EA has confirmed they are closing Ridgeline Games.
Amazon Games Celebrates Lost Ark’s Second Anniversary
09.02.2024 - 14:06 / amazongames.com / Lost Ark
The Team that helped bring Lost Ark to the West looks back at two years of adventures in Arkesia.
“It's hard to believe that the Western version of Lost Ark, published by Amazon Games, is now two years old. We began work on the Western version of Lost Ark in the spring of 2020, right at the start of the pandemic. After initially developing and servicing our own in-house studio titles since Amazon Games was first founded, we couldn't imagine a better and more apt title to serve as the first game we published for a third-party studio than Lost Ark. While we had high hopes for the title, it wasn't an easy task to create and prepare teams to bring Lost Ark, already a huge success in Asia, to Western players and make it a service that lived up to our core value of «Customer Obsession.» Smilegate RPG's trust and support throughout the process was integral to a successful launch. And as you can see from the game's credits page, over 200 people across 40 teams at Amazon Games worked together to ensure that Lost Ark launched in February 2022 with what is currently the fourth-highest concurrent player count in Steam history.
We've worked hard to bring four years of Korean Lost Ark updates and content to players in the West with as little delay as possible. In fact by mid-2024, the gap between the two regions will be as short as six months. While it's always exciting to get great content into the hands of Western players faster and see how they react, we've also found that sometimes faster releases can increase user fatigue and even make games more vulnerable to bots, which is never good for the player experience. During the past few years of working closely with Smilegate RPG, we’ve learned how to strike a balance of releasing content at an optimal cadence that continues to challenge and engage our players.
Since our first anniversary, we've done our best to reduce that fatigue, fight bots, and listen to and reflect on the voice of the community every week. As we enter our third year, we're going to take yet another leap forward. In 2024, we're preparing for another big year for Lost Ark, while continuing to listen to our users. To accomplish this, the teams at Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG met late last year to discuss plans for the entire year of 2024, and we couldn't be more excited to share updates soon. This direction would not have been possible without the active participation and suggestions of our player community. On behalf of all the teams at Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG, I would like to extend our sincere thanks.”
—Soomin Park, Franchise Leader, Lost Ark
“Having worked on Lost Ark since before it launched in the West, it’s been incredible to see how the game has grown and changed since my
The website gametalkz.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
Top Authors
Popular Topics
rockpapershotgun.com
28.02.2024 / 13:02
There's a new Paranormal Activity horror game in the works from the creator of The Mortuary Assistant
DarkStone Digital, solo developer of The Mortary Assistant, is making a new horror game based on Paramount's Paranormal Activity films. Titled Paranormal Activity: Found Footage, it's being published by DreadXP and features some kind of reactive haunt system, with scares dialling up and down based on your actions. DreadXP have shared a teaser consisting of some crackly logos against a backdrop of radio chatter. Given that this is a Paranormal Activity adaptation, it's possible the trailer harbours spooky secrets. You may wish to experiment with turning the brightness up and down, playing the video backwards, or watching it again at the next full moon, perhaps while standing in a cemetery loudly declaring that ghosts aren't real.
comingsoon.net
27.02.2024 / 20:47
Paranormal Activity Game in the Works at DreadXP
Dread Central’s gaming label DreadXP is working with Paramount Global on a game from the creator of the indie horror game hit The Mortuary Assistant.
videogameschronicle.com
27.02.2024 / 19:35
Spider-Man actor thinks Insomniac isn’t done with Peter Parker
Yuri Lowenthal, who voices Peter Parker in Insomniac‘s Spider-Man games, thinks the character will return in a future series instalment.
gamesradar.com
27.02.2024 / 12:43
Despite Marvel's Spider-Man 2's ending, Peter Parker's voice actor doesn't think we've seen the last of his character
The actor who plays Peter Parker in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has reflected on the game's ending, teasing that he doesn't think we've seen the last of his character.
wccftech.com
26.02.2024 / 20:29
The Quarry and Dark Pictures Dev Supermassive Games Lays Off Nearly a Third of its Staff
Supermassive Games, the UK developer responsible for well-liked narrative horror games like Until Dawn, The Quarry, and The Dark Pictures Anthology is the latest studio to be hit with the layoff bug afflicting the industry. According to Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, around 90 employees, which represents nearly a third of Supermassive’s 300-strong staff, have been laid off. Supermassive themselves acknowledged the layoffs via the following statement…
gamerant.com
26.02.2024 / 20:14
Until Dawn, Dark Pictures Developer Hit With Layoffs
Until Dawn developer Supermassive Games has recently announced layoffs. Supermassive Games is known for making horror games with impactful choices, and it’s the latest company affected by one of the worst recent trends in the gaming industry.
amazongames.com
23.02.2024 / 22:17
Amazon Games Partners with Black Voices in Gaming at D.I.C.E. Summit 2024
At the 2024 D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas, Amazon Games partnered with Black Voices in Gaming to provide sponsorships to underrepresented game devs and entrepreneurs, allowing them to attend the event and connect with some of the biggest names in the business.
comingsoon.net
22.02.2024 / 21:57
James Gunn Posts Superman: Legacy BTS Photo to Celebrate Table Read
director James Gunn has posted a behind-the-scenes photo following a table read of the DC Universe movie’s script.
gadgets.ndtv.com
16.02.2024 / 12:09
Apple Vision Pro Gets 12 Spatial Games Including Super Fruit Ninja, Cut The Rope 3 and Jetpack Joyride 2
Apple on Thursday announced the arrival of new "spatial games" that are designed to work on the company's recently launched Apple Vision Pro headset. These games are designed to run on visionOS and are available to Apple Arcade subscribers, according to the company. Users will be able to interact with these games using hand gestures, while viewing elements in an immersive mode that uses augmented reality (AR) technology. Meanwhile, a total of 250 non-spatial titles can also be accessed on the mixed reality headset.
gematsu.com
15.02.2024 / 18:37
Fantasy action adventure game Selfloss to be published by Merge Games
Merge Games will publish Goodwin Games-developed fantasy action adventure game Selfloss, the company announced. It will be available for PC via Steam. A demo is available now.
digitaltrends.com
15.02.2024 / 16:50
Apple Vision Pro is getting another batch of spatial games
Apple confirmed three more Apple Arcade titles that will get the spatial game treatment for Apple Vision Pro soon: Alto’s Odyssey: The Lost City, Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, and Spire Blast.