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CosmoNova, do games w Star Citizen is on course to reach $1 billion in player funding in 2026, and we still might not get to play its singleplayer campaign next year

People still contribute to this scam? That‘s a shame.

jordanlund, do games w The game "Horses" now barred on Steam, Epic and Humble Bundle
@jordanlund@lemmy.world avatar

Sounds like the gaming equivalent of the play “Equus”.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equus_(play)

I can see why some would shy away from it, but banning it is the sort of thing that will keep gaming from becoming a unique art form. 😟

dukemirage,

It already is a unique art form. This is not defined by the commercial availability, and this game wouldn’t be the first art piece that understands controversy as part of its essence.

_cryptagion,
@_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus avatar

It was a child doing pony play, riding a naked adult man-horse. The dev claimed it was not sexual.

I don’t think gaming needs CSAM to be a “unique art form”, but you do you.

jordanlund,
@jordanlund@lemmy.world avatar

Read the plot summary of the play Equus linked above.

Like I say, this sounds like the gaming equivalent of Equus, which, when performed, involves a character supposed to be 17 doing exactly that.

The horses on stage are supposed to be “real” horses, but are performed by human actors. The male actor in these scenes is also typically nude.

NGL, it’s a HEAVY play to read and even heavier to watch, but it also won the 1975 Tony Award for best play…

douglasg14b, (edited )
@douglasg14b@lemmy.world avatar

Y’all need to read what CSAM is. Questionable or objectionable art isn’t CSAM in the same sense that drawing a murder isn’t murder and drawing Noncon isn’t rape.

Depiction isn’t harm, if it was damn near all literature would be in the same category.

Let’s not go down that slippery slope.

Books like Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret – Judy Blume would be considered abuse material on such an asinine slope.

_cryptagion,
@_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus avatar

Y’all need to read what CSAM is. Questionable or objectionable art isn’t CSAM in the same sense that drawing a murder isn’t murder and drawing Noncon isn’t rape.

it’s literally legally defined as CSAM in most western countries. and I probably wouldn’t be arguing otherwise, since it looks like the other dude who did that got all his posts deleted by the mod.

CileTheSane,
@CileTheSane@lemmy.ca avatar

drawing a murder isn’t murder and drawing Noncon isn’t rape.

Drawing people having sex isn’t sex, but it is porn. Verbally attacking someone isn’t assault, but it can be abuse. Drawing a comic where someone tortures and then kills the president of the United States isn’t murder, but it will get the FBI knocking on your door.

NotMyOldRedditName, do games w Uh oh: Ubisoft postpones its quarterly financial report at the last minute and halts stock trading

I’ve never heard of this happening before? I’m sure it has, but first time for me.

M0oP0o,
@M0oP0o@mander.xyz avatar

Oh it has, but the implications become clear when you look at the ones that did. Like evergrand…

LuigiMaoFrance,

Same. Companies can just halt trading of their stock?

Hawk,

Yeah, it happens to prevent a mass sell-off because of speculation.

Even if the news is positive, postponing is enough to make people speculate, so it’s a valid reason to halt trading.

Although I doubt it’s gonna be positive news for shareholders.

Kjell,
@Kjell@lemmy.world avatar

It happens sometimes. Usually it is when there are rumors that will have a significant impact on the stock. In that case the stock can be halted until the company gives a statement about it. I’m not sure if it is the company can halt it, I think they can request it and provide information why it should be halted and then it is up to the stock exchange to determine. And the stock exchange has its own rules for when to halt the trade.

I expect Ubisoft to update during the next week or perhaps already during the weekend and then the trading can continue.

Xotic56,

Yes because its all completely fabricated bullshit.

Pretty much a scam.

Cricket, do games w Uh oh: Ubisoft postpones its quarterly financial report at the last minute and halts stock trading

Maybe the dog ate their homework?

KarlHungus42, do games w US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment

Master Queef

scrubbles, do gaming w Sony accuses Tencent of playing a 'shell game' with its Horizon-like survival game, seeks a preliminary injunction against it
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This one is pretty clear. Tencent is saying that Sony is trying to copyright an entire genre, like sci fi.

In reality it’s more like if Sony made Star wars, and tencent made the star of death with the jidoos with lasersabres. Tencent is just trying to say “how dare you trying to copyright sci fi!”

t3rmit3,

It’s not copyright, it’s trademark. Sony isn’t claiming they’re the same characters, they’re claiming that the style is so similar that people would mistakenly believe that Light of Motiram is actually a Horizon game, which is why this case is so stupid; it is a blatant ripoff, but ripoffs aren’t illegal, and no one is going to actually mix them up.

specialwall, do gaming w As Game Pass prices get laughably high, Microsoft is reportedly spinning up a free version of Xbox Cloud Gaming—but of course you'll have to sit through ads

I was wondering how they would be able to run such an expensive service based on just one person’s ad revenue:

Microsoft is also currently testing a limit of one hour for sessions, with up to five hours free a month

I just don’t understand how Microsoft thinks someone is going to sit through minutes of ads and be okay with only 5 hours per month in return.

savvywolf,
@savvywolf@pawb.social avatar

When I was a kid my parents would only let me play games for half an hour a day. That works out at, using the monthly times, three times as much as Microsoft is letting people use.

Microsoft, is it an ad supported tier or a limited trial. Pick one.

BastingChemina, do games w EA CEO says company values will 'remain unchanged' under the new ownership of Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner's investment firm

This is what I just saw on my thread:

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Who need satire at this point?

tigeruppercut, do games w 'Borderlands 4 is a premium game made for premium gamers' is Randy Pitchford's tone deaf retort to the performance backlash: 'If you're trying to drive a monster truck with a leaf blower's motor, you're going to be disappointed'

I can’t decide if the explanation that “our shitty game is made for premium gamers” is more or less absurd than EA charging 80 bucks for a game with most of its characters still locked would “provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment”.

livejamie, do games w 'An embarrassing failure of the US patent system': Videogame IP lawyer says Nintendo's latest patents on Pokémon mechanics 'should not have happened, full stop'

I’m surprised that Palworld was even able to release, honestly.

NocturnalMorning,

Why? Anybody who’s played it knows it only has a passing resemblance to Pokémon. Once you play the game, you realize how different it is in its mechanics and story from pokemon.

Nintendo doesn’t own the idea of monster taming. The idea predates their company by quite a bit actually.

livejamie,

I agree, but Nintendo usually gets away with legally bullying companies

JackbyDev,

What’s frustrating is that the thing that is arguably questionable (the art of some of the characters) isn’t what is the subject of anything. Nope. Ball throwing.

JcbAzPx,

That’s because copyright and trademark are more specific than patents. You have to use the exact look to be in violation. Patents are more of a vibes protection. You can sue for close enough.

XenBad, do games w The sequel to Half-Life modding classic Pirates, Vikings & Knights quietly hit 1.0 after nearly 18 years of development: 'It's been over 6,500 days since PVK2 was unleashed'

Been playing this, would recommend to anyone who likes source engine games. Devs seem pretty nice too from what I watched of Vinesauce Vinny’s stream.

PineRune, do games w The sequel to Half-Life modding classic Pirates, Vikings & Knights quietly hit 1.0 after nearly 18 years of development: 'It's been over 6,500 days since PVK2 was unleashed'

Wow I remember playing the original mod back in the day, when Source Mods had a player base. Good times.

Agent_Karyo,
@Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world avatar

My favourite was Zombie Panic! Played that so much.

Kolanaki, do games w 'Consumers are not okay with okay': Take-Two boss says BioShock 4 is taking so long because the company's goal is 'to make the best entertainment, not necessarily the most entertainment'
@Kolanaki@pawb.social avatar

If it has the best entertainment, I will be expecting full visible penetration.

daniskarma, do games w Stop Killing Games is facing a complaint in the EU that uses nonsense logic to accuse the movement's founder of failing to disclose financial contributions he never made: 'It's not paranoia if they re

I’m pirating any game made by any producer that oppose SKG.

If they want to antagonize consumers. Consumers will be their enemies.

Ephera, do games w Romero Games reportedly met with Microsoft just a day before the publisher pulled funding for the studio, and there was 'no mention' of the decision that put over 100 people out of work

From what I know of large corporations, I’d honestly be surprised, if the Microsofties they met, knew that this was happening…

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