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In a strongly worded post on the game forum Resetera, Wednesday, Mahler hit Populous and Fable creator Peter Molyneux “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/people/peter-molyneux/ “> Peter Molyneux, Hello Games “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/hello-games/ “> Hello Games Founder and No Man’s Sky” href = “https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/no-mans -sky / “> No Man’s Sky Creator Sean Murray” href = “https://www.videogameschronicle.com/people/sean-murray/”> Sean Murray, and Cyberpunk 2077 “href =” https: // www. videogameschronicle.com/ games / cyberpunk-2077 / “> Cyberpunk 2077 studio CD Project” href = “https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/cd-projekt/”> CD Project Red.
Mahler, who is the co-founder of the Austrian independent studio behind Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/ori-and-the-will -of-the-wisps / “> Ori and the Will of the Wisps, describes his targets as” snake oil sellers “, and accuses them of misleading their games by promising the world before they knowingly surrender.
But in a excuse On Thursday, he returned to his earlier comments, which he said were motivated by a bit of a slide on my shoulder “and frustration over the” current hype culture “he feels is harming the industry he loves.
“Now, a day later, I read the answers and realized I was not considerate of the way I presented my mind, nor did I choose the right tone or platform for it,” Mahler wrote.
“After I made this thread, we had a pretty long conversation about it all, and I certainly did not represent Moon Studio as I should have.”
He added: ‘Yesterday I used an overly aggressive tone that is not really suitable for anyone in my position. My intention was not to hurt anyone, but to present a discussion proposal on current issues facing the industry.
‘We all have a common love for this art form and we must always remain respectful of each other. And I was not yesterday.
‘And for that I’m very sorry, especially for those I mentioned by name. I promise I will learn from this mistake and not want anyone to feel hard. ”
In July 2020 it was announced that Take-Two Interactive “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/take-two-interactive/ “> Take-Two’s indie publishing label Private Division” href = “https: / /www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/take-two-interactive/private-division / “> Private Division wants to release a new action RPG from Moon Studios.
“The development of the Ori series over the past decade has been a fantastic experience for our team, and we are delighted to now set our sights even higher with a new action RPG,” said Mahler and Gennadiy Korol, co- founders, said. time.
“We attribute our success to the ‘iterative polish’ process we use at Moon Studios, and we continue the development style to create a new game that transcends everything we’ve created so far.”