C levels need to free up cash for their holiday bonuses
Civilization 7 developers Firaxis have laid off an unspecified number of workers, 2K confirm
Submitted 1 day ago by simple@piefed.social to games@lemmy.world
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kandoh@reddthat.com 17 hours ago
Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I don’t buy civ games until they release all the DLC. Since CIV 5 it seems like they have released unfinished games that lack major game mechanics on launch and the game only gets finished through DLC.
Poor adoption and sales with CIV 7 is their own fault. They have conditioned the market to wait for the DLC.
garretble@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
I have a friend who was laid off from there today. Definitely feel bad for them.
SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 19 hours ago
Stop supporting 2K shit.
I’ve been saying this for years. And nobody listens.
TipRing@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
I listened. I bought Civ6, hated it, didn’t get any of the predatory DLC and went back to Civ4. Didn’t give Civ7 so much as a glance. Sad to hear it went downhill from 6 though.
Lumisal@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Yup, without Luigi there to kill the bugs it’s been pretty tough I suppose.
Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
I think some of the DLC is what made Civ6 eventually tolerable. But that’s already a bad sign.
comador@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
This. Fuck 2K Games, quit buying their shitty EA level titles and move on.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 day ago
“It was just Terry because he kept stealing pens from the supply closet for his own personal use.”
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 day ago
20 years ago I had a boss that always held his pens in his mouth.
So one day, when I was the only guy in the office, I took all his pens, and one by one stuck them up my butt.
Then I put them back in his cup.
Aielman15@lemmy.world 1 day ago
What did your boss do to deserve this?
I mean, what specifically?
Sonor@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
username checks out
lechekaflan@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Game devs really have to keep their CVs ready at anytime given how uncertain their jobs are.
Zirconium@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
I guess they built a mine over a monument
ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
If you’re a game developer, it’s probably best to avoid big devs. Go indie instead.
Olap@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Anyone actually playing 7? I know of no one personally, and I’ve played them all religiously
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
It shipped with Denuvo and I don’t pay for malware. It’s the first Civ game I haven’t bought at launch. I’m including the original.
Ugurcan@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
It doesn’t have Hot Seat either. I instantly refunded when I realized that. How the hell a Civ game have multiplayer but not hot seat?
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
https://steamdb.info/charts/
MBech@feddit.dk 23 hours ago
That’s about as expected. As a big fan of civ, it just looked like a worse version of 6, which was a worse version of 5.
Only reason for the bigger playercount of 6 i because of Sean Bean’s incredible narration.
pycorax@sh.itjust.works 20 hours ago
Honestly that’s just how Civ has been for the past few releases, most people don’t get it until the typical set of 2 major expansion packs come out and eventually go on sale. The base price of the full package has always been crazy high.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
I gave up after the 20th bug I encountered. (Yes I kept track.)
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Well they removed the ability to play as “A civilization” in the game called “Civilization” so yeah everyone I know has swore off it.
Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
It still amazes me they took the worst feature from Humanity and made it worse.
lmagitem@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
Yes and no. If you want to play China you can play as the various Chinese incarnations from beginning to end.
Walk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 hours ago
Yeah, I like it. It's definitely an unfinished product and lacking a lot of content and polish atm, but it's got the bones of a good game. Absolutely not worth the current asking price tho
Justas@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Nah, 4 is still the best.
comador@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Beyond the Sword with Leonard Nemoy narrating of course.
warm@kbin.earth 1 day ago
Nah, 5 is still the goat.
Bademantel@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
I mean why play an unfinished game? The radical changes sound interesting to me but it needs at least two add-ons to flourish, the same old story as with 5 and 6. I can wait and pick up the complete experience for half the price if that ever sees the light of day after the layoffs.
CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 23 hours ago
I played through exactly one full game, and it just felt… pointless, I guess? Like I was just clicking through turns to get to the end and none of it mattered. Then it told me I’d lost and was like “K” and then played Civ VI for a bit.
BombOmOm@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Naw, 5 and 6 are where it is at.
Nelots@piefed.zip 23 hours ago
Nah, 2 was the series peak.
AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 23 hours ago
Nah, I didn’t even bother. I only play 5 & 6.
iMastari@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Naw, 1 was the GOAT. The full game, no DLC, one price.