but there’s a significant difference between buying smaller studios and funding their new exclusive projects yourself (Sony) and buying juggernaut studios so you can lock down their already dominant IPs (MS).

I’m not sure how the path to it becoming a Sony exclusive really makes a difference, but even so that’s not even an accurate recounting of what happened. Marvel also talked to Microsoft about it, and Microsoft chose not to bite. It’s unclear who Marvel talked to first, but in either case it was not a case of Marvel…

This is rich, considering the countless exclusivity deals Sony throws money into for major series (primarily Final Fantasy and, up until recently, MLB The Show come to mind) as well as focusing their entire business around console exclusives. People aren’t buying the PS5 for its looks.

I think what he meant is that most players don’t really care about the political undertones (or overtones) in games. The fact that Wildlands takes place specifically in Bolivia is irrelevant to most players. You could replace Bolivia with [imaginary country inspired by any south american country] and nobody would bat…

What the fuck is this website anymore?

Guess it depends on the games you like playing I guess. I personally would rather play Wildlands over Boyfriend Dungeon, it’s all in what kind of games you like. That said, I play games more to have fun than to delve into possible moral and political statements they may or may not be making, especially when at times…

An entire generation who have never heard of Dungeons and Dragons? In 2022? No.  I would greet them with the same disbelief I give the 40 year old Youtube reactors who claim they’ve never listened to Michael Jackson before.  Between Lord of the Rings, A Game of Thrones, and Stranger Things, D&D has always been a part…

“Arguably, we’ve already had the “perfect” D&D movie thanks to Peter Jackson’s adaptations of The Lord Of The Rings in the 2000s—which, if I’m being honest, do chart a bit too close to “action movie” for my taste”

“You should look up the definition of physical activity”

Who’d have thought that having a development studio where just about everything they’ve done is port related with extremely limited experience with original content handle the “from scratch” remake to one of the most beloved RPGs of all-time would’ve been a bad idea.

I agree with the classic cyberpunk tropes and orientalism especially with the hats (“Get it? These are Asian robots...”), but I’m not so sure the developers had an obligation to explain the history. Sounds like the choice for the location was very much inspired from the perspective of a cat. It’s also a fictional…

This just in! Once again Kotaku nitpicks a game everybody seems to love!

I realize you are just picking up the headlines from other news sources, but to call this “Two Delta flights collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport” is a bit extreme.

I confused him with Charlie Day

pls, pls, PLS gimme a shipyard where i can build and customize my own starships!  i’m begging you.  i’ll do anything you want.  ANYTHING!!

It does. The abandoned freighters are kind of like small dungeons. They’re little short though. They give off Metroid Prime 1 early game vibes. Unfortunately the layout is the only change between runs, so you’ll probably get bored with it after a few of them.

Watch out, if you bring knowledge and logic into it, Jezebel articles fall apart.

Mostly it’s to show off a designer’s abilities. Being able to make something technically difficult, interesting, unique, and fit it to a model is all a way to flex your abilities and get commissions for things people will actually wear, and contracts with clothing companies.

But it’s also art. Sure, some of it is…

It’s art. The same as you might go to a museum or gallery to look at paintings, people like to go to fashion shows to look at interesting pieces of clothing. Also, ideas from runway fashion do trickle down into actual wearable clothing.

Whoa, it’s almost like runway fashion isn’t meant for everyday use?!?