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Submitted 1 hour ago by ampersandrew@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://kotaku.com/xbox-shuttering-south-of-midnight-peabody-award-compulsion-games-2000706065
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rtxn@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
popcar2@piefed.ca 47 minutes ago
I saw this one coming, sadly. Xbox announced they’re laying off people, and while I like Compulsion Games it’s predictable that they’re getting the boot.
They made 3 games in the last 13 years and none of them have been big hits.
2013: Contrast (mediocre reviews)
2018: We Happy Few (messy development, mediocre reviews)
2025: South of Midnight (decent reviews, reportedly underperformed)
rtxn@lemmy.world 19 minutes ago
It sure feels like I’m the only person on the planet who actually, positively enjoyed Contrast.
Aielman15@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
I’m honestly sorry for all the developers that Microsoft acquired in their buying spree around before and during 2020.
ech@lemmy.ca 50 minutes ago
Same for all Indies bought up by larger companies. At best they seem to get broken up and dispersed in the company. Most just seem to be ballast used to pad stock value, then tossed when it’s the least bit beneficial to their owners.