Sad, frustrating and potentially super depressing gaming news today
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LiquidMetal14
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I have nothing against the topic creator or anything, but could we just hold off on the premature ejaculation of the announcement of the announcement. It's enough to give these people attention, but can it be news when it's actually news and not some pre-cum?
Dr. Wilkinson
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I could do without the preliminary announcement of an announcement
SmokedMeat
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Must be talking about Bernoulli making threads again.
cash_longfellow
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This guy is from VGC, the clickbait masters…keep that in mind.
justiceiro
Marlboro: Other M
Teasing bad news, gaming journalist these days are a different breed.
Buggy Loop
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Layoffs most likely
a multicultural team of v
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MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
I'm already insulted. Oh, the drama.
Mibu no ookami
Banned
Super depressing? Unless it is an outright studio closure this is complete clickbait.
Given the time of day, it would look like the news would be North America-based.
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Given the time of day, it would look like the news would be North America-based.
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SEGAvangelist
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I guess it's this.
tommib
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Interfectum
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Eh, that's sucks but nowhere near "super depressing"
click bait bullshit.
click bait bullshit.
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
I wish "fear monger tease," wasn't becoming the social media industry norm. There's enough bullshit in the world, holding a metaphorical knife up to people's hobbies with vague boogeyman statements isn't going to get me to drive up clicks on your profile. Shit or get off the pot.
Here's a life hack, guys: If you read something cryptic like this hinting at BIG SHIT GOING DOWN then it is, invariably, something that none but the tiniest fringe niche are going to give a fuck or be affected by.
Anything actually relevant to the industry or hobby will either be formally announced with no warning by the actual people involved, or it will get it's mangled, chewed corpse dragged out to the center of the room by weasels like Schreier. The game industry isn't the CIA. I've cheated on girlfriends when I was sixteen and done a better 100% Camo index than "Videogames," have ever approached. And I wasn't sly.
Here's a life hack, guys: If you read something cryptic like this hinting at BIG SHIT GOING DOWN then it is, invariably, something that none but the tiniest fringe niche are going to give a fuck or be affected by.
Anything actually relevant to the industry or hobby will either be formally announced with no warning by the actual people involved, or it will get it's mangled, chewed corpse dragged out to the center of the room by weasels like Schreier. The game industry isn't the CIA. I've cheated on girlfriends when I was sixteen and done a better 100% Camo index than "Videogames," have ever approached. And I wasn't sly.
TommyCronin6969
Member
I think these sick cunts get a kick out of announcing this bad news first and especially on twitter because it doesn't affect them. I feel the more they report on it the more it'll happen more through some divine force they desire. Lord knows they have fuck all else to talk about, videogames maybe that could be something to talk about.
Punished Miku
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Jaffe critics still endlessly repeating the thing they supposedly hated, in worse form.
"Jokes on you retard I was only pretending."
"Jokes on you retard I was only pretending."
Mibu no ookami
Banned
Their eyes were bigger than their stomachs. They thought they would buy studios, put out some hit games, increase the values of said studios, and sell those studios off at a massive profit.
They have no core culture or management philosophy. With the value of studios coming back down to earth and the revenues shrinking while costs increase... Embracer has no choice but to embrace the new reality of their situation.
Everyone thought they got a STEAL when they bought Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics, and Eidos for 300 million dollars as if these studios weren't bid out to multiple buyers...
When games cost 100-200 million dollars and they still don't sell... that 300 million can quickly turn into 700 million or a billion over the course of 5-6 years.
Wait for the eventual cancellation of Perfect Dark and Tomb Raider, the closure of both studios and the firesale of IP.
Mibu no ookami
Banned
This is what happens when you don't have an E3 and other game conventions. These "journalists" who were never journalists to begin with are showing that they're just parasites.
FalsettoVibe
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What does this have to do with Housemarque?
Esppiral
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Exactly my thoughts hahaha
Papa_Wisdom
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It is Wednesday ms bought sega?
Eiknarf
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It's like the movie trailer that starts off announcing that there's gonna be a movie trailer
Sleepwalker
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Insomniac is eaten by Housemarque, turning into a support team for a Cyclops/x men game with returnal's TPS gameplay.
StueyDuck
Member
so it's embracer/free radical... i mean it sucks cause i love timesplitters but yeah i'm hardly offended or disrespected by this news.
sucks for those involved but that's also life and business.
Andy Robinson got his 2 minutes of fame though, good for him, bet he'll sleep much better tonight like the cool guy he is.
sucks for those involved but that's also life and business.
Andy Robinson got his 2 minutes of fame though, good for him, bet he'll sleep much better tonight like the cool guy he is.
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graywolf323
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Dr. Wilkinson
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Layoff? Never heard of that
Snuck that in there, eh? Why would the game be at risk?
If studio's closed, it means everyone gets laid off. Even the janitors and the lady that makes coffee.
Mibu no ookami
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We've seen NOTHING of the game, despite it being announced in September of 2021. If you don't think it is at risk or at least Crystal Dynamics' involvement is at risk, not sure what you're going on about.
Kurotri
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Imo that word has completely lost its meaning today. Anything that isn't sunshine and rainbows is sUpEr DepReSSiNg.
Lmao. That's as inane as claiming Wolverine and Indiana Jones are at risk since we've seen nothing of them since announcement.
As long as Crystal Dynamics is working on Perfect Dark, their bills are being picked up by Microsoft, not Embracer. Zero risk of layoff during their support work.
You should already know this, given the long paragraphs you're fond of writing.
Gamer_By_Proxy
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Has anyone checked on Jaffe?