Unnecessary Rambling @brandonrambling

Warner Bros: Hogwarts was a massive success. Suicide Squad was not. So we've decided to stop making single-player games like Hogwarts. What?

Mat Piscatella @MatPiscatella

2 months ago

"He pointed out that... Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, was a disappointment for the company. So the plan going forward... was to help reduce volatility by... continuing to invest in live-service games..." gamespot.com/articles/warne…

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NEW: "Our strategy does not hinge on people moving all-digital." <-- that's Xbox chief Phil Spencer to me regarding worries Xbox will ditch discs altogether. We also discussed: - Microsoft's gaming job cuts - Recent Xbox cloud gaming growth - Call of Duty Game Pass - More....

@RivalsRetro Heading there now!

2 more subscribers until Unnecessary Ramblings aka Brandon hits 1K!!!!! Please go check out his channel! Phenomenal guy and super knowledgeable about all things gaming. My go to channel for info! youtube.com/@UnnecessaryRa…

Gamers HATE when a game is trying to respect your time and isn’t always working against you 😭

John NewBlood @DaveOshry

3 months ago

THE YELLOW PAINT VIRUS HAS INFECTED FF7

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Anyways, the reduction and slow demise of physical software and the abililty for folks to sell/trade limits adoption of premium games, especially among the young and less affluent, and will further push the market towards f2p over time. Not great imo.

@NikTekOfficial Says more about rocksteady than it does about IGN

I should note that I think subs are not a bad thing and they absolutely have their place - but I don't want things to progress to a point where that becomes the primary means of playing games. It would not be a good thing, I firmly believe.

A very good thread from the founder of Larian Studios on subscription services and why they should not become the dominant form of consumption for games. I agree 100%.

Swen Vincke @where? @LarAtLarian

3 months ago

Whatever the future of games looks like, content will always be king. But it’s going to be a lot harder to get good content if subscription becomes the dominant model and a select group gets to decide what goes to market and what not. Direct from developer to players is the way.

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@emaikonado I hate it bro, with a passion.

@MightyKeef Gamers : we need more single players game. Companies release single players game. Gamers: i will keep playing CoD, fortnite, GTAV Online and fifa, i will buy that single player game when its 50%+ off

Every single piece of mass market physical disc based video game, video or audio media ever has had this inscribed on the rim since the dawn of time.

Nintendeal @Nintendeal

4 months ago

seeing this PlayStation licensing agreement forbidding the resale of physical games that you own pop up again no one complies with this and it is unrealistic to think anyone ever would

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-deep breath- I’m going independent! After a career of covering video games for MTV News, Kotaku and Axios, I’m launching Game File, a reader-supported site and newsletter for my reporting about video games. gamefile.news

E3 made my career. The first day of GT was the first day of E3 in 2002. No subsequent year was ever the same. I owe it everything. Thanks to everyone I worked with that made it unforgettable.

E3 @E3

5 months ago

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Many have tagged me about this and I'm happy my advocacy for physical media of games and movies has struck a chord with so many. Would you want to see a Sacred Symbols+ around this topic? Assessing the current situation and future of physical games? If so, with who?

Tell us again how having internet helps you in cases like this. #PlayStationDiscovery content will be gone by the end of the year due to licensing arrangements expiring.

guy responding to "how's it going" severity scale not bad = bad can't complain = weeks ruined it's going = worst day of life yet another day in paradise = said while purchasing cigarettes for the first time in 2 years ahh, you know = will be driving home in the wrong lane

2023 has easily been the best year for Xbox since the 360 era. First party output, tons of Game Pass bangers, ABK acquisition, and more. Most importantly imo, legit optimism for the future with concrete release timetables and infinite possibilities with ABK under their belt.

I understand if some people were disappointed by Starfield and I'm not trying to take away from that, but the SEO farming by constantly attempting to drag this game has been beyond egregious.

Kotaku @Kotaku

5 months ago

Why Is Starfield Hemorrhaging Active Players? dlvr.it/SzQwBs

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