As someone working on an extraction game (Legacy: Steel & Sorcery ), its been interesting to see the commentary and reaction to Marathon. Although I haven't had a chance to play Marathon yet, some thoughts... Its clear the game is trying to casualize the "extraction genre." I think this

Congrats to Sandfall Interactive - CO:E33 out now! on the massive success of Clair Obscura: Expedition 33. This is one of the first (if not the first?) massive success stories of a VC-backed gaming studio. From what I can tell, they raised a round from NetEase in 4 years ago then had the game published

Gamers with Sony rn

Legacy: Steel & Sorcery - Shadow's Reach - Live May 14th 2025 💀 Stay tuned for further details on the new Wizard Class, Crypt Map, & more in this first Seasonal Content Update!

🧙‍♂️ The Wizard is coming… and it’s not just fireballs. Get your first look in our new teaser. 🎥 Full breakdown coming in our next MTD with Andrei this upcoming Tuesday @ 2PM PDT 📍 Watch live on Discord or Twitch:

Me when asked how I’m thinking about our big patch tomorrow

These ex WoW devs have spent 4 years on a PvPvE Extraction RPG, where you must defeat monsters and real players to get your loot from this fantasy world And Season 1 is finally here

What do we think about Chrono Odyssey? Its interesting to me that the newer crop of MMOs (especially Asian) focus a lot on showcasing breadth of systems and ways to play, fast paced combat and fidelity. But when I think about MMOs I think about immersive environments, the hero

Big true

FromSoft is figuring out that live, online games are a totally different ball game than single player

Is it just me or is "I want to be a startup founder" becoming the new "I want to be a streamer" for teenage boys. Being a founder isn't glamorous - its insane sacrifice, hard work and stress with a slim chance at success. Or at least that's been my experience 🙃

Agreed, it’s backwards that Valve gives kickbacks to bigger studios than small indies. The 30% model needs to be revisited to rejuvenate the AA midsize studio like mine. Right now either you survive as a AAA established studio founded in the 90s, or an indie as a side hustle.

This is more common than you’d think

Curious to see how Arc Raiders does. So far, I haven't seen that much endgame meta progression to engage a player for a typical season (3 months). There is also apparently a desire NOT to have a seasonal reset, which puts even more pressure on having longform RPG-like