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EA shuts down Visceral, moves Star Wars game to EA Vancouver/others

L

Lord of Ostia

Member
What the fuck...Visceral is such a great studio, and they were working on Star Wars of all things, which you'd think would protect them from closure. Goddamn.
 
V

ViciousDS

Banned
josecitoxnyo said:
Throughout the development process, we have been testing the game concept with players, listening to the feedback about what and how they want to play, and closely tracking fundamental shifts in the marketplace. It has become clear that to deliver an experience that players will want to come back to and enjoy for a long time to come, we needed to pivot the design.

So i guess the game now is a Battle Royale with loot boxes right?
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Throughout the development process, we have been testing the game concept with players, listening to the feedback about what and how they want to play, and closely tracking fundamental shifts in the marketplace. It has become clear that to deliver an experience that players will want to come back to and enjoy for a long time to come, we needed to pivot the design. We will maintain the stunning visuals, authenticity in the Star Wars universe, and focus on bringing a Star Wars story to life. Importantly, we are shifting the game to be a broader experience that allows for more variety and player agency, leaning into the capabilities of our Frostbite engine and reimagining central elements of the game to give players a Star Wars adventure of greater depth and breadth to explore.”
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god damn it


fucking multiplayer/online focused it sounds like



fuck these trends and their shit practices
 
K

Kinyou

Member
Just yesterday I watched a retrospective of the Dead Space games. Really sad, some very talented people working there. I hope they all land on their feet.

And yeah, losing all hope that the Star Wars game will be anything special
 
M

mdubs

Banned
Jaraghan said:
WHAT

NO

WHATS HAPPENING TO THEIR STAR WARS GAME
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Being shipped off to another studio to be radically changed. The statement more or less says that it was originally supposed to be a linear single player adventure and is now being shipped off to become a GAAS thing
 
S

Skyline Owl

Neo Member
Well fuck. I guess Dead Space is gone for good.


^^^
If that turns out to be correct then my interest in it just cratered. Bummer.
 
J

jennetics

Member
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Best of luck Visceral Studios folk
 
Duxxy3

Duxxy3

Member
EA killed that studio. Dead Space 2 was great. Dead Space 3 was interfered with way too much. And then they got lumped into Battlefield.

IMO EA is solely responsible for the failure of this studio.
 
D

Dantis

Member
Wow.

I'm genuinely really angry. What a shitty thing to do because they want to cash in on games as a service. Absolute wankers.
 
AudioEppa

AudioEppa

Member
🤨 wtf ea? And I can’t believe it’s even possible to still be surprised with your shitty history. But seriously wtf.
 
E

ekgrey

Member
Kinyou said:
Just yesterday I watched a retrospective of the Dead Space games. Really sad, some very talented people working there. I hope they all land on their feet.
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Which was it? I've been looking for a good one. Noah Caldwell-Gervais mentions DS a lot but has never examined the series independently.
 
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