Show Notes
It’s our bumper Gamescom edition of The Game Business Show.
In this edition, Patrice Désilets, the creator of Assassin’s Creed, speaks to us from Gamescom about the newly launched 1666: Amsterdam. He talks returning to Ancestors, and the reality that he may only have a few games left to make.
We also chat with Raccoon Logic, specifically game veterans Alex Hutchinson (also a former Assassin’s Creed creative director) and Reid Schneider. We talk about their new hockey game Breakaway Hockey League, which was here in Cologne, and why they’ve had to abandon the old ways and embrace a new world.
Finally, we offer a sneak peek at next week’s big interview featuring CD Projekt joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski.
Oh, and we’ve all the big news from Gamescom.
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