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The Lord of the Rings: Gollum developer to close after disastrous launch (www.polygon.com)

submitted 1 year ago by mint@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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[–] pfannkuchen_gesicht@lemmy.one 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Rather unsurprising but of course sucks for the developers. What were the execs thinking?

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They were probably thinking they could get AAA game quality and indie game budgets, just by injecting a well known license.

[–] cavemeat@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

I kinda hate that about companies. The ones who make hairbrained decisions are never the ones who pay the consequences.

[–] TheAfterman@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Make money and cut costs. Always the case.

[–] empireOfLove@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

They were thinking they'll get their golden parachute regardless of their effort, and the workers will take the fall, just like they did here, so fuck project quality!