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Robert Bowling, ex-Infinity Ward strategist, has launched //18.bravo, aiming for a "radically different approach" to game development. The studio plans to share profits with employees and contractors, reject the live service model, and design games for "forever play" with open-source contingency if they close.
A new TIGA report reveals the UK games development sector is facing its "most severe downturn on record," with a 4.5% year-on-year employment fall and a significant drop in new studio formation. Larger studios were hit hardest, while mobile and PC development saw substantial declines. TIGA attributes this to weak global sales and poor financing, urging government intervention like enhancing the Video Games Expenditure Credit to stimulate recovery and prevent further job losses.
