I’ve played and almost 100% the Spyro trilogy when it came out. The games were lovely and (aside from the gorgeous remade graphics) the gameplay has aged really well....
Just when I was hoping to see some fan games start popping up, we’re gonna get Spyro 4: It’s about Slime or whatever. And they’ll probably lock it behind their stupid blizzard launcher and it will be console exclusive before it makes it to pc etc. etc.
I’m done. I loved Spyro, but it’s time to let a dead franchise rest in peace.
Didn’t he already write a public letter explaining how what they did does reveal ads, but that it was unfair because they went ad hunting and searched for ads on a page?
Boohoo, just because they over-searched to see it happen, means that it can and does happen.
This is a failure on your part, not theirs. This is how scientific research is conducted.
Not that you understand science or handling failure, Elon.
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Ah, so that obnoxious complaint about how “Linux users report too many bugs” and thats why devs won’t port their game to linux, is actually a strength because Linux users:
I mean Valve once said that QA is the most vital part of game development.
Their classic anecdote is about Portal’s Development. They brought in some players to play the game near its completion and the user response was “Nice Demo, can’t wait to play the full game.” And they decided they had shown the player how to implement basic gameplay mechanics well, but that they hadn’t given the player a satisfying enough situation to use all of the mechanics at once. This is why Portal ends with the most amazing bossfight Valve has ever made imo.
Devs really need to put their money where their mouth is.
Back after nvidias controversy a year ago or so, Reddit was filled with “boycott nvidia!” Posts, promises not to buy nvidia gpus, etc. then about 3 months later Reddit was filled with “Just got my RTX 4090 TI :)” posts.
If you actually want things to change, you need to change them.
Boycotts are worthless if you immediately 180 as soon as the controversy passes.
The same community the paraded the boycott turned around and upvoted people buying nvidia. Even if the same people who were pro-boycott weren’t the ones posting their purchases, the community as a whole acted with a goldfish hivemind.
The “No one else is going to sacrifice, why should I?” mentality is precisely what enables this enshittification.
No it isn’t a unified community. But how can the upvote ratio of 5:2 for Nvidia boycott also make sense in the same community a few months later where “I just bought an RTX 4090 TI” is around 7:2.
No, everyone isn’t an actual hivemind, but the likelyhood that every single person who updooted “New RTX card :)” posts didn’t updoot “Boycott nuhvideo :(” posts is ludicrous.
No as a whole they didn’t, but there is NO WAY every single person who upvoted “Boycott Nvidia” posts didn’t upvote “I just bought an RTX card” posts.
Sure yeah, some people may not have flipflopped. But given how many upvotes both types of posts got months apart in the same community, the more likely explanation is a community of weak willed people who gave in to FOMO, decided to memory hole their boycott.
I fear more that YouTube’s harder push on forcing ads to users will result in a user-base exodus to Rumble.
The amount of comments I’ve seen on various YT videos about how YouTube is breaking adblockers and forcing ads on users while making it a TOS Violation, where the comment says something like “I’ll just move to rumble, lol”, is worrying.
This Spyro the Dragon tweet has fans thinking a new instalment is coming (www.eurogamer.net)
I’ve played and almost 100% the Spyro trilogy when it came out. The games were lovely and (aside from the gorgeous remade graphics) the gameplay has aged really well....
Smash Remix: We unfortunately must confirm that YouTube has deleted our channel. (twitter.com)
nitter link: nitter.net/SmashRemix/status/1743624163099632071...
Pluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing” (pluralistic.net)
HP executive boasts that its controversial ink subscription model is "locking" in customers (www.techspot.com)
GTA 6 is likely to skip PC again and only launching on current gen consoles (kotaku.com)
I’m confused why Kotaku mentioning next gen in the title when Rockstar only commented on current generation PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Unity cuts 265 jobs as part of a company 'reset' (www.engadget.com)
US kids want games subscriptions and virtual currency more than games this Christmas (www.gamesindustry.biz)
European Parliament Just Approved Fair Parts Pricing and a Ban on Parts Pairing (ifixit.com)
X sues watchdog group Media Matters after report on ads next to Nazi posts (www.theguardian.com)
Gabe Newell on why game delays are okay: 'Late is just for a little while. Suck is forever.' (www.pcgamer.com)
After earning $544 million in its most recent quarter, Unity says even more layoffs are 'likely' (www.pcgamer.com)
Rockstar Plans to Announce Much Anticipated ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ (www.bloomberg.com)
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Gamedev and linux (treebrary.pone.social)
Unity's controversial Runtime Fee policy was "rushed out", says report (www.eurogamer.net)
Microsoft drops Game Pass growth target for CEO compensation (www.gamesindustry.biz)
YouTube wants to get you watching more news from ‘authoritative sources’ - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
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US: A single brand new Wii U console was sold during September 2023 (mynintendonews.com)
Epic Bans Rocket League Item Trading, Community Calls for Boycott as Thousands Sign Petition (www.ign.com)
Valve Says Counter-Strike 2 for macOS Not Happening Because There Aren't Enough Players on Mac to Justify It (www.macrumors.com)
Unity CEO John Riccitiello Steps Down After Pricing Blowup (www.wired.com)
Epic Games Cutting 870 Jobs, 16 Percent Of Its Workforce, also selling Bandcamp (kotaku.com)