I would summarize it more simply as a failure of business to manage their money. Ed Catmull calls it "Feeding the Beast." They tried to turn interactive narrati

I would summarize it more simply as a failure of business to manage their money. Ed Catmull calls it "Feeding the Beast." They tried to turn interactive narrative into a factory that cranked out new titles. It's a shame. I haven't connected with stories in video games for a while. I still long for the emotional depth of Mass Effect and TWAU. Telltale was one of the good ones.