Most studios would just dump the game, and build a new one. Even games successful at launch rarely get the level of updates like this one did.

A “liar, thief and fraud” wouldn’t be spending time to deliver on those promises, when they could be busy chasing that almighty dollar in a different game.

Maybe the DA leads will round up all the negative reactions to the idea of DA4 as a live service game, put them into a PowerPoint presentation, and use it as leverage to get EA to back off. :)

There is zero benefit to the customer when Epic nabs an exclusive for themselves, and several tangible negatives. It’s pretty straightforward to understand, and so thank you for this breakdown.

you must be fun at parties.

If it isn’t on the bill, you don’t owe it. File this under - reasons US tipping culture should be eliminated.

no. 20% is an extremely generous tip. Call me a fucking jerk all you want. Tipping is stupid and sexist, and we should be pushing for a change that sees servers paid a fair wage and doesn’t put customers in that awkward situation of tipping. IT DOES NOT CREATE BETTER SERVICE. And you know what? The 2% they’re shorted…

Hmm, this article doesn’t seem very Lifehackery.

Thanks for the clarification.  I completely disagree, but you are entitled to your opinion, as am I.  Regardless, I enjoy reading your work.  Thanks again!

At the end of the day (and gamers hate to hear this), an industry inevitably reflects its consumer base. Every despicable behavior in this industry has a direct 1 to 1 correlation with a shitty gamer behavior, whether it is something that is actively supported (millions upon millions of dollars in microtransactions…

“This picture is obviously everywhere now.”

Help me out...correct me if I’m wrong, my takeaway is someone took a shot of a photo in the Knowles-Carter home that was meant to be private? If this is true, why are you reposting it?!?

To be fair, I don’t think it was ever about graphics. I don’t ever remember being in awe of what EQ looked like. I sunk a lot of hours into it. But it was kind of about the road trip itself, not the car in which you took the trip.

I suppose other games have aged better, though. WoW still looks pretty good. But that’s…

These dudes are doing a wonderful job in perpetuating the stereotype of gamers being socially stunted monsters. This is one of the problems with streamers. It creates this “intimate” and “personal” connection between the “creator” and their audience and allows for this kind of shit to go down. I’ll be happy when this…

True, but Epic is spending money in the wrong places.

Too bad. Even though I would be playing this on PS4, I feel like I might need to boycott. Sorry, but this exclusivity bullshit is fast becoming the new norm. Randy Pitchford asked the fans and was told that they do NOT want Epic to have this as an exclusive. But of course, being the greedy, egomaniac he is, he ignored…

“There’s no better way to boost initial sales than by limiting distribution methods,” said no one, ever.

I’d be okay with this if the Epic store wasn’t so half baked right now. I think Steam gets way more love than it deserves - the UI/UX is still shit in a lot of ways, never even shooting for “good”, just “good enough”.

So you are saying they pushed back the release to April 2020?

Epic “We’re going to open our own store to promote competition”