“You needed guns, you needed these larger-than-life characters,” said the former lead writer and Rockstar Games co-founder.
XP rewards in the recently added Season 1 mode have been adjusted while the development team works on a permanent fix.
Take-Two Interactive says they were terminated for "gross misconduct, and for no other reason," but didn't go into specifics.
“It’s a Grand Theft Auto. It’s going to be a game about being a criminal, but the way it’s going to be a game changes quite a lot."
"We're committed to building an environment where gameplay is about skill, teamwork, and fun, not unfair advantages," says Embark Studios.
However, author Andrzej Sapkowski calls his current contract with CD Projekt RED "excellent." "Let's hope it stays that way."
However, that's currently not possible given "the position I have in the company" and "what they want me to make," says Naoki Hamaguchi.
The lack of multiplayer features and bugs with rollback netcode have led to the compilation receiving a "Mixed" rating on Steam.
Two teams of eight players will battle it out alongside bots across two maps for a more laid-back competitive experience.
Robert Morrison, who previously worked at Bend Studio on its cancelled live-service title, "saw the eventual cancellation coming."
"We had so many different versions of this game. We worked on it with so many different teams,” reveals the former Rockstar co-founder.
Lead narrative designer Grzegorz Like gets a little playful when the bonus scenario's potential release is mentioned. "Born from what?"
While the studio hasn't made any official statement or announcement yet, the lay-offs were reported by employees affected by them.
CCO Stefan Strandberg said that Embark Studios has no plans to replace real actors, but rather to work with them and AI together.
The Wicked Grin skin has been criticised by Battlefield 6 players for its overtly-blue colour scheme that clashed with the game's visuals.
The turn-based role-playing series is the latest to adopt a $70 price tag, with the Premium Edition retailing for a whopping $100.
Both of the bugs addressed in the upcoming update can end up being progression-blocking, since side mission rewards get bugged.
The next mainline Halo title will reportedly feature multiplayer, but Microsoft is seemingly continuing on the remake path until then.
The bug gives players massive damage boosts by allowing them to almost 100 percent critical hit chance by attacking enemies with a knife.
Director Naoki Hamaguchi noted in a recent interview that there is a "need to guide players around from a gameplay perspective".