Huge new today as we discover Epic games has bough Mediatonic, the developer behind the brilliant Fall Guys game
Read more here:
https://www.mediatonicgames.com/blog/mediatonic-joins-the-epic-games-family
Stardew Valley has a board game!
https://www.stardewvalley.net/stardew-valley-the-board-game-available-now/
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Another one bites the dust. Though in all honesty, I can't presume to know their situation and therefore won't judge them on their decision. If a struggling indie dev needs the money, then that's all there is to it. How bad these guys were struggling though, well.. who knows. There's a stigma around doing this for a reason. As long as they're ok with it, then so be it I guess.
I personally think this is a poor decision for an indie studio to make. They will be subject to all things EA now. I expect a heavier push on microtransactions and cosmetic items with little innovation for the studios future games. The wonderful thing about an indie studio is the ability to experiment and try new directions without corporate oversight.