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JoWooD Entertainment Files for Bankruptcy

The icy cold hand of economic failure has gotten a hold of yet another video game publisher. The victim this time around is JoWooD Entertainment, publisher of the well-known Gothic and Spellforce action RPG franchises. A report on JoWooD’s corporate page announced that the company would be filing for “a procedure of capital reorganization”.

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LastDance4861d ago (Edited 4861d ago )

all they had to do... is make a decent game.

The developers had the money but lacked the talent.

It shows in all jowood produced games.

Letros4861d ago (Edited 4861d ago )

Well said, this is what happens when you consistently put out crap. They have 12 games on Steam with a metacritic score below 70.

MagicAccent4861d ago

That's true.
Still, a shame. Quite liked the Gothic series :/

TANUKI4861d ago

Me too, I love the Gothic series.. :(

ATi_Elite4861d ago

Yep Jowood is a perfect example of the Thread talking about Developers and their budget.

Jowood blew the budget, made a crappy game, and now they are filing for Bankruptcy. Now watch them blame it on piracy when in reality their games were buggy and glitchy as hell and no one wanted AG4 when we all saw Two Worlds II and The Witcher II.

Most PC gamers agree that AG4 has very poor production values.

PrimordialSoupBase4861d ago

Maybe they shouldn't have ditched Piranha Bytes. Gothic 4 is crap, Risen is quite good.

GothicFighter4861d ago

Maybe Piranha Bytes will finally get to make a pearl of a Gothic game. JoWood and Spellbound killed Gothic.

MarcusGv4861d ago

That's what happens when your release a mediocre RPG on the same day as Fallout New Vegas. Don't these publishers learn. They should have planned to release it during a quiet period.

DOSemp4861d ago

well... sorry, but this is what happens when you release only crap games.

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Lowered Expectations: Arcania: Gothic 4

Generic world, dumb NPCs, and forgettable story, but can it still be fun? Read all about it here.

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DarkOcelet3154d ago

While many will disagree with the author, i will say that i am actually interested to get Arcania now. It was on my mind a while ago but i forgot all about it. Hopefully its a good game.

FTLmaster3153d ago

Just don't expect a top-tier premier RPG and hopefully you'll have fun with it - thanks for the comment!

FTLmaster3154d ago

As long as you don't expect a AAA top-tier RPG there's a lot of fun to be had in Arcania. It's a great game to play with headphones on, curtains closed and for extended play sessions - If you pick it up I hope you enjoy it!

Adamiak3153d ago

But I expect AAA quality, and Arcania doesn't have that. Witcher 3 is undeniably better than Arcania, check ANY review and see, you are one of a billion to like Arcania better, but I don't take it from you, play what you will...

TheCelestial3154d ago

While everyone is entitled to their opinion; YOU ARE WRONG!

ArchangelMike3154d ago

I could probably list 10 reasons why The Witcher 3 is better than every oher game ever made. But at the end of the day it will still only be an opinion and not objective fact.

FTLmaster3153d ago

You should do it! I'd love to read an article like that.. It's a really good game and there's a lot to love about TW3, but parts of it didn't quite click with me - thanks for commenting!

Adamiak3154d ago

How can someone say, that a dense story is bad and straightforward story is good? I didn't even read the rest, he is just wrong.

FTLmaster3153d ago

I just didn't really know what was going on in TW3 and this comes from someone who has played the first 2 games (which had superior stories imho)The story was decent but the pacing was off and it was abit all over the place - thanks for commenting though!

Adamiak3153d ago

The story was best of all the series IMHO, I can't believe someone can actually say, that dense story is a disdvantage, that game is huge, what did you expect, it's like saying, that you don't like your salary because it is too big... :facepalm:

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First Hour: Arcania: The Complete Tale (PS4)

Old School RPG Fans Rejoice! Colin Checks Out the First Hour of Arcania: The Complete Tale on the PlayStation 4

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