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game-industry
3 dispatches on game-industry.
What Killed Build a Rocket Boy: A 16-Month Autopsy
MindsEye studio shuts down after mass layoffs and unlawful surveillance allegations. Leslie Benzies' GTA dream becomes 2026's clearest indie collapse.
Marathon's Season 2 Meltdown Exposed Bungie's Broken Bet
Bungie's Season 2 launch for Marathon suffered massive server outages days before Destiny 2 ends. The collapse reveals what happens when a studio pivots full-force toward a troubled new franchise.
Sega's Crazy Taxi AI Disclosure Is Transparency Theater, Not Transparency
Sega disclosed generative AI use in Crazy Taxi: World Tour, then walked it back with assurances that 'everything is made by an actual human.' The sequence reveals how studios are learning to manage AI backlash through PR, not substantive answers.