The Escapist Post Mortems on Games of the Past

The latest issue of The Escapist takes a look back at games and studios that have suffered catastrophic failure. By autopsying, we can discover what went so wrong, hoping developers can avoid the same mistakes in the future. The only thing that seems to be missing among these articles is Troika’s story.

Erin Hoffman of EA Spouse fame recounts a devastating tale of publisher intrigue and cancellation in “Cyberpunked: the Fall of Black9.” David Jaffe testifies to the heartbreak of a game that never sees the light of day in N. Evan Van Zelfden’s “Inside David Jaffe’s Heartland.” Kieron Gillen talks to the masterminds behind a fallen studio in “Footprints: The Rise and fall of Mucky Foot.” In “Allegiance – George Romero Couldn’t Have Made it More Durable” Nick Pirocanac documents the game that survived even after the plug was pulled. And Daniel Purvis explores why programmers are the last to encourage technology upgrades in “Resisting the Next-Generation.”

Catch all these articles on The Escapist issue 146: “Post Mortem.”

via Press Release