Working in a game company is much like watching the sausage get made. The good part is that different genres of games are quite a bit different from one another. I can play Assassin’s Creed Syndicate and have fun because it’s so different. On the other hand, I’ve rarely played any of the game I’ve most recently worked…

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Encoding any sort of video with the compression needed to substantially cut down the HD video required in this sort of thing would bottleneck at the processors, no matter how hardcore they are.

It’s the uncompressing the HD video that’s the difficult part.

In many cases, I’d agree, but you don’t buy out a company of Ubisoft’s sheer size for just a single IP (or even their entire IP library), you do it to get a profitable subsidiary. While it’s true that there are tons of people willing to work in the industry, it is crucial to have a core development team at all times.…

The talent exodus is the real issue. A lot of executives would likely leave the company to form the new company. In turn, they could bring a number of art and technical talent with them. In turn, the exodus of talent to this new company would create a more glaring exodus as many simply decide to leave for other…

Point stands either way.

There was a certain amount of purpose in this, as the developer edited out the assassin in the picture, likely to get it in as a placeholder until something better came up. Invariably, it never was replaced until now.

...in case it wasn’t obvious, the article originally said Avalanche Software...

Just Cause 3 is produced by Avalanche Studios. Avalanche Software produces Disney Infinity.

You amuse me greatly.

On the contrary, it is possible to copyright, trademark, and patent a haircut (depending on the situation), as long as it’s novel and not obvious. It will be exceptionally difficult to do that, but it’s entirely possible.

Bingo. There’s a winning idea.

More of a failure of research than anything else.

Must be nice having this perspective.

Most VN publishers use one of three storefronts in addition to Steam. Mangagamer releases them through their store (notably their self-published titles usually contain a free Steam key for the same price as the Steam title), Sekai Project uses their affiliated company Denpasoft, and JAST USA releases on their own…

That is the kind of thinking that results in the network mode getting cut. Trust me, that’s how it happens.

On the other hand, I got a top-of-the-line $1.6k laptop before college (i.e. about 5 years ago) and the thing still works today. It can only run most games at low-to-moderate settings, but with the mobility and longevity I’ve seen it’s certainly the best investment I’ve ever made. I can unplug it and hop on a plane at…

He’s talking about having three different games that are technically one game, not the cut content.