Completely unrelated.
That id software is now owned by Microsoft pisses me off way more than it should. I was already iffy when they were acquired by Zenimax.
And there’s literally no one left of the original crew at this point.
I think I’m done with Doom, Wolfenstein and all that.
Rant over and sorry. It all just dawned on me when I saw the post.
Might have helped a bit both before and during Koticks rampage.
A bit late, but good for them.
Im not a Console player, but I’m pretty sure whatever hardware you’re using should be able to outlast the Cheeto-man’s final term.
Working in entertainment is privileged. It’s not a job you just happen to end up with by accident. Most people are there because they want to be there.
And yes, the shitty mega corporations will use that against you. And yes, again, your small indie company can get purchased and suddenly your boss is the shitty mega corp. But you have a choice even then. Try to get out on your own terms or stick around until it’s time to cut the fat and get fired.
You can think I’m a dick all you want. I have my principles and I live by them. I have taken jobs most people don’t even know exist, because they can’t even imagine themselves in a position that would ever warrant something like it. And I’ve quit jobs for less than how game developers get treated. I don’t care what I do, I care about who I work for and how they treat the people around them.
We probably all have our own factors that go into determining whether or not someone deserves our sympathies.
And there’s definitely some circumstances where I’m more understanding. Like, Ubisoft as you mentioned. I have zero relation to their products nor the company it self. They’ve never really been on my radar. So I can’t speak to that.
But then we have something like Microsoft. A giant among giants in the corporate world. You don’t become a 3 trillion dollar company by playing by the book. And I understand why people would want MS on their resume, but I can’t understand wanting to work for them.
But that’s just a part of my little black book. I imagine you have your own, most people do.
Even the Devs out of a job isn’t necessarily something you should concern yourself too much with.
Games development is a fairly privileged job to have and for the Devs working for big dubious companies…? Let’s not pretend like they didn’t know who they worked for, what they worked on and what the personal risks attached were.
Shadow dropping isn’t a new thing Bethesda just invented, so I doubt Oblivion would have anything to do with it.
Valve does what Valve wants to do. Always have. And they don’t have a tendency to announce anything years in advance to generate hype, because frankly, I don’t think they care.
It’s been 84 years…
Please stop defaulting to Half Life 3 when you have nothing better to write about.
Just played through OneShot.
Very good little game. I did take a bit of fiddling to get to work properly in Linux, but worth it.
The weird thing being that all the American gun-nuts have been yammering about their second amendment rights for so long and why it’s important that they get to have as close to military issue weaponry as possible at home.
Well, boys & girls… What’s happening in your government right now, might literally be the reason for the second amendments exesisting.
The problem with dictators is that people tend to vote them into office themselves, without realizing it. And then fail to dispose of them again, for the same reason.
because the article seems more focused on smearing VALVe than reporting
I think we have an answer right there.
Well, it’s player based isn’t it?
The whole “Playability Theough Proton” rating system is based on player feedback, or at least that’s what I thought.
I take a lot of breaks. Just a few minutes doing something else.
Fuck that is foul.
I would never hold off on playing a game for a remake/remaster.
I love my oldies.
If you’ve already tried setting up Win 10, Mint should be downright enjoyable. It’s much more user friendly in my humble opinion.
I’m all for more nuclear deals. I like knowing how I’m going to go. Nuclear fire doesn’t seem like the worst way.
I know that and I’m happy that there is so much to choose from these days, simply because distribution isn’t a big issue anymore. The indie scene has never been in a better place.
It’s a nostalgia thing. Plus, I’m against the whole “exclusivity” thing. And a bunch of other reasons, but it hardly matters.
Sometimes you just need to vent your disappointment, you know?