They did away with the events, people complained, they seem to be bringing them back.

I’m still confused as to why they even do these events. They’re so utterly confusing and everyone I know does it like once then gives up. Obviously they must have data on what it does for their sales but at this state they should far prefer a better, thematic sale each time.

Why do you think these stores sell steam keys? (fyi, they are not all steam keys). The simple reason is Steam gives the developer/publisher the ability to create steam keys and sell them outside of steam, while steam gets no part of that revenue. This is also why it is not true that steam takes 30%, but a lower…

Exactly. His long term goals are unbelievably transparent. Why people like Luke keep giving him puff pieces and writing off concerns as “from the haterz” is baffling.

He’s singling out Steam users as the ones that are unhappy with exclusives. Who the fuck is ever actually happy with exclusives? That’s such a bullshit way to attempt a jab at Steam while also assuming every other game as being okay with exclusives.

Because he’s positioning himself as altruistic. You can call it cynical and shit, but when a CEO tells you “I’m doing this thing because it’s going to make things better for everyone”, you start looking for the razor in the candy floss.

God, can we all stop fucking pretending that this is even remotely about the “70/30 status quo”? It’s about on-boarding new customers by making it literally impossible to find games they want on any storefront other than Epic’s. That’s all there is to it. This stuff about Epic having high-minded motives about giving…

So like Vikings, but in Edo? I’d watch that after Last Week Tonight.

Can’t wait for the Reddit thread explaining how this is actually shot in Westworld’s Shogun World.

Just like Game of Thrones, other than the setting, plot, production values, genre and production company. Got it.

Yea, I mean seriously, this is the artist. I am 100% certain she meant to show commentary on corporate culture.

Context means nothing to people these days.

It makes no sense to get upset over imagery in a work of fiction until you know in what context the imagery is being used. Also, a depiction of a fictionalized world is likely to contain portrayals of real bigotry, especially one set in this universe, so it’s not appropriate to assume that just because bigotry is…

This.

Ironically, I have *no* interest in the rest of DC streaming’s output, and am waiting for Doom Patrol to be available on download/DVD before I can watch it.

Opting out of reviews and not having forums is a huge fuck you to consumers. I know they can be toxic but they are also how numerous developers have been pressured to actually fix their games. Taking away consumer voices is not good thing,  just because someone somewhere at some point maybe had their feelings hurt.

Yesterday, NPR published an article titled “Right-Wing Hate Groups Are Recruiting Video Gamers.” It’s the latest, most exaggerated version of a gaming-flavored narrative woven by elite media orgs in an apparent attempt to explain the rise of right-wing extremism in America.

technically its an incel phone

As someone who would have put money in to this film, but had no money, and as such technically did not fund this film, I also demand the rights to The Man Who Killed Don Quixote!

I grew up on C&C games, and miss them dearly. I will not even entertain the thought of downloading and playing this. Fuck EA.

So provided I understand this right, they’ve managed to combine timers and lootboxes?