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Xbox Has Reportedly Begun Layoffs At Zenimax (Bethesda). ID Software, Arkane, and Machine Games In Danger As “Anyone Not Working On Fallout Or Elder Scrolls Is Out” (www.thesixthaxis.com)
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[–] 39 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Not to disagree but, when was the last new "good" game from Bethesda released, in your opinion?

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  • [–] 15 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Personally, i like the subsidiary studios. Dishonored, prey, wolfenstein, doom

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago*

    ZeniMax uses Bethesda Softworks to publish the projects from various studios, but those studios aren't subsidiaries of Softworks.

    The only Softworks subsidiary is Bethesda Game Studios, the other studios are under ZeniMax directly.

    How much pressure Softworks may have as a publisher over those studios is much more questionable compared to the Bethesda Game Studios games because of that difference.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    While the third installment was t my favorite, Dishonored 1 & 2, as a full set, are in my top 5. Prey was also lovely. When I have the headspace and time for a new series/game I’ll buy Deathloop.

    Fallout as a whole > Elder Scrolls imo. I was looking forward to starfield but again, time and headspace. And a decent sale, given the reviews.

    As is though, for me, there’s drought all around for new games. Granted I’m forever waiting for the next immersive single player rpg with solid character arcs and voice acting.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Not to be all semantic, but those are all Arkane Studios games. Bethesda the publisher is different than Bethesda the studio. Bethesda the publisher did indeed release Arkane's Dishonored 1 & 2, Prey, and Deathloop, but Bethesda the Studio's recent output is Starfield, Fallout 76, and Elder Scrolls Online.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Obsidian too. But they all get lumped in together.

    I want new releases, but like I said, feels like a game desert from everyone (except Larian) waiting for more immersive RPGs with character arcs and voice acting. As is, for me, it’s replaying old fare, throwing 4x into the spaces inbetween. (Even 4x is shitting the bed though, look at Civ VII going off the rails to try to imitate Humankind. Hopefully Amplitude can make up for that crap with Endless Legend 2.)

    What I really want is another mass effect or dragon age trilogy that doesn’t shit the bed after. I think all the studios are dead on that though. Even Spiders never did another Greedfall type game, and they’re now dead too.

    We’re stuck with old fare, probably, from here on out. Or remakes of PS1 games, like RE and FF7.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Pretty much. All I meant was that Bethesda's output hasn't been good for a while. Bethesda has been dead since Fallout 4, imo. Arkane was my main hope from that wing but they made Redfall of all things, so I really just think Xbox has poor leadership.

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