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'Ready Or Not' dev splits with publisher Team17

'Ready Or Not' developer Void Interactive has shared that it will part ways with Team17. The announcement came just hours after a developer said 'Ready Or Not' will have a school shooting level.

Orbilator874d ago

Maybe the school shooting level was to much for Team 17 to accept, I know the airport from modern warfare was a maybe or not before it was eventually included. But we're as Activision just seen shock publicity and the dollar sign, maybe Team 17 just don't wanna cross that line.

annoyedgamer874d ago

Remember, No Russian.

Games were so good back then.

Snookies12874d ago (Edited 874d ago )

Agreed, I hate when creativity and artistic direction is stifled by real-world taboos or limits. Of course I would feel terrible if someone actually shot up an airport. That would be a travesty for so many. But when it's used to set up a fictional story, in a meaningful way. It's absolutely necessary to experience the event. You have to highlight the lows, in order to accentuate the highs in storytelling.

porkChop874d ago

To be fair, you can't blame a publisher for not being ok with a school shooting level. You have to understand they're a business. If the media picks up the story it would become a huge controversy. And at that point the context or the storytelling won't matter.

It'll just be another case of video games becoming the scapegoat. We need to stop pretending that video games aren't held to a different standard than every other form of entertainment.

Snookies12874d ago (Edited 874d ago )

@porkChop - I'm not blaming the publisher. They have every right not to publish this. I'm blaming censorship, as it's more and more frequently becoming the death of creativity these days. Team 17 has been around for a good while, but isn't nearly one the bigger publishers in gaming. They can't take this kind of flak right now. So that's understandable in this one case. Team 17 are simply a product of the time.

AmUnRa874d ago (Edited 874d ago )

Yeah...but a school shooting level is way out of line....

Zeref874d ago

No Russian was a fictional thing though, it wasn't based on anything that actually happened afaik. School shootings are just too real imo

Silly Mammo874d ago (Edited 874d ago )

I always thought it was an unwritten rule that you didn't murder children in video games worlds.

Will Call of Duty or Battlefield start bombing schools or having children in an entire village kidnapped, maimed and murdered? How far do we go for the sake of realism?

ocelot07874d ago

Forgot this game just released on steam. Going to have to buy this.

Orchard874d ago (Edited 874d ago )

I highly recommend it - the game is great, even in early access, and if you loved SWAT, you’re going to love it.

ocelot07874d ago

YES!!!! SWAT 4 was one of my first ever PC games and I played that for hours on end each session.

I'll be getting this come payday can't wait.

Bronbron92874d ago

I see how people would find a issue with this seeing it’s a really touchy subject, but this game is highly realistic and put you in necessarily real world scenarios, even if this game was to release with just normal motels, warehouses, and houses eventually people would request to bigger scenarios such as banks, airports, and schools, it’s not like everyone is like hellyeh a school shooter level for the sake of a school shooter it’s to stop them but sadly everyone is looking pass what the game is all about with this one

TGG_overlord874d ago

@porkChop
"To be fair, you can't blame a publisher for not being ok with a school shooting level. You have to understand they're a business. If the media picks up the story it would become a huge controversy. And at that point the context or the storytelling won't matter.It'll just be another case of video games becoming the scapegoat. We need to stop pretending that video games aren't held to a different standard than every other form of entertainment."

- People can think what they want (right or wrong) on this subject, but the truth of the matter is that you're right...So yes, I do understand why Team 17 did what they did. But would I have done the same if I owned my own video game publishing company? Maybe, maybe not.

gold_drake873d ago (Edited 873d ago )

i think it rly depends on where ur from right, as, for example, european folk, we have, luckily, very few school shootings, or shootings in general. so from my point of view, i would be somewat ok with it (id definitely think about it long and hard), as it is a videogame and i personally can draw a line there.

but for americans ... this happens way too often over there and is a very touchy subject, absolutely horrifying, as it would be for anyone i can imagine.

i dont blame them at all. atleast they're sticking with they're moral code.

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Rockstar Games Founder's New Studio Is Working On AAA Open World Action Adventure Game

Rockstar Games founder Dan Houser's new studio, Absurd Ventures, is currently working on a AAA open world action adventure game.

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porkChop16h ago

I'm really curious to see what he's going to do. It seems like a GTA-style game, but I wonder how it'll differentiate itself.

Goodguy014h ago(Edited 4h ago)

A new studio making a AAA game. Yea, that'll go well. I still think new studios should only make small games for a few years to build up teamwork and trust within.

shinoff21833h ago

That's a good point but if they have the talent it may not be needed

Mr_cheese1h ago

And the industry experience like this guy clearly does

anast1h ago

If it weren't one of the founder's of one of the most prolific open-world game studios, I would agree.

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Microsoft's quest for short-term $$$ is doing long-term damage to Windows, Surface, Xbox, and beyond

Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's plans to increase every department's margins.

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Brazz1d ago

"The plan to move Xbox games to other platforms is codenamed "Latitude" internally, and I know there's debate and unease at Microsoft about whether or not this is a good idea. More upcoming Microsoft-owned games slated for PlayStation are already being developed. At least for now, they're potentially obvious games you'd most likely expect. And yes, while it's true Microsoft is a prolific publisher on PlayStation already, it has typically revolved around specific franchises like Minecraft. From what I've heard, Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's mandate to increase every department's margins. "

Yeah, they are going to kill Xbox hardware.

Xeofate22h ago

"Yeah, they are going to kill Xbox hardware."

It's for the best.

Quit stringing along xbox fans and screwing over PlayStation owners.

crazyCoconuts17h ago

Take good care of those Xboxes if you have 'em ...

outsider162417h ago

An Xbox game on a Playstation. Never in my years of gaming did i ever thought this was gonna happen.

jznrpg13h ago

It is dying anyway so doesn’t make much of a difference

VersusDMC12h ago

No way can they get rid of the hardware as probably 90% of game pass subscribers are hardware users.

Highly doubtful those users will move to PC or Cloud to subscribe there and the competition (Sony and Nin) will never have gamepass on their system.

If they want to keep the current subscribers, they need to keep releasing new hardware.

PSPSA4h ago

I'm not convinced, why then announce that they're actually working on the next-generation Xbox with “the largest technical leap”, and also looking into handhelds now?

Rols3h ago

Not like MS don’t drop things a hot potato if it is not performing. Look at MS history to see products or platforms discontinued. Xbox is not a charity for MS, it needs to make money and the ABK was the last roll of the dice for Xbox.

purple1012h ago

Xbox hardware team members have been incorporated into surface team

This perhaps shows they are not expecting big things from Xbox as a separate entity

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gold_drake1d ago

i think it will kill off the xbox brand. windows will be fine.

but there is and would be a chance that xbox might be killed off in the future. if they fail to make the money they put in. imo.

S2Killinit21h ago

They wont kill it, but they will go fully PC while keeping xbox as a brand, and go multiplatform for the most part. They will also work tirelessly to diminish console gaming’s importance.

PRIMORDUS18h ago

It would be best if Xbox goes the way of Sega, just make and publish games. I know I myself will not support them at all with buying games from them, you all can. 🙃

ChasterMies16h ago

The Xbox brand will live for the games. I don’t expect Microsoft to entirely drop out of gaming hardware. They make Surface tablets and laptops. They’ll make Xbox branded hardware for those that want it.

shadowT23h ago

"Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation"

Forza and Starfield next?

Skuletor21h ago

Starfield would be no surprise and there's the rumor that it will come to Playstation after the Shattered Space DLC, Forza (along with Halo and Gears of War) I find less likely but I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually end up on PlayStation too, especially if Xbox give up on hardware and go the Sega route.

shinoff218321h ago

Not to worried about forza. I'd rather see others like what inxile and obsidian are working on. Starfield sounds like it needs more time in the oven so let it cook first imo. If starfield and it's a small if does release on ps it'll be in the fall around the time for dlc or right at the dlc and come packaged with it.

-Foxtrot22h ago

In the words of Phil Spencer when he was talking about Nintendo last year

“It's just taking a long time for Microsoft to see that their future exists off of their own hardware"

S2Killinit21h ago

Yup. MS are a cancer to console gaming.

Aloymetal20h ago

100%!!
I wonder what happened to that dude that was always here posting those court articles with cartoons about MS spending all those billions in studios. He suddenly disappeared, I guess he doesn't like bad news when the green brand is in trouble. No new articles from him as of late...

PRIMORDUS18h ago

Yup, and it's only going to keep spreading.

Outside_ofthe_Box18h ago

Phil Spencer's words always comes back to bite him lol

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Hypercharge Unboxed Dev Saddened By Claims It'll Be 'Dead' Without Xbox Game Pass

One of the big Xbox releases heading our way in May 2024 is the long-awaited Hypercharge Unboxed, which is finally bringing its "first and third-person shooter action figure game" to Xbox consoles on Friday, May 31st.

Sadly, ahead of launch, the game's official Twitter (or "X") account has been highlighting the "trolls" who are claiming that because it's not launching on Game Pass, Hypercharge Unboxed is already set up for failure on Xbox.

helicoptergirl1d 8h ago

It's horrible what people will say, but the truth might be harsh. There is a good chance it might not do well on Xbox if it's not on GamePass. There is a strong possibility that is the case. We'll see.

When it launches on Playstation in the future you can rest assured it will sell much better. The devs have confirmed it's coming to Playstation in the future.

"It is built in the Unreal Engine 4. The game was released on the Nintendo eShop on January 31, 2020 and on Steam on April 27, 2020. The development of Hypercharge: Unboxed for the Xbox platform was officially announced on July 16, 2022, with the developers also confirming future support for the PlayStation."

ZeekQuattro1d 7h ago

I remember having this on my radar years ago for the Switch but never pulled the trigger on it. Crazy it's still not on PlayStation yet.

northpaws23h ago

And that's the problem of GamePass.

JEECE22h ago

Unfortunately once people are conditioned to expect to get something as part of a subscription they already pay for, they are unlikely to buy it a la carte. Some games, including this one, now look like "Gamepass Games" to a huge chunk of the Xbox audience. Maybe this game will buck that trend, and I wish them luck, but I'd imagine they'll have a rough go trying to sell this game on Xbox.

shinoff218321h ago

Hopefully their game not selling on Xbox doesn't stop them from bringing it to ps. I can't imagine why a developer would go Xbox first if their not on gamepass. Good luck to them though.

JEECE21h ago

Yeah I can't figure that out either. I mean I understand why you go there first if you get a Gamepass payday, but if you are just trying to sell copies it doesn't make sense. Fewer users overall, and a smaller percentage of those users are willing to buy indie games a la carte.

Jingsing20h ago

Yeah, I can't understand it either unless there is some deep routed fan-boyism from the developer, which isn't very clever if you are trying to make a living. Fatshark is a perfect example of a developer sending their games to die on Xbox and they kept doing it.

Jingsing20h ago

British guy saying Xbox is his dream console doesn't really sit right does it. 5 generations of PlayStation in the UK and you haven't figured out what console is going to make you the most money. That is the mistake you've made.

JEECE10h ago

I wonder how old he is and when he got into gaming. For a certain segment of gamers, it can be difficult to overstate how influential the Xbox 360 was.

Jingsing6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

Fair, but by the end part of the 360 it was a pretty much a damp squid and then they've had two terrible generations of consoles after the 360 and still sticking with Microsoft and calling it your dream console at this point is for the birds. His game launched on Switch first now Xbox. It seems he has some preference for all platforms before PlayStation regardless of financial outcome. That isn't to say they won't do a PlayStation release. Also the UK was pretty much instrumental in launching PlayStation from a software perspective.