game projects

AppWizard
February 9, 2025
Keenan announced three new game projects in development: 1. Humanity 2.0: A spiritual successor to Duskers, featuring a wireframe visual style where players dispatch drones to explore derelict spaceships, scavenge resources, dismantle ships, and construct new spacecraft. Drones will have unique personalities that affect their behavior. 2. Scheme: A tactical political strategy game where players navigate political intrigue as a lowborn character, using tactics like bribery and manipulation to ascend the social ladder without traditional troop movements, instead orchestrating conflicts between factions. 3. Magic Wizard Chess: A tactical roguelike game with unique gameplay mechanics, lacking health bars and incorporating psychological evaluations for players, though details remain vague.
AppWizard
December 11, 2024
Clear Angle Studios has opened a new studio in Culver City, Los Angeles, leading to collaborations on three game projects and five film productions. The company, founded in 2013 and headquartered in the UK, also has studios in Atlanta and Vancouver, with plans to expand to Asia and Australasia. CEO Dominic Ridley noted an increase in demand for their services in LA, particularly for face and full body scanning. The studio anticipates a strong pipeline of work expected to grow in 2025 and beyond.
AppWizard
September 26, 2024
Minecraft enthusiasts have reacted negatively to the trailer for "A Minecraft Movie," expressing concerns about its production and creative choices. The film has spent over a decade in development, with initial discussions starting in 2012 and multiple attempts to produce it failing over the years. The decision to create a live-action and animation hybrid has puzzled fans, as it raises questions about the filmmakers' confidence in the source material. The trailer appears to target a younger audience, potentially alienating older fans. The plot follows a common trope of characters being transported to another dimension, which raises concerns about originality. The visual effects in the trailer suggest a lack of seamless integration between live-action and animated elements. The choice of the Beatles song "Magical Mystery Tour" for the trailer has drawn criticism, and character designs have been compared to "Ugly Sonic," evoking unease among fans. Jack Black's involvement in the film comes after his role in the poorly received "Borderlands" adaptation, raising questions about his reliability in video game movies. Some YouTubers reported copyright strikes on negative reaction videos, leading to speculation about Warner Bros.' attempts to control the narrative. The film has faced racist backlash related to its casting choices, which could impact its box office performance. Reports of a potentially toxic environment on set have emerged, and Markus Persson's positive reaction to the trailer is complicated by his controversial history.
AppWizard
September 24, 2024
Don't Nod experienced an 11% decline in operating revenue for the first half of 2024 due to disappointing commercial performance of its games, Jusant and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, despite positive critical reception. The company anticipates a loss of approximately €1 million and is implementing changes to its development strategy, including reassessing two unannounced projects (P10 and P14) and pausing two others (P12 and P13), resulting in a write-down of €7.6 million. Don't Nod is focusing on the development of Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, which has received positive early feedback, while also working on two external publishing projects for 2025. Concerns have been raised about the company's management practices and employee welfare amidst these changes.
AppWizard
July 12, 2024
Splash Damage is laying off a "small number" of staff members due to a recent business review to better align with the needs of their current and future game projects. The majority of affected roles are on the operations side, with development teams mostly untouched. All games, announced or unannounced, are still in progress.
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