Industry Entire Annapurna Game Staff Resigns

[Rachel]

Annapurna Video-Game Team Resigns, Leaving Partners Scrambling

Megan Ellison-led firm sees staffers quit after spinoff talks fail.

www.bloomberg.com

Wow! Had no idea this was happening. Big blow to the indie scene.

 

[Crystal]

Absolutely incredible decision, and it's certainly a statement-making move by the team. I hope they're able to form a new entity somewhere or wind up in a new team, because they're talented people!

 

[Smacktard]

I wish there were more backstory in that piece. I don't really understand why they resigned. They wanted to spin-off their games development from... what, exactly? What else has they been working on other than games?

 

[Jawneh]

Unless there's stuff going on that we don't know about, I got the feeling from the article that it was mostly due to money.

Then again, it's been very rough for game devs for a bit now so who what the issue really is. Sucks a lot, as Annapurna has been part of many good games.

 

[Mark]

Unless there's stuff going on that we don't know about, I got the feeling from the article that it was mostly due to money.

Then again, it's been very rough for game devs for a bit now so who what the issue really is. Sucks a lot, as Annapurna has been part of many good games.

That’s what I gathered from a different article I read last night on Facebook, but it also mentioned something down the lines of creative control.

Either way, I’m with @Crystal … I hope this is a sign of the culture shifting for developers, and not the opposite where we see retaliatory actions against them.

 

[Fire Queen]

What else has they been working on other than games?

annapurna originally started as a movie studio in 2011, they didnt start publishing games until 2017

 

[Benzine]

I wish there were more backstory in that piece. I don't really understand why they resigned. They wanted to spin-off their games development from... what, exactly? What else has they been working on other than games?

Probably the actual cunts they were working for

 

[Tommy Boy]

Dang they published Outer Wilds, good game.