@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 months agoApex Legends writer gets laid off 24 hours after the character she wrote is revealed, because that's what the games industry in 2025 looks likewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1767cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1767external-linkApex Legends writer gets laid off 24 hours after the character she wrote is revealed, because that's what the games industry in 2025 looks likewww.pcgamer.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 months agomessage-square83fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoI was gonna get snooty about being an indie game buyer, then I remembered that I bought a Larian game developed in partnership with Hasbro, so my snootiness will have to wait for another day.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish16•2 months agoHasbro is a requirement for the D&D license, no? Larian at least went against the grain of the AAAAA Industry and delivered something truly wonderful.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoSure, but they’re still a AAA studio since BG3 is a AAA game. AAA studios can absolutely create wonderful games.
I was gonna get snooty about being an indie game buyer, then I remembered that I bought a Larian game developed in partnership with Hasbro, so my snootiness will have to wait for another day.
Hasbro is a requirement for the D&D license, no?
Larian at least went against the grain of the AAAAA Industry and delivered something truly wonderful.
Sure, but they’re still a AAA studio since BG3 is a AAA game. AAA studios can absolutely create wonderful games.