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Avengers is a failure, and GotG is just decent, but wasted potential on the gameplay department. Once the latter played, there is not much reason to go back to it. Avengers gameplay is so mediocre, monotonous, and so full of scummy DLC, Microtransactions, and corporate whoring. It is disgusting. You know something is wrong when Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 plays and looks so much better. It's the best all the Marvel characters look beautiful and comic book accurate since Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

GotG is a YouTube and Twitch Streaming nightmare due to all of the licensed songs, that there is no point watching a playthrough with all the music cut off. Of course, SE has been doing the "sold below expectations" griff since 2013.
Square also said that the Tomb Raider games were disappointing with 11 million copies sold. I think Square is just unwilling to accept WEstern Properties. Maybe the Japanese in them make them feel like they have to shit on their Western Studios. "Oh it's not Final Fantasy so it SUCKED!" Kinda a dumb way to look at it, but I wouldn't be surprised if 50 million copies still wouldnt be good enough because they don't want their Western studios upstaging the Japanese ones.
 
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Maybe the Japanese in them make them feel like they have to shit on their Western Studios. "Oh it's not Final Fantasy so it SUCKED!" Kinda a dumb way to look at it, but I wouldn't be surprised if 50 million copies still wouldnt be good enough because they don't want their Western studios upstaging the Japanese ones.
Not the first time a Japanese dev and publisher did a case of nationalism/racism and tried to deliberately sabotage their Western project or studio.
 

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Welp, hope it was worth it, Square Enix and Ubisoft
They're gonna lose so much money from this! Grab the popcorn! 🍿
 

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Welp, hope it was worth it, Square Enix and Ubisoft
My only problem is why it took this long for people to realize what a scam NFTs are.
 

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Blizzard is copying Clash Royal for another mobile game. Yay? Think this one will sit in the can for 5 years like the last one?
Looks like it could be the sort of fun distraction I’d have had on my phone many moons ago. Back when I had more downtime at a very casually run job with little responsibility. As it is now, well my commutes are all car based and there’s too much stuff to do on any given day for me to pay attention to it and when I’m home? Well my gaming PC or Switch are right there. Although if this came to Switch, I could probably see myself giving it a go.
 

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This why ppl have grown a fondness for the dying light devs over the years. They're post-release support is above and beyond.

UPDATE 5/5/22: Dying Light players - today is your day! Not only are you getting a brand new DLC (see original story below), but we have just been given a press release about a free upgrade to the Enhanced Edition that comes with the game's newest patch (patch 1.49).

So, without further ado, here is the official blurb from Techland that I know you are all really here for:

"From now, every player that owns the Standard Edition of Dying Light has their copy automatically upgraded to the Enhanced Edition. To download the additional content players should launch Dying Light and from the menu choose the option 'DLC Packs' and download all their new content. If you have never played The Following before, now is the best time to try it for free!"

As well as this nice little upgrade, owners of the base game will also get the following:

  • The Following expansion (including a new story, new map, and vehicle)
  • The Bozak Horde
  • Crash Test Skin Pack
  • Ultimate Survivor Bundle
  • and Cuisine & Cargo
 

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The Whole Microsft-Activition acquisition process went quickly because good ol' Bobby orchastrated the whole thing to escape liability from all the allegations and lawsuits.
Can we start calling him "Kut-and-Run Kotick" now? And this is no surprise; facing consequences for his actions isn't in his DNA.
 

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The Whole Microsft-Activition acquisition process went quickly because good ol' Bobby orchastrated the whole thing to escape liability from all the allegations and lawsuits.
Why is a company that manages the fire department, police, and teachers of New York, suing Blizzard, a video-game company based in California? They have nothing to do with each other in either proffession or location.
 

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Why is a company that manages the fire department, police, and teachers of New York, suing Blizzard, a video-game company based in California? They have nothing to do with each other in either proffession or location.
Lots of regional governments provide employee pension services that play the stock market in order to gain funds. I don't know if this specific one has ActiBlizz stock, but I'd wouldn't be surprised if it did.