Absolutely not. When the board is looking into it, it’s because they are not returning shareholder value and they are pissed about it. This will likely end with the C-suite being butchered.
Since I’m a WoW addict, naturally I’m a Blizzard fan, of sorts. But my mind is blown every time I see anything from Call of Duty on the launcher. I’ve been really out of the loop, and recently saw this… and I’m shocked. You have to BUY the game for “open beta access”, like how does that make any sense? Also, the...
Blizzard is dead. At the time they were Activision. Now they are Microsoft. The blizzard that existed to make StarCraft, warcraft and diablo only exists in name.
There was no story for Diablo 1. At exile con the creators of Diablo talk about how there was no story and the execs at Blizzard tacked one on. Chris Metzen had nothing to do with it.
Basically David brevik said that there was no story and the cut scene on the end was added by blizzard south. They had no intent to add that.
I stand corrected though. Metzen is credited as a writer on Diablo. But not Diablo 2.
I suspect Metzen wrote the ending that was tacked on according to Brevik, since at that time blizzard north was a completely different team at the time.
Not sure where the official announcement of this happened, but videos and discussions of the game are now finally allowed. The game is still invite-only, but expect to start seeing it all over the place now. Popular streamers are already jumping into it....
Lemmy is small enough and growing that if you want a community and it doesn’t exist, you should start it. Since it will be small the amount of moderation would be reasonable even for a part time user. As the community grows and if you no longer want to mod it, you can hand it off, but, start it none the less.
They are no longer going to be any form of independent from Sony/PlayStation anymore. The Final Shape’s sales were never going to be able to prevent this from happening, says Jeff Grubb on his morning news show (paraphrased).
I do think it’s a reasonable entry point for those who do not understand the labor implications of this. Approaching people with the sentiment that their favorite games are dying makes the segue into how problematic embracer actually is much easier.
We can ultimately be upset about both things, that embracer is killing games while also killing jobs.
This really does not sound healthy. The game is released, for a certain amount of money. If people don’t like what they get for their money, they simply should not buy it....
This has to be the funniest PR disaster in video game history. “Guy did not forsee players getting mad for locking a gamemode behind a $250 edition, doubles down on it and tells people to chill out”
I am aware they are Russian, and I don’t expect them to actively condemn the invasion, as it would be dangerous for them. If there is proof they were actively supporting the war or mocking Ukraine, that’s a different story.
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure's Cat DLC Is, In Fact, The Worst (www.thegamer.com) angielski
Sega is delisting 60 classic games from Steam, so now’s the time to grab them (arstechnica.com) angielski
Veilguard Isn’t the First Dragon Age Game to Face ‘Woke’ Criticism (questalerts.com) angielski
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Ubisoft launches NFT game with figures costing up to $63K (www.ign.com) angielski
Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles
Star Citizen Expose Paints a Fairly Bleak Picture: 'There's No Actual Focus on Getting the Game Done' (wccftech.com) angielski
Equally effective (lemmy.world) angielski
So, my weirdo Stanley Parable inspired game finally made it to Most Wishlisted Steam Games. And I'm pretty sure a lot of you are to blame... (lemmy.world) angielski
PlayStation product manager says ads being shown was just a bug angielski
Source: xcancel.com/dshiatt/status/1840822267737162237...
Ubisoft's Board is Launching an Investigation Into The Company Struggles (insider-gaming.com) angielski
This is going to be one of those “Ubisoft investigates Ubisoft and found that Ubisoft did nothing wrong at Ubisoft”-situations, isn’t it?
Concord Director Steps Down As Studio Behind Historic PlayStation Flop Waits For Sony's Decision (kotaku.com) angielski
Do people actually starve themselves to play games like World of Warcraft? (lemmy.world) angielski
"Concord servers are now offline. Thank you to all the freegunners who have joined us in the Concord galaxy" angielski
Is this the fastest video game death of all time? Not even Lawbreakers died this fast.
Why is the community for Honkai Star Rail and Genshin Impact like this? (lemmy.world) angielski
I can’t be the only one who finds this stuff Just the slightest bit revolting, right? Like … Wow. I’m at a loss for words
How did Call of Duty get to this point? (lemmy.world) angielski
Since I’m a WoW addict, naturally I’m a Blizzard fan, of sorts. But my mind is blown every time I see anything from Call of Duty on the launcher. I’ve been really out of the loop, and recently saw this… and I’m shocked. You have to BUY the game for “open beta access”, like how does that make any sense? Also, the...
Star Wars: Outlaws being a "AAAA Game" for 3 minutes (www.youtube.com) angielski
I knew it was bad but this is hilariously bad.
I've never seen a company squander as much goodwill as Blizzard. (lemmy.world) angielski
Valve lifts NDA on Deadlock, streaming and talking about the game is now allowed. angielski
Not sure where the official announcement of this happened, but videos and discussions of the game are now finally allowed. The game is still invite-only, but expect to start seeing it all over the place now. Popular streamers are already jumping into it....
Gearbox founder says Epic Games Store hopes were “misplaced or overly optimistic” (arstechnica.com) angielski
Any Sins of a Solar Empire communities? angielski
Since Sins 2 just came out today, I hopped on Lemmy and was wondering if anyone else around here plays it, and where you hang out?
Steam adds new "Trending Free" tab to hide demos from new & trending angielski
Great change imo. The new & trending tab feels a lot more useful now that it isn’t 50% demos.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is coming to last-gen consoles next month (www.ign.com) angielski
Sales on current-gen consoles must’ve not been great
"The New Path for Bungie", 220 people, 17% of Bungie, laid off (www.bungie.net) angielski
They are no longer going to be any form of independent from Sony/PlayStation anymore. The Final Shape’s sales were never going to be able to prevent this from happening, says Jeff Grubb on his morning news show (paraphrased).
Bethesda Game Studios developers form 'wall to wall' union that includes artists, designers, and programmers (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
Steam Is Run By Fewer Than 80 Staff, Lawsuit Docs Reveal (insider-gaming.com) angielski
Embracer Group is Killing Your Favorite Video Games (yt.artemislena.eu) angielski
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Gothic, Risen, and Elex Dev "Piranha Bytes" Reportedly the Latest Embracer Studio to Shut Down (www.ign.com) angielski
Devs should not be "forced to run on a treadmill until their mental or physical health breaks", says publisher of Manor Lords, citing how gamers seem to be trained to expect endless content work now (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
This really does not sound healthy. The game is released, for a certain amount of money. If people don’t like what they get for their money, they simply should not buy it....
Satisfactory Release Date Announcement (September 10) (www.youtube.com) angielski
Deadrop developer Midnight Society cuts ties with Dr Disrespect following new Twitch ban allegations (www.rockpapershotgun.com) angielski
Celebrity streamer insists that “I didn’t do anything wrong”...
Path of Exile 2: Witch Gameplay Walkthrough (www.youtube.com) angielski
Starfield's latest update draws player ire by sticking a bounty hunting quest behind the Creation Club paywall (www.vg247.com) angielski
X4: Timelines ✨ Release Date Announcement Teaser (www.youtube.com) angielski
Path Of Exile 2 Begins Early Access Later This Year And Is Coming To PS5 (www.gameinformer.com) angielski
Sony's Neil Druckmann Interview Shows Why We Need Journalists (aftermath.site) angielski
Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE (www.rockpapershotgun.com) angielski
This has to be the funniest PR disaster in video game history. “Guy did not forsee players getting mad for locking a gamemode behind a $250 edition, doubles down on it and tells people to chill out”
Tarkov studio claims it actually doesn't have the server capacity for everyone who bought the game for $150 to play its upcoming PvE mode, still wants players to pay extra (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
I've seen lecture halls larger than this. (lemmy.world) angielski
The developers of Dead Cells, Darkest Dungeon and Slay The Spire are launching their own "triple-I" Game Awards (www.rockpapershotgun.com) angielski
Overwatch 2 story missions future uncertain after January layoffs (according to ex-devs) (kotaku.com) angielski
Well, this is hardly unexpected....