Helldivers 2 composer almost gave up on orchestral scores before its monumental success

Prior to the release of Helldivers 2, soundtrack composer Wilbert Roget was considering moving on from writing orchestral music for games, he recently posted. The overwhelming community response to the soundtrack, however, has renewed his faith in orchestral composition for games. “Before Helldivers 2 came out I considered moving on from writing orchestral game music—it…

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CD Projekt’s switch to Unreal wasn’t motivated by Cyberpunk 2077’s rough launch or a ‘This is so bad we need to switch’ situation, says senior dev

In an interview with Eurogamer about CD Projekt Red’s future, CDPR vice president of technology Charles Tremblay laid out some of the reasoning behind the company’s surprise move to Unreal Engine 5 from its in-house REDengine⁠—and it has less to do with Cyberpunk 2077’s challenging development and rough launch than you might think. “The first…

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