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Taking gaming seriously has paid off for Poland

The video game market is booming in emerging Europe, with highly skilled programmers and creatives leading the way in this youngest of art mediums. What’s more, the games being developed in the region are not only popular around the world – and the recipients of much critical acclaim – they are also financially successful.

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BlackIceJoe1308d ago

This was a very interesting read, about how the Warsaw Stock Exchange and really putting math into schools has played into helping the Polish video game market grow.

It also talked about new emerging markets like Serbia, Estonia, Belarus, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Croatia. The article particularly talked about how Serbia is about to explode into a leading video game development market.

So when you read this, it does make you think that the first party developers and third party developers should start investing in these countries, so when these markets fully open they'll be able to bring video games out from these new up coming video game studios.

Rocosaurus1308d ago

It is undoubtedly a very interesting read. I had no idea that so many well known games were developed, or are being developed, in Eastern Europe.

anast1307d ago

Poland and logic are killing it right now.

Petebloodyonion1307d ago

It's even more interesting when you know that GOG was created by Cd project has a way to fight piracy in Poland.

DigitallyAfflicted1306d ago

I suppose mare the merrier, at the end is us gamers benefiting. With a bigger variety in games as those titles from unexpected countries bring new and fresh ideas never done before

Bebedora1306d ago (Edited 1306d ago )

Only thing made worth mentioning is the mentality not being a part of the shit going on.
Like... Scripted stories, deadbeat to that.
But, now, they have a liason with the same element that makes games go the same route as tLoU2 did.

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Cyberpunk 2077 Director On 95% Positive Steam Rating: "Never Thought I'd See It"

Cyberpunk 2077 has come a long way from being one of the worst games on the planet to being one of the best ones.

DustMan4d ago

I shelved it after a few hours in game at launch, glad I didn't refund it. One of the few games I've actually completed in the last year, and after finishing the campaigns I wanted to just jump back in from the start. They pulled a No Mans Sky and finished one of the best FPS in the last few years.

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Games That Were Bad on Release, But Are Now Great

BLG writes, "Some of the most popular games have had a rough start, with some of them being downright unplayable.

Despite that, developers have managed to turn it around for them and make their game worth playing. Here are some games that had a rough start but were pretty great."

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Terry_B15d ago

Good list..hoped to see Street Fighter 5 there..and it is.

Vits15d ago (Edited 15d ago )

Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.

darthv7215d ago

Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.

I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.

Kaii15d ago

They consider FO 76 & ME Andromeda to be great now 🤭

anast15d ago

Every game in the last 2 decades...

INMATEofARKHAM15d ago

It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.

gunnerforlife15d ago

Days gone! By the end of the game I couldn't drop it down! I went around so many hours killing zombies! It was addictive by the end.

S2Killinit14d ago

That game was just plain good game. It didnt improve, it was just good.

gunnerforlife14d ago

I don't know, I got it abit late, and struggled for a few days, and then all of a sudden it just got good!!

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Source Code For The Witcher 3 & Cyberpunk 2077 Has Allegedly Been Compromised

Source code for CD Projekt's action role-playing games The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 have allegedly been compromised.

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just_looken28d ago

Well they are using unreal engine now thanks to there work culture and horrific job on making cyberpunk so for the future no impact.

But it will be interesting to see what mods will be made

https://rebel-wolves.com/

just_looken27d ago

7 disagrees shows how many look at one dlc that had a rip off fight from ghost in the shell and goes wow what a goat team i love cdpr while ignoring that they only made 2 games that were good witcher 2/3 in 20yrs.

But its a new world we want a criminal that support's legal murder as president/support shoplifting love toxic work environments and have a mass casualty event every other day.

GhostMirror27d ago

I’ll admit I didn’t play it at launch, but Cyberpunk 2077 is a really good game now.

And who the hell knows what you’re even going on about in your second paragraph here.

EazyC27d ago

Wait a min...I swear to god CP2077's source code got leaked before. CDPR needs to stop using "password123" for all their accounts 😅

just_looken27d ago

Na its hundreds ex employees no doubt just getting there revenge.

Profchaos27d ago (Edited 27d ago )

This is the same leak the threat actors have been trying to sell the source code after cd project didn't pay the ransom.

They didn't manage to sell the source code to any company largely because it would be unethical for say EA to buy it so the threat actors failed to find a buyer.

After they failed to make any money they went through with their threat of simply giving it away.