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Microsoft closing Arkane Austin was “stupid”, says founder: recreating “a very special group” like that would be “impossible”

www.rockpapershotgun.com Microsoft closing Arkane Austin was “stupid”, says founder: recreating “a very special group” like that would be “impossible”

WolfEye and Arkane's founder has spoken up about Microsoft's 'stupid' decision to close the Prey (2017) studio.

Microsoft closing Arkane Austin was “stupid”, says founder: recreating “a very special group” like that would be “impossible”

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Microsoft really doesn't understand how well teams can work together. They notoriously hire contractors to avoid needing to pay benefits, rotating them out every 18 months. For them to create team dynamic ideas like "forming storming norming performing", they really don't follow any of them.
- Laser focus on short term profits above everything else will be what destroys this country
  
  focus on profits rather than human well-being, period, is destroying the world
  
  I am just love watching these companies seeing the downfall of it. Google did short term profits instead of quality for search and now people are looking for competitors and profits are dropping. People don't watch new Netflix shows because they know they'll be cancelled. So many more. It's delicious.

yea, stupid that the line only go up mentality means it doesn't matter how many great titles you released, one single turd release and you're finished

I still need to play Prey. It's all on my wishlists on Steam or Gog, but haven't gotten around to it.
- Prey is great, but the Mooncrash DLC is the real stunner imo
- It’s a fantastic game. I haven’t finished it, but it was a really interesting atmosphere and I loved the horror game mechanics combined with that Bethesda feel it had. Felt in between Fallout 4 and Starfield with good components taken from each.

Correct. Fuck Microsoft/Bethesda/Zenimax/whoever the fuck it was.
I just wanted more Dishonored/Prey 😒

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