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The Entire Annapurna Interactive Staff has Resigned Today Following Dispute w/ Owner
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Feel bad for the Annapurna guys but this effecting Remedy would have been exponentially worse for me.
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
Seems like a what happened was Annapurna (the parent company) was re-doing their structure to fold their indie gaming into the main company, hiring the old AI co-founder back and naming them President of Interative and New Media
www.hollywoodreporter.com
That happened last month.
My guess is the plan was to fold AI into this new org (likely with some big changes) and instead the 25 AI employees sort of revolted and wanted to spin off and come to some sort of exit arrangement and the parent company perhaps called their bluff.
Games close to being released will likely be effected most. The funding is all still there but the people executing the plans to get games released are gone.
Annapurna President Nathan Gary Exits (Exclusive)
The news comes after the Megan Ellison-led company announced the hire of Hector Sanchez as its president of interactive and new media.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
That happened last month.
My guess is the plan was to fold AI into this new org (likely with some big changes) and instead the 25 AI employees sort of revolted and wanted to spin off and come to some sort of exit arrangement and the parent company perhaps called their bluff.
Games close to being released will likely be effected most. The funding is all still there but the people executing the plans to get games released are gone.
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near
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So in a way, this consolidation of the business is a blessing for Remedy and a curse for the Indies.Seems like a what happened was Annapurna (the parent company) was re-doing their structure to fold their indie gaming into the main company, hiring the old AI co-founder back and naming them President of Interative and New Media
Annapurna President Nathan Gary Exits (Exclusive)
The news comes after the Megan Ellison-led company announced the hire of Hector Sanchez as its president of interactive and new media.
That happened last month.
My guess is the plan was to fold AI into this new org (likely with some big changes) and instead the 25 AI employees sort of revolted and wanted to spin off and come to some sort of exit arrangement and the parent company perhaps called their bluff.
Games close to being released will likely be effected most. The funding is all still there but the people executing the plans to get games released are gone.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Serves them right for making woke shit.And Remedy just signed a multi-project deal with them
Dr.Morris79
Member
There really is no accounting for taste.
MiguelItUp
Member
Bold thing to do right now considering the state of the industry. Must've been pretty damn bad.
A.Romero
Member
Paid for it on PC and the game lasts more than 2 hours.
According to the Internet it is supposed to be 5 to 6 hours following the story and up to 11 hours for a completionist.
That said, I don't think length justifies or not the price of a game.
Kazdane
Member
I mean, I'm not going to pretend Annapurna Interactive is the greatest studio ever, but they have created some interesting game (both Stray and Outer Wilds I've enjoyed, personally).
Let's see what happens with this story, but it's definitely strange that the whole staff has resigned.
All the games they published were developed by other small studios, not by them. However, like you said, these games are almost always guaranteed to be unique and interesting. I hope the team will move to another company to continue publishing or working on some more special games in the future.
I mean, I'm not going to pretend Annapurna Interactive is the greatest studio ever, but they have created some interesting game (both Stray and Outer Wilds I've enjoyed, personally).
Let's see what happens with this story, but it's definitely strange that the whole staff has resigned.
Just to list some more of their games I liked (and some I've heard good things about):
What Remains of Edith Finch
Neon White
Gorogoa (really good puzzle game)
The Artful Escape
Cocoon
Florence
Kentucky Route Zero
Sayonara Wild Hearts
Lorelei
They have a damn impressive catalogue
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Stray might literally be the most overrated game of all time. I can't say definitively - it gave me some of the worst motion sickness I've ever experienced and I couldn't play for more than 10 minutes at a time.
Dr. Samuel Hayden
Member
K bye
DryvBy
Gold Member
That's because it's a boring game and it takes several weeks to work your way into wanting to play it again.
Source: I have the platinum. Look at those gaps lol
It also doesn't help that I find cats to be horrific pets and love dogs way more. Maybe if they made a game called Mutt, I'd enjoy it.
Trogdor1123
Member
Literally tens of thousands were laid off this year.
cash_longfellow
Member
So a bunch of employees quit because their boss sucks…been there, at least 10 times. If it’s that bad to make everyone willing to quit, good for them! And I bet their plan is to form their own studio.
YeulEmeralda
Linux User
It has cats. They could have charged $80. And it was closer to 8 hours.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
alucard0712_rus
Banned
Outer Wilds what? Crazy times...
AmuroChan
Member
I mean, I'm not going to pretend Annapurna Interactive is the greatest studio ever, but they have created some interesting game (both Stray and Outer Wilds I've enjoyed, personally).
Let's see what happens with this story, but it's definitely strange that the whole staff has resigned.
These are not developers that quit. These are the producers and administrative staff that help with the publishing side of things. It's 25 people total. Games in development that Annapurna is publishing in the future are not impacted by this.
Little Chicken
Gold Member
Right? Outer Wilds is one of the best video games of the psst decade.
nial
Member
So they wil have to hire new producers and supervisors? I fear that could lead to AI dropping support on projects that new leadership may not see as a worthy investment or have any connection with. But hey, what do I know? Maybe stuff goes smoothly, anyway.
leonokarin
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Magic Carpet
Gold Member
Ive had Mixtape on my list for 2025.
From the developers Beethoven and Dinosaur who made The Artful Escape.
From the developers Beethoven and Dinosaur who made The Artful Escape.
Sleepwalker
Member
I agree mostly, except that outer wilds is not just ok, it also sucks.
darrylgorn
Member
alucard0712_rus
Banned
For me it is defenetely one of the best expiriences ever. That's why I don't understand the people who 'didn't get it'.
Mr.Phoenix
Member
Can see MS dusting off the checkbook.
oh wait.....
oh wait.....
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A.Romero
Member
Yeah, that's probably it.
DeepEnigma
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DaciaJC
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Sleepwalker
Member
Is she hot?
ShadowNate
Member
I guess it's better to wait and see how this actually affects their ongoing projects. It's too early as of yet, with little valid info, and there's too much speculation and pessimistic assumptions that seem outright false.
Apparently Blade Runner Labyrinth was the only one they were developing in-house, so that's the one on more shaky ground.
Apparently Blade Runner Labyrinth was the only one they were developing in-house, so that's the one on more shaky ground.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Them and Devolver Digital are my fav indie publishers by far so this news is honestly kinda shocking.
Also, wtf will happen with Mixtape the game that's being in dev by The Artful Escape devs and releasing next year?
Also, wtf will happen with Mixtape the game that's being in dev by The Artful Escape devs and releasing next year?
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CliffyB's Cock Holster
Good for them. Power to the people.
Sorry, but I find it hard to believe that the entire management team of a publisher are "oppressed"!
Seems way more like a strongarm move that backfired when the owner didn't capitulate to their terms.
GHound
Member
I'm sure everyone involved is a wonderful person.
Many such cases it would seem.
nikolino840
Member
Are called strikes
Little Chicken
Gold Member
I suppose the great unwashed would have issues getting their little heads around the concepts found within
Skifi28
Member
Not talking about a stike, rather about just mass quitting
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Yeah, I think Nathan Gary & co will have no trouble in securing funding for a new indie label given their successful indie publishing track record at both Sony Santa Monica and then at Annapurna Interactive.
It's Annapurna Pictures and Megan Ellison's loss here, but I do feel for the indie devs that remain signed with them.
It's Annapurna Pictures and Megan Ellison's loss here, but I do feel for the indie devs that remain signed with them.
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Yeah, so from what I'm reading, Ellison wants Annapurna Interactive (their gaming publishing arm) to focus more on AAA titles than on indie game publishing, which is the complete opposite of what Nathan Gary and his team were trying to achieve under this Annapurna Interactive label.
Tbh, good for them, and like I said in my previous post, I see no reason why these guys won't get the funding they need to create a new indie label and continue finding and supporting great indie projects. I'll play almost anything these guys publish.
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
It's hard to not realize how this industry seems to be going through some crisis right now.