The losers that are reveling in the BioWare closer have eating up so much grifting slop it has rotted their brains. They rather go with the bs that validates their toxicity. Numerous reports and dev post confirm that a combination of EA meddling and disorganized management lead to this situation.
Consolidation is killing our industry. The Gamergaters who make money off the rage game will have you think this is a victory. This is purely a loss. A loss of work and art and fun and expression in a space that desperately needs it.
Massive fucking bummer.
Heβs not wrong. The toxic groupthink made by disingenuous grifters and their followers has poisoned this hobby. Now every game it seems is a catalyst for some silly βculture warβ nonsense.
Hideo Kojima says people who have never played Death Stranding but call it "a walking simulator" are proof that social media can form hivemind narratives.
He finds it "scary" that AI may one day shield people from being exposed to differing opinions.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/kojima-...
"Several law enforcement agents were still at the scene, including one who was wearing a reflective vest of the kind worn by construction workers and wielding an assault-style weapon with one hand..."
Gears of War: E-Day is the latest game to become an unwilling participant in a culture war keeping people distracted and putting revenue in the pockets of rage baiters!
The voluntary insomnia that these rage beaters display is one of the main ways this war persists.
βWeβre making the right decisions to reinvest in the business, after an all-time low, weβve started to return to growth, more than 2 to 3 times what we were"
People realize this is a nothing statement that says nothing, right? Right?
Xbox's CEO has reportedly told staff that the brutal reset is already working.
"We're making the right decisions to reinvest in the business, after an all time...
https://kotaku.com/xboxs-ceo-says-the-brutal-reset-is-already-working-after-an-all-time-low-weve-started-to-return-to-growth-2000741040
This company actually made a disgusting AI ad mocking a persons suicide in a desperate attempt to appeal to gross bigots. I hope they go out of business.
This iteration of Gamergate means weirdos with mainstream platforms and followers will spread sensationalism, spew hate speech, threaten people, and speak fluent Edgelord with 2002 gamertag ass names and waifu avatars/ AI generated, de-uglified profile pics of themselves.
DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. Weβre making them pay $131.5 million β the largest worker settlement in City history.
This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.
I was already honored to be a voice in their game, but now Iβm DOUBLY grateful to have @doublefine.comβs continued support as they unabashedly celebrate our collab!
(And please donβt worry. While my success & public joy seem to be upsetting to some, I feel like Iβm getting to live my dream life!)
Erika Ishii has committed the unthinkable crimes of being unflinchingly and joyously themselves and of having success in the video game space. These crimes against humanity are why every righteous online chode chud ceaselessly harasses them.
There's a couple that claims to be researchers who dedicate most of their time to monitoring SBI. Aside from the obsessive, stalker-like behavior, the most unsettling thing is that this dollar-store methy Tim Burton guy is a licensed therapist with active patients.
Mark your cals! I'm hosting a back-to-school fundraising stream on September 19 on @nyvgcc.bsky.social's Twitch.
We'll have industry vets teaching us all about level design, Pokemon, and more.
Plus speedrunning and live in-person competitions!
Fundraising starts now!
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