Plotting is a puzzle game that arrived in 1989 across multiple platforms including Commodore, Amiga, Atari ST, Game Boy, and NES. Recent coverage touching the game's broader context has largely focused on industry developments rather than the title itself. News has centered on veteran designer Cliff Bleszinski's personal reflections on his career struggles and plans for a potential return to game development, as well as Electronic Arts' completion of a $55 billion acquisition that has shifted the company to private ownership under investment firm control, with accompanying workforce reductions already underway.
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Gamers who have been following along already knew that this whole thing was academic, but now it is official: Electronic Arts has been bought out for $55B, which has made the games developer and publisher a private entity that is owned by several investment firms, chief of which…
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Cliff Bleszkinski, the designer instrumental in the creation of Gears of War - the face of the series for three games - has opened up about a career-long struggle with alcohol which he's now reckoning with, while also teasing a potential return to creating games.