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Gears of War designer discusses alcoholism, LawBreakers failure; Mischief Makers remake criticized

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A video game designer has opened up about his struggles with alcoholism, which he states impacted his work and the failure of his game LawBreakers. Separately, a review criticizes a remake of the Nintendo 64 game Mischief Makers, suggesting the use of AI in its development was a shortcut that diminished the experience. AI

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Gears of War designer discusses alcoholism, LawBreakers failure; Mischief Makers remake criticized

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🕹️ "Truly An Injustice" - Looks Like This Mischief Makers Recomp Is Another Vibe-Coded Disappointment "If you're going to shortcut it with AI, you might as well

    🕹️ "Truly An Injustice" - Looks Like This Mischief Makers Recomp Is Another Vibe-Coded Disappointment "If you're going to shortcut it with AI, you might as well just go play the original".You may have read elsewhere on the internet that Treasure's N64 classic Mischief Makers (als…

    LINKS timeextension.com/…/truly-an-injustice-lo…
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Gears of War Designer Cliff Bleszinski Reveals Struggle With Alcoholism, Discusses the Failure of LawBreakers and Potential Return to Video Game Development V

    🎮 Gears of War Designer Cliff Bleszinski Reveals Struggle With Alcoholism, Discusses the Failure of LawBreakers and Potential Return to Video Game Development Video game developer Cliff Bleszinski has revealed his struggle with alcoholism and how it affected not just his work on …

    LINKS ign.com/…/gears-of-war-designer-cliff-ble…

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