An investigative report into the development of commercial and critical failure The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has revealed a number of struggles faced by developer Daedalic Entertainment.
Indie MMO Spotlight: Find The Golden Goober Already
24.09.2023 - 14:31 / mmorpg.com / Mmo Spotlight
Each week, we scour the internet for all things indie MMO-related, so you don’t have to. This week, The Hunt for the Golden Goober is still underway, Broken Ranks had a kidnapping don’t worry, it was staged), and Into the Echo (image above) prepares to expand its lore while another MMO heads to the grave. Plenty of other stuff is also going on, so let’s quit wasting time and get started with this week’s Indie MMO Spotlight.
It’s been two years since Clockwork Labs announced BitCraft , and their weekly tweets are still just pictures and short videos of the sunrise.
<p dir=«ltr» lang=«en» xml:lang=«en»>It's been two years since we revealed BitCraft, now the world begins to awaken.#gaming #videogames #bitcraft #mmorpg #mmo #sandbox #indie #Games #indiegame #indiegamedev #cozygame #alpha #unity #cinematic #cozymmo #Gamedev #chillgame #teaser #announcement #fantasygame pic.twitter.com/boTbKtr7xdThe Broken Ranks team posted a kidnapping/ask me anything video this week. Topics include the current gear rework, orbs, skins, and much more. Be sure to turn on closed captioning if you don’t speak Polish.
Coreborn has posted a quick survey for the community to see what new systems they would like to see in the game.
The end is nigh. The Cycle: Frontier servers will shut down on September 27 at 4am ET.
The second clue for the Hunt for the Golden Goober was posted on Thursday. And for those of you who may have forgotten, Dual Universe will celebrate its 1-year anniversary on Wednesday, September 27th.
The next major update for Foxhole will have a devstream reveal on Thursday, October 5th. The stream will begin at 2PM EDT on the Foxhole Twitch channel .
Genfanad posted another blog post with more information about the upcoming changes to make Genfanad a hybrid TCG/MMORPG.
A new batch of invites went out this week, but there is still time to sign up for Havenhold’s weeklong Alpha 0 playtest that will begin on October 7th.
Into the Echo’s new lore site, Journey Across Raava, will go live on September 29th.
A new developer update was posted this week. The video discusses the delayed Early Access, the August playtest, and the NDA.
Patch 29 is currently live on the test server, and you can read the update log on the OPP site.
A new Dev Update was posted this week. There are several new game features in the works, like an obstacle course, flare arrows, and ammo and bait pouches.
Project F4E’s next playtest is set to begin on October 5th.
Development Log #402 is available to read.
Quinfall is looking for community members to join a small community test team , and they are also accepting applications for content creators .
A new edition of the Valrei International was posted this week.
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rockpapershotgun.com
09.10.2023 / 12:27
CD Projekt staff form union after layoffs - and want everybody in the industry to join
There's a side mission in Cyberpunk 2077 that involves abducting a notorious union-breaker. One wonders if any of the people who worked on that have joined the union founded by CD Projekt RED employees this month. The union is part of the larger Polish worker's organisation OZZ Inicjatywa Pracownicza, and comes in response to CD Projekt's firing around 100 employees in July due to "overstaffing". Its membership is anonymous and open to people in the industry who aren't employed by the Witcher and Cyberpunk studio, but are thinking about forming a union in their own workplace.
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08.10.2023 / 22:09
Arkane shows it hasn't given up on Redfall with a substantial new update, but it's hard to imagine a Cyberpunk-style turnaround is in the cards
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gamesradar.com
07.10.2023 / 18:05
The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 staff unionise after three waves of layoffs at CDPR this year
CD Projekt Red employees have joined others in the Polish video game industry to unionise after three rounds of layoffs at the Cyberpunk 2077 studio. The unionising developers say their goal is “improving their workplace/industry standards in a way that has legal power and amplifies their voices".
techradar.com
06.10.2023 / 13:21
The Cyberpunk 2077 sequel is to be made by the Phantom Liberty team
CD Projekt Red has confirmed that the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel will be designed by the team of developers responsible for Phantom Liberty.
gamesradar.com
05.10.2023 / 20:51
The Cyberpunk 2077 sequel will be designed by the same people who saved the game with Phantom Liberty
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gamingbolt.com
05.10.2023 / 17:57
Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Project Orion is at the “Conceptual Design” Stage – CD Projekt
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rockpapershotgun.com
29.09.2023 / 19:37
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destructoid.com
28.09.2023 / 13:57
Cyberpunk 2077’s DLC and 2.0 patch are “the last big updates” for the game
Cyberpunk 2077 has been on a lot of people’s minds lately. The recent release of the Phantom Liberty DLC and the big 2.0 update has brought the game back into the fore (not that it ever truly left). However, it looks as though CD Projekt Red is ready to move onto something else.
gamesradar.com
26.09.2023 / 22:31
Good news for The Elder Scrolls 6: Bethesda tried a new testing process with Starfield and Todd Howard says it worked so well that it's the new standard
Starfield was extensively playtested by Bethesda devs often working from home, and Todd Howard says this approach worked so well that the studio's going to apply the method to its future games, with the studio's next confirmed, albeit far-off project obviously being The Elder Scrolls 6.
gamesradar.com
26.09.2023 / 20:51
To test Starfield, Bethesda gave the team a build that was "basically done" last year and said "this should be the game you're playing over the holiday"
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gamesradar.com
26.09.2023 / 16:39
Cyberpunk 2077's new Ukrainian translation is full of criticism for Russia's war - now the devs are apologizing for it
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