… "This is, without exaggeration, the single biggest step in BAR's history." After seven years of volunteer development, the team admitted that a full Steam release requires "long, sustained, often unglamorous effort," as well as a "new client, a coherent campaign, scalable, reliable infrastructure, … …
… Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and Valve have all increased the costs of their game hardware; Valve also recently said that its soon-to-be-released Steam Machine console costs more than it would like as a result of the AI boom. …
Ubisoft has released its financial results for the full 25-26 fiscal year, reporting a sharp decline in revenue and net bookings, down 21.8% and 17.4% year-over-year YoY , respectively, due to the "softer new release schedule" and new operating model . …
… Only a year later, SnowRunner was released, also supported by a different, customised version of Hydra. …
… "If you look at that kind of marketing, they almost treat it like a movie release. They're really treating it like: 'Hey, you're not going to get another James Bond film for at least three or four years, but this is going to satisfy that feeling'. It's going to feel like a movie release. …
Back in 2016, Ubisoft released its new Tom Clancy shooter, The Division. …
… "Due to a gap between the current state and the content volume assumed during the initial launch planning, it is necessary to reassess the release timeline and roadmap," one slide concludes. …
… "We're expecting significant productivity gains that will enable us to pursue more projects simultaneously and deliver more of our roadmaps – and thus more value for players," he says. …