My computer is providing a pretty neat little metaphor for how I expect those talks will go at a lot of outlets. Will there be room for two massive RPGs? Will some opt to make room for Starfield while others go for Baldur’s Gate 3? Will Tears of the Kingdom take up the space they otherwise would have occupied? Or will another game that hasn’t been released yet plant its flag in the proverbial hard drive?

Way to deliberately miss the point.

It has little to do with that. Embracer Group is more than 2 billion in debt so they have to do anything to show to their investors they are resolving it. Publically doing massive layoffs and destroying beloved studios is very popular with investors.

It’s the same showrunners as Westworld and Amazon has the money so I’m still optimistic

That’s an insult to Charles’ talent. The man is a professional voice actor and his sense can’t be replaced by AI. Replicated maybe, but not replaced.

The fact that this is only going to PS4 and Switch makes me think a remake really is coming…

The author clearly has an issue with the money going to left-wing orgs specifically. They’re making a big point out of all the antiracism and one of their bullet points asks why Mozilla has no problem alienating their user base.

Government ID is mandatory in the Netherlands so almost everyone already has one. They’re also relatively cheap and easy to obtain. The US has no official government ID, so you would need to use a passport or driver’s license. Most Americans don’t leave the country and don’t have a passport so that would mean you would have to have an up to date driver’s license. That’s not cheap and the DMV is hell on earth so a lot of people don’t bother. Requiring ID to vote therefore disproportionately targets low income groups. In the end, the US doesn’t really have a voter fraud problem so there’s no need to require ID.

You just mentioning the Outer Wilds’ motif gave me goosebumps. That should tell you how well that game uses its music.

“I actually believe Cyberpunk on launch was way better than it was received, and even the first reviews were positive,” he concludes. "Then it became a cool thing not to like it.

How are you planning to fix your image when you’re still saying shit like this?

I’ve always liked Reddit because it enables communities to gather around niche subjects. With less people those communities can’t form.

And Mother 3, Mario Odyssey 2, Gamecube Switch Online and of course Switch Pro!

System Shock. I’m really enjoying it so far even though the difficulty can be punishing. Kinda reminds me of Bioshock mixed with Metroid Prime. The Bioshock connection is obvious, but I never figured Metroid Prime to be influenced by System Shock.