The article was incredibly light on specifics. What were the hateful / threatening messages? Why would anyone have a problem with helping developers find new jobs? Why were those developers fired in the first place?

I’ve played the original “Deus Ex” for years and I’m still discovering new things about it. I don’t even have to worry about Windows anymore. I can play it with Wine on Linux.

A good game will stand on its own merits. It will be complete and self-contained at launch. And any DLC released later will have been planned from the very start.

Endless updates is just another word for cosmetic micro-transactions and an excuse to make you keep the game online all the time.

I like “Traveler’s Rest” because the game doesn’t force you to keep regular hours at your tavern. If you want, you can spend the whole day crafting and restocking until you’re ready to deal with customers again.

Stardew Valley has been out on Android for a while now.

The entire art direction of “Cyberpunk 2077” just screams wealth disparity. Does something more obvious than a sunrise really need to be explicitly stated?

Every in-game NPC: “The wealthy don’t care about-” Me: “Yeah, I GOT it. Thanks.”

Aren’t game purchases enforceable contracts? i.e. “I give you money. You give me game that works.” ? (I’m avoiding words like “good” because that’s subjective and it gets into a whole different discussion)

Yup. The game company intros are the first thing I edit out of a game’s config files. Especially if they’re unskippable.

If it links to your Steam account, I assume it’s going to get all the info in your Steam account.

I switched from Nova Launcher to Lawnchair (GitHub) over a year ago. I think it’s great. https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair

The extra “A” makes it extra AWESOME!

Witcher 3, Velen. I’m immediately killed by a bandit or a Drowner.

Tsujimoto also went on to claim that a slow economy wouldn’t have a big impact on video game prices either: “Just because there’s a recession doesn’t mean you won’t go to the movie theater or go to your favorite artist’s concert. High-quality games will continue to sell,” he said.

Yes it does. “Recession” means you have less disposable income to waste on poor quality entertainment.

This. And customers are finally catching on that even AAA companies are using buyers to do their quality assurance for them.

Let the people who play the game decide if a mod is worth downloading or not. Stop expecting corporations to manage your head for you.