Thief designer Randy Smith Evergreen refused to work for Xbox because it would be like 'walking past some stakes with human skulls on them' and pretending 'it's probably fine in this direction'
Thief designer Randy Smith Evergreen explains his decision to refuse an opportunity to work for an Xbox-funded studio due to Microsoft's history of studio closures, likening it to ignoring obvious danger. He discusses the challenges of AAA development for immersive sims and his preference for smaller, more focused indie projects.
- Entities
- Game: Redfall
- Company: Microsoft
- Game: Thief: Deadly Shadows
- Company: Eidos
- Person: Randy Smith Evergreen
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: Arkane Austin
- Company: Looking Glass Studios
- Game: Dishonored
- Company: Xbox
- Topic: Immersive Sim
- Topic: Indie Games
- Topic: Game Development
- Game: Thief
- Game: Prey
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