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@Squirrel_Alt_Delete
20 сағат бұрын
2:26 to skip the adspace
@L1m3r
19 сағат бұрын
Hi Bellular News, YT already recommended your other video about Sony's Concord and I would have watched it if the title wasn't clickbait garbage. Why don't you directly name the other "party" we don't know about? How is anyone supposed to find this video from memory in a few months? Text search for Sony + Concord + Failure will return hundreds of results. Searching for Sony + Concord + Failure + "name of other party" won't return your video. Please don't use this garbage clickbait techniques like "uhhhh I know something you don't but you need to watch this video to find out what's it even about..." Just put all relevant information in the title in a concise form. The whole world would be a better place without clickbait....
@X862go
16 сағат бұрын
@@BellularNews Wild
@X862go
16 сағат бұрын
Oh wait, they made outerwilds ok they're ok with me 👌
@PowderedToastMan3
Күн бұрын
Whoa another nepobaby ruining a media company? Color me surprised.
@r.i.petika829
18 сағат бұрын
@@PowderedToastMan3 eh, it’s grey and not black and white. You can see the appeal in allowing the films department to make shows and movies about games. And you can see the appeal in her using her capital to be hands off and allow 25 developers create some of the most beautiful and artistic indie games to date; which is indeed a risk. The fact that a game like outer wilds was so good was probably due to the fact that the leadership was so hands off. Regardless, shit happens, deals fall through; and mistakes were made.
@SolDizZo
17 сағат бұрын
@@r.i.petika829 Mistakes are still being made
@housemana
14 сағат бұрын
@@SolDizZo mistakes are literally where the growth is. don't be so obtuse. it's not about being a perfect person. it's about being a person with purpose, and being able to own up to our mistakes, and most importantly.. to use them to grow.
@SolDizZo
14 сағат бұрын
@@housemana We're on the same side... Growth also refers to holding yourself to a higher standard than anyone expects of you. If you didn't have someone else to hold your feet to the fire, how would you grow? You'd have to hold yourself accountable. Not all stress is positive but some growths are cancerous. The closest thing to perfection is near-unyielding aspiration. When you have little to lose but you're not yet desperate. I can balance this dynamic tension by remembering that happiness is not taking oneself so seriously.
@thomasneal9291
13 сағат бұрын
@@housemana very wanktastic.
@Klatchan
Күн бұрын
IGN doing actual journalism? Must be chilly in hell.
@defaulted9485
Күн бұрын
Isn't hell already have a frozen pit called Cocytus already? Even if its just for one (two if you count the tongue) dude?
@Marinealver
Күн бұрын
❄️ 😈 🔱❄️
@ricky_pigeon
Күн бұрын
If they are not doing that they are rigging votes in GOTY.
@PhantomHarlock78
Күн бұрын
When this affect someone they are friends...
@ricky_pigeon
Күн бұрын
when they are not rigging GOTY i guess.
@blueredingreen
Күн бұрын
I'd be surprised if this isn't a Second Wind type of situation, where everyone leaves to form a new team that does basically the same thing, just without the problematic leadership.
@altcenter4944
Күн бұрын
@@blueredingreen I think they went to the "problematic leadership" and said, let us leave or we'll leave. The problem is what the team that Left was doing, was giving out massive amounts of money as a publisher. I don't think they can do the same thing as a new company
@KarlHeinzRom
Күн бұрын
Oof, does anyone wants to tell him about the Frost - Second Wind situation?
@icravedeath.1200
Күн бұрын
@@KarlHeinzRom that's ultimately a blip on their so far spotless record.
@Radicalbeast
Күн бұрын
@@icravedeath.1200 but it does have problematic implications
@icravedeath.1200
Күн бұрын
@@Radicalbeast I don't disagree with that, I'm just saying if they properly learn from this fuck up then the chance of it happening again is lessened.
@ytivarg5371
Күн бұрын
I'm gonna start calling the AAA games industry what it really is: the corporate games industry
@TheBlargMarg
Күн бұрын
AAA/AA games: MICROTRANSACTIONS AND TONS OF DLC.
@Athasin
Күн бұрын
You know what? I'll join you!
@themikead99
Күн бұрын
This is always what it's been lol. Realistically there's no firm definition of AAA games, but the only companies that produce them are big corporations. That's why we see lots of indie games reach similar quality standards but arent called AAA games.
@JayDamaso78
Күн бұрын
And the journos are state-run media
@Athasin
Күн бұрын
@@themikead99 But that's not what they've been called. They've been called triple A and it would be refreshing if gaming sites and shows started calling them "corporate games" instead.
@kanojo1969
Күн бұрын
The ellison kids venture into film and entertainment has been predictably weird. It seems like megan really loves film but hasn't been able to turn a profit despite plenty of successful films. Meanwhile she's not a gamer, but the game studio she started just because it seemed like a good way to offset film losses has turned into a big earner. But she doesn't like games, doesn't like developers, isn't a nerd of any sort. And the money, while important as a measure of success, doesn't actually mean anything when you've spent your whole life marinating in daddy's billions. So she's actively hostile to the game company that has actually been successful.
@thomasneal9291
13 сағат бұрын
yeah, that's a pretty good summary. Seriously, with a dad like hers, it's a wonder she isn't a complete sociopath.
@ReelityEngine
9 сағат бұрын
She's just another creatively bankrupt corporate philistine
@PigDogBay
8 сағат бұрын
That's my read of it to
@Spencer-wc6ew
8 сағат бұрын
To me that just sounds like she has nothing to offer but money. Projects she participated in didn't profit. But projects she funded and left alone did.
@adas3497
Күн бұрын
So the annapurna devs and the teams associated all left and can now do their own thing? free of corpo bullshit? Sounds like a great deal for them to have walked away. Hope the people who left actually win big!
@Wonzling0815
19 сағат бұрын
I hope they will find a way to do their own thing. Otherwise "free of corpo bullshit" would just be a side effect of "being unemployed" :)
@fenix849
14 сағат бұрын
The biggest issue is likely to be money, but if they can win a couple of their first games backed they might be alright.
@cyprienmaccamley126
Күн бұрын
I think it's apparent that the AAA game industry seems to be suffering the same fate of hollywood: soulless, and corporate and the general audience are finally starting to realize it's all a scam. I'm optimistic though as this means developer mentality will realize the efficiency and increased creative freedom that an indie studio brings, if Larian can do it, others can.
@mechanical_chaos
11 сағат бұрын
The triples As are struggle bussing but my gaming experience hasn't been better than the last year or so since BG3 dropped. The indie studios are just knocking it out of the park over and over ever since. I love having endless fun while also getting to ignore big soulless companies that have zero creativity or heart. 😊
@Big_Toe_21
10 сағат бұрын
Would be nice. But most people won’t listen. It’s the rule of I know what I know even when I don’t know. Which is just about everyone on this weird thing called the internet 😂
@relo999
9 сағат бұрын
A lot of "indie" games are really used to be called "single A games" with a gargantuan marketing budget relative to development cost and actual indie is just Russian roulette. And on the AAA side of things it's really not the soullessness that's the issue, it still sells enough in most cases. The issue is scale, development cost and risk, something created to meet consumer demand over decades. Or to put it bluntly, expect less technical and content to trade for design and risk from AAA games or pay more.
@MakeDoor
Күн бұрын
AAA has lost its meaning long time ago.
@ytivarg5371
Күн бұрын
Lets start calling it the corporate games industry then
@rabbit2686
Күн бұрын
@@ytivarg5371 'The Corporate Games Industry' flows off the tongue surprisingly well.
@imarobobot8795
Күн бұрын
We up to AAAA nowadays, baby
@wcjerky
Күн бұрын
AAA has meaning only when applied to bonds, and AAA are the best.
@IamJustA
Күн бұрын
It's lost it's meaning and has gained a new one Corporate gaming
@PostNoteIt
Күн бұрын
When comparing AAA to AA games think about batteries.
@FuzedBox
Күн бұрын
18650 master race... which is more or less indy.
@felisconcolori
21 сағат бұрын
Lost, mistaken identity far too often, dead, dead and surrounded with the ends leaking so they can take the power input system with them. When they are the right battery for the occasion, they can still be difficult to place. And hopefully it wasn't dead but placed dead into new packaging.
@felisconcolori
21 сағат бұрын
@DPH_Psychosis@FuzedBox Please don't unite... no one needs two unstoppable fires. So if you stay separated, that's still both of them burning uncontrollably but not at the same time in the same place. And your juices probably don't mix together well either.
@boomkruncher325zzshred5
21 сағат бұрын
@@PostNoteIt So where’s the C and D publishers? 1.5V Publisher Gang, where u at?
@ZeroXSEED
20 сағат бұрын
AAA, smaller, less capacity, yet more expensive. Seems legit.
@DAC936
Күн бұрын
“She’s really gutsy with the billions of dollars her family earned and made me a bunch of money supporting my horrible movie idea. “
@KaiHouston-m6j
22 сағат бұрын
"She is erratic, sometimes that works in your favor"
@housemana
14 сағат бұрын
@@KaiHouston-m6j lmao actually tho
@mintparfait
23 сағат бұрын
Judging by the comments, you may need to make a video explaining what a publisher is compared to developers next.
@balsalmalberto8086
20 сағат бұрын
It's pretty easy. Developers are like movie directors,writers and on the set talent. Publishers are like movie studios/producers they provide funding, advertising, and connections to right people but they can "pull the strings / rug " so to speak. We're seeing some studios cut out the middleman publishers(Tripwire, Techland, IO Interactive. It doesn't really make sense to get a publishers that is just going to f you over if you can self publish on steam. R.I.P Spicy horse, and so many others.
@SloMoMonday
Күн бұрын
So, a nepo-exec that has a chip on their shoulder and no idea how to publish a game, grabbing control of the company through slimy tactics. Genuinely believing the force of their ambition and strategic genius could put everyone in line and drive the company to AAA greatness. Seriously, she could have had the best of both worlds, if she just didn't two time the people she was in active negotiations with. For people who justify their worth by their decision making skills, a lot of them don't understand consequences.
@Dnote_Z5
Күн бұрын
She owns the whole company, why would she give up part of it by letting them create a joint venture? I fully believe they all quit because they didn't want to deal with the parent company's interference, but at the end of the day, if the owner wants to interfere, that's their right, they're funding everything.
@ma.2089
Күн бұрын
I wish these ppl with these ideals would let ppl do their job. They think way too highly of themselves. Her willigness to finance creative projects was a genuinely unique attribute most rich ppl don’t have. She lost the plot.
@nathanabel8169
Күн бұрын
It's not that they don't understand consequences, it's just the classic "man I'm bad at math" meme.
@Dnote_Z5
Күн бұрын
@@ma.2089 She might've lost the plot, wouldn't be surprised if she's trying to one-up her brother, who's foray into games has been less than stellar in comparison.
@jokerledger5400
Күн бұрын
@@Dnote_Z5 No one is disputing their rights, people are just pointing out they are abusing it and reap the consquences.
@rd-um4sp
23 сағат бұрын
Larry Ellison? The same Larry Ellison that said that "AI is on the verge of ushering in a new era of mass surveillance" Those applications including keeping everyone "on their best behavior" through the use of constant real-time machine-learning-powered monitoring? That Larry Ellison?
@claybford
11 сағат бұрын
@@rd-um4sp yep, that Larry Ellison, who also somehow straight-up owns one of the Hawaiian islands!
@whydidyoutubeaddthis
10 сағат бұрын
@@rd-um4sp that's gonna happen
@null6634
9 сағат бұрын
It doesn't sound like he's wrong.
@KaneYork
5 сағат бұрын
Larry Ellison, of the famous quote "Do not make the mistake of anthropomorphizing Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle"
@SotNist
Күн бұрын
They obviously wanted to keep doing a wide range of creative indie and AA esque games, instead of getting completely monopolized by the AAA sandbag that is Remedy and all the culture creep that would have come with all the wannabe TV / movie stuff.
@SomnusLucisCaelum
Күн бұрын
It's all on Megan, not Remedy.She started the movie branch, not them
@SotNist
Күн бұрын
@@SomnusLucisCaelum didn't mean to imply that, just state that both things are occurring in tandem. ie: a big AAA injection kinda necessitates consolidation of publishing resources with greater need for ROI and the movie / TV stuff would just completely overtake the staff's curatorial sensibilities.
@icravedeath.1200
Күн бұрын
That's not really remedy's fault, they could've always just said no. Btw what do you mean AAA sandbag, from what I know remedy's solo games are nothing but utter bangers and they don't always sell that great.
@icravedeath.1200
Күн бұрын
@@SotNistI still don't see why you're putting the blame on remedy when Annapurna's horrendous mismanagement isn't their fault. They could've just said no.
@takeachance5881
Күн бұрын
Remedy, AAA sandbag, yeah, dude i don't think you know anything about what you are talking about. Remedy has been in financial crap for a long time before this, while making AA games.
@Satook
23 сағат бұрын
I think Megan confused ownership with leadership…
@Beatle1283
Күн бұрын
The original team left and they are hiring anyone and everyone just to fulfill the contractual obligations. This sounds like Annapurna will be making shovelwere of the "gollum" type for the foreseeable future.
@168original7
Күн бұрын
Anpura are publishers not game developers. Man it is wild how you don't know the difference.
@JetBalrog
Күн бұрын
@@168original7 The thing is, there's *two* teams with that name. One of which is a game developer, the other the publisher. That's why it's confusing.
@168original7
Күн бұрын
@@JetBalrog no they are both publishers, one of them is movies, the other one is games. The games side do not make the games themeselves they just publish indie games like stray. The people who walked out are the people who were hand picking games to publish.
@satsubatsu347
Күн бұрын
@@168original7 Why are they are scrambling for an entire team to make Blade Runner then? Did you not watch the video? Publishers can and do have 1st and 2nd party dev teams as well as the more familiar 3rd party dev teams. To answer my previous question: They are looking for a team because Blade Runner is an INTERNAL project as stated by Anna Purna Interactive's CURRENT job listings. Jeez SMH.
@JetBalrog
23 сағат бұрын
@@168original7 Mm. Fair enough! I'm not super familiar with the whole thing as it is actually. Not that I have to say it for you to know.
@doxy66
23 сағат бұрын
Omg, I didn't ever hear that these guys closed. Annapurna was kind of the A24 of video game studios. Some of the best games. What a shame!!
@Shinkajo
20 сағат бұрын
Not. A. Studio.
@balsalmalberto8086
Күн бұрын
Damn. That's too bad. Are all their in progress projects dead now? Blade Runner game is dead? Hopefully someone can revive the projects like what happened with Walking Dead.
@asdfasdfasdfsfds
Күн бұрын
@@balsalmalberto8086 there was going to be a blade runner game!? Oh man I hope its made. I love those movies/genre soooo much
@Deificus
22 сағат бұрын
Take the entire staff, keep them at Annapurna Interactive which is going to be going into AAA gaming... meanwhile, you tell your wayward executives that you want to spin the company off from Annapurna _Pictures_ into its own entity. They think Verset is about to start taking off where Annapurna Interactive left off... meanwhile Annapurna Interactive takes off without them. This was likely Ellison's attempt to spin her execs out and leave them with a worthless shell. She underestimated the staff's loyalty to successful leadership over empty promises.
@FrancescoSeppia
Күн бұрын
You need a compressor on your vocal chain to control volume drops when you don't speak directly in the mic
@jamesstaley5611
20 сағат бұрын
He does that a lot. It has become a chore to listen to him.
@Umbra_TuSlayer
11 сағат бұрын
This seems worse than normal
@lotus_flower2001
3 сағат бұрын
Dear god I thought I was crazy or sensitive to sound. Glad I'm not the only one.
@gunm808
Күн бұрын
It's always the ego-centric/narcissist VC who has to come in F up a good thing smdfh. Greed is destroying everything good/fun in our lives.
@arcticafrostbite617
Күн бұрын
Good god @Bellular News You need to equalize your audio, you fade between quiet and loud all through this video
@MaxIV77
20 сағат бұрын
For real, this episode was horrid to listen to.
@ringsystemmusic
6 сағат бұрын
ok so what he needs is a compressor not an equalizer - musician
@lotus_flower2001
3 сағат бұрын
It's kinda annoying to be honest.
@kenzorman
23 сағат бұрын
I've met far too many film prodjucers who think they'll make great game producers even though they don't play games. They utterly fail to understand the software developement process , and try to make it a film developement process.
@Prence
Күн бұрын
It’s a shame, I really love Stray.
@handsoaphandsoap
Күн бұрын
You can still love Stray. Annapurna didn’t make the game, they just published it. Stray was developed by BlueTwelve.
@Prence
Күн бұрын
@@handsoaphandsoap oh.. thank you.
@ADreamingTraveler
22 сағат бұрын
The devs who made it still exist and are making games thankfully.
@kieranwhoriskey7270
Күн бұрын
"The AVERAGE salary is 100 grand and OFTEN is more"
@treek10k
Күн бұрын
Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross. Repent and believe in him or you will be separated from God The Father for all eternity and face hell forever, for all eternity, never ending.
@kieranwhoriskey7270
Күн бұрын
@@treek10k fine
@ADreamingTraveler
22 сағат бұрын
@@treek10k These christian bots are getting out of hand lol
@nullpoint3346
20 сағат бұрын
@@ADreamingTraveler Don't reply to them, just report spam and move on.
@kieranwhoriskey7270
8 сағат бұрын
@@nullpoint3346 I'm a pro Russian bot
@KryyssTV
Күн бұрын
First time AAA game development caused a studio to implode prior to any game being released. Can we all agree now that AAA games are just not a healthy goal for the industry?
@SimuLord
Күн бұрын
Sounds like Megan Ellison turned into Caligula somewhere along the line there.
@henryglennon3864
Күн бұрын
@@SimuLord she married a 🐎?!
@treek10k
Күн бұрын
Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross. Repent and believe in him or you will be separated from God The Father for all eternity and face hell forever, for all eternity, never ending.
@Redmanticore
Сағат бұрын
she should have just stayed on the movie side of Annapurna. Margaret Elizabeth Ellison (born January 31, 1986)[1] is an American film producer, entrepreneur, and daughter of multibillionaire Larry Ellison. She is the founder of Annapurna Pictures, established in 2011. She produced the films Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Her (2013), American Hustle (2013), and Phantom Thread (2017), all of which have earned her Oscar nominations. In 2014, Ellison was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.[2] She also received a Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for the musical A Strange Loop.[3] After a series of underperforming productions, in 2019 Ellison had grown secluded from Hollywood, leaving Annapurna to be mostly ran by Nathan Gary, who led Annapurna Interactive before being promoted to president. She left to Lanai, a Hawaiian island owned by her father, and remained there as the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to remain isolated. In early 2021, her former chief of distribution Erik Lomis approached Ellison regarding purchasing Nimona, a project about to be cancelled with the closure of its production company Blue Sky Studios. She liked the footage and the film's LGBT elements, and agreed to acquire the project, estabilishing an Annapurna Animation division and hiring studio Digital Negative to complete Nimona, eventually released by Netflix in 2023.[23] In September 2024, Nathan Gary along with around 25 employees of Annapurna - its entire video games unit - left the company after Ellison withdrew from negotiations over spinning off its gaming division as an independent firm.[24]
@KrmSnty92
Күн бұрын
audio very peaky
@bathsaltshero
Күн бұрын
mate, whenever you tilt your head away from your mic i cant hear shit.
@ahettinger525
Күн бұрын
I strongly suspect the _people_ from Annapurna will all end up in the same, newly founded, entity.
@Volvary
Күн бұрын
Questionable. A publisher without capital is a hollow entity. Unless they can get someone to invest in them.
@ahettinger525
Күн бұрын
@@Volvary Given this group's track record, VCs would likely be tripping over themselves to write cheques.
@snekysneks
5 сағат бұрын
@@Volvary With their track record I can easily seeing them crowdfunding off kickstarter
@Volvary
4 сағат бұрын
@@snekysneks If you think Kickstarter is going to get them started capital wise, I have bad news for you. But a successful campaign can bring a lot of attention from VC to them.
@sumdud23
Күн бұрын
shame, some of my fav games were published by annapurna
@brianpwnsjustin
21 сағат бұрын
Your sound quality is bad
@Ilfrinco
18 сағат бұрын
"sausage party, the Seth Rogan art house classic" unsub.
@ito2789
23 сағат бұрын
Let the AAA gaming crash continue!
@bfwebster
Күн бұрын
Great journalism. 👍 Nearly 30 years ago, I observed the phenomenon of mismanaged tech organizations driving away their best people, leaving less qualified people behind. I coined the phrase “the Dead Sea effect” to describe it. I wrote a blog post on it back in 2008, which drew enough attention (via Slashdot and elsewhere) that caused the phrase to enter into common use. This is perhaps the most extreme example of the Dead Sea effect I’ve run across. 🤣 I plan to share it with my software engineering students,
@fransmith3255
23 сағат бұрын
That's every mismanaged company, tech companies are just one kind of company. They're all the same, and always with this same result.
@StegoAqua
Күн бұрын
It was a shock to me
@treek10k
Күн бұрын
Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross. Repent and believe in him or you will be separated from God The Father for all eternity and face hell forever, for all eternity, never ending.
@DevMeloy
Күн бұрын
Bummer... Stray is an amazing game, truly novel idea.
@Fourside__
Күн бұрын
deaths on Annapurna arent that shocking, has actually the highest fatality rate. ill see myself out
@TheChaosTheory
Күн бұрын
With all the selling out to the Epic Game Store, good.
@lightingthief4482
Күн бұрын
Crap opinion
@treek10k
Күн бұрын
Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross. Repent and believe in him or you will be separated from God The Father for all eternity and face hell forever, for all eternity, never ending.
@niko5008
Күн бұрын
@@treek10k 😱😱😱
@TheChaosTheory
Күн бұрын
@@treek10k already living through hell, cant be any worse.
@daaara
22 сағат бұрын
the reason studios take those deals is bc epic pays them with that sweet sweet fortnite money. Devs gotta make rent
@mutzielen
Күн бұрын
you pad these videos way too much
@dundercontrol
23 сағат бұрын
While all of their games are successful, theyre also niche and saying outer wilds is the best game ever is definitely someones opinion...
@japhy4
5 сағат бұрын
They are all unique games with unique mechanics that were engaging and fun. Since basically every other game released in the last 5 years is a copy or merge of 1 or 2 other games there is an argument that it's the best game in aa while.
@davidbwa
22 сағат бұрын
Youl listed some good titles so I was surprised to see Sausage Party in the mix. I felt it was horribly uncreative and predictable. And full of jokes that might have seemed funny when I was in grade school.
@starhaven1881
16 сағат бұрын
If she quit, And everyone walked with her. She had total trust and respect of the whole work force. thats a boss who is worthy of their name.
@midegola5623
22 сағат бұрын
ima be honest. you had me thinking they developed all these games. you gave so much credit to annapurna on all these games, most ppl wont know they were just the publisher and not the developer.
@mrm7058
Күн бұрын
Sad - I looked forward to a Stray 2 😢
@Jon717
Күн бұрын
There might still be a Stray 2. Stray was developed by BlueTwelve Studio. Annapurna Interactive was just the publisher.
@ralseithelonely
Күн бұрын
Don't lose hope! Annapurna is the publisher, and I highly doubt BlueTwelve Studio will just kick the bucket.
@Yasmin.Procaccino
14 сағат бұрын
The situation stinks, but hopefully we'll hear familiar names in a new up-and-coming publishing house sometime soon.
@MangaGamified
8 сағат бұрын
bot
@willichtenstein7071
18 сағат бұрын
The Outer Wilds would of become a mega hit indie darling even without Anna Purna Interactive.
@johnnygraz4712
18 сағат бұрын
Larry Ellison's nepo-baby has emotional issues? No one could have seen this coming!
@annocraft
Күн бұрын
What is a baffler?
@Ebani
Күн бұрын
Someone who baffles?
@fix0the0spade
Күн бұрын
Well the pegs in a Pachinko board are called Bafllers, because they confuse the movement of the marble.
@Ebani
Күн бұрын
@@fix0the0spade They baffle the movement of the marble*
@harryb12993
Күн бұрын
@@Ebani Something that baffles you. Not necessarily a person but can be.
@W0lfenstrike
Күн бұрын
A miserable little pile of secrets!
@AppleBiscuits
Күн бұрын
Cat's out of the bag now.
@XerrolAvengerII
Күн бұрын
you win the internet for today
@Myvoetisseer
Күн бұрын
Cool. Now I can pirate their games without feeling guilty
@168original7
Күн бұрын
Not really, they are juet a publishing firm, they don't make games 😂
@eternaldarkness3139
Күн бұрын
Cool. Now I can shoplift without feeling guilty. 'Cuz theft is fine if you can reconcile it with your lack of morals.
@thefatherinthecave943
Күн бұрын
@@eternaldarkness3139shoplifting is taking a physical thing. Downloading or pirating something does nothing but copy the original files. Nothing is lost. They really aren’t equivalent
@kyotra
Күн бұрын
@@eternaldarkness3139 "yOu wOulDn'T dOwNLoAd A cAr" If you want to make a statement, don't undermine it by comparing the theft of physical goods (which are subject to physical scarcity) with digital media piracy.
@saithvenomdrone
Күн бұрын
@@eternaldarkness3139 There's a slight difference in piracy vs shoplifting. Shoplifting involves a physical product that the maker already put money into producing said product, piracy does not involve any monetary input from the maker (as piracy is only digital or 3rd party physical product). So piracy has no negative effect on the maker outside of missing out on a sale that may or may not have taken place in the first place. Many people who pirate wouldn't have bought the product regardless. Not saying piracy is right, but it isn't exactly theft by standard reasoning.
@Grafvitni
Күн бұрын
Maybe I’m misunderstanding something, but it sounds to me like the folk who left were going to get exactly what they wanted just under the name Verset instead of Annapurna, so what was even the problem?
@angelindenile
22 сағат бұрын
It feels like what annapurna is trying to do is what some usual companies (think grocery or homestuffs) will do with smaller companies after buying them-- they'll fire everyone uninportant, restructure to conform to the buyer company standards and profit margins, then still use the old name because the name had it's own social fame. This doesnt work in the gaming scwne because games allow their media to be that much more intimate with their end user, and the end user can usually feel it, even if they don't notice. "Man, so and so used to be so good, but this one just sucks." Movies and shows are in a similar boat-- the name may stay the same but we can definitely feel the difference in quality. The recent live action disney movies (especially Star Wars) are a great example of this almost everyone who had the creative vision of them are different, and you can really feel they had different goals than the original people heading those peices of art.
@spehusshyvia
Күн бұрын
To be fair, Alan Wake has a true potential for a film in my opinion
@BellularNews
Күн бұрын
Totally! Loved 2 & how they blended live action.
@CodexF0X
Күн бұрын
This is actually a really tragic moment for all gamers.
@croustibat682
Күн бұрын
Pretty sure the devs went away to do their own thing. That means it is not tragic at all.
@cpuuk
10 сағат бұрын
I've seen bosses throw a wobbly; I've seen them lie through their teeth- they are human after all. I've seen whole departments walk, and that's always been hubris driven. To understand Ms Ellison, you have to understand her dad, as she will have learnt everything from him. She's from a family who likes to rule, not manage.
@TsunamiWombat
11 сағат бұрын
It strikes me that she made a good deal. The problem is she made that good deal without a thought for the company, because they were 'her employee's. But they had already shown they were more loyal to their immediate leader than they were to the parent company. She also had forgotten about her previous promises - which were probably never in a contract and therefore worth exactly doodoo - to spin Annapurna off. Then, at the moment of her come back, Annapurna monkeywrenches everything (from her perspective) out of left field so she balks. What's surprising is the team having the courage to just walk, which suggests they were ready for this in some way. I can absolutely see it from her perspective and at the end of the day this is a difference in culture and perspective at work, though naturally I err to siding with Annapurna over the billionaire heiress.
@thomasneal9291
13 сағат бұрын
meh, I could have just read this on IGN without all the attempted dramatic inflection.
@jaymethysell5111
23 сағат бұрын
So many good games from Annapurna Interactive. My favorite is Outer Wilds. There are several more I want to play, Like Cocoon, Stray, Maquette, and the Pathless. I hope those games will remain available while the company goes through this turmoil. It sucks that the people who did all the good work won't be around to benefit from some corporate shmuck selling that fantastic library of games.
@hoodieninja_7203
22 сағат бұрын
Not sure how much of a shock this is, Annapurna's been having issues for a while, like with the Disco Elysium situation.
@highdefinist9697
22 сағат бұрын
So basically, she was great at finding talented people and bringing them together, but terrible at making actual business decisions, so when she wanted to make more decisions, people chose to quit?
@volkskrieg8735
21 сағат бұрын
According the rules of the comments section here I am not allowed to inform you that that this woman is of an interesting backround. It would also be against those rules to suggest that backround played a role in the actions she took which led to this outcome.
@Maddin1313
16 сағат бұрын
>indie-powerhouse >let's go AAA! It was a good company, what a rotten way to die.
@Rquilter1962
22 сағат бұрын
This tells me her dad didn't teach her how to be a ceo. She got the job because of her dad is my guess
@Henbot
Күн бұрын
Was looking forward to the Blade Runner game
@fergy42
Күн бұрын
IGN has lost its meaning long time ago.
@OnlyDegenerateWorkAtYouTube
Күн бұрын
Another Nepobaby story...
@8bitArtist
Күн бұрын
That's a handsome woman. Lol
@fitz394
Күн бұрын
AAA == corporate games
@kennyyarmolchuk5560
16 сағат бұрын
Fake cat game is a scam
@custos3249
Күн бұрын
If only all devs had this much integrity.
@Qb3nsis
Күн бұрын
Can't buy food with integrity. Sounds like these people were paid enough to not worry in that way.
@custos3249
Күн бұрын
@@Qb3nsis Good point, since there's never any other jobs inside or outside the industry or the option to go independent. Silly me not going the corporate doormat route.
@aru5117
Күн бұрын
Big ups for them for going their own way but… I’d wager you don’t have a job and have 0 clue how the job market’s been, especially for tech.
@custos3249
Күн бұрын
@@aru5117 Nah, I got rich parents who pay all my bills and just can't stop sending me so much money, I burn it for fun. But back to reality, if you'd rather sell your soul, you're an accomplice in your own situation.
@ma.2089
Күн бұрын
@@Qb3nsis that and they claimed they didn’t maks the decision lightly. the economy is so dire, it must’ve been dire for them to leave
@MrEnoch-dy4tg
6 сағат бұрын
Absolutely hated Stray… boring,mediocre,overhyped game
@akenon5901
47 минут бұрын
That mic might be a bit too directional for your way of speaking, the volume just disappears when you turn to the other side.
@planescaped
Сағат бұрын
Breaking story: Nepo baby ruins things with incompetence. Stay tuned for our next story about how it gets wet outside when it rains.
@oldtoby2194
3 сағат бұрын
Good thing blizzard and Microsoft keep firing gaming devs. Plenty of talent to hire for fresh studio rebuild.
@randoir1863
10 сағат бұрын
16 minutes of regurgitating a news story !!!! Good work people !!!! I hear Firewalk Studios needs help with the remake of Concord !!! Ubisoft has pulled AC Shadows back to 2025 , so maybe if any of the staff needs jobs, they can apply there .
@ControversialOpinion
Күн бұрын
I dont like stereotypes but some people just cant help themselves.
@eyoutubere
7 сағат бұрын
In business, you have 3 key asset buckets: money, people, and systems. Annapurna's people asset (potentially the most important), just went straight to zero, do not pass go. I've worked in corporate long enough to know that in most cases, you can make up for such a loss even one as catastrophic as this. The key issue is that it's going to cost a lot of money (and time) to bounce back from this (if they ever do). If we take a very optimistic view of Megan Ellison, her problem isn't with the creative; it's with making creative financially successful (based on her film track record). Even if she somehow learns from previous experience and is able to make games both creative and financially successful, it will still end up costing her/daddy a boatload of money to remake the people side. Of course, if Megan has a superpower, it's money (a la daddy) so perhaps this isn't so much of a big issue for her and she will invariable not have to eat humble pie, which is depressing, but a sad truth of the world we live in 😞
@Broku.420
8 сағат бұрын
Larian, Fromsoft, and Sabre have shown great games can be made by bigger studios. We just need more to follow in their footsteps. If everyone stops buying from shitty companies like we are FINALLY starting to do with Ubisoft, then we can all happily watch corrupt companies die and get more of the former mentioned.
@arthurdent6256
Сағат бұрын
When the cooks leave the kitchen, all you have are some expensive facilities.
@CapDrago267
7 сағат бұрын
AAA games: Each A represents a $ for each triple digits in return values we expect! Warning: quality is not accurate
@Malphorus
12 сағат бұрын
would you look at that collective bargaining without some union exec throwing you under the bus for kickbacks.
@libervitaexaltis4551
18 сағат бұрын
If she was "unpopular" in Hollywood because she didn't follow their groupie culture and "do things the way they were supposed to be done", then she's a good person in my book
@FossilApostle
14 сағат бұрын
Fundamental attribution error & Association fallacy
@raulsantandertirado4400
7 сағат бұрын
Lots of words were said. Sadly, I didn't understand most of them :/
@acegear
13 сағат бұрын
its ign its 50/50 messaging supporter and blowing up what happened , or is a miracle they still have real journalist left in that god forsaken company
@johnwethekylow
9 сағат бұрын
I got the whole Annapurna collection on steam last xmas. I would have again this year, if the sale prices are decent, but then who am I supporting? Not someone I want to anymore.
@sunfos
9 сағат бұрын
mate you are working in video, you could've done a visual timeline so easily for this. But maybe thats just me struggling to follow the string of events.
@jmarino715
15 сағат бұрын
If I was developing a game and the entire staff of my publisher suddenly quit their jobs, my first phone call would have been to a lawyer asking to help me break my contract with them.
@FerreTrip
3 сағат бұрын
There was a lotta stuff in this, and it may be because I'm a bit out of it atm, but I couldn't exactly put together the full story. Can someone summarize it, please?
@haveiszalfaroqie1628
19 сағат бұрын
I think this is a particularly sad story in the gaming landscape. Sad as in true sadness, tragedy-for-everyone flavor. And it all boils down to one core aspect of the issue: communication. Ellison seemingly a strong, visionary leader, holding on to a principle that goes against the whole industry: Artistic Expression over Money. Unfortunately, the industry runs on green papers, not vinyls, musical sheets, nor tapes. And Annapurna the-movie-subsidiary is losing a lot of green papers. I think we all can agree that when we are having difficulties on an upcoming end-term exam, we can do a group study with the star of the class to get through it. And so Ellison wanted to "streamline" the framework for Annapurna movie-sub getting help from Annapurna Interactive (the game-sub), the star of the class. Unfortunately no. 2, Ellison is a bad communicator. She doesn't pick up calls. She doesn't _attend parties._ She throws chair towards ppl (she just like me frfr). Imagine that kind of person is in the same class as you suddenly arranging a group study with everyone out of nowhere. You know that person is the class-rep, but they p much goes off radar throughout the semester. Not like it really bothers you, so you can still chill while rocking on the thing you are known the best for (in which case, this would be game-dev). One day, however, the class-rep suddenly shows up in the group chat and started arranging these group studies. Surely it will go along just fine. Right? I'm calling it: this story is about good intentions with bad executions. Ellison, who raise her name as the movie gal, is losing money from her movie projects. Then, she realizes that her company has one subsidiary that is strong earning money, so she tried to "connect" the movie-sub with the gaming-sub. However, she has always been bad with connections, even in the movie industry. How can she manage to connect the movie, which she has always been bad at, with gaming, which she was never(?) cared in the first place?
@Crainshaw83
8 сағат бұрын
story sounded interesting but your auddio level with the way you move your head back and forth drives me crazy, i hear nothing and then you blast the mic, mouth to mouth that sucker just to fade away, it's mega irritating
@Killer_Turnip
20 сағат бұрын
The situation stinks, but hopefully we'll hear familiar names in a new up-and-coming publishing house sometime soon.
@thomasneal9291
13 сағат бұрын
Like Father Like Daughter. Ellison senior is one of the worst executives on the planet. Not a surprise his kids didn't fall far from the tree.
@fishnutter5219
12 сағат бұрын
So if I'm getting this straight, they just lost the team that has a pretty good track record at only picking projects that succeeded? The money will still flow out just fine, but the next generation of games being funded may just tank their income without that skill at picking a good project? Might take a few years for this one to come home to roost if that's the case...
@ma.2089
Күн бұрын
Taking risks risks money. Playing it safe risks money. You can’t be sure ever. Making their expectations so high is a recipe for disaster. Failure will always happen. The need to constantly accrue money is insane. That’s capitalism I guess. Or maybe just her dad’s expectations.
@AshnSilvercorp
18 сағат бұрын
ngl if my smaller company was getting lined up to be swallowed by the biggest media company in the US, I'd want to quit too. Why would I want to serve something so heartless?
@stilllearning4862
20 сағат бұрын
Weirdly speaking, from my perspective as a manager, I think Annapurna have some time before everyone know the original team had left. An article may accelerate the knowledge but eh, some people will still be excited because it's AAA.
@firstnamelastname4752
22 сағат бұрын
I think continuously saying the steam reviews of games really confused people in these comments, because it strongly implied Annapurna developed them.
@Sharpie360
5 сағат бұрын
Bro the microphone, speak into it consistently. My lord.
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