NeoToasty

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[–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 18 hours ago

Corporate Businesses treat streaming services like it's Cable all over again. Content available here, content available there, no content available anywhere for some shows and movies.

Gaming industry pushing hard to default everything to $70 as the norm, while certain editions are in triple digits and even having the gall to ask for another $30 or $40 for battle passes.

Spotify CEO and Joe Rogan both are paid far more than any music artist on the platform.

 

Going to be interesting times, in a bad way. Everyone knows now in the US the newly appointed FCC chairman is going to be Brendan Carr, who is against the idea of Net Neutrality so we expect that to go away again similarly to how Ajit Pai got rid of it when he was around.

Should anyone be worried about what this guy can do? Will he carry on the fight for entertainment industry's interests?

Okay, can we focus on the subject matter instead of just devolving it into a stupid meme and treating this platform like it's reddit? Come on, grow up and I've blocked half of you already.

[–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 2 days ago

Why not since Epic has long stopped caring about anything Unreal in exchange for Fortnite anyways.

[–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And they need to kick out all of the shitty moderators who can't moderate. They're all complicit by letting the shit pile up.

[–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 13 points 2 days ago

You know what? Normally I don't like politicians sticking their nose in games because historically speaking, they tend to side with the crowd that blames video games for nearly everything.

But this, yes, I'm fucking for this. I'm permanently banned from the Steam Forums because I made an honest suggestion to remove the stupid jester award. Because it was being used to brand all of my game reviews, while trolls were antagonizing me and being all snarky with how they've participated in the discussion.

And this went on for a good week and a half. Who did the moderators side with? The fucking trolls of course! Now while I don't think Warner in particular has anything of interest in cases like mine. But I'll tell you one thing about trolls online, is that they tend to be part of the groups listed in what Warner wrote to Valve. Because they are pieces of fucking shit that like to ruin everyone in trying to be a community and act like a clique of assholes who tend to have traces of racism, sexism, xenophobic .etc because they all make it out to be a joke.

[–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 2 days ago

Once Gabe is done, I just hope he has someone in mind to sell Valve to. With all of the shit soon to fall around us, should Gabe Newell ever pass away or retire, may he find someone competent enough to carry on Steam as it is.

Because all it takes is for one bad deal to torpedo Steam. It could be in EA's hands. It could be in Microsoft's hands. Nobody is worthy to handle Steam as is but Valve and Gabe Newell.

[–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And they're doing this...after the election too.

Brain lapses, people.

[–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Stop defending spam.

[–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've noticed that GOG now puts banners on what's a classic game and what isn't. I think they should split some parts of the site where one section is entirely classic games and the other is just DRM-free versions of current games.

[–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 41 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I have so many thoughts about this.

I would've wanted a conclusion just to shut up all of the dead-horse beating to dust memelords that for years have been wagoning their tiresome HL3 jokes.

But, it's like, how many games have we waited so long to be released whether it's to continue the story or end it and the reception being more of "...wait that's it?!" than "I'm satisified."

Gamers are the hardest people to appease, so I get the sentiment that Gabe not only felt stumped but written himself into a corner with HL3. Whatever hype at all that has been built, is insurmountably high that whatever Valve pitches out, it's going to be mixed. It'll have a higher chance of being what happened to Duke Nukem Forever in context, than it being what Baldur's Gate 3 became 23 years later after Baldur's Gate II. It's a very narrow window to hit that sweet spot.

 

Andrew Wilson is reportedly being considered for Disney's top job. It's a big move in the entertainment world, with potential ramifications for fans of Pixar and Marvel as well as The Sims, Battlefield, and Dragon Age

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