I think everything you quoted there would accurately describe influencers being paid to play a game. As to whether you believe me or not, don’t really care. Why you keep digging this hole for no reason whatsoever seems rather odd to me, as does being so unnecessarily hostile for no reason. Have a good one.

Shill verb

:to act as a spokesperson or promoter

Shill noun

:one who makes a sales pitch or serves as a promoter

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shill

Well I’ve certainly never heard that before and that’s not what the definition of the word is from what I’m seeing but I guess I can understand using that as a distinction.

Isn’t it though? They’re being paid to promote a game right? That seems like a shill to me. I’m not sure I understand the difference to you.

This might help

https://www.reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comments/102ftg3/partially_lost_virtual_history_settling_america/

That’s an impressive ability to ignore an extremely widely known issue. Hey by the way just as a heads up there’s also this thing going on called climate change.

Well I’ve had three of thier controllers die due to stick shift so there seems to be a fucking reason to me.

How could they know the future of space x so long ago?

Any of the Suikoden games really. Legend of legaia 2

Ephemeral Fantasia for an extremely underrated gem.

In what world do you think publicly traded companies are more accountable? If anything it’s the opposite.

Sell sell sell!

Seriously, when CEOs say shit like this they’re covering for something. Abandon fucking ship

The fact that you didn’t apparently notice there was a new Dragon Age released since Inquisition kind of proves the overall point doesn’t it?

Hell I’m okay with that. I don’t play with any of you people anyway

Fuck Portugal I guess?

I’m still playing Warband

They would do that because the video game journalism industry is extremely anti-consumer. They’re basically paid mouthpieces. Their job is to sell video games.

I’m not understanding what you’re confused about here. The suggestion here isn’t that they’re using the phrase wrong out of some kind of bumbling incompetence. I’m very clearly suggesting they’re using the phrase wrong in an Insidious effort to denigrate consumers. I’ve not hidden that at all. They are intentionally using it to make criticism of game companies sound irrational. That is the goal. That is the point.

It’s always framed that way.

It ain’t review bombing if the game’s not working properly. That’s just called an accurate review. Of course the gaming journalism industry has to make sure all of its headlines are anti-consumers possible though.

Mount and Blade Warband. Or maybe EU4.

I’m just shocked that many people want to watch an award show. Any award show

How on Earth is that possible?

Identical deals I believe. Except maybe that deep discount section that’s different. Everything else should be 100% the same

Maybe next time try actually making your point instead of circling around it for five comments like a fifth rate Socrates.

Congrats on being a dick for no reason

Why do companies do exclusive launches? Presumably they think the money they get from Epic is more than the money they’ll lose in sales. Whether or not they’re right is another question.

The article didn’t mention it but I’m curious what the breakdown is by age. I have to assume younger Gamers watch way more videos than older gamers.

I saw that Renowned Explorers: International Society had a pretty seriously deep sale going on right now. Only $4. It’s pretty interesting game, art styles fun, games got some interesting mechanics, overall I think it’ll scratch a turn-based strategy itch. I recommend it.

Kind of amazing how there’s so many knee-jerk reactions in here from people who don’t bother to read or understand the situation. Almost like the senator has brought light to a situation that many people were either unaware of or willfully ignorant of. Amazing how it’s people’s reactions that convince you of the veracity of a story more than the story itself.

This isn’t the government cracking down, this is the senator writing a letter. There’s no force of government behind this. It’s simply someone in power bringing light to a problem. A problem that we all should acknowledge exists, because it’s very easy to verify.

Do we need to wake up to that? Or do we need to say that’s bullshit? Which one sounds better? Maybe companies need to wake up to the fact that they shouldn’t be able to do anything they want. Why can’t we wake up to that reality?

The word Surplus already denotes a lack of shortage.

“Lack of shortages”

Just say Surplus you weirdo. Who the heck wrote that headline?

Cuz when I think about safety of my user data I think Sony

God damn this was funny. Plot, characters, and writing aside. You wrote that and then continued on with your argument.

Did you mean to reply to someone else?

Considering the fact that when I think of naughty dog I think of great story-driven games this is just sad.

I won’t lie and say this is what’s going to stop me from buying the game, because my computer not being able to run it was going to stop me from buying the game. So symbolically I’m with them I guess.

They’re about to release a new console aren’t they? That would seem to indicate probably not

Strongly disagree