April 15, 2026
"Be creative 99% of the time" – Glen Schofield on how creativity can help fix AAA industry woes
The relentless grind of studio layoffs has not paused in 2026 , and opinion pieces on the demise of AAA games are a dime a dozen. Proclamations on how to turn things round routinely call for embracing smaller AA and indie games. However, much of the discourse has offered little more than the demonization of AAA games as a genre, and by extension the teams behind them.
The relentless grind of studio layoffs has not paused in 2026 , and opinion pieces on the demise of AAA games are a dime a dozen. Proclamations on how to turn things round routinely call for embracing smaller AA and indie games. However, much of the discourse has offered little more than the demonization of AAA games as a genre, and by extension the teams behind them. Read more
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