Report details internal problems during The Lord of the Rings: Gollum development

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Report details internal problems during The Lord of the Rings: Gollum development
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An investigative report into the development of commercial and critical failure The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has revealed a number of struggles faced by developer Daedalic Entertainment.attributed to Daedalic Entertainment and released on its social media one day after release apologised for the game's quality and stated the studio's commitment to improving the game with patches.

Staff were reportedly expected to crunch, something employees said had been a part of the company's culture since its early days, without pay for the extra hours put in. Pressure was also placed on junior staff and interns, employees alleged, as they could be used as cheap labour and couldn't"assess the level of stress as critical or unusual".

As marketing for Gollum billed the game as a blockbuster triple-A entry, internally staff were working on"damage limitation" to prepare the game for release. The scope of the game had ballooned and there wasn't enough manpower or time to properly implement many of the systems properly."The time factor also played a role, as the license was time-limited," Daedalic said.

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