Astray
Member
Iron Galaxy lays off 66 developers in 'last resort' lifesaving effort
After a number of cost-cutting measures, Iron Galaxy is cutting staff to ensure its 'long-term survival.'
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[Game Developer] Iron Galaxy (Killer Instinct, Rumbleverse) Lays Off 66 Devs in 'Last Resort' Lifesaving Effort
Crayon
Member
Fuuuuu do a major update on KI and relaunch that shit on PS5.
Did they already release a version called "KI Gold"?? Do that!!! This game always had great word of mouth and tons of people missed it. Part because xbone was stumbling on it's own and part because sony stole back the fgc with the SFV exclusive.
Did they already release a version called "KI Gold"?? Do that!!! This game always had great word of mouth and tons of people missed it. Part because xbone was stumbling on it's own and part because sony stole back the fgc with the SFV exclusive.
Sethbacca
Member
That part right there. I'd throw in on this.
SEGAvangelist
Member
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Double Helix did all the heavy lifting on KI. Iron Galaxy did the DLC and PC port.
Still, Dave Lang seems like a cool guy and I wish them the best.
Still, Dave Lang seems like a cool guy and I wish them the best.
It's been 12 years. Give us KI2 on all platforms
Mister Wolf
Member
They should be working on the next Killer Instinct.
Crayon
Member
VF5 has been hanging on by its fingernails since 2006 with sparse updates!! Fighting Games = Poverty. An update/re-release gets a bunch of people back in the water for like a month, which is actually pretty helpful. Casuals jump in for a minute and players of other games want to visit for the bloodbath. It lets a game hold on to some scrap of relevancy for a time after that honeymoon and can prove the viability of a sequel.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
They should have stuck with KI.
Sethbacca
Member
I've never looked into this at all but I've got to assume the cost to dev a fighting game has got to be significantly cheaper than other types of titles? The gameplay and such are largely locked, I imagine most of the cost goes into the character and move design. My assumption has always been that these titles are relatively cheap to maintain vs titles that require building entire levels, AI, enemies, scripting and so on.
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Rush2112
Member
Ah you forgot to mention TLOU PC localization.
These scammers are behind the worst sony PC port ever made.
So, yes. I am VERY happy they lost their jobs. Too bad it wasn’t the whole studio but I will be celebrating this later today with some pizza and a Foster’s beer.
You get what you deserve.
These scammers are behind the worst sony PC port ever made.
So, yes. I am VERY happy they lost their jobs. Too bad it wasn’t the whole studio but I will be celebrating this later today with some pizza and a Foster’s beer.
You get what you deserve.
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There is zero doubts of a viability of a KI2 with a day one release on all platforms.
Jinzo Prime
Member
Now is the time to strike with Mortal Kombat on the back foot, but Microsoft will probably be too late. Again.
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Astray
Member
Who hurt you?
HogIsland
Member
i agree that port was awful and iron galaxy does have a history of quality control issues. but damn.
MiguelItUp
Member
Man, such a shame. I was one of the few that really dug Rumbleverse. It just needed some more content and overall "umph!". I genuinely thought it was one of the more fun and innovative BR games out there.
I thought they did great work with KI too.
Hoping for the best for them after this.
I thought they did great work with KI too.
Hoping for the best for them after this.
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
I really like, both Dave Lang and Adam Boyes so this one sucks. Hope the studio finds its legs.
Crayon
Member
They're generally pretty cheap but the budgets are correspondingly tight. 'champions edition'-style revisions are much much cheaper and faster to make.
DeltaPolarBear
Member
And in the modern day that basically gets converted to DLC. Fighting games is one of the genres that truly turned out better due to GAAS, what of you being able to pay to have new characters but still able to keep playing the old game that doesn't go obsolete.
Crayon
Member
Agree like the change overall. Only part I'm not crazy about is balance patches that might come too fast without letting the meta simmer.
Kings Field
Member
Glacius main here. Great game. Would love for it to come to PS5 so I can run the gauntlet to Killer rank again on the newbies.
Mibu no ookami
Demoted Member® Pro™
I don't think Adam Boyes is there anymore. His Linkedin has him gone as of December.
My guess is they had been working on TLOUP2 before TLOUP1 came out and after that disaster, Nixxes took over and Sony canceled all future contracts with them.
I think Nixxes taking on TLOUP2 probably stretched them thin. Normally they'd put out 1-2 ports a year.
In 2024 they did: Horizon Forbidden West PC, Ghost of Tsushima PC, and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered (with external partners) with Spider-Man 2 coming out very early in 2025 and a tight window on getting TLOU2 out before the tv show comes out in April. And I wouldn't be surprised if they were working on TLOUP1 patches as well.
5 games in less than 18 months... Yeah, that's a lot and it looks like Spider-Man 2 probably paid the price. Hopefully, TLOU2 won't also be a bad port. My guess is it's all hands on deck to fix Spider-Man 2 now.
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SirTerry-T
Member
The fact you celebrate with a can of kangaroo piss only underlines your stupidity.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Pretty sure Naught Dog was behind Last of Us 1 port and Iron Galaxy were brought in to help.
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MrTroubleMaker
Member
hope they find work
Adam Boyes, John Vignocchi, Dave Lang the odd triplets
Those old e3 shows was so funny, especially the ones from the old dump of a house they used to rent <>
Adam Boyes, John Vignocchi, Dave Lang the odd triplets