The next great game may not come from a million-dollar studio
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As AAA budgets and cycles bloat, the risk-reward curve is tilting toward small teams using AI to prototype and ship faster. For studios, the strategic question is whether to double down on blockbuster bets or spin up lean, AI-augmented teams that can fail — and occasionally break out — at far lower cost.
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