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Thx for collating this info!

@bisonhero: Totally agree with you - and not just in the video game space. A LOT of media venues are going this way. The problem is that it's always easier and more likeable to hear the stuff you...

While pacing plays a part, I think the big difference is learning curve and complexity. More realistic tends to imply a steeper learning curve... and anything that has a steeper learning curve crea...

Good luck Rorie, thanks for all the work and support over the years!

@junkerman said:So - in light of this I have less of an issue with it other then I think its a BS move to control the consumer; but at the end of the day if its a good game, its a good game. I'll neve...

@skuski: The creative content of many outlets (not just gaming), has suffered in the pandemic/post-pandemic world. Largely attributable to the many delays and weirdness of everything being remote.Ever...

My point of view - my first game memory was playing Pong in 1978 as a 5 year old. I've been playing games for a LONG time.The happy bit is that there are a bazillion games out there. While the big...

There are so many ways to get around a statement like that in the fine print of the contract. It comes across as an act of desperation more than anything else at this point. Sheesh.

In the modern world, everything is a compromise. There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, and if you look closely enough at anything you buy, there's going to be at least one ethically questionabl...

@bigsocrates: With all due respect, this is where the whole "It can't be THAT hard" thought comes into play. :) Server pools don't usually work that way i.e. not everything is interchangeable....

@bigsocrates said: I don't understand why the big companies that put these games out don't at least keep the servers up for awhile. I mean how much could it cost to run servers for something like Baby...

@blackadder88 said:at this point why not just combine gameSpot and giant bomb into one siteI think GB and GS represent two ways to do game journalism, which means from a pure intent/design/audience st...

@lonelyspacepanda said:GB is essentially an entertainment/media company and I bet the rules around that stuff get even more obtuse. The main thing I'd judge Fandom on isn't the firing/heads-up but mor...

@csl316 said:It really is cold, hard numbers in business. Analyzing the numbers is a detached process. Frankly, I have access to detailed payroll but it all goes into a bucket and there are no names ...

@atheistpreacher said: I try to remind myself with this stuff that there are definitely horror stories of employees going ape-shit when they're laid off, and that it can lead to nasty situations. But ...

@lab392 said:We have more details now than we had then. And some people are going to view Jeff's statements as confirmation of their speculation. But this still doesn't justify speculation. For as rig...

@apewins said: @turtlefish said:We have firm evidence that a lot of video game companies abuse their coders, artists, QA people, etc. It's become so much of a trope, that studios are started with "we ...

@daavpuke said:Update on this crazy train. People have been digging through a bunch of old tweets and turns out she bad vibes there too. In support of TERFs, Blue Lives Matter, Religious Zealots, the ...

I never understood what G4's business model was, except somebody wrote: 1. Nostalgia, 2. ??????, 3. Profit!Especially in this area, I feel like it's opening a restaurant -- yeah, it would be nice to ...