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No One Can Afford to Make ‘Myst’ Games Anymore

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Adam Morgan
No One Can Afford to Make ‘Myst’ Games Anymore
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Independent game studio Cyan Worlds has been forced to cancel its new project, 'Anglerfish,' due to a lack of funding from publishers. This highlights a broader trend of a 'middle-market collapse' in the video game industry.

Last week—after four sequels, one spinoff, and five remakes—the creators of Myst released a trailer for a new game in the franchise. Codenamed Anglerfish, it’s a darker chapter in the Myst series where you, the player, are held hostage in a strange world. Your captor is a writer with a temper, voiced and motion captured in a stunning performance by Noshir Dalal, known for his work in Red Dead Redemption 2, Horizon Forbidden West, and Ghost of Yōtei. Reactions to the trailer on YouTube were ecstatic.

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