A recent announcement from game developer Naughty Dog has confirmed the cancellation of the highly anticipated multiplayer game based on The Last of Us. The cancellation comes after earlier reports of delays in the development of the project for the PlayStation 5.
The live service space is so crowded now that it would be difficult for even Naughty Dog to break into it successfully. Not to mention the fatigue around live service games lately. They made the right call by not trend chasing.
I think both ideas can be true: that game development is a complex, creative endeavor and that as a product, consumers can be dissatisfied with a video game they paid $70 for.
Lately, I'm finding myself waiting for sales on AAA games because so many release in a buggy, incomplete state. This paid dividends with games like Jedi Survivor, that had a big number of bugs and performance issues at launch and plays decently now several months later.
Even though the writers strike that crippled talk shows has lifted, the three co-head writers for Drew Barrymore’s daytime show have declined to return, sources close to the production said....
The problem with that argument is that Bill Maher received similar backlash for announcing he would return without writers, only to U Turn as well.
The long and short of it is that, 3 writers felt disposable by Drew Barrymore and didn't want to return to a working environment where they could be thrown under the bus at any moment.
... Baby Boomers and Gen Z have something in common that’s often overlooked: Bias is shaping the way we talk about them, allowing stereotypes and myths to drown out facts and reality.
Honestly, Boomers can go kick rocks. Millennials being blamed for years for their missteps was incredibly exhausting. Maybe they should claim responsibility for what lead us here today.
@MrDrumble I also returned to RSS Feeds and landed on Inoreader. The one thing I'm running into is that some websites like Axios don't have or restrict the creation of RSS feeds for their sites.
It seemed strange that Twitter posted this update on its business blog until the company mentioned that rate limiting has had a "minimal" effect on advertising. Many pointed out that limiting the number of tweets users could read per day would make it harder for advertisers to reach users and for Twitter to make money....
Jared Neuss, executive producer of Blizzard’s ‘hero shooter’, says there won’t be any more story missions until two seasons after the premiere on August 10...
What a disaster. I feel sorry for the fans who were lied to by ABK on what they were receiving with OW2. It definitely feels like the point of moving to OW2 was just to pivot to a more exploitive monetization model.
Most of what you said is spot on except for FF16. FF16 is an action RPG that is somewhat of a fusion between Devil May Cry 5 and Final Fantasy with Game of Thrones style storytelling. It's currently PS5 exclusive but will probably get a PC port down the line.
The game that's possibly a prequel to 1 is the spinoff game Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. I haven't finished SoP yet but it definitely seems that way.
The Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration has released a "landscape of fraud" report highlighting why 17% of PPP and other loans appear bogus.
Cyberpunk 2077 faced a tough reception at launch, but with the Phantom Liberty DLC nearing launch, one CDPR dev feels the RPG was better than history records....
I'm glad that it seems like they've turned around on this game but they cannot be revisionist about the performance of the game at launch. It was quite bad and we have receipts to prove it.
E3 growing up was like having another Christmas to look forward to. Somewhat bittersweet that it's effectively gone but E3 has an identity crisis it needs to resolve first.
E3 was started as an industry networking event but overtime morphed to be a consumer facing show as well. With pre-recorded presentations being the norm, the Big 3 don't have any incentive to pay the ESA to have a space like that.
I think E3 needs to either revert back to an industry networking event or become a PAX-like consumer show.
Naughty Dog Cancels The Last of Us Online Multiplayer Game (www.gamingarcade.co.uk)
A recent announcement from game developer Naughty Dog has confirmed the cancellation of the highly anticipated multiplayer game based on The Last of Us. The cancellation comes after earlier reports of delays in the development of the project for the PlayStation 5.
Starfield design director calls out unfair game criticism: 'Don't fool yourself into thinking you know why it is the way it is' (www.pcgamer.com)
Big Walk - Reveal Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Embracer: Human cost of restructure is "significant" but "necessary" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
New Megami Tensei Wiki is created away from Fandom (megatenwiki.com)
Drew Barrymore’s 3 co-head writers aren’t returning, even after WGA strike lifts (www.nbcnews.com)
Even though the writers strike that crippled talk shows has lifted, the three co-head writers for Drew Barrymore’s daytime show have declined to return, sources close to the production said....
Here’s one thing Baby Boomers and Gen Z have in common | CNN (lite.cnn.com)
... Baby Boomers and Gen Z have something in common that’s often overlooked: Bias is shaping the way we talk about them, allowing stereotypes and myths to drown out facts and reality.
Twitter says it couldn't tell people about rate limiting in advance | Engadget (www.engadget.com)
It seemed strange that Twitter posted this update on its business blog until the company mentioned that rate limiting has had a "minimal" effect on advertising. Many pointed out that limiting the number of tweets users could read per day would make it harder for advertisers to reach users and for Twitter to make money....
Overwatch 2 will have no more story missions until 2024 (gamerkick.com)
Jared Neuss, executive producer of Blizzard’s ‘hero shooter’, says there won’t be any more story missions until two seasons after the premiere on August 10...
Where to start with final fantasy?
I’m thinking about picking some up in the summer sale but have no idea where to start with them. Any suggestions?
NPR: Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent, a watchdog says (www.npr.org)
The Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration has released a "landscape of fraud" report highlighting why 17% of PPP and other loans appear bogus.
Cyberpunk 2077 was “better than it was received,” CDPR dev says (www.pcgamesn.com)
Cyberpunk 2077 faced a tough reception at launch, but with the Phantom Liberty DLC nearing launch, one CDPR dev feels the RPG was better than history records....
E3 is not returning anytime soon (www.theverge.com)
After being canceled this year, the future of the expo looks bleak.