Seasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on ‘vibes-based forecasting’ from retailers

Game developer veterans from RPG companies like Obsidian and Bioware say that the temporary death of the CRPG in the early 2000s was down to retailer meddling, as outlined in a series of tweets made just before the holidays. As spotted by GamesRadar, a conversation between Nathaniel Chapman and Josh Sawyer began to discuss the…

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Former Activision-Blizzard employee sues the company for none of the reasons you’d expect by now, accuses Bobby Kotick of saying it had ‘too many old white guys’

Activision-Blizzard has been the centre of a lot of controversy over these past few years. After a lawsuit went public, detailing “numerous complaints about unlawful harassment, discrimination, and retaliation” and a “frat boy” culture, plus claims from former CEO Bobby Kotick that the whole thing was just an “aggressive labour movement,”  the company finally settled…

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