I’m going to disagree here. There are numerous groups in the US that do change the minds of hardcore racists.

Except corporations have an outsized influence on what you have available to you as a consumer. If I don’t want a grindy, microtransactions laden experience and instead want a more focused, fascinating story with high production values...can I find it in the so-called “AAA” space? The answer is no, not anymore; at…

They give you a fair “amount” but do they give you a fair quality? Can you honestly say that every bit of content is really worth spending your time on?  Because based on my experiences with the last game, I’d emphatically say “no”.  Games are more than just “hours spent playing”, they’re about whether or not those…

Exactly. I think a lot of people who don’t see the microtransactions problem are confusing quantity with quality. I tried out the previous Assassin’s Creed game, Origins, after a long time away (last one I played was AC 3) hopeing for a truly interesting reboot. Unfortunately, I found it pretty boring; quite frankly I…

There was a time in this country where corporations didn’t just chase short term profits, but aimed for long-term growth.  Decades of “trickle down” economics has destroyed that, now it’s short term growth, now measured in trades made in a fraction of a second by super computers, that determines a company’s worth.

Erm sorry what?

If you can’t make money in your industry by making a product and selling it, then you shouldn’t be in the industry.  Let’s assume that AC: Odyssey was half the size but with a more focused story and no microtransactions, would that many people really complain about it?  Would it really hurt sales?  I’m skeptical that…

Well, it sounds like things weren’t on the up and up.  Apparently, the app doesn’t (or didn’t) promise that the therapist you spoke to has an actual license to practice psychology.  The app also has a deceptive pricing structure.

Depends on the person. Some channels are by an actual professional, chubbyemu is an actual doctor who talks about medical stuff or Leonard French of LawfulMasses is an actual lawyer talking about legal issues. Others, you might note, have become experts by sheer experience, such as Jim Sterling. That said, if you’re…

He’s got a ton of videos on this very subject, but this one is most “to the point”.

Violence, or at least violence outside of the confines of the competition (cause some sports are violent) are super not okay.  Getting pissed about a call or something else is understandable, I’m not okay when folks get violent with people.  This is kind of borderline to me.

I think it’s worth noting that her thinking may have changed over the course of some time, it may have taken her a while to get here. A friend of mine only recently switched allegiances, he had been raised in a very conservative family and was a Republican and conservative for all his life. At the age of 31 he…

That sucks, sorry to hear it. Good song though.

There’s tons of tech fees if you’re a games developer actually, even if you’re using your own graphical engine like Telltale was.  There are fees for 3D modeling software, fees for sound, fees for dozens of different little things that people don’t notice (except when they’re missing).  One of the reasons why 3D are…

Sounds like some of them, not all 225 or so, but some of them are being brought in and paid for their time.  So, no awkward emails, though the awkward sense of “you have a job for like, 6 months unless we hire you permanently”.

There’s probably money to be made. Telltale already probably already paid for all the tech fees, I believe they already recorded and paid for all the voiceover work and already have a script, concept art, character models, etc.  The effort to put it out will probably be rather minimal (in video game development terms)…

He actually mentions it in the article as a game he quite likes from Ubisoft.  That quote about selling millions follows shortly after that.

Eh, no worries man.  I get it, it’s the internet. :)

Here’s the thing though: games don’t have to be made this way. Games like Hellblade, Metro: Last Light, the Witcher 3 and Vampyr show you can make “AAA” quality games that do something interesting, unique and fun that may even make you think a little bit and still make a profit without all of this bullshit; you just…

I’m certainly not saying you can’t make a “AAA” game with soul. What I’m saying is that game companies, like Ubisoft, EA or Activision are in no place to complain about the industry “not having a soul” when they created the very conditions for that to be considered an issue. It’s like taking a dump in the middle of…