A lot of these developers are located in major cities where property values have forced living wages to be much higher. $50ish K for where you live might be comfortable, but in San Francisco, New York, LA... it's not much at all.

I want to witness the sedimentary layers of a decade’s worth of changes and improvements

Well considering Gears and Halo both reviewed worse and we're less beloved by fans once taken under the stewardship of new developers, I'd say sure, plenty of people don't agree, but plenty of people are basing that off of their experience with titles with different developers that were part of a previous trilogy.…

He didn't say "my opinion is fact" he said "for me"

You realize your comment suggests stopping discussion altogether on this page simply because people who like the game don't wanna hear a negative viewpoint, right?

Yeah so youre saying the move of a formerly globally recognized company to bankroll their entire set of IPs into pachinko machines isnt based solely on their horrible mismanagement of their franchises to the point that nobody cares or buys them anymore outside of Metal Gear...Youre saying THATS not the issue, but…

Yeah you can still opt in to make an album without getting permission. Paying royalties isn’t getting permission, its accepting consequences.

Not really. Its pretty not absurd actually. Sure, they have every right to shut them down, but there are plenty of companys (Valve, Bethesda) who have seen fan remakes, havent shut them down, and even wholehartedly endorsed them. Black Mesa is for SALE on Steam right now. Sometimes modders working on these projects…

“It’s a fantastical and hyperbolic parallel situation brought up to illustrate what is happening here. SM isn’t a cover, its an illegal copy, and every game like this always will be.”

Yeah except this happens all the time. Just ask King Games how many smaller developers IPs they’ve ripped off and sold as their own…

“that was literarly a game they would have never made so it was a much more embraced fan gesture as it wasn’t infringing on an actual possible game”

They didnt make it yet, but they very well could have, and since companys are SO about protecting their IPs, wouldnt they want to squash any and all things like that? For…

No matter how good I get at a game, I know there is a Korean person out there who could kick my ass at it, because they just seem to dominate any game they wanna play seriously and put time into. Starcraft. LoL. Any freaking MOBA ever. Im not so up to date on how well their teams tend to do in shooters, I never really…

You know, except for all the articles around the Internet that have criticized him, including on this site.

“The best cosplay” = you must be hot! But were totally not oggling you with our eyes we swear.

“it is definitely something she has worked to create”

So youre telling me that a girl who was already fabulously rich “worked hard” to cultivate a brand, instead of using said money to hire a bunch of people to cultivate her brand for her like so many other famous people do? God, people are naive.

“Being the head/face of several businesses, networking, modeling, promotion, successful at being on reality tv. Those are all skills.”

And you know she actively takes part in decisions concerning all of those things? Or possibly, like anyone making that much money, she hires people to do all of that shit for her, and…

People dislike Kim based on the fact she has provided nothing to the world of value other than spectacle, just like everyone had a problem with the male AND female cast of shows like the Jersey Shore. People have a problem coming to terms with the fact that there are people out there making fathoms more than them a…

You’re right, it was such hard work for her to hire a publicity team off the money she already had from her family and capitalize on the world’s voyeuristic tendencies post-sex tape. Such hard work.

Uh no, it gets applied to athletes and celebrities both male and female all the time. Please stop.

You know, my sister was married and had children at a very young age. Now in her 40's, shes trying to come to terms with the fact that she really enjoys doing what she wants. Taking trips, visiting friends, just generally having a good time all around. Shes enjoying her 40's like she was never married at all. But her…

Please. This guy is a tell for his own ego and marketing. Whatever artistry he speaks of is all hype created by him and the media. He’s a master of it. He has a game coming out. The only reason for the album title is for cross promotion. It’s easy to cover. It’ll get people to try his game. More money.