this guy sounds extremely immature. which i guess is par for course for the wargaming culture. i’m sure everyone involved is bad. 

they always say this. but ‘launch exclusive’ just means they ported it to ps5 first. 

MS needs to release better games before anything is settled on the “console wars” front. They’ve never released an exclusive 1/10 as cool as anything from Sony. When MS releases their “Bloodborne” I might care.

Third party devs can, and will, have a free upgrade paths, though. I feel like that point is being overlooked.

well, sure, she definitely meant it. but she hasn’t thought through everything she’s saying. because there are a number of points she makes that, if developed one or two steps further, will reveal contradictory ideas. discovering these points of philosophical friction takes time for any person, and most likely, aging.

also, “chinese gamers are not a monolith” seems to be at odds with the generalizations made about how gamimg in china is primarily FTP. it’s almost like china has turned its gamers into a monolith through heavy handed restrictions. 

this strikes me as somewhat naive.

they’re probably thinking “who gives a shit?”

well, if more people are interested in physical retro gaming now, than compared to several years ago, then there is a shortage compared to increased demand, right? because it’s not like they’re manufacturing more of these games.

i’m so sick of it too. the site feels notably hostile and it turns my stomach a bit. not to mention that this kind of ceaseless negativity is just plainly moronic and intellectually vapid. 

this site, more than before, feels like it’s going down a dark path. these remaining writers have largely not earned my trust in their taste and opinions. so sure, they can say shitty stuff like this, but it reads as petty and surface-level.

unless you’re going to take Christie’s to task for being a revolving door for the wealthy looking to invest their money in what is basically a non-taxable savings account that happen to be paintings/faberge eggs/designer sneakers/etc (and i’m not saying you shouldn’t) this is more or less par for course for the world…

i’m guessing that both jennings and burton have been offered the job and turned it down do to the nature of the time commitment. it’s a huge, forever kind of job. 

i don’t know if you realize this, but television production isn’t a democracy, and those in positions of power guard their job security with rabid paranoia. he’s effectively the showrunner of jeopardy. he can say whatever he wants to the public but it’s clear the whole “guest host” process was a narrative gimmick…

they had Quake multiplayer running on televisions at Costco. Quake’s multiplayer mode took off instantly.

simple explanation—almost everyone who has played Quake did so long before Steam existed. so their “new” review may actually be reflective of a long-held, nostalgic sentiment.

it is not enough. 

these game dev companies are typically found in expensive cities though, and 50k is not enough to save for a home, pay for a family, save for retirement. if you’re making less than that, you should really question the nature of the job. 

that box is insane. it makes gloomhaven or bloodborne look manageable. that’s almost kingdom death monsters proportions. given that half my hobby involves it being manageable, this is unreasonably huge.

weird how comments like these just duplicate certain phrases like “staying in your head rent-free”, as if you have no original thoughts of your own.