Author's Notes
From Chaos was written based on new interviews with Michel Koch, Raoul Barbet, Jeff Litchford, Zak Garriss, Gonzalo Martin, and Roman George.
A very big thank-you to Tara Bruno, Lizzie Killian, and Steven Ruygrok for coordinating interviews with the developers and making this long read possible.
Citations
Adrift started as an exclusive published by Sony: "Remember Me Was Originally a PlayStation Exclusive," IGN, https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/16/remember-me-was-originally-a-playstation-exclusive.
despite being heavily subsidized: "DONTNOD, the most subsidized in 2013," Game Kult, https://www.gamekult.com/actualite/dontnod-le-plus-subventionne-en-2013-128922.html.
disputed the reports and reframed rumors: "Remember Me Developer Dontnod Creating New Game with Square Enix, IGN, https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/05/remember-me-developer-dontnod-creating-new-game-with-square-enix.
Lyons and Atkins founded their indie company: Idol Minds, https://web.archive.org/web/19980529180624/http://www.idolminds.com/info.html.
the PlayStation Network's most downloaded game: "Pain Tops 2008 PSN Download List," Wired, https://www.wired.com/2008/12/pain-tops-2008/.
Sony, its long-time publisher, slashed budgets: "Rumor: PAIN developer Idol Minds lays off more than half of staff," Engadget, https://www.engadget.com/2009-10-21-rumor-pain-developer-idol-minds-lays-off-more-than-half-of-staf.html.
Sony pulled Idol Minds off the game: "Sony takes Pain developer off Warrior's Lair," Eurogamer, https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-04-02-sony-takes-pain-developer-off-warriors-lair.
Ten days and only $2,973 later, the campaign was cancelled: "Shutterbug," Kickstarter, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1617846436/shutterbug/posts/1329034.
It's established throughout the first episode's: "Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 - 'Roads' impressions," Shacknews, https://www.shacknews.com/article/107532/life-is-strange-2-episode-1-roads-impressions.
The last several years, more so than: "Life is Strange 2 interview with Michel Koch: Family, religion, and race," Shacknews, https://www.shacknews.com/article/113840/life-is-strange-2-interview-with-michel-koch-family-religion-and-race.
to tell anyone who didn't care for France to leave: "Migrant crisis: Hungarian PM Viktor Orban proposes EU border force to patrol Greek frontier," International Business Times, https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/migrant-crisis-hungarian-pm-viktor-orban-proposes-eu-border-force-patrol-greek-frontier-1520934.
