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[BrawlMan]

EA has announced plans to delist Mirror’s Edge and several Battlefield games | VGC

Update: EA says it has no plans to pull Mirror’s Edge from sale…

www.videogameschronicle.com

There's another publisher removing their online products. You're going to remove all those, but keep all your sports titles online? Unsurprising in the least. Once again, this is why we should never have a digital only future. Most of these games have physical releases, so people can still play the single player.

Also, not sure if anybody remembers this link from last year. The signs were already there.

DICE’s new boss says it has ‘no time’ for Mirror’s Edge-style projects: ‘We’re focusing only on Battlefield’ | VGC

Rebecka Coutaz has given her first interviews since joining the company…

www.videogameschronicle.com

 

[Satinavian]

There's another publisher removing their online products. You're going to remove all those, but keep all your sports titles online? Unsurprising in the least. Once again, this is why we should never have a digital only future. Most of these games have physical releases, so people can still play the single player.

If you bought them online, you can still play the single player mode. You just can't buy the games anymore, but that is something that even more commonly happens to the physical releases.

Also i didn't even remember that Mirror's edge had online multiplayer.

 

[CriticalGaming]

Bayonetta Creator Says Prequel Will Solve Japan's Low Birthrate

Hideki Kamiya believes Cereza and the Lost Demon will lead to an ‘unprecedented marriage boom’ in Japan

kotaku.com

They using Bayonetta to get people to bang more. That's pretty awesome.

 

[Gordon_4]

Bayonetta Creator Says Prequel Will Solve Japan's Low Birthrate

Hideki Kamiya believes Cereza and the Lost Demon will lead to an ‘unprecedented marriage boom’ in Japan

kotaku.com

They using Bayonetta to get people to bang more. That's pretty awesome.

And very on brand, in a way, for Bayonetta.

 

[CriticalGaming]

And very on brand, in a way, for Bayonetta.

There are worse characters they could have picked to try and get breeding to happen.

 

[FakeSympathy]

Bayonetta Creator Says Prequel Will Solve Japan's Low Birthrate

Hideki Kamiya believes Cereza and the Lost Demon will lead to an ‘unprecedented marriage boom’ in Japan

kotaku.com

They using Bayonetta to get people to bang more. That's pretty awesome.

Oh how I wish South Korea had a dev like Kamiya who can freely make wild (and arguably true) statement like this.

If someone in Korea made such statement, they start a ticking bomb to a shit storm.

 

[BrawlMan]

If you bought them online, you can still play the single player mode. You just can't buy the games anymore, but that is something that even more commonly happens to the physical releases.

Also i didn't even remember that Mirror's edge had online multiplayer.

I know, but that's not the point nor issue I'm showing. While the same thing can happen to physical, it can more than likely and still does with digital. Once something is gone, it's gone forever. If you didn't get it at that time, or could because of either lack of money resources, or not born in a specific year a decade, a game of interest is gone. It's why I still advocate for physical forever. If a game is digital only, or never got a physical release, then that's it unless you bought it beforehand.

Bayonetta Creator Says Prequel Will Solve Japan's Low Birthrate

Hideki Kamiya believes Cereza and the Lost Demon will lead to an ‘unprecedented marriage boom’ in Japan

kotaku.com

They using Bayonetta to get people to bang more. That's pretty awesome.

Kamiya is more than likely trolling. I appreciate beyond brand gesture, but I highly doubt people in Japan are going to bang more because of Bayonetta.

 

[CriticalGaming]

Kamiya is more than likely trolling. I appreciate beyond brand gesture, but I highly doubt people in Japan are going to bang more because of Bayonetta.

But they SHOULD though.

 

[BrawlMan]

But they SHOULD though.

On their own terms. Not just because a bunch of old people demanded them to do so.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Bayonetta Creator Says Prequel Will Solve Japan's Low Birthrate

Hideki Kamiya believes Cereza and the Lost Demon will lead to an ‘unprecedented marriage boom’ in Japan

kotaku.com

They using Bayonetta to get people to bang more. That's pretty awesome.

So it's like when 101 Dalmatians got loads of people to buy the dogs while being completely unprepared for dealing with them... except now it's more humans.

 

[BrawlMan]

HAHHAAHAHAHAHAHA! Dumbasses!

Ubisoft is developing an AI tool ‘that aims to support scriptwriters’ | VGC

‘Ubisoft Ghostwriter’ will generate NPC phrases and sounds…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Didn't have to go that far, dude...

Man Forces 11-Year-Old Son To Play Video Games For 17 Hours Without Sleep As Punishment

As part of a screen time lesson, a father in China forced his 11-year-old son to play video games straight for 17 hours without sleep after catching him using his phone in bed.

www.ndtv.com

Meme Stock Rockets On First Profit Since 2021

GameStop blew away Q4 expectations late Tuesday.

www.investors.com

Playing video games in class: A look inside UNC's game-based classroom

The Greenlaw Gameroom is the university’s first game-based classroom. Students play all kinds of video games to learn about all kinds of subjects.

www.cbs17.com

 

[FakeSympathy]

HAHHAAHAHAHAHAHA! Dumbasses!

Ubisoft is developing an AI tool ‘that aims to support scriptwriters’ | VGC

‘Ubisoft Ghostwriter’ will generate NPC phrases and sounds…

www.videogameschronicle.com

And Kinda sad at the same time. This means no one really wants to put in the effort, or hire people for better writing. I get it's just for NPC scripts, but knowing Ubisoft I'm willing to bet Ubisoft is gonna axe the entire writing staff in the future

 

[Bob_McMillan]

Bad Company 2, the last I checked, had a fairly active player base. Pretty wild of DICE to shut down one of their most beloved titles, although maybe not too surprising considering they have no idea why BC2 is so highly regarded.

 

[meiam]

And Kinda sad at the same time. This means no one really wants to put in the effort, or hire people for better writing. I get it's just for NPC scripts, but knowing Ubisoft I'm willing to bet Ubisoft is gonna axe the entire writing staff in the future

It's crazy how unappreciated writer are in the industry, a decent writer salary for a game is peanut compared to the overall budget but can make all the difference, yet they frequently hire people that don't even seem to have a basic understanding of the language their writing (see mass effect "my face is tired" andromeda).

 

[FakeSympathy]

It's crazy how unappreciated writer are in the industry, a decent writer salary for a game is peanut compared to the overall budget but can make all the difference, yet they frequently hire people that don't even seem to have a basic understanding of the language their writing (see mass effect "my face is tired" andromeda).

Or Forspoken, Anthem, Avengers, Gotham Knights, Far Cry 6, AC Valhalla, COD Vanguard, Halo 5, and Diablo 3 for that matter.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

(see mass effect "my face is tired" andromeda).

TIRED FACE IS A REAL MEDICAL CONDITION!!!!

 

[Dalisclock]

Indefinite Hiatus, which can be interpreted in many ways. I'd like to maintain a tiny bit of hope

Hope just leads to disappointment.

That's why it's the last evil in Pandora's box/jar/whatever.

See, my degree* in Ancient mythology was worth something.







*I don't actually have a degree, it's just a hobby, but I never get to use my actual degree for a joke so deals with it Tokies

 

[Specter Von Baren]

And Kinda sad at the same time. This means no one really wants to put in the effort, or hire people for better writing. I get it's just for NPC scripts, but knowing Ubisoft I'm willing to bet Ubisoft is gonna axe the entire writing staff in the future

I've seen quite a few people gushing over AI generation that have no conception of what the ramifications of it will be. People think of how something will create more time for leisure or open it up to more people but it's always an Eli Whitney situation.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Bayonetta Creator Says Prequel Will Solve Japan's Low Birthrate

Hideki Kamiya believes Cereza and the Lost Demon will lead to an ‘unprecedented marriage boom’ in Japan

kotaku.com

They using Bayonetta to get people to bang more. That's pretty awesome.

Yeah but at the same time I can understand Japan’s apathy at marriage/reproduction. The country’s already crowded AF and modern day life complexities don’t help matters at all.

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[Specter Von Baren]

Yeah but at the same time I can understand Japan’s apathy at marriage/reproduction. The country’s already crowded AF and modern day life complexities don’t help matters at all.

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Actually, the most recent survey found that the Japanese population has started finally going up.