Matt Firor announced his split from ZeniMax Online Studios the same day Microsoft laid off roughly 9,000 employees and cancelled multiple game projects.
  • VerseAndVermin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 days ago

    I REALLY wanted to see what they were working on. It would be interesting just to talk to him and his team. ESO was built on the Hero engine and I think SWTOR is the only other MMO to use it. I’ve always wondered how much that inspired them to work on their own engine for Blackbird.

    Oh and I love that they independent team calls themselves Sackbird Studios.

  • AstaKask@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    33·
    10 days ago

    Big tech will abandon gaming now that they’ve found out about AI. I guess getting children hooked on gambling isn’t as profitable as it used to be.

    • dukemirage@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      10 days ago

      There is no money in LLM-AI in the long run, it’s a bubble. What they probably will do is pumping out gaming slop like Eastern mobile studios.

      • AstaKask@lemmy.cafeEnglish
        4·
        10 days ago

        Oh I know. It’s just the latest grift. Just like Fortnite was before regulation.