inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days 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-square63fedilinkarrow-up1691arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1684arrow-down1external-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.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square63fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareeestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·23 hours 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-squareIbuthyr@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·21 hours 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-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours 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.