https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/feedThis is a feed of the latest articles from Rock Paper Shotgun.enCopyright (c) Rock Paper Shotgun a brand of IGN Entertainment, Inc.Tue, 12 May 2026 19:15:27 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/those-of-us-who-joined-in-the-early-2000s-we-had-it-very-good-monument-valley-boss-says-its-getting-harder-to-give-workers-full-time-stabilityMark WarrenWed, 29 Apr 2026 16:10:44 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/those-of-us-who-joined-in-the-early-2000s-we-had-it-very-good-monument-valley-boss-says-its-getting-harder-to-give-workers-full-time-stabilityIndieThird personPuzzleAction AdventureAndroidSingle PlayerStrategyiOSMonument Valley IIINetflix<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/monument-valley-studio-pivoting-to-contractors-pc-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>After <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/monument-valley">Monument Valley</a> 3 was <a href="https://mobilegamer.biz/ustwo-games-is-weaning-itself-off-apple-arcade-and-netflix-amid-strategy-shifts/">unceremoniously pulled from Netflix</a> last year, series developers Ustwo Games are now focusing on PC first and foremost. The first two entries in the series did also <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-monument-valley-games-are-coming-to-pc-in-july">hit our game box shores</a>, but only after their initial mobile releases.</p> <p>This shift's clearly forced Ustwo CEO and chair of the <a href="https://ukie.org.uk/ukie-board/">UK games industry trade body Ukie</a> Maria Sayans to look long and hard at some numbers. Cue her concluding that the studio might have been "a little bit too romantic" about taking on full-time staff, rather than relying more heavily on contractors.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/those-of-us-who-joined-in-the-early-2000s-we-had-it-very-good-monument-valley-boss-says-its-getting-harder-to-give-workers-full-time-stability">Read more</a></p>