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Gamedevs Confess Their Sins Before Twitter Expires

Gamedevs Confess Their Sins Before Twitter Expires

The 'fall' of Twitter has encouraged game developers and players to share tricks implemented in various games. The 'sins' of the developers of The Witcher 3, Far Cry 6, Outer Wilds and a couple of other titles were described.

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Jakub Tarchala

November 21, 2022

Gamedevs Confess Their Sins Before Twitter Expires
New Shadow Falls on Atomic Heart; New Rumors of Chaos in Studio

New Shadow Falls on Atomic Heart; New Rumors of Chaos in Studio

Reports have surfaced online about the problems of the studio working on Atomic Heart. Developers are said to be complaining about crunch, unpaid bonuses and a lot of chaos in production.

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Adrian Werner

November 6, 2022

New Shadow Falls on Atomic Heart; New Rumors of Chaos in Studio
Blizzard Didn't Want Diablo Immortal But Activision Forced It, Claims Diablo 3 Director

Blizzard Didn't Want Diablo Immortal But Activision Forced It, Claims Diablo 3 Director

Blizzard Entertainment's veterans were said to be reluctant to create a F2P Diablo, which Activision requested shortly after acquiring the studio.

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Jacob Blazewicz

October 25, 2022

Blizzard Didn't Want Diablo Immortal But Activision Forced It, Claims Diablo 3 Director
CD Projekt RED Unhappy With Cyberpunk 2077 QA; Quantic Lab Employees Speak Out

CD Projekt RED Unhappy With Cyberpunk 2077 QA; Quantic Lab Employees Speak Out

Quantic Lab, the company involved in testing of Cyberpunk 2077, was alleged to have knowingly lied to the developer about the experience of its employees. The affair is making waves.

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Adam Adamczyk

October 11, 2022

CD Projekt RED Unhappy With Cyberpunk 2077 QA; Quantic Lab Employees Speak Out
Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Admit Difficult Moments in Anniversary Video

Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Admit Difficult Moments in Anniversary Video

Studio responsible for, among other things, the hit game Cyberpunk 2077, has released an interesting video. In the course of the material, employees reminisce about the good and the slightly worse moments in CD Projekt RED's history.

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Kamil Kleszyk

September 25, 2022

Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Admit Difficult Moments in Anniversary Video
Bethesda Forced Title on Them; Prey Devs Call It a Big Mistake

Bethesda Forced Title on Them; Prey Devs Call It a Big Mistake

The founder and former creative director of Arkane Studios has brought to the surface an inconvenient for Bethesda, yet interesting fact about the 2017 game Prey.

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Jakub Tarchala

September 1, 2022

Bethesda Forced Title on Them; Prey Devs Call It a Big Mistake
Iron Man Game Could Have Destroyed Just Cause Devs

Iron Man Game Could Have Destroyed Just Cause Devs

The co-founder of Avalanche revealed how the studio's cooperation with Disney and Marvel worked out. The policies of these companies may have led the developer to trouble.

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Jakub Tarchala

August 18, 2022

Iron Man Game Could Have Destroyed Just Cause Devs
Fable Dev Comments on Alleged Problems and Reassures Fans

Fable Dev Comments on Alleged Problems and Reassures Fans

Amie Loake, a producer working on Fable, has spoken out on rumors that Playground Games is downsizing the project due to issues with the game engine, among other things.

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Kamil Kleszyk

June 2, 2022

Fable Dev Comments on Alleged Problems and Reassures Fans
Over 100 People are Involved on Work on 'The Witcher 4'

Over 100 People are Involved on Work on 'The Witcher 4'

'The Witcher 4' is only at the pre-production stage, but quite a few employees of CD Projekt RED are already involved in the game.

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Jacob Blazewicz

May 27, 2022

Over 100 People are Involved on Work on 'The Witcher 4'
Diablo 3 Was to Feature League of Legends-like PvP Mode

Diablo 3 Was to Feature League of Legends-like PvP Mode

Blizzard employees revealed behind the scenes of work on Diablo 3. Turns out that there were plans to implement LoL-like PvP mode in the game.

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Agnes Adamus

May 22, 2022

Diablo 3 Was to Feature League of Legends-like PvP Mode
Failure of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Caused by Management Incompetence

Failure of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Caused by Management Incompetence

We learned what caused the failure of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake and forced the project to be taken away from Ubisoft's division located in India.

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Adrian Werner

May 16, 2022

Failure of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Caused by Management Incompetence
Gabe Newell Was Against Cheesy Zombies in Left 4 Dead

Gabe Newell Was Against Cheesy Zombies in Left 4 Dead

Gabe Newell didn't want Left 4 Dead to include zombies. The screenwriter talked about the game in an extensive interview.

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Adam Adamczyk

May 11, 2022

Gabe Newell Was Against Cheesy Zombies in Left 4 Dead
Forza Motorsport in Beta; Jez Corden on Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase

Forza Motorsport in Beta; Jez Corden on Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase

Jez Corden from Windows Central says that the new Forza Motorsport is currently in beta and we will most likely see it at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. The journalist also revealed what other Microsoft announcements we can expect in June.

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Michael Zegar

April 30, 2022

Forza Motorsport in Beta; Jez Corden on Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase
State of Decay Devs Face Accusations of Mobbing and Sexism

State of Decay Devs Face Accusations of Mobbing and Sexism

State of Decay 3 is still in pre-production. The reason is due to internal problems at Undead Labs, which is rumored to be a toxic place to work.

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Patrick Kubiak

April 2, 2022

State of Decay Devs Face Accusations of Mobbing and Sexism
Fable Could be in Trouble; Ex-dev on Behind-the-scenes

Fable Could be in Trouble; Ex-dev on Behind-the-scenes

The work on new Fable may be plagued by problems. According to the latest reports, Playground Games lacks employees with proper knowledge.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

March 23, 2022

Fable Could be in Trouble; Ex-dev on Behind-the-scenes
Amazon is Not a Good Place for Gamedev; Ex-dev on Behind-the-scenes

Amazon is Not a Good Place for Gamedev; Ex-dev on Behind-the-scenes

According to a former developer at Amazon Games, Crucible was doomed to fail from the start. It was influenced by, among other things, poor work organization.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

March 9, 2022

Amazon is Not a Good Place for Gamedev; Ex-dev on Behind-the-scenes
Dragon Age 4 in 'Mid-development'; BioWare Lost Another Producer

Dragon Age 4 in 'Mid-development'; BioWare Lost Another Producer

BioWare has confirmed the current status of Dragon Age IV. Work on the game is progressing, although the project has lost an executive producer.

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Jacob Blazewicz

February 24, 2022

Dragon Age 4 in 'Mid-development'; BioWare Lost Another Producer
BioShock 4 in Trouble? Rumors of Staff Leaving

BioShock 4 in Trouble? Rumors of Staff Leaving

The father of BioShock isn't the only one allegedly having problems with the new game. According to rumors, 2K Games is also not happy with the progress on BioShock 4.

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Jacob Blazewicz

February 17, 2022

BioShock 4 in Trouble? Rumors of Staff Leaving
Low Wages, Overtime and Problems - Team17 as Seen by Employees

Low Wages, Overtime and Problems - Team17 as Seen by Employees

Team17 is in trouble even after NFTs got removed from the Worms series. Employees of the British developer are said to complain of low pay, problems with their bosses and harassment.

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Jacob Blazewicz

February 11, 2022

Low Wages, Overtime and Problems - Team17 as Seen by Employees
Homeworld Devs Switch to 4-day Work Week

Homeworld Devs Switch to 4-day Work Week

The studio responsible for Homeworld 3, Blackbird Interactive, has followed in the footsteps of Eidos Montreal and switched to a 4-day workweek.

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Adrian Werner

February 11, 2022

Homeworld Devs Switch to 4-day Work Week