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stormesp, do gaming w With studio closures, why is no one talking about the people who sold the studios?

Because a lot of studios, like for example Double Fine, sold because they couldnt pay the checks anymore, its stupid trying to blame the studios or people that sold the studios, the blame is not on them.

makingStuffForFun, do gaming w With studio closures, why is no one talking about the people who sold the studios?
@makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml avatar

I know a guy that sold his studio to Microsoft personally. He’s been living a very nice life now, quite a long time after the sale.

He took the gamble. Made the risks. Exposed himself financially. It paid off.

Like any small business, you hope for a payout. Most won’t get one, so you take it when it comes.

pfm, do zapytajszmer w Macie jakieś protipy przy używaniu emailowych grup dyskusyjnych ~~list mailingowych~~?

Ja mam tylko dwie uwagi:

  1. Używaj! 🤩
  2. Jeśli możesz, podziel się namiarami na grupę lub grupy.

Z mojego doświadczenia wynika że bywa z tym bardzo różnie. Niektórzy na przykład trzymają się ortodoksyjnych założeń, że powinno się ująć niezbędny kontekst w odpowiedzi, inni zakładają że klient pocztowy uzupełni kontekst wiążąc wiadomości w wątki. Odpowiedzi nad i pod cytatem - to jak wybór między Emacs i vi. 🤭

lysy,

Np. ta grupa: nettime-l@lists.nettime.org - www.nettime.org/info.html

Annoyed_Crabby, do gaming w With studio closures, why is no one talking about the people who sold the studios?

Making game is extremely risky gamble. Sometime studio can spend years working on one game and it might result in subpar sales due to element that’s not in their control, like Spec Ops: The Line. Take Obsidian Entertainment for example, over the year we kept hearing how they’re financially struggling despite created some of the best RPG, and Microsoft acquisition suppose to free them from this issue to some degree. Same with Tango Gameswork. Zenimax and to some extend Mojang is different case though.

Lot of game studio open and close, if Tango doesn’t sold to Bethesda and in turn to Microsoft, it might already closed. Though on the flip side it also mean they’re at the mercy of their parent company, it still undeniable that Microsoft is the one killed them in this case.

Krakaval, do games w Favourite controllers

I like both switch pro and Xbox controller. But I hate how the A/B/X/Y are inverted between the Nintendo and Microsoft controllers…

rubikcuber, (edited ) do gaming w With studio closures, why is no one talking about the people who sold the studios?
@rubikcuber@feddit.uk avatar

As a game studio - a developer rather than a publisher - it’s very much hand to mouth. You are paid by the publishers on delivery of milestones. Milestone reviews can sometimes be subjective. You’re basically the lowest link in the food chain and can be subject to a publisher’s whim, which can often be a bit random depending on your external producer. Keeping such a studio open in the long term is about chasing new contacts, and any gaps between contacts is expensive because you aren’t generating any income, but are having to pay wages. One or two project cancellations can easily shutter an independent developer.

In some cases studio owners may simply want out, or they might legitimately see a sale as bringing stability to the studio… Or it might just be greed. But I think it’s hard to say whether a studio would have a safer long term future being independent or being sold.

Tattorack, do games w Favourite controllers
@Tattorack@lemmy.world avatar

Playstation controllers got it right, or at least, their kind of configuration. Doesn’t have to specifically be a controller from PlayStation.

Anything with offset analogue sticks is cancerous to use.

proton_lynx,

Offset analog sticks was a mistake

gnomesaiyan, do games w Favourite controllers
@gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world avatar

8BitDo Pro 2. It’s like a Playstation 2/3 and SNES controller did the fusion dance. I use it on my Switch and PC, response is great, tactile feel is amazing.

Faildini,

Just got this thing last week, I love it so far. Still haven’t figured out how to make good use of the back paddles on PC, but even without those it’s a great controller.

Coskii, do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of May 5th
@Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

There was some random video on YouTube about the original fable and I had the urge to play it again. At some point had received the anniversary edition on steam so I loaded it up. 30 minutes and a bit of motion sickness later I uninstalled it and went hunting for my actual original disk. Found it, installed it, and the options and controls are so much better… It’s amazing that they ported the Xbox version for the anniversary edition and didn’t bother to include things like mouse sensitivity, smoothing, acceleration, or really any pc specific options.

The main issue is that the camera seems to be connected to more than just character location, it seems to also be connected to orientation of some part of the character, like the hip. Combat is jittery as all hell, movement isn’t pleasant, and everything else hardly matters… I will be playing the original.

Megaman_EXE,

Ohh that’s interesting. I found the anniversary edition to be quite a poor adaptation as well. I’m curious how the lost chapters plays on PC. I never got to play that additional content

Coskii,
@Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

After spending a bit of time back on the original, I can say that the camera controls are just naturally janky, though it is significantly worse on the anniversary edition and it might be due to something as simple as the increased aspect ratio.

Coskii,
@Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

And then hilariously I happen across this article today about a free unreal 5 version of fable some fan has made. From the looks it seems like a prettying up of the original, but might not have changed much if anything about the gameplay.

aberrate_junior_beatnik, do gaming w Microsoft's payment to Bobby Kotick would cover the salaries of Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin employees for over 17 years.

$375 million in today’s dollars would cover (adjusted for inflation) the marketing and development of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. en.wikipedia.org/…/List_of_most_expensive_video_g…

supersonicstork,

Every time this list is brought up, I always forget darksiders 2 is on it

Some people are seriously overpaid though. Kotick’s severance package being able to pay for the combined total of TLOU2 and GTA IV is crazy

mynachmadarch,

But apparently it can't cover the cost of monopoly go!? That, that amuses me. I need to look into that one more.

kandoh,
@kandoh@reddthat.com avatar

Ubisoft’s bread and butter were never assassin’s creed type hardcore games, but those trashy looking pet sims you could find in the bargain bin. The only reason they’re able to make the hardcore gamerz stuff is because of the financial security the shitty pet games brought in

kindenough, do gaming w Microsoft's payment to Bobby Kotick would cover the salaries of Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin employees for over 17 years.
@kindenough@kbin.social avatar

It's just depressingly vulgar.

nudnyekscentryk, do zapytajszmer w Czy da się zrobić tak, żeby szmer automatycznie zmniejszał dodawane zdjęcia?
@nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info avatar

Jeśli masz Windowsa 10 lub 11 to powertoys ma narzędzie do łatwego zmniejszania obrazów masowo

dj1936,
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Mam minuta/loguję się przez telefon.

Nawet gdybym miał windows, to pewnie max 7 mógłby mój komputer u ciągnąć.

Capitao_Duarte, do gaming w Animal Well - Review Thread

Honest question, why it seems easier for things to get to PS5, PC and Nintendo other than XBOX?

Aloomineum, do gaming w Am I the only person that feels that retro games are better?

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  • Megaman_EXE,

    How did you get Diablo 2 to run properly? I haven’t had much luck getting it to run in windows 10

    Aloomineum,

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  • Megaman_EXE,

    Interesting! I might just have to try it again then. Perhaps I will have better luck this time

    Aloomineum,

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  • Megaman_EXE,

    Thank you!

    xtapa,

    Definitely try solo stuff with plugy. I installed D2 for a nice bnet session of baalruns but bnet was a bit riddled fuckhole. I tried plugy before uninstalling and it got me hooked on solo play for 3 more years.

    Kissaki, do gaming w Animal Well - Review Thread
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