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Daedalic halting internal game dev, laying off 25 employees

GamesIndustry.biz

Daedalic Entertainment is giving up on game development, as first reported by Games Wirtschaft. The Hamburg-based company is shutting down its internal game development efforts as it pivots to emphasize its publishing and marketing business instead. Read more

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Bucking the fantasy hero trend with The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

GamesIndustry.biz

And yet Daedalic Entertainment sought to centre its Lord of the Rings game – one of the most ambitious projects in the company's history, as we were told last year – around a gaunt and wretched creature. Read more

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Glorious gaming summer marred by industry myopia

Game Daily

At the same time, game companies are too often prone to short-termism, and the calculations of C-Suite mandarins, who demonstrate a callous attitude to the people who make the games that drive long-term growth and consumer satisfaction. Baldur’s Gate 3 drove massive user growth on Steam in the first weeks of its launch.

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