He cares about his fictional moderate Republican family.

I doubt it. Wow is still a massive cash cow. The other franchises also haven’t been mined of all potential value either.

He wants access to massive user bases for fortnite without having to pay anything to the platforms. That’s why he’s so intent on attacking Steam, Apple and Google. Steam would be a massive increase in revenue even with a 30% cut going to steam for epic, but mutual benefit isn’t in vogue at the moment.

Republicans are incredibly unpopular with pretty much everyone that doesn’t own and wear maga gear. Apathy can’t really explain a 30 point swing.

You can sell keys, but it’s still part of the steam ecosystem, so you can’t sell in game purchases without using steam as the processor.

It’s still the steam ecosystem when you sell steam keys. Why should a game be able to use steam to distribute their game that they sell for a free or reduced price then sell micro transactions without paying steam? If you don’t want to pay steam a cut don’t use their store or distribution.

On the plus side, the guard also killed a good number of the people they were supposedly protecting…

I think I’d still say 3 is overall better than 1. The gameplay is just so clunky in 1 that even with the mediocre story, the gameplay of 3 puts it ahead.

That was still some of the best multiplayer gaming I’ve ever played. While it was loot crate based, it was far more customer friendly than the modern equivalent.

By what definition is the 30% cut high? It’s the same percentage for Apple, Google, and Steam. Brick and mortar is generally around 50%. Amazon is a large range, but 30% is roughly average or even low. eBay charges less, but doesn’t do anything other than facilitate the transaction. Epic charges less to small developers, but that’s also mostly marketing.

It’s not about the epic store being a success. It’s about getting fortnite on steam with little to no fees being paid to steam. Just like the lawsuit against apple.

The problem is targeted ads allow for really good data reporting. It’s really easy to show your ad dollars went to x million views with 98% of the audience in at least one of your demographics, and you had a Y% click through rate and a Z% conversion rate. This can make it look like it’s really effective, but it’s hard to say that it wasn’t some other advertising that got them there and the targeted spend was wasted.

Advertisers know a lot of their spending is wasted, but knowing which parts are actually a waste is pretty difficult.

The real killer feature was not having to manage cd keys to install games on new computers or just reinstall them.

Public sector unions shouldn’t exist in the first place.

Shootas Blood and Teef. A 40k themed side scrolling shooter with very heavy stylized graphics. If you like 40k it’s a good insight in how orks see themselves. If you don’t like 40k it’s still a mechanically solid game and it doesn’t really have the same grimdarkness that is common in 40k games.

Companies don’t stop hiring, at least in tech. They can force out more expensive talent and hire in cheaper areas or get more junior talent. You could very well interview your potential replacement.

It’s generally not required to accept change as payment like that.

The need for maintenance is forseen, but it’s generally deferred. There was probably a plan to do something every year or two, but they weren’t willing to shut the beach down for a week or so. A second pipe would be absurdly expensive.

That’s where blood is supposed to be.

Texting on my old stratosphere was so much better than the modern keyboards. I wouldn’t mind an updated version.