Engaget Summary (2023-06-01 01PM)

Source: Vimeo will stop supporting its TV apps on June 27th

Summary
Online video platform Vimeo is to end support for TV apps on Android, Apple, Fire and Roku devices from 27 June. The company said the move is to focus on targeting creative and corporate users, rather than households. Instead it will direct video viewers to watch clips on its platform via either AirPlay or Google Cast.

Fact

📺 Vimeo is ending support for its current TV apps on June 27 on Android, Apple, Fire TV and Roku devices.

👥 Vimeo is looking to shift its focus from households to creatives and corporations.

📱 Users must watch Vimeo videos on TV from AirPlay or Google Cast due to the termination of its TV apps.

Source: Microsoft was reportedly hands-off with Xbox dud ‘Redfall’

Summary
Xbox-exclusive Redfall had a disastrous launch due to bugs and a lack of polish, and according to sources, behind-the-scenes turmoil including an unfocused leadership, a tension between single-player and multiplayer, staffing issues, and a last-minute attempt to fix production with “Arkane magic” all contributed to the sloppy design process.

Facts

🧛 Arkane Studios hoped to incorporate microtransactions into Redfall but later scrapped the idea.

👥 Co-directors Harvey Smith and Ricardo Bare were criticized for being unfocused and failing to provide clear direction

📉 Sources described a fundamental tension between single-player and multiplayer emphasis, with the game trying to accomplish two things and succeeding at neither.

👋 Many employees reportedly left due to Redfall not being what they signed up to work on.

💼 Arkane’s Austin, TX headquarters made hiring and maintaining existing staff difficult, compounded by Texas’s regressive social policies.

🪝 Microsoft took a mostly hands-off approach after acquiring ZeniMax.

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