- Joined
- Jan 28, 2011
- Messages
- 100,044
I think the long and short of it may be that Obsidian have built up their own in-house marketing team, so they no longer need many of Paradox's services.
it may be that Obsidian have built up their own in-house marketing team
Damn Infini. Really low effort.dev post said:What is this partnership about?
This is similar to other publishing partnerships in the gaming industry: Versus Evil is taking the lead on marketing and distribution of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
I think the long and short of it may be that Obsidian have built up their own in-house marketing team, so they no longer need many of Paradox's services.
I'm sure nobody is watching twitch. That's why it become one of the most used video services in the world.Who the hell watch Twich? i only watch videos on porntube
Given what a casualized DLC milker Paradox has become lately, I'm glad it's not them.
Me neither, but I think we can all be grateful that PoE2 is not gonna get the special Paradox treatment, with expansions splitted in two parts to milk more money, portrait DLCs, other overpriced DLCs and some other nice pro-consumers policies like upping the price of the game just before a Steam sale and things like that.I just have no idea wtf is going on at Obsidian anymore
Me neither, but I think we can all be grateful that PoE2 is not gonna get the special Paradox treatment, with expansions splitted in two parts to milk more money, portrait DLCs, other overpriced DLCs and some other nice pro-consumers policies like upping the price of the game just before a Steam sale and things like that.I just have no idea wtf is going on at Obsidian anymore
I just have no idea wtf is going on at Obsidian anymore
>how much of a better waifu they areNow it looks more like Obsidian wants to self-publish, still doesn't have the expertise but don't want to give huge %s to Paradox, so they use smaller publishers as aid. And that media blitz was Paradox flexing its muscles, showing just how much of a better waifu they are (or apologizing for Tyrany's release).
Versus Evil has a disappointing record, with failures like Banner Saga 2 and Afro Samurai 2 - which got a 21 Metacritic score and a bare bones Wikipedia article. They focus on digital-only indie titles, not on doing retail and shipping boxes across several countries. And if PoE2 is going digital-only, why Obsidian needs Versus Evil? Connections? In loco staff?
Just before this they published Pathfinder Adventures via another small, digital-only publisher - Asmodee Digital. And that game sits on Steam with 11,000 owners. Doesn't look like it sold a lot on the Google or App store either.
Not to mention this comes right after that massive media blitz of... nothing... all paid by Paradox.
Now it looks more like Obsidian wants to self-publish, still doesn't have the expertise but don't want to give huge %s to Paradox, so they use smaller publishers as aid. And that media blitz was Paradox flexing its muscles, showing just how much of a better waifu they are (or apologizing for Tyrany's release).
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Closed Backer Beta Launches Today!
IRVINE, CA – November 15th, 2017 – Obsidian Entertainment, developers behind Fallout: New Vegas, South Park: The Stick of Truth, and many award winning role-playing games, along with publisher, Versus Evil, announce the launch of the closed beta for their upcoming, record breaking, crowdfunded title, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.
Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition Available Today on PC, Mac, and Linux
STOCKHOLM, Sweden and IRVINE, Calif. — Nov. 15, 2017 — Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games that define genres, and Obsidian Entertainment, developers of classic games like Fallout: New Vegas and South Park: The Stick of Truth, today announced that Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs. Definitive Edition, the comprehensive version of Obsidian’s award-winning, best-selling cRPG, Pillars of Eternity, includes the original game alongside both of its released expansions, all premium extras, and an all-new bundle of content, called the “Deadfire Pack,” inspired by Obsidian’s upcoming Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. The new version is available via digital distributors today for a suggested retail price of $39.99.