Moon Studios “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/moon-studios/ “> Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler” href = “https://www.videogameschronicle.com/people/thomas-mahler / “> Thomas Mahler apologized for the” overly aggressive “criticisms of several game developers earlier this week, admitting that he” blew it “and promised” to learn from that mistake “.
In a strong word post on the Resetera gaming forum on Wednesday, Mahler hit Peter Molyneux, creator of Populous and Fable “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/people/peter-molyneux/ “> Peter Molyneux, Hello Games “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/hello-games/ “> founder of Hello Games and No Man’s Sky” href = “https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/ no-mans-sky / “> Sean Murray, creator of No Man’s Sky” 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 Projekt” href = “https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/cd-projekt/”> Red Projekt CD.
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, labeled their targets” snake oil sellers “, accusing them of cheating the marketing of their games, promising the world before knowingly delivering insufficiently.
But in a excuse on Thursday, he backed down on his previous comments, which he said were motivated by “a little pain in my shoulder” and frustration with the “current culture of hype” that he feels is hurting the industry he loves.
“Now, a day later, I read the responses and realized that I was not careful in the way I presented my thoughts, nor did I choose the right tone or platform for that,” wrote Mahler.
“After I did this topic, we had a long internal conversation about all of this and I definitely didn’t represent Moon Studio the way I should.”
He added: “Yesterday I used an overly aggressive tone that was not suitable for someone in my position. My intention was not to hurt anyone, but to offer a starting point for a discussion on the current issues the industry is facing.
“We all share a common love for this art form and we must always maintain respect for each other. And I was not yesterday.
“And that’s why I’m really sorry, especially for those I mentioned by name. I promise that I will learn from this mistake and I do not wish to resent anyone. “
It was announced in July 2020 that Take-Two Interactive “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/take-two-interactive/ “> Independent publisher of Take-Two Private Division” href = “https: / /www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/take-two-interactive/private-division/”> Private Division is launching a new action RPG from Moon Studios.
“Developing the Ori series over the past decade has been a fantastic experience for our team, and we are excited that we are now aiming even higher with a new action RPG,” said Moon Studios co-founders Mahler and Gennadiy Korol in Time.
“We attribute our success to the ‘iterative polishing’ process that we use at Moon Studios, and we are continuing this style of development to create a new game that rises above anything we’ve created so far.”