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Re:CD Projekt is remaking the first Witcher game in Unreal E... by whack24 on Thursday October 27, 2022 @04:04PM (#33363256)
This reminds me of how Game Freak sent their recent Pokemon remake out to another studio to work on with different technology while Game Freak makes new franchise IP. 2 examples doesn't make a pattern but is this a known business strategy within game development?
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Re:CD Projekt is remaking the first Witcher game in Unreal E... by peruvian on Thursday October 27, 2022 @04:11PM (#33363362)
Not only is this common but it's how some companies have built their reputation and money, see Bluepoint: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluepoint_Games#Games_develope...
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