Time for some on-the-pot musings. Are games art? I would say in general yes, as it is an effort to make something creative for people to enjoy, just like movies and music. Everything has some kind of artistic value, I guess, if you view it from that perspective but it’s the level here that I find important, and a few other distinctions. Did the artist suffer for his creation, is it a product out of greed, etc? You also have the cultural impact to consider, which also affects the status of something that is determined to be in fact “art”. All this in the end is of course subjective, however, this is my take on it.
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Interesting article by PC GAMER
For once, PC GAMER writes something pro-consumer/gamer that is not only for clickbait. The article talks about how weird it is that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, a very popular game was totally replaced by Counter-Strike 2. Now, making a sequel to something popular is not new nor surprising, but replacing the old with the new, as in taking its spot on Steam (with past reviews and all) and throwing the old game into the abyss of gaming history is something noteworthy. Even if most people prefer the new version, that still means that millions will be left in the cold considering how big this game was/is (depending on how you see it).
Continue reading “Interesting article by PC GAMER”A bit busy…
I have been a bit busy lately which is why the posts have been slow going. The reason for that is that my landlord is currently renovating my apartment, and due to misunderstandings, it got very chaotic. Everything is settled now though. I’m in my temporary replacement apartment, and the most important things are with me – namely the computer and Internet access.
Continue reading “A bit busy…”Publishers are complaining once again
It’s that time of the year again when publishers are complaining about pricing. The 60 bucks per AAA game wasn’t enough, so now it’s 70 a pop, blaming difficult and expensive development for the increase in price, and of course inflation. What they don’t mention in their pleas to the public (which seems to work, unfortunately) is that they year after year are making rocket profits.
Continue reading “Publishers are complaining once again”Hilarious UNITY PR disaster
Oh boy, I do sure love the smell of a good PR disaster in the morning. I’m not going to go into details here since I’m sure most of you already know what this is about. It’s basically Unity (the game engine) suddenly going fully retarded and demanding money for each user install, and to boot, having it to be retroactive. From what I understand this would cover all games released, so imagine you published a game a couple of years ago, and now unexpectedly you are supposed to pay thousands in fees to Unity for the amount of people who installed your game. Seems pretty unethical and illegal to me.
Continue reading “Hilarious UNITY PR disaster”Starfield – “Early Access” Pre-order
Starfield early access pre-order shenanigans must be one of the more disgusting anti-consumer things that spawned from the depraved minds of the games industry of late. In my case, if you pay 99,99€ for the premium edition of the game on Steam, you get a five-day “early access” to it, compared to the peasant who can only shell out a measly 69,99€. Have we reached a new low perhaps? Pre-order bonuses were already pretty bad, but this is just a new level altogether. I hope to God this doesn’t become a new thing. Also, I think Bethesda might have shot themself in the foot with this one since you can already pirate the game. I imagine the ones waiting for a legit 70 euro release now must feel like a true sucker.
However, I can’t blame Bethesda single-handedly for this since it works. I read something that about 200-300k already play it on Steam, which indicates that there are a lot of people out there willing to pay big bucks for an earlier taste, even if it’s only five days.
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