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Frostpunk creators cancel "Project 8" and lay off staff amid concerns that "narrative-driven, story-rich games" don't sell
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this post was submitted on 19 Dec 2024
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It's not the customers like stories or not; it's customers want good stories.
If that guy's aiming is that bad at reading the market, it might be just a good thing he is not going the story path.
It sucks for the people being layoff though.