News Oct 21st, 2025

Sony Santa Monica vet says triple-A publishers need to shift towards smaller projects

"I think it's already not really sustainable in terms of the cost of development"

• development
• triple-A
• blockbuster

News Aug 27th, 2024

Techland says short standalone titles may be "the future of games"

Dying Light franchise director Smektała says that a lot of modern games are simply too long

• triple-A
• dying light
• standalone
• dying light: the beast

News Sep 5th, 2022

Xbox's Booty says solo studios can't make triple-A titles anymore

Video games are simply too big to be created by just one team these days, the exec claims

• development
• triple-A
• blockbuster

News Sep 29th, 2021

Outriders studio People Can Fly moves into mid-tier game dev

Company wants to work on these titles alongside its triple-A output

• game development
• triple-A
• mid-tier
• outriders

News Sep 6th, 2021

Former PlayStation boss Layden says triple-A game dev is unsustainable

SIE alum said that budgets for first-party PS5 titles could be double the $100 million it cost to make PS4 projects

• game development
• triple-A
• budgets

Job News Jul 29th, 2021

Triple-A vets set up new studio That's No Moon backed by Korea's Smilegate

Founding members include former Naughty Dog, Sony Santa Monica and Infinity Ward staff

• New Studio
• game development
• triple-A

News May 14th, 2021

Ubisoft insists it is not reducing triple-A game output

"Our intention is to deliver a diverse line-up of games that players will love - across all platforms"

• game development
• triple-A
• free-to-play

News Jul 6th, 2020

LA Noire studio working on triple-A VR game for Rockstar

Could be one of the 93 titles that Take-Two wants to launch by end of 2025 financial year

• game development
• triple-A
• vr

News Jun 24th, 2020

Former PlayStation studios boss Layden says triple-A budgets aren't sustainable

"Major triple-A games in the current generation go anywhere from $80 million to $150 million or more to build, and that’s before marketing"

• development
• triple-A

News May 3rd, 2019

Single player is stronger than ever, says Remedy Entertainment

“We are seeing that single-player games are stronger now than they have ever been"

• triple-A
• single player
• streaming services

Job News Jan 8th, 2018

New Year New Job - Techland vet Michal Napora shares what he's learnt from going it alone

Being your own boss, knowing when to switch off, the challenges of working from home and the differences of marketing triple-A and indie titles

• Marketing
• indie
• triple-A
• new year new job

News Oct 19th, 2017

Report: Dead Space 2 cost 'close to $47m' to make and sold 4m copies

Follows news of developer Visceral's closure

• dead space 2
• development costs
• triple-A
• single player