"AAA publishers are abusing Early Access," RPG dev says

Denis Dyack – founder of Silicon Knights and current CEO of Apocalypse Studios – says that AAA publishers' use of Early Access is shifting player expectations and making it harder for independent teams. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Dyack says that one of the big challenges of the current gaming landscape is that anyone, even "giant publishers with insane amounts of money, manpower, and resources," are able to use Early Access programs. Specifically, he cites developers releasing a "polishe