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Since the article fails to link it (and also reads like slop), here is the actual publication: https://commission.europa.eu/document/8af13e88-6540-436c-b137-9853e7fe866a_en
The title is gross clickbait. The EU is not banning virtual currencies, but introducing informing publishers of regulations guidelines to ensure the user is informed of their real monetary value, and that deceptive or unfair pricing practices are avoided.
I’m not convinced that is the case. The studio was purchased by a holdings company, then its CEO bought four early sketches of DE from the studio for pocket change. When Kurvitz, Rostov, and Hindpere (writer) objected, they were demoted and later fired. Unless another exchange took place, I don’t see how this would amount to Kurvitz selling his rights; at the very least, he still owns Sacred And Terrible Air (with DE itself naturally belonging to the studio).
Shitty people are abundant in the creative industries, I have no delusions about that. Probably even more of those that have no public presence. But that has no bearing on whether or not he should retain sole ownership of his work. It’s an entirely separate issue. Andrzej Sapkowski is also a massive douchebag, but nobody would deny that The Witcher is his property.
It’s a reference to a line in a Stargate episode, uttered by a historian in reference to outdated medieval practices (specifically trepanning). If I have to make a point, it is that historical fiction about a specific time and culture should reflect the values and prejudices of the people and not be condemned for it.
In other words: Sweeney still can’t get people to use his inferior service. I can’t wait to see him cry about Valve’s alleged anti-competitive behaviour yet again.
Wish I could just wire money straight to Remedy. Best I could do was buy Control again on GOG and consider my seafaring soul free of sin.
Toilet humor is the fucking sauce of Borderlands. BL3’s greatest flaws were the insufferable antagonists, the annoying Chosen One kid, and the death of my favorite player character directly caused by her. They might as well put skibidi toilet in BL4 because BL3 had the same kind of contemporary brainrot.
Oh, I don’t think they messed up at all. I think it was intentional and calculated. Business decisions don’t just materialize out of happenstance, they are written, proposed, and approved by multiple people. They came up with and implemented the pricing and the bait-and-switching of components. Their lawyers wrote, reviewed, and approved the contract. Their public relations personnel came up with the untrue statements that should be said in sponsored videos. And now that the shift has left the ass, the CEO wants to pretend it was all a mistake? Fuck off.
“We might be able to banish the demon and save your son.”
“Really?”
“No, it’s just fun to get your hopes up. I’m gonna kill the kid.”
Veilguard doesn’t let you be an absolute dick the way Origins did. The story (what little I’ve seen) is filtered and sanitized like it’s meant for six-year-olds.
It also approaches sensitive topics, like the gender of one character, with the graceful and delicate touch of a fucking brick. If your character in Origins is a woman, Sten will bluntly comment on your role as a warrior, which is reflects the Qunari culture and their strict adherence to their norms. In Veilguard, a character blurts out “I’m non-binary by the way, I use pronouns” and another starts doing push-ups for accidentally misgendering them. It was fucking ridiculous.
Never ask:
- A man his salary
- A woman her age
- An audiophile how much they paid for their hoard
On second thought, ask all of those questions.
- Secrecy is how employers get away with wage inequality.
- “I didn’t know she was 17” does not work in a court of law.
- An audiophile will proudly point at their favourite budget headset. I mean, the Samson SR-850 is just insane value for its price. Sure, it’s a symphony of plastics, the design is just a straight rip-off of the AKG K240, and the fixed cable is a bummer, but the frequency response and the soundstage are out of this world. Plus the impedance is only 32 ohms: it easily runs out of a smartphone.
I’m more upset about Thief (2014) being labelled as “classic”.