alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 9 months agoAccording to Kotaku: 25 Days Into 2024 And 5,800+ Video Game Layoffs Have Been Announcedkotaku.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1117arrow-down1external-linkAccording to Kotaku: 25 Days Into 2024 And 5,800+ Video Game Layoffs Have Been Announcedkotaku.comalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
this is a running tally they’re compiling in a single “article” and yeahhhh. not looking very good right now
minus-squareterminhell@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 months agoBG3 came in like a wrecking ball. Sucks for all the actual devs though.
minus-squareZworf@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoBaldur’s Gate 3? What does that have to do with it? I don’t really understand :)
minus-squareterminhell@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoHow much good attention it’s gotten. No microtransactions, season passes etc. It’s called a ton of attention to all the AAA enshitification since it’s released. So, I’d imagine those studios are scrambling to shift gears.
minus-squareZworf@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoAh ok I understand. Thanks! I didn’t realise that, the fantasy genre isn’t really for me so I hadn’t followed much of the news.
BG3 came in like a wrecking ball. Sucks for all the actual devs though.
Baldur’s Gate 3? What does that have to do with it? I don’t really understand :)
How much good attention it’s gotten. No microtransactions, season passes etc. It’s called a ton of attention to all the AAA enshitification since it’s released.
So, I’d imagine those studios are scrambling to shift gears.
Ah ok I understand. Thanks! I didn’t realise that, the fantasy genre isn’t really for me so I hadn’t followed much of the news.