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[BrawlMan]

Warzone 2’s release date appears to have leaked | VGC

The Warzone 2 release date has seemingly been revealed via what is reportedly an internal Activision document.

www.videogameschronicle.com

Now reference to a ‘PlayStation PC launcher’ has been discovered in Spider-Man PC | VGC

Sony could soon introduce its own launcher for its PC games, following the footsteps of Ubisoft, Rockstar and Activision Blizzard.

www.videogameschronicle.com

Australian-made videogame tops global charts as players flock to Cult of the Lamb

Melbourne indie game developer Massive Monster’s latest has ‘just blown up’ on first weekend of its release

www.theguardian.com

People on Twitter being bitches again.

That Awful Forspoken Ad Reflects The All-Consuming "Jossification" Of Video Games

The internet can't stop roasting a very bad ad, but Forspoken is just the latest example of one of the worst trends in gaming.

www.gamespot.com

Metal: Hellsinger – where video games and heavy-metal music collide

With a blistering bespoke soundtrack, and featuring artists such as System of a Down’s Serj Tankian, this shooter is a metalhead’s fever dream

www.theguardian.com

 

[BrawlMan]

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[BrawlMan]

Please let this be true.

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[Specter Von Baren]

The talk about protagonists that won't shut up reminded me of the latest Forapoken trailer that had amazing visuals and gameplay that people couldn't wait to try but also absolutely cringe, inane lines from the protag that people were hating. Like the kinds of things you'd expect from a surfer stereotype but without the accent and self awareness.

 

[BrawlMan]

The talk about protagonists that won't shut up reminded me of the latest Forapoken trailer that had amazing visuals and gameplay that people couldn't wait to try but also absolutely cringe, inane lines from the protag that people were hating. Like the kinds of things you'd expect from a surfer stereotype but without the accent and self awareness.

I just saw the ad. Honestly I don't find it that terrible. I will admit that the way she narrates it seems like they're just trying to copy Marvel or Deadpool without even putting the effort to do so. It does set an inconsistent tone; especially when the game releases and it'll be nothing like the advertisement more than likely. It's not the worst ad ever, but I can see where some people are coming from. I do feel there's a bit of an overreaction though. Nothing is as worse as "cry like an anime fan on prom night", or the advertisements for DmC (2013).

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

LeBron is overrated, but a good player. Jordan is highly overrated, and was a punk ass biatch at times. I won't develop that any further. Look it up.

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True about being a whiny biatch occasionally. It doesn’t take away from his playing abilities though. For another thread, but there is plenty of YouTube content from bball buffs on how MJ would’ve averaged at least five PPG more in today’s league. His competitive drive precedes his league status. Who else could still dominate a pivotal playoff game playing with food poisoning for example. Or how some of the NBA greats during the Wizard years have said he still schooled them when he was injury free.

A neat story with Shaq-

 

[BrawlMan]

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True about being a whiny biatch occasionally. It doesn’t take away from his playing abilities though. For another thread, but there is plenty of YouTube content from bball buffs on how MJ would’ve averaged at least five PPG more in today’s league. His competitive drive precedes his league status. Who else could still dominate a pivotal playoff game playing with food poisoning for example. Or how some of the NBA greats during the Wizard years have said he still schooled them when he was injury free.

A neat story with Shaq-

I've already seen the video before. Please, I do not need a reminder.

 

[BrawlMan]

Nintendo of America; we need to talk...

Game testers accuse Nintendo of America of sexual harassment

A report by gaming website Kotaku alleges many female game testers were sexually harrassed at the Nintendo of America headquarters.

nypost.com

Seriously, this is messed up! Why is that guy even still there? I wouldn't want any kids around him.

One woman, a former game tester using the fake name Hannah, says she quit after a male employee allegedly started posting in a work groupchat about video game characters in an inappropriate way, such as having sex with a Pokemon or how he believed it was OK to be attracted to childlike game characters, such as Paimon from Genshin Impact.


NEWS
Game testers accuse Nintendo of America of sexual harassment
By Junior Miyai, News.com.au

August 17, 2022 | 11:48am



A shocking report alleges that many former contractors of Nintendo of America suffered years of sexual harassment and abuse, ranging from inappropriate sexual humor to stalking and threats.

The report by gaming website Kotaku alleges many female contractors came forward to talk about their experiences at Nintendo of America headquarters.

One woman, a former game tester using the fake name Hannah, says she quit after a male employee allegedly started posting in a work groupchat about video game characters in an inappropriate way, such as having sex with a Pokemon or how he believed it was OK to be attracted to childlike game characters, such as Paimon from Genshin Impact.


A man stands in front of Nintendo's logo at the presentation ceremony of its new game console Switch in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 13, 2017.
Former game testers claim they were sexually harassed by male employees at Nintendo of America headquarters.
REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File

“Nintendo was almost like a nightmare. It’s sad because I love Nintendo; I grew up with Nintendo. I was so excited to join Nintendo when I first got there, and I thought I was going somewhere,” Hannah said.

However, when she reported the incident to her supervisors at Aerotek, which is now named Aston Carter, the contracting company that Hannah worked for, she was allegedly told to be less outspoken, and ostracized by her work group for reporting the incident.

In a previous encounter, Hannah recalled, she did see a co-worker fired after they commented on the color of Hannah’s underwear.

However, the male employee discussing Pokemon sex was a full-time Nintendo employee and she claimed his only punishment was additional sexual harassment training.

Dying Light 2 story DLC ‘Bloody Ties’ gets first teaser trailer and details | VGC

The expansion will see players “enter the dangerous arena of the Carnage Hall”…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Exactly why I don't even bother with Call of Duty.

This video game incites the most rage in gamers

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — Even avid gamers are willing to admit, some video games stir up feelings of intense, out-of-control anger. A new survey by Time2play.com asked more than 1,000 g…

www.kron4.com

Video Game Guide Writers Help Keep the Lights On But Get No Respect

Plagiarism and poor pay are common in the world that produces the guides and walkthroughs that so many of us rely on every day.

www.google.com

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Nintendo of America; we need to talk...

Game testers accuse Nintendo of America of sexual harassment

A report by gaming website Kotaku alleges many female game testers were sexually harrassed at the Nintendo of America headquarters.

nypost.com

Seriously, this is messed up! Why is that guy even still there? I wouldn't want any kids around him.

WTF Nintendo…don’t stoop to the level of shitty big publishers.

Exactly why I don't even bother with Call of Duty.

This video game incites the most rage in gamers

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — Even avid gamers are willing to admit, some video games stir up feelings of intense, out-of-control anger. A new survey by Time2play.com asked more than 1,000 g…

www.kron4.com

Not surprising. Hopefully these kind of people will never know a woman’s touch, or touch a woman period.

 

[TheMysteriousGX]

Lmao

World's biggest mod site bans mods replacing Pride flags: 'We don't want to and won't argue this with you'

Following community drama around a Spider-Man mod, Nexusmods says enough is enough.

www.pcgamer.com

"The fact the user needed to make a sock puppet like a coward to upload the mod showed their intent to troll and that they knew it would not be allowed. Had they not been a coward and had they used their main account instead, we would have simply removed the mod and told them that we did not want to host it, only banning them if they reuploaded it again after being fairly warned. The creation of the sock puppet removed any doubt and made it a very easy decision for us. Both the sock puppet account and the user's main account have been banned."

 

[BrawlMan]

If Disney never makes games again, I am fine with that. They are so spoiled when things don't go their way.

Just Cause Devs Spent Nearly Two Years Working On A Canceled Iron Man Game

According to the studio’s founder, Disney wanted the game made quickly and that caused problems

kotaku.com

Xbox is seemingly teasing Death Stranding for PC Game Pass | VGC

The PC version of Hideo Kojima’s game was published by 505…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Fuck you EA, and fuck you even harder NFL.

EA Sports determined to win gamers' approval with 'Madden NFL 23'

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Lmao

World's biggest mod site bans mods replacing Pride flags: 'We don't want to and won't argue this with you'

Following community drama around a Spider-Man mod, Nexusmods says enough is enough.

www.pcgamer.com

"The fact the user needed to make a sock puppet like a coward to upload the mod showed their intent to troll and that they knew it would not be allowed. Had they not been a coward and had they used their main account instead, we would have simply removed the mod and told them that we did not want to host it, only banning them if they reuploaded it again after being fairly warned. The creation of the sock puppet removed any doubt and made it a very easy decision for us. Both the sock puppet account and the user's main account have been banned."

Cripes. Why couldn't he just make a nude mod for Black Canary like a normal gamer?

 

[Elijin]

If Disney never makes games again, I am fine with that. They are so spoiled when things don't go there way.

Just Cause Devs Spent Nearly Two Years Working On A Canceled Iron Man Game

According to the studio’s founder, Disney wanted the game made quickly and that caused problems

kotaku.com

Xbox is seemingly teasing Death Stranding for PC Game Pass | VGC

The PC version of Hideo Kojima’s game was published by 505…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Fuck you EA, and fuck you even harder NFL.

EA Sports determined to win gamers' approval with 'Madden NFL 23'

I'm still mad the Just Cause devs killed the Just Cause co-op mod by hiring the creator and then not letting him work towards co-op anymore.

 

[Chimpzy]

Embracer Group buying all the things

Embracer Group enters into agreement to acquire Tripwire Interactive - Embracer Group

Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Saber Interactive[1], has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares of award-winning US developer and publisher Tripwire Interactive from its four current owners. Tripwire Interactive is well-known for the...

embracer.com

Embracer Group enters into an agreement to acquire Singtrix - Embracer Group

Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Freemode[1], has entered into an agreement to acquire Singtrix LLC (“Singtrix”) from its founders. [1] Acquired through Embracer's subsidiary Embracer Freemode Iconic Holding Inc. and will be part of the operative group Embracer...

embracer.com

Embracer Group acquires Tuxedo Labs - Embracer Group

Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Saber Interactive[1], has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Swedish developer Tuxedo Labs. Tuxedo Labs is best known for creating the hit voxel-based destruction PC game Teardown. Embracer adds Dennis Gustafsson, Tuxedo...

embracer.com

Embracer Group enters into agreement to acquire IP rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit literary works by J.R.R Tolkien - Embracer Group

Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Freemode[1], has entered into an agreement to acquire Middle-earth Enterprises, a division of The Saul Zaentz Company, which owns a vast intellectual property catalogue and worldwide rights to motion pictures, video games, board...

embracer.com

Also

Embracer Group enters into an agreement to acquire Limited Run Games - Embracer Group

Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Freemode[1] has entered into an agreement to acquire Limited Run Games, Inc. (“Limited Run”) from its founders Josh Fairhurst and Douglas Bogart. Limited Run is a global leading collector-focused publisher of physical video...

embracer.com

Makes sense for a company that likes collecting companies to collect a company that makes collectibles for collectors

 

[Casual Shinji]

I just saw the ad. Honestly I don't find it that terrible. I will admit that the way she narrates it seems like they're just trying to copy Marvel or Deadpool without even putting the effort to do so. It does set an inconsistent tone; especially when the game releases and it'll be nothing like the advertisement more than likely. That's the worst ad ever, but I can see where some people are coming from. I do feel there's a bit of an overreaction though. Nothing is as worse as "cry like an anime fan on prom night", or the advertisements for DmC (2013).

What's weird is that none of this dialoge is new - The reveal trailer had the exact same line readings. And yeah, it was cringey 'look at us making cool, relatable dialoge', but it's the same lines from a year ago. So what exactly makes people so annoyed with it now? Is it just the crowd that was unaware of this game's existence until recently?

 

[BrawlMan]

What's weird is that none of this dialoge is new - The reveal trailer had the exact same line readings. And yeah, it was cringey 'look at us making cool, relatable dialoge', but it's the same lines from a year ago. So what exactly makes people so annoyed with it now? Is it just the crowd that was unaware of this game's existence until recently?

Seriously? Some people must be that stupid, bored, or looking for a reaction just for the attention. If that is the case, I have even less reason to be upset by a dumb 30 second ad. Hey dumbasses, if the commercial upsets you so much, how about you ignore the ad and don't buy the game? Instead of this posturing and grandstanding bullshit? Freaking weaklings!

 

[BrawlMan]

New Dune Video Game Teased by Insider

A new video game based on the Dune series may be coming soon. The Dune saga, particularly the [...]

comicbook.com

There's A New Indie Game On The Way That's Inspired By Miiverse And MSN

~*🥀 ReMeMbEr ThE gOoD oLd DaYs 🥀*~

www.nintendolife.com

Skylanders and Crash Bandicoot studio Toys for Bob is teasing a new game | VGC

The Activision studio’s most recent releases were Crash 4 and Spyro Reignited Trilogy…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Best deal ever made!

FIFA 23 Accidentally Sells For Six Cents, EA Will Honor The Mistake

An Epic Games Store hiccup got its decimal points and currencies wrong

kotaku.com

Elden Ring has sold over 16 million copies worldwide

That's 3.2 million copies in the past 3 months

www.gamesradar.com

 

[Chimpzy]

So this most ancient of memes turned up on Steam

Take off every Zig. For great justice!

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Embracer Group buying all the things

Embracer Group enters into agreement to acquire Tripwire Interactive - Embracer Group

Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Saber Interactive[1], has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares of award-winning US developer and publisher Tripwire Interactive from its four current owners. Tripwire Interactive is well-known for the...

embracer.com

Embracer Group enters into an agreement to acquire Singtrix - Embracer Group

Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Freemode[1], has entered into an agreement to acquire Singtrix LLC (“Singtrix”) from its founders. [1] Acquired through Embracer's subsidiary Embracer Freemode Iconic Holding Inc. and will be part of the operative group Embracer...

embracer.com

Embracer Group acquires Tuxedo Labs - Embracer Group

Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Saber Interactive[1], has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Swedish developer Tuxedo Labs. Tuxedo Labs is best known for creating the hit voxel-based destruction PC game Teardown. Embracer adds Dennis Gustafsson, Tuxedo...

embracer.com

Embracer Group enters into agreement to acquire IP rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit literary works by J.R.R Tolkien - Embracer Group

Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Freemode[1], has entered into an agreement to acquire Middle-earth Enterprises, a division of The Saul Zaentz Company, which owns a vast intellectual property catalogue and worldwide rights to motion pictures, video games, board...

embracer.com

Also

Embracer Group enters into an agreement to acquire Limited Run Games - Embracer Group

Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Freemode[1] has entered into an agreement to acquire Limited Run Games, Inc. (“Limited Run”) from its founders Josh Fairhurst and Douglas Bogart. Limited Run is a global leading collector-focused publisher of physical video...

embracer.com

Makes sense for a company that likes collecting companies to collect a company that makes collectibles for collectors

I'd like to point out that "embrace" is also a term in many vampire stories, when an ordinary mortal has their blood sucked out and becomes a soulless undead in thrall to their master.

 

[Bedinsis]

Embracer Group buying all the things

Embracer Group enters into agreement to acquire Tripwire Interactive - Embracer Group

Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Saber Interactive[1], has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares of award-winning US developer and publisher Tripwire Interactive from its four current owners. Tripwire Interactive is well-known for the...

embracer.com

Embracer Group enters into an agreement to acquire Singtrix - Embracer Group

Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Freemode[1], has entered into an agreement to acquire Singtrix LLC (“Singtrix”) from its founders. [1] Acquired through Embracer's subsidiary Embracer Freemode Iconic Holding Inc. and will be part of the operative group Embracer...

embracer.com

Embracer Group acquires Tuxedo Labs - Embracer Group

Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Saber Interactive[1], has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Swedish developer Tuxedo Labs. Tuxedo Labs is best known for creating the hit voxel-based destruction PC game Teardown. Embracer adds Dennis Gustafsson, Tuxedo...

embracer.com

Embracer Group enters into agreement to acquire IP rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit literary works by J.R.R Tolkien - Embracer Group

Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Freemode[1], has entered into an agreement to acquire Middle-earth Enterprises, a division of The Saul Zaentz Company, which owns a vast intellectual property catalogue and worldwide rights to motion pictures, video games, board...

embracer.com

Also

Embracer Group enters into an agreement to acquire Limited Run Games - Embracer Group

Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Freemode[1] has entered into an agreement to acquire Limited Run Games, Inc. (“Limited Run”) from its founders Josh Fairhurst and Douglas Bogart. Limited Run is a global leading collector-focused publisher of physical video...

embracer.com

Makes sense for a company that likes collecting companies to collect a company that makes collectibles for collectors

A piece of news significant enough that The Escapist itself published an article about it:

Embracer Group to Acquire Lord of the Rings IP, Limited Run Games

Embracer Group acquires Middle-earth Enterprises (Lord of the Rings IP), Limited Run Games, Tuxedo Labs, Singtrix, & Tripwire Interactive.

www.escapistmagazine.com

I don't know what they're planning, and I know too little about the business to make a qualified guess. That won't stop me though:

Earlier this year Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard making it the largest acquisition in gaming history. They broke the record set just a few weeks earlier when Take Two acquired Zynga. Apparently it is financially the right time to acquire studios now, whether to gain additional income or denying the competition the same opportunity or some other reason I don't know. Maybe every major group is trying to launch their own games-as-a-subscription-service which requires a whole lot of content? Embracer seems to mostly have b-tier franchises*, so I wonder if this actually can work out for them.

I also wonder if the pandemic meant that a lot more people spent money on video games in the last few years, so gaming companies have more cash to burn and a recent history of seeing video games being a good market performer, and this is why we see these acquisitions. Either that or only 1-2 company/ies see it this way and the rest are merely responding to the first one(s).

*not meant as an insult, meant as a descriptor of how popular their titles are. They call the 2-million seller SnowRunner a notable performer; nothing to scoff at but in terms of video gaming a bit weak.