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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

how can football be in and gay stuff out? unless you mean european, like soccer.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Naw, still too gay. Its gotta be nothing but scenes from top gun from now on.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 2 days ago

Maybe BioWare can make a game featuring guns that shoot footballs...

[–] mhague@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

It's EA. They could make gay stuff in games without them. But instead they make a deal with the devil and hope they come out on top? They want all the resources of a soulless giant but then they think they're somehow escaping the taint?

It's like musicians making deals that (unfairly, almost amorally) guarantee their songs play across the country... but then they think they're still a normal artist.

Thanks for the representation I guess. Even though we had to collectively pay to make ME a popular franchise. I'm sure it was all about being true to your morals.

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This makes me think of the Ellisons buying Star Trek and Avatar. Why wouldn't they shutter or castrate two notoriously ‘woke’, expensive, questionably profitable franchises?

Same here :(. Though to be fair, the Saudi's political leanings aren’t a perfect parallel.

[–] Glide@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The last Bioware game I genuinely enjoyed was Dragon Age: Origins, which was the last thing (mostly) developed before the EA buy-up. I'm sure it's scary for the employees, but I suspect this is good for Bioware in the long term.

[–] F_State@midwest.social 1 points 2 days ago

I liked Inquisition alot though the behind the scenes scoop was that the development process was a dumpster fire that only came together into a good game cause they got lucky.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why do you suspect this is good?

[–] Glide@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Because if they're shuttered, the company/people that make the company have the opportunity to go somewhere else and do something better. I've disliked everything they've produced since they were purchased by EA, so I've come to think the publisher holds them back.

[–] whereyaaat@lemmings.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe they get shuttered or are given more creative freedom thanks to the Saudi's ignorance of RPGs and their perception among executives in the business.

I guarantee you, Saudis really only care about FIFA. Everything else is superfluous.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, nothing like an ultra conservative theocratic dictatorship to really expand those creative freedoms...

[–] whereyaaat@lemmings.world -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My point is they will be so unfamiliar with RPGs that they essentially let the studio do whatever they want.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do you think they don't have video games over there? What a bizarre thing to say. They're able to effectively censor all kinds of other media, why do you think RPGs are special?

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[–] pprem@plantex.top 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Les extrémistes religieux vont venir nous faire chier partout où ils le pourront... C'est logique, mais ça casse les couilles !

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Religious extremists will come and piss us off wherever they can... It makes sense, but it's a pain in the ass!

The problem is that we allowed these idiots to amass so much wealth, that they can just buy and ruin everything they don't agree with. If the US had anything close to an actual anti cartel agency, they would not allow these kind of takeover to protect free speech and american values

[–] TurkishKebab@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

American values like what? Imperialism? It is funny Americans (or Europeans for that matter) still act like their countries have free speech😂you only have free speech as long as that speech doesn't go against your interests.

(no, i am not defending saudi, they are literally an american puppet)

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm european myself and think there have been american values before but yeah, they've pretty much been eroded since the 80s

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[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

They would never, but they should sell the rights of their rpg franchises

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