Game studio Badman Robots just announced shutdown. And honestly? This won't be the last one we hear about in coming weeks.

The capital burn is real out here. Projects that raised millions are hitting the wall, and it stings especially when you know talented builders exist in this space. But here's the thing—we can't skip this part. The industry needs a cleanup cycle.

Yes, there are legit builders doing real work. But right now? The ecosystem's got too much noise, too many half-baked ideas that got funded anyway. Sometimes you gotta clear the weak links before the strong ones can actually scale.