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I dont think it has been posted before, but yesterday I saw a video on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqkDuK8fBR0 spanish though) which touches on a very interesting subject, which is how piracy affects final sales. The story goes that the EU ordered a huge study on this subject, how piracy affected final sales on games, movies, books, music. Over 30,000 people were surveyed in Germany, France, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the UK and the results were that piracy only really affected movie sales and in the case of games, it actually boosted sales. The study's result didn't seem to be what the EU expected/wanted and they hid the results and it was just recently published about a month ago because this german parliament woman submitted a complaint about it under the free information act (or similar).
Key points:
- Piracy doesn't affect game sales (people who pirate wouldn't buy the game anyways)
- Piracy only really affects movies, study suggests people would pay for movies if tickets were a bit cheaper
- Games are helped by piracy in case people really like the product
- Consoles with highest piracy were also the consoles that sold the most (ps2, ds, gameboy, ps1, wii)
I just think this is very interesting, because if piracy really doesn't affect game sales (and if any, it actually helps), this should probably convince publishers to not include DRM at all.
Study Link:
https://cdn.netzpolitik.org/wp-upload/2017/09/displacement_study.pdf
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Key points:
- Piracy doesn't affect game sales (people who pirate wouldn't buy the game anyways)
- Piracy only really affects movies, study suggests people would pay for movies if tickets were a bit cheaper
- Games are helped by piracy in case people really like the product
- Consoles with highest piracy were also the consoles that sold the most (ps2, ds, gameboy, ps1, wii)
I just think this is very interesting, because if piracy really doesn't affect game sales (and if any, it actually helps), this should probably convince publishers to not include DRM at all.
Study Link:
https://cdn.netzpolitik.org/wp-upload/2017/09/displacement_study.pdf
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I will see which of these I can post for you. It's been really crazy at work the past few days...
I think this may be thread worthy but I can't create any. The old BB price error deal with the Pokemon double trainer pack that was priced at $11-ish instead of the regular price, all orders were canceled but mine just shipped! Would be worth it for people to check their orders and see.
Working on this now.
Working on this as well
Title?
Title: Halo: Combat Evolved is now 16 years old
"Happy birthday, Halo: Combat Evolved! The game that started it all celebrates its sweet sixteen today. What are your favorite memories of this legendary adventure?"
https://twitter.com/Halo/status/930856271640588289?p=v
Release Date: 15th November 2001
Working on this now as well. Your image link is broken though, can you post the link here please?
I posted one from Wiki:
Done:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/halo-combat-evolved-is-now-16-years-old.6281/
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Posted, but it doesn't look like the images are working. Do you have the original link?
https://www.resetera.com/threads/hq-trivia-1-vs-100k.6286/
Yes here they are.
1st imgae: https://abload.de/img/32acf5f0-bdac-11e7-84oxun7.jpg
2nd: https://abload.de/img/hqx0row.png
Also for some reason, the post looks like its all in italics could be from copying the quoted post. Mind try highlighting all the text and tapping the italics on then off to see if it fixes it?
I would like to make a thread about Kotaku's integrity. I have been wondering myself why people cirticize kotaku so much, and i have larnt about a website that gathers facts about gamin journalists, and that points out to strange things.There are also recent events, like Patrick Klepek publishing a news about someone who claimed to be harassed at EA. It is now proved to be an hoax, but was Patrick Klepek really unaware of it. I think that there are a lot of things to ask about Kotaku, and insce some members are journallists, it could be constructive to have a discussion and try to shed light on things.
Uggh, I was able to fix the text formatting, but this site really sucks when it comes to images..... Nothing friggen' works 1/2 the time. I'll keep trying to get them to appear.
Hmm, maybe 'EU Study shows how piracy doesn't affect final game sales'.
So strange I have zero issue with those links working at all. They're also not hosted on Imgur so there should be no https issue. It's the recommended hosting site.
Cool the images work, can you move the first one to be above all of the text, right now both are smack in the middle.
Edit: sorry if this is a lot of work, I would have assumed you could just hit quote on my post and hit the plain text button in the editor then copied and just paste it.
The image tools on this site are so frustrating...
I'm trying to edit the post, but no image link appears, so I cannot move it...
Can't you just hit the page button in the top right of the editor and edit the plain text. Copy the code/link section of the image and just paste it at the top?
You can pass some off to me if you want got some free time and I'm not sure which posts you have claimed.
Patrick Klepek writes for Waypoint(Vice), not Kotaku.
Kotaku broke the story that the EA dev was fake.
What website are you referring to that gathers facts on gaming journalists?
Thanks, below are the last two that need to be done:
https://www.resetera.com/posts/994313/
https://www.resetera.com/posts/990872/
I'll make the thread but can you give me a title please lol. Not sure how to phrase that in a way that gets people to check.
Hey Cornbread78 , could you just delete the first image in that post if you can't move it. Then I will add it to my first post below the OP and use that as the OP for updates in the thread.
Here's a thread I wanted to make for a while. It's a tough one and maybe it still needs some work, so I'd totally understand if nobody wanted to post. It's inspired by the conversations about sexualization and female characters that we've been having here.
Thread Title: Moe and the sexualization of adolescence in female characters
Thread Title: Moe and the sexualization of adolescence in female characters
Moe: Japanese Slang Word that refers to feelings of strong affection mainly towards characters in anime, manga, and video games.
I am, admittedly, a bit of a weeaboo. I've always preferred Japanese anime aesthetics and Japanese game design sensibilities and my love of these two things have led me to pursuing animation and design in the games industry. What I mean to say is that I owe a lot to the old school anime and video games of my childhood.
That being said, since the mid 2000s, I've found myself growing increasingly resentful to new developments in the previously mentioned industries. I think you can guess where I'm going with this: I don't like the shift towards overt fan service that has taken place in Japanese animation and video games. For a long time, I had felt that this was simply a matter of there being more sexually charged media now than there had been when I was a child, but I think that is factually incorrect. In fact, many of the shows I loved growing up had problematic designs for female characters (Faye Valentine) and bad representation (Melfina in Outlaw Star). The difference between now and then, however, comes down to something that has wiggled its way deeply into seinen (adult male skewing) and shonen (young male skeweing) shows alike: Moe.
Is she eating her hair?
Moe was, for a very long time, associated with vapid slice-of-life shows about cute girls doing cute things. The release of several Moe shows in the mid 2000s started a sort of Shōjo renaissance, leading to a flood of 'cute girls doing cute things' style shows that were, at the time, a breath of fresh air compared to the endless parade of shonen giant-robot shows and ultra-dark, increasingly contrived seinen shows. However, as these moe shows caught on with a male audience, a change began to take form.
The most noticeable immediate change was in drawing/modeling style. Compare female lead characters from the 90s and early 2000s with characters from today. Compare Black Lagoon's Levy to 2b. Compare Tifa to Pyra (or any of the female characters from Xenoblade, really). The female characters features in shonen and seinen media have grown more exaggeratedly effeminate and adolescent while still retaining their overt sexualization. In other words, characters appear to look younger than they are while still retaining classic anime sexualization.
Yet its' not only in character inception and design that that moe sinks it's vapid, quivering tentacles. I think the much worse and more pervasive way moe has shifted characterization is in animation and how women are animated in games and anime. This is so subtle that I don't even know what to call it, but I find certain animations to be completely stomach churning. The most obvious example is when a female character is suddenly rotoscoped or animated at a much higher frame rate than male counterparts (for animators out there, when characters are drawn on 1's instead of 2's or 3's). An example:
Man, the wind in this building is pretty extreme. Better shut the window.... Oh, wait...
Notice how fluid the animation is and how much extra attention is paid to her micro movements. The POV shot and the more realistic frame rate are leveraged to draw the viewer into this characters cloying 'cuteness' and establish moe style feelings of affection. "But Saint Pride," you're saying, "This is just anime trash. We're on a video game forum."
NO, YOU LICK THE FROG!
The fact that Nintendo chose to lean on Moe stylings for Zelda showcases just how little attention this character got in her actual characterization. Acting 'cute', innocent, and vulnerable coupled with extreme closeups and soft lighting are simply Otaku baiting shortcuts at best, and at worse full on leaning into harmful female stereotyping by applying childlike movement and characterization to a young women.
There are many, many more examples of this sort of character style in Japanese media, but Zelda's struck me as particularly egregious because I had hoped Nintendo would be above it. Moe trash like the characters of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is basically expected at this point, but for moe styling to find its way into general audience is annoying and questionable.
Ok, so where do we go from here? Why bring this up at all? Well, as we continue to talk about representation in gaming and both the overt and invisible ways groups are represented in our hobby, this felt like an area that has been left mostly unexplored. I think it goes without saying that sex and sexy things are not in and of themselves bad, nor is media made specifically for this purpose. But when we find certain patterns emerging in general audience media, or even niche media where such things are otherwise unnecessary, I feel like we should really reflect on what this says about ourselves and the cultures that consume said media.
So what do you guys think? I personally find it troubling that Moe styling is being used to infantilize female characters. I think manga, anime, and video games that side-step these shortcuts and tricks should be praised. I think we should expect better characterization across the board and better representation in all media.
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PSA HyperX Cloud II Headset USB dongle firmware updates for PS4 compatibility.
The newest firmware for the dongle is here: https://www.hyperxgaming.com/us/sup...ame=HyperX_Cloud_II_Firmware_Updater_Rev_0010
Prior to this update the volume controls for the mic and game volume did not work with the PS4. You had to change both on the PS4 itself. The 7.1 audio option was also finicky, that seems to be fully fixed now too.
I downloaded the firmware last week, just got around to testing it. I'm not on my computer so can't say when they originally posted the update.
The newest firmware for the dongle is here: https://www.hyperxgaming.com/us/sup...ame=HyperX_Cloud_II_Firmware_Updater_Rev_0010
Prior to this update the volume controls for the mic and game volume did not work with the PS4. You had to change both on the PS4 itself. The 7.1 audio option was also finicky, that seems to be fully fixed now too.
I downloaded the firmware last week, just got around to testing it. I'm not on my computer so can't say when they originally posted the update.
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I can tell you right now that I wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole.(but that's just me) It almost never leads to deep constructive discussions and ends up being a thread full of posters shaming anime fans and calling them as a group a bunch of sexual deviants. That or you get a bunch of "modern anime sucks" and "90's anime didn't have this problem"
That's just from my experience. But hey, I wonder if it would turn out differently on era.
It is a pretty detailed post though, someone will post it for you; good work
It is called deepfreeze.it I hadnt heard about it until recently.
I would like to make a thread to discuss a recent interview with Brendan Greene, the creative director of PUBG, in which he outright stated that he doesn't believe PUBG deserves game of the year awards, because he himself believes that far better games have been released in 2017. I was vetted thru discord as a member of the old forum but I can't make threads for some reason so I'm here to request it.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/10/31/pubg-dev-i-dont-know-if-we-deserve-goty-award
http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/10/31/pubg-dev-i-dont-know-if-we-deserve-goty-award
If you didn't follow Gamergate, I'd recommend reading up on it. The site you are linking to is an explicitly GG site.
Here are some resources.
Dan Olson's Folding Ideas #GG episode
http://www.doctornerdlove.com/when-we-talk-about-gamergate/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...uide-to-gamergate-you-will-ever-need-to-read/
I too wonder if it would turn out better on Era. The goal here was to push the conversation away from pure sexualization and instead into a more specific "problematic" area that held potential for better discussion. Though I tend to feel that female representation does skew too often into male-gaze territory, the conversation around it becomes bogged down by drive by posters who feel people are pressing puritan agendas. The truth is I have no problem with sexy characters as an idea, but the sexualization issue is much deeper than just the clothes characters wear.
The real question is "If we can't have this conversation here, then where can we?"
I'm at my second job and only have my phone, so hopefully Cantrium stops by and post it for you. I really only get offended by the "loli" stuff out there.
I can't wait to see how it turns out...
I have a Topic.
To DEVS - Why haven't there been any Phantasy Star Online copycats?
With the growth of online co-op and competitive games, and with how strongly PSO resonated (clearly Destiny took cues), why hasn't anyone attempted to make a small scale action-MMO like Phantasy Star Online. It has been, what? 20 years? I know NOTHING about game development, so I'm really curious about the challenges that have scared people off from trying this again. It has built-in monetization with cosmetic purchases. You have smaller parties of 3-4. Dungeons were like mini Destiny raids. Giant Boss battles fill that Borderlands itch. It's Co-op, but i'm sure that there's a competitive mode that could be dreamed up with some thought. Art design would shine here, and it would stand out because it's NOT another FPS game. The change in rhythm and camera perspective would give it a new audience. Maps could be larger than the original Dreamcast versions, and it would even scratch the old MMO / RPG itch from gamers wanting a taste of JRPGS but with Western mechanics. I mean, who cares about the story, really...unless it's good.
Anyway, after listening to this past DLC, my own fond remembering of the only game i've ever been addicted to, and conversations with various gamers, it's just an odd thing that nobody has tried to copy it. Forget trying get the Japanese version. Why not just take the best from it and just, copy and improve? Insight? would it work in today's market? Why or why not? Imagine 4-player local coop on Switch? Just saying...
To DEVS - Why haven't there been any Phantasy Star Online copycats?
With the growth of online co-op and competitive games, and with how strongly PSO resonated (clearly Destiny took cues), why hasn't anyone attempted to make a small scale action-MMO like Phantasy Star Online. It has been, what? 20 years? I know NOTHING about game development, so I'm really curious about the challenges that have scared people off from trying this again. It has built-in monetization with cosmetic purchases. You have smaller parties of 3-4. Dungeons were like mini Destiny raids. Giant Boss battles fill that Borderlands itch. It's Co-op, but i'm sure that there's a competitive mode that could be dreamed up with some thought. Art design would shine here, and it would stand out because it's NOT another FPS game. The change in rhythm and camera perspective would give it a new audience. Maps could be larger than the original Dreamcast versions, and it would even scratch the old MMO / RPG itch from gamers wanting a taste of JRPGS but with Western mechanics. I mean, who cares about the story, really...unless it's good.
Anyway, after listening to this past DLC, my own fond remembering of the only game i've ever been addicted to, and conversations with various gamers, it's just an odd thing that nobody has tried to copy it. Forget trying get the Japanese version. Why not just take the best from it and just, copy and improve? Insight? would it work in today's market? Why or why not? Imagine 4-player local coop on Switch? Just saying...
Hmmm, I'm not sure either. How about "Canceled orders for the Best Buy Pokemon Sun/Moon Dual Trainers Pack Price Error appear to be shipping still".
All right will make the thread. Gonna be an interesting watch for sure.
Thanks will make that the title and post
(https://www.resetera.com/threads/ca...rs-pack-price-error-appear-to-be-shippi.6349/)
it's live and you were not alone in it shipping it looks like.
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No problem lets see if it can make it past the first 2 pages
(https://www.resetera.com/threads/moe-and-the-sexualization-of-adolescence-in-female-characters.6352/)
Thanks so much for this! Kinda clueless on how to add a pic. Is there a preferred image hosting site we should use? I couldn't find anything in the FAQ and I'm only on my phone currently.
Some users use imgur and I think you can also post pictures to twitter then copy the picture URL and then paste that into the image button to get a picture showing. If you do use the twitter thing make a throwaway account for it.
Thanks I'll try that. Tried using tinypic and it didn't work at all. I figure enough have confirmed though so people hopefully know it's real at this point.
I tried the search results for "sky" and the system says is too short for a result. This is correct or is going to be fixed in the future?
Btw i want to post this gameplay video of sky and i don't know if is already posted:
Btw i want to post this gameplay video of sky and i don't know if is already posted:
I've got one:
Title: The Curious Case Of The 'EA Game Dev' Who Said He Received Death Threats
https://kotaku.com/the-curious-case-of-the-ea-game-dev-who-said-he-receive-1820474458
It seems that the guy who tweeted about death threats may not be an EA game dev at all. What do you guys think about it?
Title: The Curious Case Of The 'EA Game Dev' Who Said He Received Death Threats
https://kotaku.com/the-curious-case-of-the-ea-game-dev-who-said-he-receive-1820474458
It seems that the guy who tweeted about death threats may not be an EA game dev at all. What do you guys think about it?
Title: Do you think your Favourite Game is the Best Game of All Time?
I am curious how others feel about this. I specifically feel that my favourite game of all time, the game that has brought me the most enjoyment through playing it through multiple play-throughs, is not the best game of all time.
My favourite game of all time is Knights of the Old Republic. The theme of the game and the story, the revelation, the strategy gameplay and the art and world really connected with me and made it my favourite. It also helped that sci-fi is my favourite setting (although I prefer cyberpunk to sci-fi fantasy so I have high hopes for CDProject Red).
That said in acknowledging the greatness of Kotor, I also acknowledge its flaws and admit to myself that I take the bad parts (bugs, voice acting of the time, relatively small open world) with the whole package and still acknowledge it as my favourite.
I think the best game of all time is Ocarina of Time because of this. While I don't enjoy it as much due to the lack of character in the characters, the lack of control over links choices, and the pure fantasy setting, and the fact that I prefer the strategy gameplay of Kotor and other RPGs over more pure action (luckily oot had great puzzle solving).
If I was there at the time I don't think there is much I or anybody else could have done to make the game better. Even the bugs in OoT made the game better (who wants to get every gold skulltula by hand?). Well, I guess I would have made the Owl text skip-able, that's one thing. Everything, from the dungeon design to the soundtrack, art direction to the feel of the combat in the gameplay combined to make the perfect package.
Now I am curious if others feel the same way. I think it is good to think about games this way if you truly value them as art. After all, what you prefer in art is subjective, but there is a craft to making art that requires talent. So here are three questions I pose to you:
What is your favourite game of all time?
What is the best game of all time?
Why?
I am curious how others feel about this. I specifically feel that my favourite game of all time, the game that has brought me the most enjoyment through playing it through multiple play-throughs, is not the best game of all time.
My favourite game of all time is Knights of the Old Republic. The theme of the game and the story, the revelation, the strategy gameplay and the art and world really connected with me and made it my favourite. It also helped that sci-fi is my favourite setting (although I prefer cyberpunk to sci-fi fantasy so I have high hopes for CDProject Red).
That said in acknowledging the greatness of Kotor, I also acknowledge its flaws and admit to myself that I take the bad parts (bugs, voice acting of the time, relatively small open world) with the whole package and still acknowledge it as my favourite.
I think the best game of all time is Ocarina of Time because of this. While I don't enjoy it as much due to the lack of character in the characters, the lack of control over links choices, and the pure fantasy setting, and the fact that I prefer the strategy gameplay of Kotor and other RPGs over more pure action (luckily oot had great puzzle solving).
If I was there at the time I don't think there is much I or anybody else could have done to make the game better. Even the bugs in OoT made the game better (who wants to get every gold skulltula by hand?). Well, I guess I would have made the Owl text skip-able, that's one thing. Everything, from the dungeon design to the soundtrack, art direction to the feel of the combat in the gameplay combined to make the perfect package.
Now I am curious if others feel the same way. I think it is good to think about games this way if you truly value them as art. After all, what you prefer in art is subjective, but there is a craft to making art that requires talent. So here are three questions I pose to you:
What is your favourite game of all time?
What is the best game of all time?
Why?
World of Warcraft Classic Poll and Blizzard's Current Stance
Came across this survey on the WoW forums.
https://www.reddit.com/r/classicwow...imate_wow_classic_design_survey_help/dpuaid2/
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc64CYad2GpAVvH6yEl-mLd2NBlCnKeIASA8mTrRwjJQ5usDw/viewform
Credit to Kwigo for his source on Blizzard's current mentality on how they'll start considring what to do with classic.
https://worldofwarcraft.judgehype.c...es-d-interviews-de-battle-for-azeroth-153717/
Came across this survey on the WoW forums.
https://www.reddit.com/r/classicwow...imate_wow_classic_design_survey_help/dpuaid2/
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc64CYad2GpAVvH6yEl-mLd2NBlCnKeIASA8mTrRwjJQ5usDw/viewform
Credit to Kwigo for his source on Blizzard's current mentality on how they'll start considring what to do with classic.
https://worldofwarcraft.judgehype.c...es-d-interviews-de-battle-for-azeroth-153717/
- WoW Classic became possible because the team found a way to make it work on modern infrastructure (no idea what that means exactly)
- No QoL adjustment like Group Finder
- Nostalrius might be involved further in the process
- For now, they are focusing on the infrastructure rather than game design
- Blizzard will not shut down classic server if they aren't succesful, it's a long term commitment
- They don't know yet which patch will be used as a starting point
- Some people who made Vanilla WoW are consultants for WoW:Classic, but their resources aren't pulled from Battle for Azeroth
- Status