--- title: MachineGames on being part of Microsoft, going back to... description: MachineGames studio director Jerk Gustafsson discusses the studio's 15-year survival strategy, including maintaining a lean team of under 200 employees,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/machinegames-on-being-part-of-microsoft-going-back-to-the-office-and-wolfenstein-3-bnkgcboax twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: MachineGames on being part of Microsoft, going back to the office, and Wolfenstein 3 | daily.dev og:description: MachineGames studio director Jerk Gustafsson discusses the studio's 15-year survival strategy, including maintaining a lean team of under 200 employees,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/machinegames-on-being-part-of-microsoft-going-back-to-the-office-and-wolfenstein-3-bnkgcboax og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BnKgCbOax.png og:image:alt: MachineGames on being part of Microsoft, going back to the office, and Wolfenstein 3 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # MachineGames on being part of Microsoft, going back to the office, and Wolfenstein 3 **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 14 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary MachineGames studio director Jerk Gustafsson discusses the studio's 15-year survival strategy, including maintaining a lean team of under 200 employees, planning multiple games ahead for Microsoft transparency, and opening a small satellite office in Sundsvall. The studio mandates in-office work for senior staff and encourages hybrid arrangements for others, believing face-to-face collaboration improves efficiency. Following Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's success, the studio plans to return to Wolfenstein 3 while exploring transmedia opportunities like TV adaptations to address rising AAA development costs. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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