I’ve never really played The Sims, though I snagged 4 when it was free on Origin a while back and I dabbled in the Star Wars pack. I remember seeing quite a few random content packs for the older games, though--isn’t that the same thing...?

Oy vey, of course he is. Ugh.

Again: this specific article and Biden’s plan were always about the single payment lmao

You’re changing the discussion, though, and arguing against things that weren’t said here. OP’s reaction struck me as odd given that the only thing actively on the table here was the single $2k payment.

Sure, but it’s also kind of shitty when the romances are almost entirely het. In a vacuum, the idea is totally fine, but in a medium partially about power fantasies where representation is lacking.... :/

ughhhhhhhhhhhh. I get why they made the change, with all the bullshit going on surrounding video games (and gayness!) back then, but it’s no less frustrating. she was so obviously queer.

This might get me to subscribe to Apple Arcade for the graphics alone. They look gorgeous, whoa.

I never said it had to be $1400 lol. I said that the discussion has been about a single $2k payment, whether a new $2k check or $1400 to add to the original proposed $2k that became $600.

I’ll admit, I totally missed Harris suggesting monthly payments last May. I know Bernie Sanders has been suggesting monthly payments over the last few days, too.

huh...? if his plan goes through, people will definitely be getting a total of $2k between the $600 and his proposed $1400. from what I’ve seen, the $2k discussion has always been about the current payment (the $600 followed by whatever comes next), not about another payment of $2k that’s yet to come (though honestly,…

Probably not by March, sadly. The estimates I’m seeing are around May-ish for the general population, though some people (healthcare, schools, etc.) will be inoculated earlier. Maybe go for a belated birthday or save money for next year instead :/ I hope you get to go at some point!

You’re obviously a troll, based on your other posts, but since you’re far from the only one that believes this kind of bullshit, here, have science. The kind of science that JK Rowling continually ignores by claiming she’s read research that supports transphobia:

She doesn’t just “have an issue with trans.” She loudly and publicly ignores science and respectful discussions while insisting she supports trans people.

I mean, game sales don’t generally benefit the developers; sometimes they’ll get bonuses, but from what I understand, it’s primarily Metacritic-type ratings that will get them bonuses more often. Buying the game new would more likely give more money to the execs and signal to WB that there’s still interest in the…

I’d argue that there’s an element of sincerity there sometimes, in that these companies are made of people, and these people (especially if they’re black or queer themselves) often want to make things better or signal support to help people like them.

I’m fairly sure plenty of other Kotaku comment sections have covered this already, but by the time the game is out, the devs have already gotten paid. Any bonuses they get are, to my understanding, usually from Metacritic scores, not sales metrics. From what I’ve read, though sales can *sometimes* give bonuses to…

I’m thinking I’ll wait until the game comes out and see the reviews. If it gets decent ratings, I mmmmight just buy it used when it’s in the bargain bin somewhere so nothing goes to Rowling (if it even does, however her contract is written). Plus, waiting that long is much less likely to show any interest in the IP.

the devs get paid whether or not Hogwarts Legacy does well. cut it out.

lol unless it’s a single person making a game, there are ALWAYS ideas that need to be changed, whether due to investors or execs or gaming trends or directors. come the fuck on.

I can’t for the life of me figure out why the fuck she even thinks the kid stole her phone. Besides racism, I mean. It doesn’t look like the kid was anywhere NEAR her. Such fucking bullshit.