Quite the opposite. It just proves that developers need a union themselves in order to ensure that they’re fairly compensated when publishers rake in millions in profit only to supply bonuses to execs, exclusively. The problem is finding a way of establishing a union in an industry that is in such demand that…

The problem is leverage. Developers obviously don’t have any because the demand for their positions is so high that studios have little to no trouble replacing individual developers. Have an entire team walk off? Sure, it’s an inconvenience that will likely cost a bunch of money, but the studio will eventually find…

All you crapping all over devs for not unionizing make it sound like creating a union in an already established field where the number of positions is far outstripped by the number of job seekers is as easy as checking a box off on a post card and sending it in. Seriously, what is wrong with you guys?

Here's my question. When was the last time someone got in contact with the police letting them know the user name of the people they think are responsible? Could still be ridiculously difficult to track them down, even then, but it's a start. Everyone just saw a crime happen, and it's hard to believe no one…

This is the entire point. The second someone is negatively effected, they decry the business tactic as evil, but if it only affects someone else, it's perfectly acceptable. The number of people negatively affected is irrelevant. The point stands that there were people pissed at Crystal Dynamics (who likely had no say…

Maybe i'm not paying close enough attention, but i'm not seeing that much of a difference between 4 and 5. 1 to 2 was a dramatic difference. 2 to 3 was noticeable if not as dramatic. 3 to 4 was a huge leap. 4 to 5.....eh. Seems like they could have just added a something in front of Super Ultra Hyper Mega Whatever…

They announced the game but never announced platform and they certainly never demoed it. All we had was an announcement trailer and a ton of assumptions. Pre-orders are all handled by retailers. If they don't have word from publishers, they make a guess and open up preorders and simply refund the preorder if their…

They didn't confirm anything, as far as i can remember. Everyone assumed it was coming out for all platforms due to the previous game, bit i don't thing the announcement trailer ever mentioned consoles.

Yeah, pretty different. TR will likely find its way to PS4 and PC eventually. SF will never find its way to XBOne. If anything, people should be MORE ticked about this situation, and yet the response has been fairly muted in comparison to the vitriol the TR announcement got. Blatant double-standards and, as usual,…

Hurt feelings over MS stupidity aside, Necro has a valid point...there's a ridiculous amount double-standarding going on, here. One could argue this situation is WORSE than what happened with TR, since this game isn't likely to ever make it to the XBOne whiles TR is still likely to find its way to the PS4,…

Just a few questions...

Have to say, i agree with these other guys. These groups do this for attention. If Kotaku HAS to give them that attention, it should probably be in a way that removes any and all potential 'glory' they may get out of it.

I think the opinions deserve to be heard, but they also need to be called out when they're hateful, malicious, bigoted and the like and the perpetrators should never be rewarded for being asses. We don't want to censor anyone's legitimate views, but neither do we need to tolerate assholery...

I agree with the sentiment, but the problem and the solution lies with the community. Devs can say and sign whatever they want, but if the gaming community lets hateful behavior go unchallenged, it's just going to keep on happening.

As much as retailer specific pre-order incentives annoy me, if the publisher eventually makes things available for everyone at some point and the incentives are largely aesthetic and don't affect gameplay too drastically, I'm willing to give them a pass. What I can't stand is when a publisher re-releases a game with…

If i were his lawyer, considering how it was his mouth that got him in trouble, i wouldn't allow him to say ANYTHING until all the legal stuff has shaken itself out. I wouldn't take his silence as proof that she's telling the truth just yet, and any statement she makes is suspect considering how much trouble she…

It wasn't his 'fuck-up'. A private conversation was recorded by a third party and released to the public and the lifetime ban came about due to that release. Sterling, as reprehensible as he is, has a right to privacy and that right was violated by a third party, and he's going to have to deal with the financial and…

Anonymity + propensity for knee-jerk reactions + mob mentality + insatiable appetite for drama = the internet today...

Here's the rub, though. Sterling didn't say what he said publicly. These statements were made in a private conversation that was surreptitiously recorded and leaked publicly for personal gain. Olin has a point. Sterling has a right to be an idiotic bigot in his own home just like we have a right to hate that he's…