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narrowide96lochkreis, do games w Embracer Group layoffs hit Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics

The title is wrong. That click bait title makes it sound like the studio is done and won’t continue developing games.

The reality from the article: “Crystal Dyanmics made the difficult decision to part ways with nine brand/marketing and one IT employee today due to an internal restructuring to align the studio with our current business needs,” it wrote. “We are working directly with the affected staff to support them.”

Sucks for them, but none of the developers are currently affected.

MentalEdge,
@MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz avatar

Marketing? If it was any of the same people that did TR marketing when they were with square enix, good riddance.

stormesp,

The title is correct, the title doesnt say its closing the studio, it says that at the developer Crystal Dynamics there are layoffs. it doesnt say that what you consider developers inside the developer Crystal Dynamics are being laid off.

SpaceNoodle, do games w Spider-Man 2 will let you bump into the other Spider-Man

If they don’t do the Spider-Man pointing meme, I’m boycotting the game

Koen967,

They did that one already in the first game in a side quest iirc.

SpaceNoodle,

Aw shit

Saledovil, do games w Unity will quietly waive controversial fees if developers switch to its ad monetisation service - report

Is this whole thing a “Springtime for Hitler” esque plot?

Aqarius,

Springtime for Johnny and Unity, autumn for Godot, Unreal

melonpunk, do games w E3 2024 in doubt, as organiser exits and location abandoned
@melonpunk@lemmy.world avatar

It’s already dead, please leave the corpse alone.

It is kinda sad given the legacy of the show, it almost made it to 30 and was the place of so many big industry moments (good and bad). Things have become more spread out now across GamesCom, PAXs, TGS, GDC, Develop and the many I’m forgetting.

I can get the argument that we really don’t need much of an in-person event given that stuff can be streamed instantly around the world now, we don’t need to rely on people setting up cameras in front of TVs to show off noisy gameplay footage, but the fact that so many others shows still exist proves that there is a want for in-person events.

E3’s death kinda came about because it got chipped away from all sides. There were better places for industry deal making to be done (GDC), Big publishers peeled off to do their own thing, and the expensive mark up that hit the other companies no longer appealed as they could get what they needed from PAX and GamesCom.

GreenMario, do games w Peter Molyneux says he regrets over-promising his games

Ironic. If he could stay away from interviews and just let someone else PR for him he’d be remembered as a legend of the gaming industry. Bullfrog and Lionhead put out quite a lot of bangers for their time.

But he does like talking too much. Shame.

war, do games w Peter Molyneux says he regrets over-promising his games
@war@kbin.social avatar

The guy has been a con artist for decades, and he hasn't made a playable game since the 1990s. He also hasn't "over-promised his games", as the title of the article so cutely claims. Rather, he has lied through his fucking teeth to steal money from people, over and over and over again, and lied some more to steal more money, and lied some more, and lied some more. I'm sick to death of these pathetic redemption pieces for this no-talent loser. He's a thief and a liar, nothing more. He's not a genius. He's not a creative maelstrom that needs to be reined in. He's just a fucking liar and a thief, same as Elon Musk, same as everyone else who has tried to sell this particular brand of con artistry over the years.

quinnly,

he hasn’t made a playable game since the 1990s

I’m always one for dramatic over-exaggeration but the Fable games are perfectly playable

vaultdweller013,

They are not perfectly balanced as all things must be.

rmuk,

Can’t wait for the new Fable. My loins are girded in anticipation, or something.

Elderos,

I mean, you can blame him for a lot of stuff but he designed quite a few iconic games. Most game designers will spend a lifetime and not achieve just what molineux achieved in the 90s.

malloc, do games w Starfield players create famous faces in-game, and a Todd Howard flashlight

I wonder how long this takes people. Couple of hours? All day? Customizing characters in game for me is a tedious task. I usually just pick a preset most of the time so I can start playing.

Most games you don’t even see the character model (Diablo 3)

Vladkar,

I always end up with some kind of potato man that looks worse than the presets, then immediately put a helmet on that never comes off.

BruceTwarzen,

I always try to make myself. But i always pretty much look like the default character

rhacer,

My problem right now is I created my character and am very happy with them in character creator, but when I look at him in game I’m unhappy. I’ve even paid to tweak him a bit and it’s better but I’m still not happy.

eratic,
@eratic@feddit.uk avatar

My character looks like they have plastic skin in game. Thought it was fine in the creator.

ryven,
@ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

I’m like 90% sure that the character creator has lighting features enabled that are normally disabled for performance reasons, which is why it’s much easier to look good in the character creator than it is in the game.

If I’m right, maybe modders can “fix” it (although it will probably tank performance).

Ilikepornaddict,

Doesn’t need to tank performance. Instead of turning on the lighting elsewhere, they could turn it off in character creation so you can see what it’ll actually look like.

beefcat,
@beefcat@lemmy.world avatar

The extra shaders are also applied to NPCs when you talk to them. But there’s never really a way to see the player’s face with these features outside the character creator.

Swedneck,
@Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

paid to tweak him? you… you don’t mean actual real money, right?

wccrawford,

There are “enhance” locations in the game that you can pay 500 credits to remake your character. No, not real money.

arashikage,
@arashikage@lemmy.world avatar

Spent about two hours making a good looking character face in Elden Ring just to wear a full helm 99% of the game. No regrets.

Rynelan, do games w Mortal Kombat 1 Premium Edition players will get access 5 days early

I don’t understand these “perks”.

So the game is done and could be released earlier. But just let people give some FOMO and pay extra so they can play “sooner”.

Sometimes I just wish games were like in the past. They released a full game, get some patches to improve. Throw in some extras for free if you’re lucky. And DLC were actual expansion packs that could practically be a whole new game.

aedyr, do gaming w Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew developer announces closure
@aedyr@lemmy.ca avatar

Disappointed to hear this, but it sounds like they made the decision for good reasons at least. Their games are all standouts in an underserved genre.

storksforlegs, do gaming w Fallout TV series "sneak peek" leaks online following Gamescom Starfield presentation
@storksforlegs@beehaw.org avatar

I wish the series well, but when we’ve just been told another game isn’t coming out for 10+ years you cant expect too much hype from fans. The best I can do is mild interest.

DmMacniel, do gaming w Xbox 360 digital store will close next July

wow, 18 years of service. That’s quite impressive.

Time to download everything for perservation reasons.

theangriestbird,

18 years and Microsoft kicks them out of the house. The worst kind of parents.

Rhynoplaz, do games w Starfield install size revealed, available to preload now

When I got the Series X I thought “oh good, I won’t have to juggle my games now that I have so much space.”

Dammit.

Tigbitties, do gaming w The Witcher producer blames Americans and social media for Netflix series' simplified plot
@Tigbitties@kbin.social avatar

This is the kinda guy that would yell at parking sign for smashing into his car.

Ferk, (edited )
@Ferk@kbin.social avatar

It's worse, he's smashing his face with it and yet refuses to acknowledge the parking sign while complaining about some other imaginary obstacle instead.

If it were true that Americans & social media wanted such simplified plot, it would have been more successful than it was.

Holodeck_Moriarty, do gaming w Dark Souls reportedly being turned into Netflix anime

Maybe I’ll finally understand the plot. I’ve watched so many videos (and played the games of course) and feel like I’m only grasping parts of it.

lunarshot,
@lunarshot@beehaw.org avatar

Of the original Dark Souls? Vaati’s series is very illuminating but the story itself is mostly told through the item descriptions and NPC interactions.

This summary on the wiki covers the overarching story!

Neato,
@Neato@kbin.social avatar

Vaati pretty much has a career because of Miyazaki's storytelling style. He's excellent.

Teal,
@Teal@kbin.social avatar

Vaati is great and I like Hawkshaw as well.

Montagge,
@Montagge@kbin.social avatar

That's because it's generic low fantasy that hides how poor the story is behind vagueness.

JaxiiRuff, do gaming w Sims-like Life By You early access release delayed into next year
@JaxiiRuff@pawb.social avatar

More hyped for Paralives to be honest, but glad there are two in the making.

fishonredchair,

I saw Paralives some time ago and put it on my wishlist. But there are no updates on when it will launch (ready or early access)?

JaxiiRuff,
@JaxiiRuff@pawb.social avatar

Ready when its ready sort of thing. Right now it looks like everything build, buy, and character design related are mostly finished.

So now they are working on gameplay and simulation which wont be easy for an indie team considering how much developing power it always took to develop the sims. As it stands there are basic things like sitting and hugging but with clipping and weird animation glitches. Not to mention they promised an open world yet to be seen in a functional state besides lots.

I wouldnt expect Paralives to be ready until mid 2024 at the earliest. Join their discord cause they post monthly updates on what they are developing with gifs and screenshots.

Duchess,
!deleted4788 avatar

Paralives looks more polished but competition is always a good thing. maybe one day one of these games will replace my sims 2 addiction lol

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