{
  "id": 18386,
  "title": "\"People want to play arcade racers again\" – How the developer of Wreckreation went from a company-wide redundancy notice to working on a sequel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/29/people-want-to-play-arcade-racers-again-how-the-developer-of",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-07-29T15:56:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GamesIndustry",
    "slug": "gamesindustry",
    "url": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/people-want-to-play-arcade-racers-again-how-the-developer-of-wreckreation-went-from-a-company-wide-redundancy-notice-to-working-on-a-sequel"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fiona Sperry, former studio head at Criterion, started her career at Three Fields Entertainment. She announced redundancies at the studio due to lack of revenue from their recently released driving game, Wreckreation. In response to the crisis, Sperry launched a Patreon campaign, which helped the studio continue development. After eighteen updates, Wreckreation 2 is now in development. However, it will be made by a new company called When Tides Turn, with Sperry as its sole director. Three Fields will continue to support the original Wreckreation game. Sperry explains that the decision to start a new company was made due to the lack of financial support and the need for a fresh start, given the challenging market conditions. Despite the relatively low sales of Wreckreation, Sperry remains committed to the core audience who have shown loyalty to the game.",
  "summary": "When we last heard from Fiona Sperry in December, she had just put the entire team at Three Fields Entertainment on notice of redundancy . Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}