Probably not a great look, politically, when their go-to reference is the show that makes New York cops out to be lovable goofs.

The leaked document was for Resident Evil Village, which was not an exclusive to Sony.  This is the example you are asking for: A contract that says they are not allowed to give Microsoft the right to put a non-system exclusive game on their subscription service for a length of time.

“A document relating to PlayStation exclusivity came out of the Capcom leaks, and page three indicates that exclusives could not appear on rivals to PlayStation subscription services. These included Google Stadia, Game Pass, and similar services.”

That’s kind of Microsoft’s point, actually. Sony is telling Brazil “them getting exclusivity on COD is unfair”. And one of Microsoft’s rebuttals was “you do it too, you know”, and the other one was actually “you don’t care about COD exclusivity like you claimed because you already know we won’t do it - you’re really sc…

The game literally (used here to mean metaphorically in a hyperbolic sense) turned you into a callous cynical landlord in it for the money, despite the fact that you could have built sensical friendly rooms. That IS art and artistic observational commentary. I agree about much of the rest though, the writing is pretty…

you might be surprised to discover that one of the best fighters in MulitVersus is in fact a cartoon rabbit who is quite the stinker

I’m not surprised at all. Sure, Superman can fly really fast, lift anything, has laser vision... But Bugs Bunny has the toon force. He could just pull down a scenery change from off-screen, and now you’re under a red sun, or in a world made of kryptonite. No mere superhero can stand up to the reality-altering power of…

Yeah, this was my thinking too, especially in regards to all the boosted payouts. It might be the sign that they are going to be abandoning it. They probably only have the staff to do this big update now that they are getting started on GTA6.

“Rockstar finally lets solo players who need to sell stolen goods—but who also hate trolls or griefers—escape annoying attacks that can wipe away hours of grinding. It feels like Rockstar finally giving players what they have long wanted, even if it might make the game “easier” or less social.”

I’ve been messing around with the update all day, and it definitely fixes the game, and makes it something I can recommend to my less crazy friends. But I do see a bigger problem. The attitude shift from rockstar after years of basically just milking the cow harder and harder, to just fixing everything in one big…

No. This update actually enhances all of your old properties and makes them profitable again. For example, you’re now able to do all the content in invite only servers, avoiding griefing entirely. Rewards for all sorts of old content have been doubled, and they’ve added lots of new ways to make money overall for your…

I was giving extra credit for not being a slideshow.

“I hate it here, but I love being here”

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Hey, you’re not wrong. Remember that our zeitgeist contains the idea that people being reduced to a chunky spray of entrails is A-OK but a female nipple is the end of the goddamned world.

Honestly, games that do the declothing of a female character really grosses me out and keeps me from playing these kinds of games. I find it insulting to me, as I don’t need scantily clad characters to enjoy a game. Even as a teenager, I disliked this. Having this option makes me far more willing to give the game a try…

People spend HOURS gathering gear/set pieces in WoW, Guild Wars 2, Diablo, Final Fantasy ARR, etc etc to customize their looks.

You’re not playing GTA V incorrectly, but you are definitely playing the inference-from-post game incorrectly.

I do not play female avatars because I do not identify as female, nor do I have any idea what it is to live, feel, or act as one. I always feel a strong sense of cognitive dissonance when guiding a…

This is the attitude that far too many people adopt, about far too many things, honestly.

“I cannot understand what it is to deal with this particular problem, as I have never experienced it directly, and my sense of empathy was long ago herded into a dark corner of my psyche and given only brackish water and crusts of…

as with any public forum, things can get heated. Some players accuse fans of just wanting to play “Barbie dress up.”