Bethesda Softworks will close Redfall developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi RUSH and The Evil Within developer Tango Gameworks, as well as Alpha Dog Games and Roundhouse Studios, according to a companywid…
This is the way capitalism deals with competition. You don’t get better, you simply buy whoever poses a threat to your business and you just shut it down.
I don’t think you’re salty, HFR has millions of units sold and is pretty highly rated. It’s insane they would simply close the entire studio, it definitely reeks of “make number go up.” Especially since they seemingly didn’t give any real reason.
These changes are grounded in prioritizing high-impact titles and further investing in Bethesda’s portfolio of blockbuster games
By shit-canning the whole teams behind these properties?? Yeah okay…
This just proves there’s no added value in studios being bought up by bigger studios like EA and the like.
The people working the smaller studios deserve more and better. I dont know about the others. But HiFi rush had great reviews IIRC.
Edit: I may very well just be salty.
This is the way capitalism deals with competition. You don’t get better, you simply buy whoever poses a threat to your business and you just shut it down.
This is why games are so expensive.
So they can use that money against us.
I don’t think you’re salty, HFR has millions of units sold and is pretty highly rated. It’s insane they would simply close the entire studio, it definitely reeks of “make number go up.” Especially since they seemingly didn’t give any real reason.
By shit-canning the whole teams behind these properties?? Yeah okay…