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Community => Entertainment and Television => Topic started by: kefkaownsall on May 25, 2012, 12:13:29 pm
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http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/117435-Entire-38-Studios-Staff-Laid-Off-Effective-Immediately
hugs all the employees
guys its not your fault
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well... shit. I really feel for Curt Schilling. He poured his heart and several million bucks into 38 Studios.
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That sucks. I really like KoA. :(
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I think what happened was the game needed to sell 3 million units to meet investor expectations. What new IP sells that much that doesnt have a brand name dev tied to it
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I think what happened was the game needed to sell 3 million units to meet investor expectations. What new IP sells that much that doesnt have a brand name dev tied to it
Minecraft.
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Minecraft had word of mouth and a unique perspective to go along with it.
KoA didn't.
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Minecraft had word of mouth and a unique perspective to go along with it.
KoA didn't.
And Minecraft probably has a much larger initial development cost to sales ratio than KoA. Same goes for many mobile and social networking games.
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Minecraft had word of mouth and a unique perspective to go along with it.
KoA didn't.
Not so much word of mouth as a Youtube and modding community that would put even the most popular AAA game to shame.
That and it's very much the exception rather than the rule.
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Drat!
I also really liked the game. A bit too easy but very well made.
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I couldn't get the demo to run so i didn't buy it however I will say the game probably was not bad.
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A bit too easy but very well made.
Yeah. The siege boss was actually harder than the final boss (WTF?), but overall I had a decent time playing it.
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http://www.gamepodunk.com/topic/1158-kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning-sequel-was-being-worked-on-before-38-studios-closure/page__fromsearch__1
Even more depressing news about this whole thing...