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Former Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs Director Likens Large-Scale Game Development to Working With 'Flaming Barrels Falling Down From a Construction Site,' Months After Parting Ways With Ubisoft

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By Tom Phillips Verified
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Watch Dogs and Splinter Cell development veteran Clint Hocking has described the experience of leading a large team within Ubisoft as like working while "flaming barrels [are] falling down from a construction site," akin to a scene from the arcade game Donkey Kong. Hocking made the comment as part of a lengthy discussion about how his role changed as development team sizes grew, leading him to feel less effective while leading Ubisoft's multi-studio effort on Watch Dogs Legion.
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Zach Cregger's New Resident Evil Trailer Includes 2 Cool Details Fans of the Games Will Appreciate

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By Tom Phillips Verified
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Today's tense new Resident Evil movie trailer provides our best look yet at Zach Cregger's survival horror adaptation — including a couple more Easter eggs for fans of the games. Weapons director Cregger has previously confirmed that his big screen Resident Evil adaptation will stand separate to the games, with familiar characters and plot points left to Capcom's original creations.
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Sony Knew Killing Discs Would Be 'An Enormous PR Issue' and Had 'Strictest' Guidelines to Gag Staff From Commenting on Controversy, Former God of War Dev Claims

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By Tom Phillips Verified
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Sony knew its decision to kill PlayStation 5 discs would spark outrage, and reportedly issued staff with the "strictest" social media guidelines to stop them from publicly commenting on the controversy. That's according to God of War Laufey writer Alanah Pearce, who alleged in a new YouTube video that the restrictions were the most stringent that PlayStation staff had seen — as Sony anticipated its announcement to cause significant blowback.
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