If 2K knew that the game would be pulled due to expiring licenses, why not notify potential customers..? And why not discount it on the largest, most popular platform (Steam)? Seems like this would be an easy way to quickly boost the game’s revenue before it stops generating revenue forever.

It’s $6 on GOG, so if you don’t want to pirate the game it’s being sold at a very reasonable price, and since it’s GOG the installer can be backed up to an external drive.

It’s about budget. Apparently they figured that Deus Ex needed a AAA budget, looked at the sales of the last 2 games, then realized that a Deus Ex game will never justify a AAA budget. The logical thing to do with be to just give it a AA budget but apparently they didn’t think that was an option?

I think the problem is that AAA immersive sims just don’t sell enough to justify the budget. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Dishonored 2, Prey, etc, all sold below expectations because their publishers had AAA expectations.

On the latter part, what I find so hilarious about the antagonism against romances is that it’s not like having them in the game removes any other parts of the game.

Sure.

As much as this sucks on the surface, it would be interesting to hear about what was going on behind the scenes. Were things going smoothly, or was it a shitshow like Anthem and Skull & Bones were? Hopefully some dev’s are willing to talk.

I agree and I’d like to add, “the fuck?”

It also includes the DLC.  So let’s just say you ARE getting the game for $50 and the DLC for $10.  Sound good?

You not only can, you must!

but you could have just done that anyway. you make it sound like you didn’t have a choice.

Does this mean I can also regress to the early 2000s by smoking weed most mornings and generally avoiding all responsibility?

I know! Assholes.

Except getting addicted to, say, Dark Souls doesn’t mean you’re compelled to spend thousands of dollars on copies of Dark Souls until you get the one you want.

The problem is that lootbox/gacha is an exploitative business model, designed to milk the minority of players with addictive/compulsive tendencies. In other words, it’s unregulated gambling.

Here’s the thing. The first game did a really good job of constantly backing Joel and/or Ellie into a corner, where they had no choice other than to fight their way out. The hospital is probably the first time that there’s a real moral choice implied, and even then it was as much on the Fireflies for their shitty…

Cybertrucks have basically only been operated in winter thus far. Plus this is a dataset of - 2 drivers. Bit premature to declare accurate range average.

Also, I am unsure how you think Tesla doesn’t know precisely how aerodynamic the shaping is from actual tunnel testing and analysis. It’s not like that can be a real…

Thank you, I have said this multiple times that this game is Ark or Conan more than anything, and anyone who thinks it’s Pokemon gameplay are completely wrong. It was pretty obvious we were going to be making assembly lines/large bases from the original trailers anyway. 

You’re still never gonna kiss any girls, son.

It kind of feels like people are trying to will a lawsuit into existence because drama means clicks.