Spend some chill story time with me as I tell you the story of Starbreeze Studio and how they went from stardom to almost filing for bankrupty due to their irresponsible spending on head scratching projects, virtual reality companies, unusable game engines and an overall incompetent management team. And of course, how they have made a return from the brink death. Story divided into chapters below.

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News

(0:18) - Playstation's Herman Hulst had a Q&A also, Horizon 2 cross-platform differences

(5:58) - PixelOpus is hiring for a Sony Pictures Animations game which could be Mitchell's VS. the Machines 

(8:16) - Starbreeze story

(9:27) - Chapter 1: Getting to know Starbreeze

(12:44) - Chapter 2: The price of hubris

(19:22) - Chapter 3: The Repair and Rebirth

Show notes

Playstation - https://blog.playstation.com/2021/06/02/hermen-hulst-qa-whats-next-for-playstation-studios/#sf246401757

https://www.ign.com/articles/horizon-forbidden-west-ps4-ps5-difference-graphics-lighting-water?

PixelOpus - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/concrete-genie-studio-pixelopus-is-making-a-new-ps5-game-with-sony-pictures-animation/

Starbreeze - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-12-03-starbreeze-facing-insolvency-ceo-steps-down

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-04-starbreeze-has-paid-off-most-of-its-creditors

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-06-starbreeze-completes-reconstruction-process-after-12-months

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-16-starbreeze-losses-shrink-to-as-payday-continues-to-grow

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-11-starbreezes-q1-losses-shrink-95-percent-to-usd505-000

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-19-starbreeze-4-0-how-the-payday-studio-escaped-the-brink-of-insolvency

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-01-28-the-fall-of-swedish-game-wonder-starbreeze