But it turns out that there’s not a whole lot of reason to get Game Pass if the games suck, and if you want to play a game long term, you’re better off buying it once on Steam instead of paying a subscription.
And X Cloud still sucks ass.
They have no decent exclusives, and their purchase of Bethesda didn’t pay off because Redfall and Starfield sucked ass.
They wasted billions on Activision Blizzard, which it seems like was entirely for the WoW and CoD IPs, and now they’re shutting other studios they scooped up with Bethesda which was purchased for the Fallout and Elder Scrolls IP.
They’re trying to score exclusive IPs for the next gen to get people stuck in their ecosystem.
That’s literally been their business model since the beginning, it just used to be that the content was Umezawa’s Jitte or Chrome Mox and now it’s Gandalf or Doctor Who.
The real pack sellers are power creeped cards, not the IP of that set.
Sci-Fi / fantasy is my favorite genre and almost every show they have put out I have liked have not seen all however. Just watched dark matter first two episodes yesterday and they were great....
It seems like every other week a game studio is massively laying off employees; sometimes after years of development. What I’m reading is that it’s a quick way to lower expenses and pad the investors’ pockets, flooding the market with developers and reducing their value, to then hire them back a few months later at lower...
The reason why everyone doesn’t do it is because it requires significant capital to be able to support a dev team through production for a number of years.
Not to mention they will still have to deal with publishers potentially fucking them over, as shown with the Helldivers 2 PSN fiasco.
Great insight it a number of civilisations that have collapsed throughout human history. Explains their rise, peak and of course collapse in great detail.
After Buying Up Studios, Xbox Says It Doesn't Have The Resources To Run Them (kotaku.com)
Australian Eurovision performer posts in support of Palestine 🍉 (aussie.zone)
source: www.instagram.com/p/C6sUpWuIf3y/
Canada's economy is losing momentum — quickly (financialpost.com)
Canada’s GDP slipped lower in February, suggesting growth is slowing quickly. Read more
Canada's 2024 wildfire season expected to be even worse than last year's (archive.ph)
I don’t have a better source than NatPo. If anyone’s aware of a better one, post it.
Wet bulb events. Not as sexy as they sound. (open.substack.com)
If you’ve never heard of wet bulb events, get ready for a new level of climate anxiety. When the air kills you!
Stop trying to turn Dungeons & Dragons into a Marvel-esque cash cow – it won’t work (www.theguardian.com)
Starfield (Zero Punctuation) (www.youtube.com)
How would you save D&D if you were the new CEO?
The question is discussed in this podcast episode....
God of War Ragnarok PC Port Announcement Is Imminent, Leaker Claims (gamerant.com)
Maybe hot take: as a handheld, the regular switch is an awful handheld
Have you ever held a switch? Its long, flat and the controllers suck. Awful dpad and bad sticks....
[The Verge] Apple TV Plus is turning into the best place for streaming sci-fi (www.theverge.com)
Sci-Fi / fantasy is my favorite genre and almost every show they have put out I have liked have not seen all however. Just watched dark matter first two episodes yesterday and they were great....
Can somebody explain why game makers don't start their own companies together?
It seems like every other week a game studio is massively laying off employees; sometimes after years of development. What I’m reading is that it’s a quick way to lower expenses and pad the investors’ pockets, flooding the market with developers and reducing their value, to then hire them back a few months later at lower...
America invaded half the globe for the sake of freedom (i.ibb.co)
Dpad vs analog stick
Which do you prefer? Why?...
We're all a little crazy (mander.xyz)
International student’s video on getting free food in Canada unleashes anger and abuse: ‘Please die’ (nationalpost.com)
Mehul Prajapati, an international student in Canada, made a video about using a food bank at school. The vitriol he received was intense
neptune (mander.xyz)
What podcasts have you been listening to the most during the year?
I’m getting close to the bottom of my backlog on a few podcasts, so I’m looking to get something new in there....
Dungeons and Dragons may improve mental health (www.jcu.edu.au)
What's your method for determining quality reviews on a product?
I’ve officially concluded I’m at a loss for how to determine if a product is worth it’s cost anymore....
You Knew This Was Coming (lemmy.ml)
Eurovision vows to remove Palestinian flags or symbols (www.euronews.com)
Indians Immigrate To Canada In Record Numbers (www.forbes.com)
The number of Indians immigrating to Canada has more than quadrupled since 2013 due to policies aimed at attracting and retaining talent.