All articles tagged with #development issues
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has received mixed reviews ahead of its release, with scores ranging from 4/10 to 8/10, citing strong story and atmosphere but criticizing technical flaws, combat, and development challenges, reflecting a game with potential but significant shortcomings.
A new insider report suggests that Metroid Prime 4 is nearly finished but is facing significant development anomalies that could delay its release beyond 2025, despite being 'extremely close to being done.'
Rockstar Games may delay the release of GTA 6 to as far back as 2026 due to production problems caused by a mandate forcing remote workers to return to physical offices, leading to frustration and potential crunch among staff. While the current target is Spring 2025, sources claim the game's development is falling behind, potentially causing a delay to the end of next year or even to 2026 as an "emergency" option.
Overwatch 2's story missions, a key feature promised at its 2019 announcement, have faced development challenges and uncertainties, with only one set of missions released since the game's launch in October 2022. Former developers revealed concerns about the prioritization of PvP over PvE content, internal struggles with meeting "Blizzard Quality" standards, and the impact of January Xbox layoffs on the team working on the story missions. Despite the team's desire for the story missions and PvE content to succeed, doubts remain about their future as the game's competitive suite takes priority.
Former staff members of Daedalic claim that the apology for the bug-filled Lord of the Rings Gollum game was written using the AI program ChatGPT. The apology, which acknowledged the game's underwhelming experience, was allegedly handled entirely by publisher Nacon without the knowledge of developer Daedalic. The game has received low ratings and criticism for being derivative, uninteresting, and broken. Former staff members also revealed development issues, including a lack of funds, hidden cutscenes, and unfinished mechanics.