I think the issue is, that they didn’t remove all the assets in the version they submitted for the award. Yes, the assets were later removed, but the version that was used for the awards still had those assets.

I agree with your argument as a whole, but it doesn’t really apply here. There wouldn’t have been an issue if they had indeed replaced the assets with real art in time.

Would you consider it your own code or Code that was generated by AI?

Sending Emails related to development is still not development itself.

If youre washing your gymnastic dress, it’s not considered doing gymnastics. You are even allowed to wash them while high. Still wouldn’t get you disqualified from the Contest, just when you’re actually high while doing gymnastics.

Games developed using generative AI are strictly ineligible for nomination.

https://www.indiegameawards.gg/faq

You arent developing a game when you sennd Emails to someone. Same as you’re not a developer when you do the finances.

Thats part of the company that arent involved in game development.

Your argument is equal to me claiming piblishers are developers.

They might want to make it more clear for the purposefully ignorant people though.

I’m pretty sure sending Emails isnt considered game development.

That Argument is moot though, because they were in fact banned for using AI Art, not some internal spreadsheet or Emails they sent.

Theyre not limiting their tools, they’re limiting some awards they could win by doing the art themselves.

Possible.

I experienced it as an impossible puzzle to not die in the first hour. I went with a different approach each time, rolled a couple of 1s and died.

I love reading, but I couldnt get into Disco Elysium besides many attempts, so I disagree with your statement that I love it because I love reading.

Maybe I don’t like starting a book over and over again because the dice made me do it.

Three bad rolls in the first 30 minutes and you get a heart attack and have to start over.

Kpop is extremely exploitative to the artists, much worse than game development.

We’re talking physical and sexual abuse levels here.

Not chill at all.

It’s a brillant device, I often use it more than my PC.

It gives me the feeling that playing the Gameboy as a kid gave me. The switch would only make my hands cramp because the controls are only made for small hands.

I got some good rechargeable AA for my controllers about three years ago and will never go back. I have one pair more than controllers and I always have a charged pair read to switch out if needed.

I got 2500mAh batteries from duracell and the charge lasts for days of activity on my xbox controllers. Longer than my PS4 controllers with integrated battery for sure.

They should just answer one question: Will Subnautica 2 have microtransactions under the new leadership?

People have been out for him since the WoW drama where he as a self proclaimed genius and WoW god did everything wrong and left his mates out to die.

They dug into him and found that he’s a master at bullshitting and pretending to find solutions to puzzles, that he obviously did google.

He might be a furry and also changes his voice to sound more masculine. He claimed to have received tens of thousands of death threats after the wow drama, which is highly unlikely.

He never admit fault but always doubles down.

All of that combined brought out the biggest of hate boners in people.

It’s definitely easy and justified to dislike him, but he’s not Hitler or something. He’s just unlikable for bullshitting all day, but doesn’t deserve real hate.

People don’t do themselves a favour by having such a low bar for literally hating someone. They will just get controlled by their hate.

It needs way more people, because I guess a lot of people from all over the world used VPNs to sign the petition and will get nullified.

So if you planned to do it, don’t, you will hurt your goals more than you’re doing an good.

Don’t forget about microtransactions, they might be a significant portion of the decline.

The PS5 killed console gaming for me. Scalpers selling it for 1200 bucks sealed the deal for me to get a PC.

The PS4 killed Xbox for me.

Are you from canada?

There’s enough toxicity in Rematch already. You can just spam “good job” instead.

What i’ve noticed subjectively is, that RL has become more mature and less toxic since the release of Rematch.

Maybe all the toxic kids are trying Rematch now and the old farts stayed.

It’s their way of saying they try to blame the customer first.

Swansea is too woke. It has a female lead role.

I have a friend that’s the same. She refuses ro play witcher 3 because you cant pick a female character.

I think it’s ridiculous.

Yes, if PC sales wouldn’t be growing

https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-04-14-gartner-says-worldwide-pc-shipments-increased-4-point-8-percent-in-first-quarter-of-2025?

Not ice the jump in 2020 when the PS5 released.

It’s a growing market though.

Xbox one and X/S sales are neck in neck with xbox 360 sales too.

PS4 was when xbox users switched over to PlayStation.

PS5 was when PS4 users users switched back to the roots, a PC.

My wishlist is long and at least one game on it gets a deep discount every week. I’m busy playing games between 2€-20€.

There hasn’t been a major release that would justify paying 50€ and more for years.

Baldurs Gate 3 was the last game I got at full price and didn’t regret.

That’s me. PS4, Switch, PC and on phone.

You sound like a used-cars salesman. Sorry, I’m still not interested.

Why are you getting so defensive/agressive?

I was looking at it and didn’t enjoy what I see. The other commenter replied and confirmed my worries, and I said it isnt for me then.

I like my turn based rpgs without action events and some defensive moves I have to time right.

Good for you that you enjoy it that way, it’s too much action for my taste in turn based games.

Quick times events and dodge and parry Events are the absolute opposite of what im looking for in a turn based rpg. I want it to be calm and where I can put down the controls at any time.

Sounds more like an action rpg with turn based elements to me. Exactly how it looked in the trailer.

Thanks though.

I watched the trailer and whats on steam about it, but it didn’t take me in, and im curently looking for an rpg to play.

Is it really completely turn based and not that action turn based abdomination jrpgs have implemented the past years? I noticed some kind of quick time events during fights, is that optional or always active?

No worries, it took me way too long to figure it out myself. It definitely feels like some context is missing that this sentence relates to.

Yeah, sounds pretty fair for a repair with parts and shipping.

It always takes longer than just the work on the device, as they have to open the package, put it in their system, repair and clean it, pack it up and send to the customer.

I like that they told him it’s an easy repair and showed him a tutorial on how to fix it themselves.

The agent doesn’t force the repair, though, giving the option to simply walk away if the quote isn’t appealing. They even state that you can perform your own repairs, with a link to a guide with more information, if you feel confident.

They have them an Option to do it themselves and linked a tutorial.

Meaning they’re not doing the Apple thing and forcing you to either let it repair by a contractor, because they brick the device if you don’t. Display replacements on Apple devices for example.

And that’s why there’s only garbage coming out these days from the big studios, yes.

Why do you use that to defend them? What do you gain from defending the greedy?

The game drops to 20fps on a 4070 btw, and you’re here pretending it has to be like that because a lot of studios put the least effort they think they can get away with.

How do you explain that modders will be fixing a lot of the issues, like they always have to do with Bethesda games? Wouldn’t that be impossible if it’s the engines fault?

Why have you submitted to mediocracy? Why do you accept it and even go as far to defend it?

No wonder they think they can get away with it, because apparently they can with people like you making excuses for them.

No, you were the one that told me that it always sucks, it has nothing to do with my expectations.

I expect a good company to know and work with good tools, not cheap ones.

It starts with handyman and shouldnt stop at game development.

If I hire a company and they come with dirty tools known to be bad, I send them home and hire someone that knows and values their work.

If youre a one man company I don’t care as much as if you were one of the biggest out there pretending to be the best.

Blaming the company that created the tool is not the way, it’s the professionals that use it.

Sure, blame the engine.

Why would they even pick it up as their choice of they dont expect better results? Maybe because it’s the least effort, the cheapest solution? I’m just speculating here, but when I expect UE5 to always suck, it wouldn’t be my choice if I had quality in mind.

I read it’s badly optimised and even monster PCs cant run it smoothly. It crashes a lot. It’s 55€… for a remaster, not even a remake.

At least you can see a Mountain of skyrim.

Even steam reviews from the first day fans are only around 80% positive, which says a lot for the early stage (KCD2 is at 94%, oblivion GOTY is 95%), and most complain about Performance issues and that they cant get more than 60fps

It’s a hard pass for me and feels like a money grab.

The article were commenting on feels sponspred

The first good thing I read about the polished version of the game. The bar is really low with Bethesda

It’s Bethesda. They probably did it in a couple months trying to recoup money after the Starfield desaster.

Will be hard with the preorders already out.