Optional nickname wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 10:10:
I'm guessing he saw his life line end, when perhaps he saw a possible acquisition from other bean counting studios. Best to jump ship in those scenarios, good on him, hope he goes indie, hope everyone goes indie, and get going on kickstarter, to kill off these publishers.

That or he is now having coffee with Gabe Newell, his new partner.

mellis wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 10:04:
Producing banal tat that, while popular and pays well, is repetitive and tedious. As pointed out - Gears of War part 1... Gears of War part n. You can't explore anything new or take a chance on something cool because it "might not sell x squillion copies". Same crap over and over and over Ad infinitum.

Its got to be pretty exciting to be at Obsidian, inXile or Uber Entertainment at the moment - producing something exciting and different with more depth than a kiddies paddling pool.

InBlack wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 09:45:
Im guessing that making Gears of War part 37. isnt exactly demanding work for lead developers??

Cutter wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 15:29:
It's like Unilever trying to take credit for their Dove "natural beauty" campaign when they're the same assholes that produce and market AXE where women are treated as nothing more than dumb sluts to be used. It's marketing and nothing more.

Verno wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 15:47:

xXBatmanXx wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 14:35:
huh? Oh, wouldn't need these "servers" if you didn't have ALWAYS ON! FOR A FUCKING SIM GAME!

/I found great happiness in the "EA giving refunds" story earlier.

Although this is the most recent....not good.

I smell a HUGE lawsuit coming.

EA, UBI and others of their ilk just give power to pirates. I will NEVER buy a game that requires origin or UBI-alawys on DRM.

Amen brother. That shit is ridiculous too, I can't believe they said they'd give refunds then went back on it, just absurd.

xXBatmanXx wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 09:34:

InBlack wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 09:26:

dj LiTh wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 09:11:
That is a pretty good deal on the mouse Blue

Yep.

Same price as Amazon, but with Prime 2 day shipping no tax....

I went from my beloved MX518 to the RAZER Diamond back. I have 3-4 of them on various computers. They aren't avail many places anymore, but WOOT will have them once in a while for super cheap so I buy 2-3 at a time. I probably still have some in the basement somewhere.

/snow: Crap, that reminds me, I need to get up there and clear mine - going ot get some serious ice dams going....

InBlack wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 07:52:

There are no morals or ethics here. Let's not kid ourselves - this comic book was solely a paycheck for this guy

Exactly what I was getting at.

InBlack wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 05:22:

Beamer wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 11:10:

InBlack wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 11:01:
I guess we could argue that that censorship is a form of expression as well, right?

You see because the artist never stated that he hated OSC or that he considered him a biggot and quit for that reason, he basically stated that he quit because and I quote:

"The media surrounding this story reached the point where it took away from the actual work, and that’s something I wasn’t comfortable with"

Now does that sound like someone who is expressing his views, or of someone who is simply reacting to the opinions and views of other people, basically in a form of self-censorship, due to media 'pressure'....

His view is that he doesn't want to be dragged into controversy and have that affect his career and personal life.
That sounds plenty reasonable.

Reacting to the opinions and views of others is pretty much a normal part of society, is it not? Are you advocating that people always do whatever the hell they feel like without regard to the reaction of others?

That just makes you a giant dick and is pretty much where the concept of karma comes from.

No, Im advocating that people should stick with their own moral compass. Obviously you should regard and respect the opinions of people who you care about, but really should just everyone flip-flop the way the wind blows? I respect someone who sticks to their guns, I have little respect for people who change their views depending on whats the popular view at the time.

I agree that its not unreasonable to care for your career and act accordingly, in this case no one was really hurt except for OSCs ego maybe. But lets consider another (semi) hyptohetical case:

A US congressman backs down from a bill he believes in, a bill that would advocate real change or reform because he is pressured into it by his own party because a powerful lobyist (and financial party supporter) has decreed that it would be unfavorable to their corporate interest or perhaps because its politicaly unpopular at the time.

The congresman has acted to preserve his career, so that he may some day once again be elected into office, but what about the people who voted for what he was supposed to stand for?

This kind of shit happens everyday, and it happens all over the world and is hardly academic. No one really believes in anything anymore except in saving their own hide, its disgusting and has become the prevalent attitude. Me > everyone else.

Silicon Avatar wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 22:12:
There's a name for this - I forget what it's called now.. Basically you run some crap idea to the press, wait for a reaction from the public, and if it isn't favorable you say it was a misunderstanding all along.

There's a variant where you run your really crap idea out to the press with a backup in line, wait for the bad reaction, and run your (still) crap secondary idea out as an improvement. Then you wait for everyone to talk about how much you listen to their needs.

Standard PR BS 101... It's in every politician's playbook too.

Cutter wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 17:09:

Blue wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 15:46:

Bodolza wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 15:31:

Cutter wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 13:43:
Are you high or just stupid?

He might just be uninformed. No need to resort to name calling right off-the-bat. Save that for the people that actually deserve it.

Or you know... posts you want to have deleted.

Yeah, blue, censorship will do it. It worked so well for the Nazis. No better way to protect the bigots and racists, right?

nin wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 13:04:

Bodolza wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 12:38:

RollinThundr wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 12:29:
Remember, the 1st amendment is great, unless you say something that isn't part of the liberal pc mantra. The party of tolerance only if you share their opinions.

I just knew it would be the forum idiot who tried to make this point. This is a private organization and a private individual. No government is involved. This has zero to due with the 1st amendment.

Hey, we have to tolerate trollindunder's shit here, so...

Creston wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 14:33:

ASeven wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 12:17:
http://i.imgur.com/gXcaWns.png

I was just going to link that. It's so pretty.

Creston

ItBurn wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 10:50:

Yakubs wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 10:43:

ItBurn wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 09:59:
Well, you have to agree, these are the least offensive winners in years. Actual games with substance, complexity and a "niche" are winning.

:not sure if serious:

There's nothing substantial about any of those games. They're all about as dumbed-down and streamlined as it gets. And it's not like XCOM won any "overall" categories -- it won "best strategy game" which is a total joke considering Crusader Kings 2 came out in 2012.

Serious. There are no "game of the year"-good non-streamlined games out there. It's been like that for years. But at least there's no Call of Duty or other generic recycled crowd pleasers. These winners are as complex as AAA games can get nowadays. I mean, it blows my mind that Dishonored was even considered for game of the year...

InBlack wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 11:01:
I guess we could argue that that censorship is a form of expression as well, right?

You see because the artist never stated that he hated OSC or that he considered him a biggot and quit for that reason, he basically stated that he quit because and I quote:

"The media surrounding this story reached the point where it took away from the actual work, and that’s something I wasn’t comfortable with"

Now does that sound like someone who is expressing his views, or of someone who is simply reacting to the opinions and views of other people, basically in a form of self-censorship, due to media 'pressure'....

InBlack wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 10:18:

nin wrote on Mar 6, 2013, 09:14:

Orson Scott Card's Controversial Superman Story Put on Hold.

Good on Sprouse for standing up.

Why? Its not like the story has anything to do with his religious views? Do people really have such a short memory? One of your presidential candidates was a Mormon. What about freedom of expression and freedom of religion (however deluded and wrong it may be?)

Political correctness has become the new fascism....