RollinThundr wrote on Jun 16, 2013, 22:42:

I think the real issue is most women just aren't interested in building video games in the first place. The idea that there's all these millions of women who are playing console and PC games is just not reality.

So it makes sense that it would be a male dominated industry.

Beamer wrote on Jun 16, 2013, 22:14:

I don't get your point. "I don't see how one problematic industry is different than another problematic industry." So people shouldn't try to improve something if other things are also screwed up?

Jerykk wrote on Jun 16, 2013, 22:02:
Again, standing out is fine. However, when people assume that your only qualification is looking good, that's problematic, especially when it affects what opportunities are made available to you. How people perceive you is a pretty important factor in any career. After the response Jade Raymond received during her marketing of AC, she will likely never do anything like that again because dealing with the backlash wasn't worth it. The existence of booth babes only perpetuates the idea that women in the games industry exist only as eye-candy.

Jerykk wrote on Jun 16, 2013, 21:41:
There's a difference between admiration and sexism. If people think you only got your job because of your looks, that's not admiration. Again, see Jade Raymond for an example of how the general gaming populace perceives women. There's a reason why she's stayed out of the spotlight since Assassin's Creed.

Nobody is saying that being an attractive female is a bad thing. What's bad is how these females are treated in the games industry. If you find someone attractive, that's fine, but you shouldn't fixate on their appearance at the expense of everything else, nor should you assume that their sole purpose in life is to look pretty.

Jerykk wrote on Jun 16, 2013, 21:29:
If you're a semi-attractive woman, people will automatically assume that your primary role is to serve as eye-candy.

Fion wrote on Jun 16, 2013, 16:56:
Called Planetary Annihilation being top 10. Nostalgia can be a potent tool for makin $.

Acleacius wrote on Jun 16, 2013, 11:45:
It would really kick ass if they could expand it to 4 player Coop, but not sure that's possible without exe editing.

Graham wrote on Jun 15, 2013, 23:10:

Cutter wrote on Jun 15, 2013, 21:47:

Graham wrote on Jun 15, 2013, 21:41:

Cutter wrote on Jun 15, 2013, 19:05:
ATis cool of them, but seems a little late at this stage of the game doesn't it? Let's face it, visually speaking it's looking a little long in the tooth.

Finding the negative in something uniformly positive? Blue out of ten!

And they didn't do this years ago, why? How is making a salient observation negative. Valve's never had problems doing this stuff from the get-go. Same with other companies. Hell, most of the KS' stuff we're seeing today are coming with editors and mod support from the get-go. I said it was a positive, just a little late in the game for it. Yet, you make it out to be a negative. That's your impression of it, so it says a lot more about you than me.

Chill out, Cutter. I'm just fucking with you. You're way too defensive dude, you should try some video games to blow off some steam.

Beamer wrote on Jun 16, 2013, 03:21:

Jerykk wrote on Jun 16, 2013, 00:47:
SR4 looks fun but maybe not $50 fun. Based on what's been shown so far, it looks like they are recycling a considerable amount of content from SR3. The game even re-uses Steelport and just makes slight alterations to different areas.

Will wait for reviews.

SR2 was much better than SR1 and completely reused... crap what was the name?
I mean, exact same map. A few new skyscrapers, that was about it.

TMGeorge wrote on Jun 15, 2013, 18:00:

NKD wrote on Jun 15, 2013, 15:37:
Still only 2 people in SR4... I wish they'd change that.

I saw it mentioned several times that it's 4 players in SR4.

Jerykk wrote on Jun 15, 2013, 16:49:

HoSpanky wrote on Jun 15, 2013, 16:38:
My prediction is that the first two mods will be:

1) co-op for more players at once.
2) physically modeled dicks on the male characters, complete with FloppyPhysics.

Incorrect. The first mods will be incredibly detailed nude skins for every female in the game.

TMGeorge wrote on Jun 15, 2013, 15:36:
what about COOP with more than 2 players?

I just did coop with a friend 1 month ago and it was the best

Fantaz wrote on Jun 15, 2013, 15:01:
How's the graphics engine? Is it good? (I haven't tried the game...)

Cutter wrote on Jun 15, 2013, 12:34:

PHJF wrote on Jun 15, 2013, 09:19:
Unfinished projects which have not been greenlit should not be sold on Steam. Period.

That's a good point. Say for argument sake they don't get it done, or it's majorly delayed or something.

Fantaz wrote on Jun 15, 2013, 06:12:

The Half Elf wrote on Jun 15, 2013, 00:21:
Where the fuck is the Booth Guys?!?

It's tough for gay guys to enjoy booth babes. Didn't they announce a GaymerCon recently?

eRe4s3r wrote on Jun 15, 2013, 04:33:

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Jun 14, 2013, 23:54:

Dev wrote on Jun 14, 2013, 22:57:
And yet this is the 3rd best selling item on steam right now, ahead of skyrim.

Where are you getting that data?

This indicates otherwise?

Although maybe there is a more up to date list somewhere...

Actual stat is that about 150 people bought it on Steam...

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