Xbox gamepass was never going to be a sustainable business structure. You can't give away all of your premium products (and some premium products of others) for the cost of like, 3 of said products per year and expect to thrive.
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Cyberpunk Dwarf
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Cyberpunk Dwarf
@CyberpunkDwarf
Mocking shills and paying the bills, baby!
Beigetreten Nisan 2025
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@synaesthesiajp We've watched with glee as the AAAA industry self destructed because they stopped making good games and became propaganda slop.
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Video games are not a charity. They aren't art you hang up in a museum. We don't have billionaire patrons who will pay $200M+ for a vanity project. These things need to be commercially viable, but too many in the Enthusiast media (influencers among them) have spent so long tearing everything down (DLC, microtransactions, loot boxes, AI, etc.) that they've created a huge rift between the economics of the industry and player expectations.
So tell me... Who is going to buy a business running at 3% contribution margin? To leave loss-making studios open? In case this gorgeous idea of AA (where everyone just says Clair Obscur and then can't say anything else) magically starts printing money? If that actually worked, everyone would already be doing it. The industry needs to reset its cost structures, and to do so, it's going to incur a lot of pain on places that don't actually make money. And y'all need to put a mirror in front of yourselves when you ask why... because you'll be staring right at a big reason. You've taken a particular glee at tearing down the industry over the past 3-5 years, and now you are surprised at what you see.
Polygon@Polygon
Microsoft should sell Xbox before it ruins everything polygon.com/xbox-microsoft…
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Asha Sharma is bringing the hammer down on Microsoft's game developers. Will Xbox even have first party studios by the tkme this is over? lol
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I miss when we had a country where half of the politicians didn't support "changing consumer habits" as normal and punishable only with a slap on the wrist.
American AF 🇺🇸@iAnonPatriot
Black man shows off how he steals food from gas stations.. This is why we can’t have nice things.
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@DiscussingFilm We all knew that the daughter was going to be the main character. Here's everyone captured except for her.
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The first trailer for ‘SHREK 5’ has been released.
In theaters on June 30, 2027.
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@JoeFromSeattle1 @DiscussingFilm Don't do it, Joe, there's too much to live for; they're making Puss in Boots 3 and even if it's half as good as the last, it'll be great.
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Oh look, everyone is captured except for the daughter. I wonder if she's going to save them with the power of believing in herself.
DiscussingFilm@DiscussingFilm
The first trailer for ‘SHREK 5’ has been released. In theaters on June 30, 2027.
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@Pirat_Nation "Grassroots"
LOL. LMAO even. All of these organizations live on a steady diet of tax dollars and corpo bucks pilfered from what should be in your 401k.
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CD Projekt Red is getting backlash and hiding comments after a post announcing that diverse teams with different experiences help create better games.
They also detailed its long-term partnership with Kampania Przeciw Homofobii to support LGBTQ+ initiatives in Poland.
The company noted its inclusion in the sixth Diversity IN Check list and participation in the Warsaw Pride parade.
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CD Project Red didn't get the message that we aren't doing this anymore.
CD PROJEKT RED@CDPROJEKTRED
The worlds we create are shaped by the people behind them. Bringing together individuals with different experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives helps us in our goal to create memorable stories that inspire gamers. That's why we're committed to building an environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and able to contribute. We believe this responsibility extends beyond our teams and into the communities around us. For several years, we've partnered with Kampania Przeciw Homofobii (Campaign Against Homophobia) to support grassroots LGBTQ+ initiatives across Poland. We're also proud that CD PROJEKT RED was recently included in the sixth edition of the Diversity IN Check list, organized by Forum Odpowiedzialnego Biznesu (Responsible Business Forum). And, as in previous years, REDs joined the Warsaw Pride parade. 🏳️🌈 Learn more about our approach: cdprojektred.com/en/diversity
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@nilwxreports I hope that warm front stays well south then. Thanks.
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@CyberpunkDwarf Minimal, if anything, embedded tornadoes in a squall line
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good grief for northern/central Illinois into northwest Indiana tomorrow. #ilwx
Jaden Pappenheim@PappenheimWx
This might be the craziest AFD I have ever read, and I read a lot of AFD’s. From—NWS Chicago.
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@RazorFist At least it isn't a porno or an F-grade horror movie.
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The Public Domain and its Consequences.
DiscussingFilm@DiscussingFilm
First look at a Godzilla & Wizard of Oz crossover comic ‘THE KAIJU OF OZ’. (Source: @ComicBook)
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Any developer that hired Sarkeesian to consult deserves to be the latest in Microsoft's long, long tradition of shutting down acquired studios.
Pirat_Nation 🔴@Pirat_Nation
Woke studio Double Fine has addressed reports of its shutdown with simple emoji Double Fine worked with Anita Sarkeesian on Psychonauts 2 and said her feedback helped the team “spot things they hadn’t considered and avoid unintended messages.” He said this helped them make the game better while keeping it just as fun and enjoyable for more people. I hope Asha keeps shutting all these studios full of DEI. Imagine how many millions and how much time they spent on this garbage. Xbox could have created so many good games with the DEI money.
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@Suzierizzo1 I mean, the proper etiquette is for the parent to bring the children into the restroom of the parent's gender. But obviously he wasn't doing anything inappropriate, just taking his several daughters to the restroom.
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This father was on a road trip with his two young daughters & they needed to go to the restroom so he stopped at a QT & took them in the women’s restroom since no one was in it & a man came yelling at him to get out & called the cops.The girls were crying & then he assaulted him.
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@prmade313raised Let me guess, marching bands were invented by slaves marching into free lands? 🤣
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They hate us, mock us, and disrespect us…yet they can’t stop copying us. That’s how powerful our influence is.
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The South of Midnight developer was shut down? Didn't the modern audience buy it?
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230pm: The enhanced risk was expanded and we introduced a 45% hatched area for significant severe weather Wednesday afternoon and evening. All hazards including strong long-tracked tornadoes are possible. #ilwx
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It's so weird having all of your posts either get 2 likes or 25k likes.
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