Yeah this doesn’t really surprise me, something about Boneworks just kind of gave off a weird feeling to me, so now it’s just put in stark relief. Though I suppose Gmod’s community could be similar in tone. One would’ve thought they might’ve grown up in the last 15 years.

Does it actually widen the audience for Bloodborne specifically though? Feels like that would rely on new players understanding that Bloodborne is a spiritual predecessor despite having no name association or connective tissue besides being a similar game. I no longer presume these things are as obvious to many as one…

Baffling that there are still people out there that think this guy would’ve made a less terrible Episode IX.

I generally avoid datamines of things I engage with for a similar reason, but I’m not sure it’s bad per se. Definitely have mixed feelings on it though. With finished products it can be cool to uncover cut content and get an insight into how some things were being thought of internally. But with live services and…

This looks like someone put “Mcdonald’s Mascot SCP” into one of those AI image generators

That’s one (and the traditional) definition, but it has also come to mean a media project that has a huge budget, star power, resources poured into it etc. In other words, something that the studio behind it has designed to be a commercial blockbuster, regardless of whether or not it actually ends up succeeding at…

This is the sort of fan service I like, because as you say not only is it something that will pass casual viewers by, but it’s also not framed as something they should notice. There’s no emphasis, no dramatic pausing signalling to the viewer that this is something fans will recognize. It reminds me more of the world…

Along similar lines; I know some people felt like it was a pointless scene but, I really enjoyed the propulsion salesman on the bus in episode 2. I feel like we rarely get to meet this sort of “middle class” of citizen in Star Wars, people who presumably exist and are even doing kind of okay, even in a tumultuous…

Yeah but I think it’s a good kind of fan service where if you know you know, but otherwise it’s unimportant and spoken without any gravitas. There’s no musical cues or pausing for the audience to understand that this is a thing they should recognize. It comes off much more like just world building rather than fan…

I suspected all this, and it makes perfect sense why the first three episodes premiered at the same time. They feel very much like a movie in their own right. Which is one of it’s strengths honestly, if also a little odd for TV. It feels closer to Netflix style binge formatting, as opposed to say, Mandalorian’s weekly…

I was going to ask this, because I swear I saw this game years ago before NFTs were a thing. Thought it had vanished or been cancelled. It didnt look great then but I wonder if they grafted NFTs on just to fund its completion.

I mean the article names Trump’s administration specifically as another example of this kind of abuse of power so I’m not sure what kind of point you’re trying to make. It was widely condemned at the time by the media as well.

Guy saw ActiBlizz get bought for billions after massive PR disasters and said, “gotta step up my game”

Yes, when I yearn for a time where capitalism wasn’t a dominating force on society I think of.. *checks notes* 1950's America.

I feel like there’s gotta be something more at work here than merely social media and a digital upbringing, though I’m certain they are contributors.

Please note: We are not accepting any games that use NFTs, crypto or blockchain.

Yeah, I hope he succeeds but the indie scene isn’t hurting for publishers like it was ten years ago. If he’s hoping to go up against the likes of Devolver, Team17 etc, which from the games he was featuring it seems like he does, then it’s gonna be a struggle. His biggest advantage right now is his built in YouTube…

I have no doubt that dunkey understands how to run a business with how large his brand is, and his shtick does make it hard to know what is sincerely held belief versus over the top grandstanding, but some of his comments, like only being interested in devs with “passion”, does give me pause. Lots of failed games…

That doesn’t address the point raised at all? The point was that one of the prime responsibilities of publishers is to push their products, marketing etc. Regardless of what Dunkey actually intends to do, there will be this shadow now hanging over any review he does in the future, anyone will be able to cast…

What do these people even mean by Hardcore now? As many are pointing out, having a radar that shows where people are whenever they shoot makes it easier and less realistic, not harder and more? Sounds like they just are mad a tool is being taken away which, fair enough, but don’t act like it somehow was sophisticating…