simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoFrostpunk creators cancel "Project 8" and lay off staff amid concerns that "narrative-driven, story-rich games" don't sellwww.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square133fedilinkarrow-up1336arrow-down110
arrow-up1326arrow-down1external-linkFrostpunk creators cancel "Project 8" and lay off staff amid concerns that "narrative-driven, story-rich games" don't sellwww.rockpapershotgun.comsimple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square133fedilink
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month agoThey don’t sell enough. These companies want endless growth and endless sales so they can milk the whales for endless revenue. Narrative rich, story driven games don’t sell as much as pay to win or gacha trash.
minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThey also take a lot longer to develop
They don’t sell enough. These companies want endless growth and endless sales so they can milk the whales for endless revenue. Narrative rich, story driven games don’t sell as much as pay to win or gacha trash.
Exactly
They also take a lot longer to develop