"AI-Generated Apology: Lord of the Rings: Gollum Publisher Faces Allegations and Budget Constraints"

An investigation into the development of Lord of the Rings: Gollum claims that the publisher's apology for the game's poor state was written by AI ChatGPT. The report also highlights alleged issues such as poorly paid crunch and unpleasant working conditions at developer Daedalic. Former employees spoke of a culture of crunch and burnout, while management style and lack of funding were cited as contributing factors to the game's shortcomings. Daedalic denied some of the claims made in the report. Following the release of the game, Daedalic closed down its development division, resulting in 25 job losses.