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About the product Inside: the real stories of the developers of Irrational Games, 2K Marin, Visceral and other studios, whose fall came as a shock to the employees. You are a game developer and your dream is to make games that will be played by millions of gamers. But the real world is not a fairy tale. Studios close, projects made with love go to the trash can, and people are out of work. Jason Schreyer takes another look behind the scenes of the video game industry to reveal how the most famous studios of the last decade fell apart. — Find out why the success of BioShock Infinite, Epic Mickey or Dead Space did not help their creators to stay afloat. — You are waiting for a unique investigation into the causes of the collapse of the industry and the search for answers to the question of whether it deserves a second chance. “In the first book, Schreyer convincingly talks about how every game’s release is a miracle. After reading the second, it seems like a miracle that many talented people with burning eyes still work in this industry — it can be so merciless and depressive at times. » — Vadim Elistratov, editor-in-chief, DTF “The gaming industry has reached unprecedented heights in recent years. In the heat of enthusiasm, it is easy to forget (or not want to remember) the flip side of the gaming business: failures, overwork, mass layoffs, bankruptcy. «Press Reset» colorfully and in detail reminds that making games is a dream job, but it is still work, extremely hard and often thankless. » — Anton Gorodetsky, head of the PLAYER ONE (MY.GAMES) video game media project Annotation Yesterday you worked on an amazing game that the whole team believed in. And today you pick up things from the office and find yourself unemployed. What happened? Bloomberg News game columnist and author Jason Schreyer’s answer is frighteningly simple — there is no place for fairy tales in the modern game development industry. Dozens of game studios close every year, developers lose their jobs, and hundreds of games will never be released. And this is not so much about amateur projects of enthusiasts, but about brilliant teams that gave the world BioShock Infinite, Epic Mickey, Dead Space and other hits. Today’s gaming industry is merciless to even the greatest talents, this is a world where there are no guarantees. «Press Reset» is an investigation based on unique interviews. You will find yourself in the very epicenter of events and find out what the last hours of Irrational Games, 2K Marin, Visceral and other studios were like, as well as about the fate of people who had a chance to experience this experience in the first person.
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