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[Kotaku] Capcom Lays Off Staff, Cuts Scope On Next Dead Rising (also canceled an unannounced game)
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Hmm, unannounced project in alternate reality NY. Looks like Jason may be able to uncover more on that in the future.
I'm more surprised they're making another Dead Rising after the whole mess with 4. I think Dead Rising would actually benefit from a decrease in scope.
Best wishes to all of you laid off if any of you are reading. I hope you land on your feet.
Best wishes to all of you laid off if any of you are reading. I hope you land on your feet.
Dead Rising and Lost Planet are some of the worst examples of western outsourcing and misreading the consumer.
Deep Down was also a game in an alternate version of NY. But far more in the future
Harsh.
I guess this thread is the answer to all those "does the success of MHW mean we'll see X next?" threads that have been popping up lately.
I guess this thread is the answer to all those "does the success of MHW mean we'll see X next?" threads that have been popping up lately.
Sounds like Knights of Aegis is dead then. That was the title they would've been working on from what I knew. Perhaps we'll hear about it soon.
I'm more surprised Capcom is giving Dead Rising another chance. They've killed franchises for less. It scrapping last 1 million must've been just enough for Capcom to give it one more chance.
As long as it's back to roots "smaller scale & more interactivity" and isn't an exclusive. The series could get back on its legs.
I'm more surprised Capcom is giving Dead Rising another chance. They've killed franchises for less. It scrapping last 1 million must've been just enough for Capcom to give it one more chance.
As long as it's back to roots "smaller scale & more interactivity" and isn't an exclusive. The series could get back on its legs.
That's not Vancouver. Vancouver did Dead Rising 4. Just because their main sector has a success doesn't mean they have to ignore the failure of another branch.
I was really curious to hear more about Knights of Aegis. Bummed. I hope those laid off lands on their feet.
This seems to be specifically about Capcom Vancouver and not Capcom as a whole. I guess they want to focus more on their japanese teams after Dead Rising 4 had disappointing sales figures.
MH was gonna sell no matter what, tho its selling better in the west then anyone expected, but MHW is a expensive HD title with a large marketing campaign, they arent getting all that much money compared to the infinitely cheaper MH4
RIP Knights of Aegis.
Too bad too, because it was probably the one prospect I was most interested in seeing what shape it would turn out to be. And I hope everyone else lands on their feet somewhere else.
Too bad too, because it was probably the one prospect I was most interested in seeing what shape it would turn out to be. And I hope everyone else lands on their feet somewhere else.
Is this the end of Capcom outsourcing western studios?
We can only hope.
We can only hope.
Looking into Knights of Aegis after people mentioning it as I must have missed the leaks before, damn that game sounded cool. Sucks to hear about the people laid off and I hope they land back on their feet soon.
Was expecting Knights of Aegis to be what Horizon was to Guerrilla Games. Seems like Capcom would rather keep Vancouver as a Dead Rising machine.
They went from 250 employees to 200 employees, and are a wholly owned subsidiary, so it's still a large going concern that's not really outsourcing.
Nah, this is the answer to Dead Rising being disappointing and plummeting sales-wise over the past many years. The Vancouver team didn't make MHW.
4 made sense after the success of 3. 5 makes no sense after the failure of 4.
Ah, that sucks, although I can't say I'm hugely surprised after 4's reception upon release on Xbox, and then the lack of, well, anything about the PS4 version. Hopefully those laid off find themselves back in work soon.
If there is going to be a next Dead Rising as the article indicates, I do at least hope they go back to the style of 1 or 2. I had my fun with 4, but it wasn't nearly as special as that first trip to Williamette Mall.
If there is going to be a next Dead Rising as the article indicates, I do at least hope they go back to the style of 1 or 2. I had my fun with 4, but it wasn't nearly as special as that first trip to Williamette Mall.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, NOT DMC5. Oh, never mind. It's Capcom Vancouver.
I hope everyone affected by this can land on their feet. Sucks to hear.
I hope everyone affected by this can land on their feet. Sucks to hear.
Perfect timing with everyone being into hunting monsters.
I kinda wish Dead Rising would be made by a Japanese developer. DR2 was solid and made by CapVan, but there was something really cool about seeing a Japanese parody of American culture with a gameplay style that had just enough Japanese jank to make it endearing.
Yeah, I read the part about being just Capcom Vancouver later.
