this year again?

Woah this is really brutal. There's a lot of disbelief in various forums / comments sections. Although I wasn't a fan of Ghost Wire Tokyo I loved Evil Within 1/2 and Hi-Fi Rush.

Remember as well though the bad reviews are probably reinforced by an army of bots.

Helldivers are supposed to be fighting against bots not joining them!

Wasn't it Larian recently that said marketing was dead? Perhaps it should remain so.

Returnal was great, however once you've cracked region 3, that's it, you can breeze past the other biomes and all the way to the finish line.

Well, my arguement is, if a certain section of the game is a boring grind but you have the option to autoplay, why bother developing that section to be a boring grind in the first place?

Genuinely some of the worst company names I've heard... What the ....

Shame actually as Dead Space 2 was fantastic.

Having read his comments in full I feel like this, and many other news articles, are taking his comments out of context a bit (shocking, I know). He did make the admission that the vast majority of video game publishers are publicly owned, which means that Larian doesn't have to bow to shareholders. Though he correctly pointed out that publicly owed companies and shareholders do seem to be vering towards short-term growth, as opposed to long-term growth. As always, the situation is a bit more nuanced than simply, Larian brilliant, publicly owned video game publishers bad.

The most evil ending is introducing social media and smart phones to Faerun.

Excited for the next project but it will be 5-6 years away at least.

I dunno, I think something will get lost along the way if games are going down this route. It's as though you will never be able to find all of a game's secrets or experience branching choices on multiple play throughs etc etc etc.

Also the subconscious relationship between 'Author' and player that we all have will be completely lost too.

@GKT Yeah what is up with Need for Speed Heat being in there. Was it heavily discounted or something?

@SterlingEyes Maybe you just need a break from gaming, I find if I take a week or two off and come back I enjoy games a lot more.

I sent at least 3 emails to Sega asking for this.

Ah yes the entertainment industry, sometimes a new installment in a franchise can be absolutely stellar and better than the first (Blade Runner 2049).

And sometimes it can be so bad you want to gouge your eyes out (Matrix 4).

I genuinely hadn't played an online shooter of any sort in about 5 years but bought it on a whim and having an absolute blast. They just got the fundamentals right and it's a low price point, good word of mouth, decent marketing, which all adds up to a deserved success.

Also it's worth bearing in mind that the first FF7 was titled Remake and unless you are visiting gaming sites every day you may not be aware that this is the second game of a trilogy.

I like FF but even I am confused by FF sequels. The general public may not know or particularly care for a numbered sequel, or shrug, - 'thought that game came out a few years ago'?

How are they gonna keep this thing going? I'm pretty sure The Last of Us Part 3 is not going to release before season 3 of the TV show.

The Last of Us 2 was absolutely brilliant.

The industry has become fat and lazy.

I say this as a fat and lazy person myself.

This is a great game, but I think the price point has also helped massively.

@MFTWrecks Well if you're me ... Then who am I?!?!

Helldivers 2 and Cyberpunk for me this weekend.

I'm utterly stunned by this completely shocking and unexpected news.

One down, three to go.

@get2sammyb Me neither, now I feel like it's too late to start. It'll have to go on the 'One day but probably never' pile.

@Triumph741 Suicide Squad really has flopped hasn't it. It's not like anyone saw this coming...

Helldivers 2 on the other hand is fantastic!

Heretic Prophet...that's Phil Spencer isn't it?