Well, this game ain't coming out now.

[Spanospy]

See: https://archive.is/CZ7AE

[ethov]

Looks like the Remedy deal for Control 2 is safe, since that was apparently made with a separate division of Annapurna:

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/kentucky-route-zero-and-stray-publisher-annapurna-interactive-has-collapsed-with-its-entire-staff-quitting-en-masse/

Still a shock though, this looked so cool.

[Spark]

Sad

[zenos]

turns out the staff were replicants

[menad]

RIP

[BART Rohr Industries A-Car 120]

:(

[[Redacted]]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2236190/Vigilancer_2099/

I want to see this type of Action-Adventure gameplay in a Blade Runner skin now that this game is all but confirmed dead.

[|TeM| Reikhardt]

Game is still going ahead, Annapurna are hiring a new team to replace those that resigned.

[skeetz]

yea i read that update too, might have to start from scratch tho as the new team might want to do their own vision of br.

[Spanospy]

Originally posted by starbuck:

Its still coming out, stop spreading rumors we dont have full facts of yet pls.
They arent closing down, but splitting up and changing directions and some of the staff didnt like that apparently. Annapurna is taking the woke route and partnering with Remedy and Alan Wake new project which guarentied will be woke as well.
The founder and the other, director, of annapurna, want seperate things, and one of these 2 ppl are, well, lets just call it woke, u can make ur own oppinions by looking them up.

Mate, the whole team left.

There's no way the game is going to come out in the same quality as before - its difficult for newly recruited employees to pick up on an in-development project with no proper handover. "Wokeness" had nothing to do with this, and I'd like to suggest that you disregard that word entirely.

[Spanospy]

Originally posted by starbuck:

True, but they were alr set in 2 different departments, one for the movie stuff and one for gaming stuff, and its safe to say those billionare that own annapurna are not closing down but will isntead hire new staff that agree with the 'woke?' direction, and the othars will go somewhere else.
I dont believe for a second that they will close down for good, they have alr made deals with Remedy etc and have and are expanding into more movie stuff and have been very succesful there. You have alr seen some of their movies im sure, like Zero Dark Thirty.
Just because Ellison couldnt get the current team on board with whatever, we obviously dont know all the details yet, doesnt mean its shutting down.

Current contracts are still standing and they cant terminate those once signed, but exactly what and when we wont know yet.
But annapurna as a company are def not closing. But some pieces will be moved around and others replaced no doubt :s

And yes, wokeness had a lot to do with this if u know who she is, the director is,, stand for and what Remedy is and stand for and the alan wake game tried to seed into our minds.
It i a big warning sign when annapurna suddenly signs contract and team up with Remedy , a well know SBI DEI ESG alan wake game company, in a new upcoming game called Control (get it, control).
Yes, this is a very woke turn of events and I hope the good quality oriented ppl behind the games dont go along with it, and I_ hope its those same ppl that walked away, whether it was her or the director that wanted it, stand ur ground and dont do it.

A few things to correct here:

• Control (the game) came out in 2020 - it's the film/TV release that Remedy and Annapurna are working together on. Game wise, Annapurna would help with co-production and funding for Control 2.
  
• According to IGN, unnamed former employees reported that the reason for the entire team to walkout at once is mainly because of Ellison firing two key employees out of the blue, and general distrust in her commitment to allowing the division to become its own company. This was over months, mind you, with immense lack of communication throughout and management decisions that seemed to go against the employees with no explanation. Remedy is not said to be directly related to why the team left.
  
• Ellison's actions have no correlation to "wokeness", but rather mismanagement and poor cooperation. Many employees feared her; she's reported to have a bad temper and responds abusively towards employees if things don't go her way - in one occasion, she apparently threw a patio chair at someone. I don't see anything that suggests she was pushing "social/political correctness" here.

[Jeans]

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2024/09/27/the-power-struggle-that-imploded-megan-ellisons-video-game-unit/

Recent Bloomberg article that expands on what happened. Make of it what you will.

[ShadowSplit]

Well, damn.

[Professor Murder]

Seriously? I totally upgraded my PC for over $1000k to be ready for this game. No wonder there's been no updates. I have been checking weekly for months. Damnit.

[Fiesta! Fiesta!]

Originally posted by |TeM| Reikhardt:

Game is still going ahead, Annapurna are hiring a new team to replace those that resigned.

true but dont be surprised if it ends up cancelled but yes there is some hope

[oldman]

Noooooo. This was at the top of my wishlist 😭