wraggster
August 22nd, 2012, 22:58
Developers still trying to make blockbusters with a tenth of the budget
Medium-sized games do not exist anymore, claims the creative director behind Assassin’s Creed 3.
Speaking in an interview with develop (http://www.develop-online.net/features/1695/Building-a-blockbuster-Assassins-Creed-3), Ubisoft Montreal's Alex Hutchinson said many mid-tier developers use to make smaller licensed games for consoles as their bread and butter, but these deals had now gone to Facebook and other social media channels.
“They use to be licensed games and slightly crappy games,” he said.
“I say that as someone who worked on those, and not as a judgment call. It use to be the way if your studio was coming up you would get a deal to do Barbie’s Racing Ride, and you would try to build some tech and experience and roll that into a bigger game.
“I think all those licensing deals have gone to Facebook and other social media channels. I don’t think they see the value in a $60 box product anymore.”
http://www.develop-online.net/news/41778/Hutchinson-Mid-tier-games-dont-exist-anymore
Medium-sized games do not exist anymore, claims the creative director behind Assassin’s Creed 3.
Speaking in an interview with develop (http://www.develop-online.net/features/1695/Building-a-blockbuster-Assassins-Creed-3), Ubisoft Montreal's Alex Hutchinson said many mid-tier developers use to make smaller licensed games for consoles as their bread and butter, but these deals had now gone to Facebook and other social media channels.
“They use to be licensed games and slightly crappy games,” he said.
“I say that as someone who worked on those, and not as a judgment call. It use to be the way if your studio was coming up you would get a deal to do Barbie’s Racing Ride, and you would try to build some tech and experience and roll that into a bigger game.
“I think all those licensing deals have gone to Facebook and other social media channels. I don’t think they see the value in a $60 box product anymore.”
http://www.develop-online.net/news/41778/Hutchinson-Mid-tier-games-dont-exist-anymore