I’d be more excited about Death Stranding 2, if it weren’t exclusive to PS5. What we really need is more weird games that can be played on as many platforms as possible for that game.

It is honestly better to learn, draw a little everyday…Fundamentals have a way of sticking with a person once you master them. Generating the same slop as everyone else is such a stupid thing to do, art is all about personal expression. A GenAI model is just creating empty pieces, images that have no life in them, just the gibberish whispers stolen from artists by bot crawlers and guile.

All it takes is cheap printer paper and a basic pencil and effort. Personally, I find writing to be a better form for me…However, by trying, you learn your own strengths. With GenAI, a person can learn nothing.

ROFL I’m so glad that there aren’t any pushy cashiers at my Best Buy (shop online and pick-up in store, typically) It would be a pain in my ass, especially ones which harbor stupid thoughts or misconceptions like those described in this post.

Yeah, that’s the reality…Big Business People making choices that will make the line go up. To be fair, it is a savvy move to make software readily available if the hardware isn’t moving; especially in the case of Microsoft’s first party games. Sony, being the consumer hostile and shoddy PSN holder, wouldn’t be my first pick for victor in the console space. Strange things happen when you got a few good exclusives, and pricey consoles, I guess.

It’s good that Microsoft is contemplating how to move forward, but, I disdain the news of more layoffs. They really should keep their core staff and cut pay for CEOs and C-Suites of Xbox instead. Since they are the ones who actually failed Microsoft. The neXtbox (essentially a prebuilt PC) and handheld might be a way for them to reach audiences again. Even though Valve is killing it in the Handheld Market with SteamOS and their Steam Deck; Microsoft better not recoil in fear due to this, as staying the course and making better choices will help.

Wow, if they want to turn Xbox around, they are going to need people. Cut Phil’s pay instead! He likely already gets far more compensation than he needs.

Indie Stone did have a rough start, but, I do feel they are doing quite well. Despite the many setbacks, they’ve created a great game. I don’t play a lot of it, due to the desire to play a 1.0…However, I appreciate the small slices that I allow myself.

Yeah, I agree, this is purely due to poor project management decisions. They’re scope seemed to grow into an unmanageable thing, this is likely a first time project… So this team didn’t have the knowledge to make a solid plan of action.

As for Project Zomboid, as a person who paid for an early access version when it first landed…That game wouldn’t be where its at without early and steady funding.

Yeah, its a shame that the Hytale team didn’t think to do this, instead they wasted hype by doing an engine switch mid production.

I’m not surprised, the opportunity that Hytale devs were given had been squandered thoughtlessly. I believe the game’s fate would’ve been different with a playable EA version. One that generated sales while building hype with major patches. With a game that has good bones, this style of development works rather well.

A punishment that never gets old, a fresh mental wound daily as the emails and passwords become more nonsensical. 🤪🫠

I use Firefox on mobile and desktop, it is my preferred browser at the moment. I still think Edge is a bit worse due to the kitchen sink approach Microsoft takes with it, Chrome is definitely competing in the worst browser space.

ROFL This level of desperation goes to show how shit the actual experience of using Edge truly is. It wasn’t bad, before they injected Edge with AI bullshit and bloated it with other trash.

Sam Altman at this point is a parody of a human being, one that failed upwards in spectacular fashion. I can’t wait to see the postmortem of why AI failed, and this weird advert for AI to be cited. ROFL

His team was also burnt out after working on BG3 after such a long time, Sven respected the wishes of his team over the lure of making more money. It’s important to remember, Sven actually cares about the team he’s assembled over short term profit. Screw Hasbro any day of the week is such a mood, but, not an inciting incident that lead to Sven making his choice.

While I respect Larian’s right to turn down another time intensive game like Baldur’s Gate…I do worry about the same thing you are concerned about: A shitty executive that only cares about cash and not art! A love for art and appreciating great storytelling is what made Baldur’s Gate 3 the breakout hit. The AAA industry is too shortsighted to be capable of creating such a marvel like BG3, though they occasionally stumble into success without understanding why. They won’t let their teams cook and, it’s very likely, their creatives have either moved on to another studio or became a stress casualty (Bioware’s own term).

That would be hilarious, but, given that Mattel are trying to directly market to children…It’s probably going to be far more insidious and wrapped in a benign enough looking appearance.

ROFL Tone deaf and drunk on the idea that AI is going to rake in the cash…Sure hope that Mattel fails and doesn’t produce any cursed products.

ROFL Reply guys, they are a special kind of dumb sometimes.

I did, and my worries were confirmed! I haven’t updated my comment.

Ah, so basically Nexus Mods is dead to me now. Whenever venture capital is injected to anything, it’s a bad sign. Ugh, great these particular Capitalists are from the crypto community…

They’ve been souring a lot of potentially cool projects with blockchain/web3 nonsense, like Playtron, for example. Lutris is now dead in the water and hasn’t been updated for months now; the former dev is working on Playtron. There is a huge issue log that doesn’t seem to be addressed at the moment.