Welcome to your roundup of MMO and MMO-related industry news. Business, business, business!
Roblox – The controversial gaming giant claims that it is currently “building a 4D generative AI that goes beyond a single 3D object to enable dynamic interactions,” and that “[e]Initial foundational tools [its] The 4D system is already accelerating creation on the platform,” he said, in case you weren't frustrated enough. Roblox this month.
Perfect World – We haven't covered Perfect World much since it was absorbed into Gearbox and what's left of Embracer a few years ago, but apparently the company's China branch carried out major layoffs last week. Over 1,000 employees were affected across three major cities and most studios, with the odd exception of the underperforming esports division. GameDeveloper.com suggests the company's profits are down around 70% since last year, but Chinese sources are divided on whether the layoffs have ended development on Perfect New World.
Union – Union organizers for Bethesda Game Studios' Montreal branch announced that the group has “applied for certification with the Quebec Labour Commission with the intention of unionizing with the Communications Workers of America.” As GI.biz points out, this is the second time ZeniMax Studios has unionized, following the unionization of hundreds of ZeniMax QA workers last year.
rock star – Did you know it was possible? grand theft auto A movie? Former Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser says the studio has had many discussions about adapting it into a movie. grand theft auto and Red Dead Redemption It was planned to be released in cinemas, but from Rockstar's perspective, “it just didn't make economic sense.”[i]Back then, there was a perception that games made for bad movies.' Of course, that has changed.
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