2024 has been another great year for games, but another horrendous year for game developers and development.
Ballooning costs and unrealistic development times have led to an unprecedented number of layoffs, with Bungie, Microsoft, Epic Games, and Rocksteady beingsome of the biggest offenders.
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These layoffs have caused major frustration in the industry, with one indie developer telling TheGamer that "a lot of it comes down to arrogance from the big publishers."
In an exclusive interview with TheGamer at Tokyo Game Show, Rocket Panda Games' CEO Mike McNamara shared his "biggest beef with a lot of how the industry has gone.”
McNamara said, "There was a period where you could do no wrong. During COVID, there was all kinds of fresh money flooding into the industry. And the companies thought, 'Oh, instead of making ten small games, let's just go all in on one," adding, “I think a lot of it comes down to arrogance from the big publishers." He accused companies of "throwing more money at their games, thinking it would make them bigger and better."
"I don't know where these decisions happen, on what level of the...
