Embracing Chaos - How Hyper Light Breaker Survived 2023 (Patreon)
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YOUTUBE LINK: youtu.be/z6DbJldbMR0
Hey folks,
It's been over a year since we last checked in with Heart Machine and the development of Hyper Light Breaker, but that was with good reason. Not only did the game suffer some delays, but the entire year was shadowed by the ever-present worry that Embracer Group was going to sell off the game's publishing partner Gearbox Publishing SF.
We decided to keep following the story until that aspect was resolved, getting work from a number of industry insiders about progress (or lack thereof) the entire time. Thankfully we did get that resolution, of sorts, a few months back and were able to wrap this episode.
2023 was a turbulent year for developers in the industry and this episode goes to show how even studios not directly owned by Embracer Group were directly affected by the decisions that group made.
We hope you enjoy it.
Danny