I don’t like all the Checkpoint Charlie bullshit and got fed up with the side content before the main story was over, but the world in Tsushima was so well made that I had a good time in it - far better than AC: Shadows (that I didn’t pay to play, for the record) - and the combat system was fun. Yotei has a character that isn’t forced into the peg hole of a samurai and has a greater selection of weapons so it looks like it’ll be a fun time.

“CEOs continue to ride the skills of others into oblivion while making a profit from doing nothing.”

This one actually bothers me because I was looking forward to Ghost of Yotei, but if Sony are still so allergic to making money, I guess I won’t give them any. Barely a handful of games from an entire generation is certainly not enough to make me buy an overpriced console.

“Scum company fires more people while pretending everything is okay”

The only acceptable option: don’t fucking bother.

Consider me old fashioned.

write the same sorts of things on game boxes

Don’t be ridiculous. You’re describing criminal property damage. Of course that’s neither okay, nor the same.

I’m sorry you feel the need to be dramatic about this issue, but Steam have provided adequate tools for the userbase to handle the problem, in my eyes.

Maybe so, but the values of free speech apply to wrong opinions too. Hit the “unhelpful” button and move on. Their bullshit isn’t worth the time.

Sorry, Pete, I don’t believe you feel that way.

This is developers who don’t like criticism whining. Yes, there is some bigotry and such in the market, but it’s not as big as they’re making it sound.

These people want Steam to step into a role of world gaming police, even though Steam have provided the necessary tools for users on the platform to vote incorrect information down into oblivion. Going further than that is asking for censorship and is as effective as paid reviews.

If you can’t cope with your product taking criticism, valid or otherwise, don’t waste your time peddling what you’ve made. We’ve seen time and time again that games find their audience, even with BS ‘criticisms’. Those who are interested will look further than the basic complaints. If there’s only those complaints, maybe you just didn’t make a very good game.

Seems more and more companies are competing for this most prestigious award.

What’s your buy-in cost at this point? Have you already got a powerful xomputer that can game and run OBS? Mic and headset? You don’t have to bother with a facecam if you don’t want to, but if you want to, you can use something like iVcam to use your phone as a webcam. If you don’t have a mic, I recommend Tenor’s line of products. I bought a good quality condenser mic with adjustable boom arm for ~$40. If it’s something you definitely want to do, there are ways to try relatively cheaply and possibly upgrade your equipment if you find it’s a good fit.

I have no doubt you know what I was getting at, but just in case, I meant the established art of making up a reason to sell a game twice.

Oh good, the Pokemon treatment.

Good point.

I know the quote. Sadly, I’m not sure how to convey the joke meaning in text.

Piracy is a service provider. That’s how that quote goes, right? /s

Edit: Joke clarification.

Agefield High. Looking forward to getting my Bully on. That or Nivalis

Check with your local munitions dealer.

Shall we start the timer until the studio gets closed? That seems to be the regular pattern these days.

Has Intel tried “Not being a bunch of cunts”?

So long as it doesn’t follow the trend of stupid prices, more actual competition is only a good thing.

Again, doing the great work of selling us on the ludicrous investment into AI instead of real people…

I’m glad to say I’ve never had dealings with Intuit by that measure then.

This is why the reform needs to start at the top. Ubisoft is doomed until the leeches are gone.

Any time a competitor starts forming, buy them, lay off the staff, and coast on that too.

Hey! Don’t go calling Norton out like that, man

Didn’t do it for me, sadly.

PoP really can’t catch a break from these clowns

I was thinking that too. Well, just to wait until the malware is removed from this one just like with Double Exposure. Maybe if SqEnix sees they don’t start making money until after performance-harming software is no longer bundled in their games, they’ll learn the lesson. (I can dream, at least)

Writing quality and general theme. Among those four titles, you’ve got zombie apocalypse, space western, Batman, and an urban fantasy retelling of fairy tales. Taking Borderlands for example, if nothing about the Borderlands franchise interests a player, it’s unlikely the Telltale one will either. It’s not impossible, but I wouldn’t put money on the odds.

Precisely what I was thinking of. I know Yahtzee can be tough on games but damn, he really didn’t hold back on that one.

Or Thief VR from what I’ve heard.

May I suggest an AMD card instead? Even on the second market, they’re typically better bang-for-buck

Ah yes, an apology. The thing that takes no effort and doesn’t do anything without them getting rid of the lunacy that they never should have engaged with.

If it’s the culmination of his work, does that mean it won’t have any of the features he claims to be in it? Is there a chance it’s not even a game? You just download an WEBM file that’s 50 gig in size?

The only right thing scum like Bobby Kotick can do is drop dead for what he had a hand in doing to the market and his crimes.

To be fair, they’re both correct interpretations of how the title is written. It’s the article itself that makes it a lot clearer than a single-sentence title could.

Purge LARPing?

Right. I’m going to have to suggest you re-read my comment and the context. What I was saying was that a ghost function that isn’t AI-powered wouldn’t be susceptible to legal action under this patent. I also have no doubt Sony will force this in anyway. All of the big companies have gone gaga for AI. I have absolutely no idea why other than very poorly made projections, but the reality is they insist on using the biggest crowbar they can find.

I don’t disagree with the 30% being too much. That said, Steam often provides more than just a sales pages for the fee, they always provide server access for multiplayer and cloud saving. That has to get covered somehow. I also believe in celebrating the good things going and there really aren’t many of those in the gaming market these days, certainly not in the AAA-money tier. I’m going to enjoy the wins we get. If you don’t want to do that, enjoy being miserable, I guess.