Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Hyenas had a HUGE presence at the recent Gamescom and just completed a closed beta test that I'm assuming the feedback from was significantly less-than-positive. The staff at Creative Assembly were informed of the cancellation this morning. Notice regarding Implementation of Structural Reforms in the Consumer Area (Entertainment Contents Business)｜News Release｜SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS WWW.SEGASAMMY.CO.JP Notice regarding Implementation of Structural Reforms in the Consumer Area (Entertainment Contents Business) of SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. are described. Quote The Company will implement the following items regarding structural reform in our European bases which are determined at this time. 1) Cancelation of titles under development In response to the lower profitability of the European region, we have reviewed the title portfolio of each development base in Europe and the resulting action will be to cancel “HYENAS” and some unannounced titles under development. Accordingly, we will implement a write-down of work-in-progress for titles under development. A poster at ResetERA said that this cost him his job today: Quote I'm losing my job because of this today too. See you all on the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 28, 2023 Author Share Posted September 28, 2023 According to the ResetERA poster, the layoffs at Creative Assembly are hitting all across the studio and not solely the Hyenas development team. Just posted by Creative Assembly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 28, 2023 Author Share Posted September 28, 2023 This is what Hyenas was supposed to be: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 They even got to the point where you could opt into the playtest on steam, you still can it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 They should have never been working on an extraction based fps wtf Sega. Publishers need to stop having their actual talent work on their live service cash in attempts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Chasing 2018 with this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 "Corroborated" sources claim that this was Sega's highest-ever budgeted project. Cancelled Hyenas was ‘Sega’s biggest budget game ever’, it’s claimed | VGC WWW.VIDEOGAMESCHRONICLE.COM And Hollywood director Neill Blomkamp reportedly provided story direction… Quote New alleged details on the development of Sega and Creative Assembly’s cancelled live service shooter Hyenas have been published, including claims that it was Sega’s biggest budget game ever before the company pulled the plug. The Japanese publisher announced last week that it was cancelling the multiplayer shooter “and some unannounced titles under development” in Europe, following at least six years of development on the project. Developer Creative Assembly has suggested the game was cancelled due to “ambitious” plans and high competition in the multiplayer shooter space. However, a new video published by Total War YouTuber Volound – corroborated by VGC’s own sources – features claims from anonymous developers that a lack of direction, disruptive engine change, and overly-cautious design contributed to its downfall. VGC has asked Sega for comment on this story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Ran out of GaaS 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 As someone who signed an NDA and definitely did not play this a year ago. It just didn't have anything appealing about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Keyser_Soze said: As someone who signed an NDA and definitely did not play this a year ago. It just didn't have anything appealing about it. Damn you're saying Neill Blomkamp didn't make a compelling game!? How! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: As someone who signed an NDA and definitely did not play this a year ago. It just didn't have anything appealing about it. Your impressions of a game that you definitely didn't play because of an NDA that you definitely didn't sign exactly mirror those of other players who definitely didn't play the same game while under the same NDA that they didn't sign either! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Your impressions of a game that you definitely didn't play because of an NDA that you definitely didn't sign exactly mirror those of other players who definitely didn't play the same game while under the same NDA that they didn't sign either! I definitely don't understand any of this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 smh sega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 Hyenas developers share frustration at how Sega's biggest budget "metaphorical turd" was mishandled WWW.EUROGAMER.NET A number of developers behind the now-cancelled Hyenas have commented on the project's failure, and shared some of thei… Quote A number of developers behind the now-cancelled Hyenas have commented on the project's failure, and shared some of their frustrations towards management at both Creative Assembly and Sega. Last week, YouTuber Volound issued a well-sourced report on Hyenas' downfall, including the detail that it had been Sega's "biggest budget game ever". That report stated Hyenas had been plagued with a lack of direction before it was ultimately canned. Now, a further video by Volound has shared further quotes on Hyenas from anonymous sources who worked on its development. "I'm paralysed with a mixture of upset and anger over what's happening to my friends there," one person said. Quote "I feel that because [Creative Assembly] had that corporate backing, it was very much a case of ignore the bad feedback and push towards polishing this metaphorical turd into what the publisher has invested in producing," another source said. Sources said Creative Assembly bought two buildings to house Hyenas developers, such was the project's ambition. "So much money was thrown at this project that ultimately Sega must have thought it was going to be more beneficial to not have the negative press of another failed release versus trying to consolidate their financial loss," the source said, adding that this was "something which Creative Assembly is now fronting the bill for". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 lol that’s the actual Eurogamer headline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Quote So much money was thrown at this project that ultimately Sega must have thought it was going to be more beneficial to not have the negative press of another failed release versus trying to consolidate their financial loss," Turns out the negative press from cancelling the game and laying tons of people off was worse than releasing a bad game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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