Why am I waking up to clips of a chick giving birth live and another of a dude using a shock collar to keep his dog in frame for his stream. Are we okay?

While I think it could be a really cool concept, the people gassing this up like Ubisoft of all companies could handle it with any style or tact is exactly why the company has lost 85% of its worth and sold out to China.

Honestly good to see people push back against this kind of stuff. The "hype" for BO7 and Warzone is so manufactured, it's legit the most uncomfortable thing I've seen from a publishers marketing.

Holy shit.

In talks with Activision Blizzard devs I've had over the past year, they almost all told me they share the same complaints as players, but executive management ignores them or calls player complaints "noise." Devs try their best. Management hates the audience.

I know this is fucking crazy but people have jobs and sleep.

50 Cent Blood in the Sand.

This is a misrepresentation of data. Mobile gaming is skewing this number and it's had an effect on the target audience of games. Once you start dividing demographics based on genre things get wildly lopsided yet you'll see games, yet some games try to appeal equally.

I just think it's the ego disconnect playing a game that isn't about you. Battlefield isn't about you it's about your team does.

Staying power in live service is a serious concern. While the profits can be insane the shelf life of these games is ruined by the sheer volume of live games released / ongoing.

YouTube calls telling me to push this sort of content and I explain to them every single time that "members only" content is antithetical to developing a community. Why the fuck would I want to create paywalls when all I want is for people to enjoy the videos.

Ah yes, the famous boycott that made the game only sell.. *checks notes* 34 MILLION COPIES BEING THE FIRST GAME TO BEAT CALL OF DUTY IN 15 YEARS. Most inconsequential terminally online boycott in history.

"A premium game made for premium gamers" - Randy Pitchford

$4 Trillion dollar company spends money to ask people how to get them to stop wasting money.

Would be cooler if they made it blow up in their hands. Just sayin'🤷‍♂️

What are some of your favorite gaming podcasts? I don't have much dialog with other creators, I largely keep to myself, but I kind of need to talk to others, broaden my horizons, and engage with other perspectives.

I need to summon a demon to finish this last set.