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‘No Rest For The Wicked’ Developer Predicts AAA Video Game Developers Will Continue To Struggle And Explains Why
No Rest For The Wicked developer Thomas Mahler shared his prediction that AAA video game developers will continue to struggle and he explained why he believes it. In a post to X, Mahler stated, "It is absolutely not a surprise to me that a lot of AAA studios have been...
Streamers Critical Of BioWare’s ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ Not Given Review Codes
YouTuber WolfheartFPS reports that at least three streamers and YouTubers that were critical of Dragon Age: The Veilguard during an initial playtest have not been given review codes for the full game. WolfheartFPS reported on X, "3 creators myself included, were a bit...
Sonic X Shadow Generations Tops One-Million Sales and Impresses Audiences Ahead of Holidays
The blue blur is back on consoles with another game blazing into retail sales in time for the holidays. But does Sonic the Hedgehog pull off another loop-de-loop of grandeur... or is this leaning more towards "trash processing"? Sonic X Shadow Generations dropped this...
Rumor: Sucker Punch Gutted And Repurposed ‘Ghost Of Tsushima’ Sequel For ‘Ghost Of Yōtei’
A new rumor alleges that Sucker Punch Productions, the developers of Ghost of Tsushima and the upcoming Ghost of Yōtei, gutted and repurposed a planned Ghost of Tsushima sequel and created Ghost of Yōtei out of its bones. This latest rumor comes from YouTuber...
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Developer Blasts Ubisoft’s Sales Strategy: If “Gamers Should Get Used To Not Owning Their Games” Then “Developers Must Get Used To Not Having Jobs”
Michael Douse, the Director of Publishing for Baldur's Gate 3 and its developer Larian Studios, blasted Ubisoft in the wake of a number of blunders including the Prince of Persia: The Last Crown, which is rumored to have seen its developer team disbanded after not...
‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ Described As “A Thin Coat Of Paint” And “Borderline Soft Reboot”
YouTuber Neon Knight, who claims to have played over 7 hours of Dragon Age: The Veilguard described the game as a "thin coat of paint." In a recent upload to YouTube, Neon Knight said, "So, with Dragon Age: The Veilguard there've been a lot of attempts, in my opinion,...
‘XDefiant’ Executive Producer Claims Ubisoft Has “NO Plans To Shut Down After Season 4,” But Admits “Numbers Are Down”
Mark Rubin, the Executive Producer on Ubisoft's live-service free-to-play shooter XDefiant, responded to rumors claiming that the company has "NO plans to shut down after Season 4." Rubin posted to X, "To be crystal clear there are NO plans to shut down after season...
If You Make Entertainment And/Or Culture, What You’re REALLY Selling Is…. TIME
We here at That Park Place and our associated channels deal with popular culture and entertainment and thus inevitably with the worlds of commerce, politics, and the games people play to create, produce, and market the games people play as well. But lost too often in...
Rumor: Ubisoft Disbanded ‘Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown’ Development Team
A new rumor alleges that Ubisoft disbanded the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown development team. This rumor comes from French YouTube channel ORIGAMI whose host detailed that at the Ubisoft Montpellier office employees were seen transporting boxes of supplies from...
Sweet Baby Inc. Developed ‘Unknown 9: Awakening’ Sees Peak Player Counts Decline By Over 40% In First Week
Reflector Entertainment and Bandai Namco's Unknown 9: Awakening, which was developed by Sweet Baby Inc., has already seen its peak player counts decline by over 40% in just its first week on Steam. The game hit an all-time peak concurrent player count of 285 on...
‘Halo’ Composer Marty O’Donnell Says If Elon Musk Starts A Video Game Studio He Will Come Out Of Retirement
Marty O'Donnell, the composer for Myth II, Oni, Halo and Destiny, shared that he would come out of retirement if Elon Musk decided to start a video game studio. O'Donnell's comments came in the wake of Musk being asked if he would start a video game company in the...
After Sales Were Over 50% Worse Than ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man,’ Insomniac Reveals ‘Spider-Man 2’s’ PC Release Has “No Additional Story Content Planned”
Insomniac Games announced that it has "no additional story content planned" for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 ahead of the game's one year anniversary since it released. In a blog post on Marvel.com, it was announced that Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will arrive on PC on January 30,...