Entire staff of game publisher Annapurna Interactive has reportedly resigned

Post by Maken » Fri, Sep 13, 2024, 1:09 PM UTC

threeseed wrote: post #63

loupol wrote: post #8

Article is missing some context imo : * Annapurna Pictures (the parent company of Interactive) had some financial issues previously at least (see [0] from 2019) while Annapurna Interactive was doing well for itself. * Annapurna Pictures wanted to integrate the gaming division in-house (possibly to prop up the rest of the company) * Staff and exec at Annapurna Interactive wanted to be spin off (see [1]) * Negotiations…

There is another way to look at this. Annapurna Pictures in Dec 2022 produced Nimona for Netflix which debuted at #9 globally and was as high as #3 i.e. it was a massive hit. So they now have the Stray IP which could be extremely lucrative and are looking at how CD Project Red handled their successful Cyberpunk integration on Netflix as a model. Which is where you cross-promote a game add-on or sequel with the movie.…

Post by pvg » Fri, Sep 13, 2024, 1:16 PM UTC

mandmandam wrote: post #81

pvg wrote: post #55

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Most company personnel changes are not particularly interesting (in the sense of there's not much 'intellectually curious' conversation to be had about them) and are also extensively covered and discussed elsewhere.

This story is clearly interesting to the community, or the original wouldn't have gotten 40 points in an hour at night time. There was absolutely nothing toxic going on in the comments either. Calling it a "personnel change" is also reading as brazenly disingenuous.

Post by School-Cotton » Fri, Sep 13, 2024, 1:28 PM UTC

thoroughburro wrote: post #57

School-Cotton wrote: post #50

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Every time I hear it I think of the restaurant on Capitol Hill in Seattle.

Annapurna is a god of food and nourishment in Hinduism; a manifestation of Parvati.

Post by bmacho » Fri, Sep 13, 2024, 1:39 PM UTC

robjwells wrote: post #29

hinkley wrote: post #12

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Another lawnmower is born.

For those who don’t get the lawnmower reference, take 5 minutes and have a hearty laugh: https://youtube.com/watch?t=1980&v=-zRN7XLCRhc (Start at the 33 minute mark if it doesn’t jump you there.)

Post by jerf » Fri, Sep 13, 2024, 1:54 PM UTC

toyg wrote: post #41

robjwells wrote: post #29

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For those who don’t get the lawnmower reference, take 5 minutes and have a hearty laugh: https://youtube.com/watch?t=1980&v=-zRN7XLCRhc (Start at the 33 minute mark if it doesn’t jump you there.)

That rant is famous, but I always wonder at the naivety of Cantrill and friends. Ellison was already known for being a shameless shark since the '80s, 20 years before the SUN acquisition. Believing he would leave your little blade of grass untouched was always going to be fanciful - particularly when they were a loss-making part of the company with no-future already.