The Video Game Thread v3

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

He might have a case because the trailer is copying well-known videos. It’s obviously meant to be him. Rockstar is probably covered under parody law but even if they aren’t they’ll just throw him some Shark cards he can trade for meth.

I think Rockstar's lawyers are smarter than that and would know what they can and cannot get away with. Other than the tattoos around his eyes there's no resemblance.

[KelVarnsen]

You have a face like that you deserve to get parodied

[Erick Estrada]

Is there any way they can get Trevor into this game?

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Is there any way they can get Trevor into this game?

Nah it's a return to Vice City.

You need Tommy Vercetti and Ken Rosenberg appearances.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Nah it's a return to Vice City.

You need Tommy Vercetti and Ken Rosenberg appearances.

I know but Trevor to me was the pinnacle of GTA. I just can't see this game being better than GTAV without him.

[getbak]

I wouldn't be surprised if he makes an appearance (as well as the characters from the previous Vice City game). He is pretty much the classic "Florida Man" anyway, so he already fits the setting.

[Since1984]

Things not sounding good after Sony's purchase of Bungie

https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-...-sony-takeover

One month after a major round of layoffs impacted roughly 100 Bungie employees of 1,200, those remaining at the Destiny developer say the cuts, as well as other cost-cutting measures, came alongside an apparent scramble by studio leadership to avoid a total Sony takeover.

As it currently stands, Bungie is (on paper) a fully independent subsidiary of Sony. But its board of directors has been divided since the takeover in July of 2022. Among its current members are PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst, Sony senior VP Eric Lempel, Bungie co-founder Jason Jones, Bungie CTO Luis Villegas, and Bungie CEO Pete Parsons. The board as a whole is split between Sony and Bungie representatives, with Parsons serving as a tiebreaker vote. But speaking to IGN under condition of anonymity, multiple current and former Bungie employees described a department meeting that took place shortly after the layoffs, in which leaders hinted that this shared power may not last forever.

Sony did not respond to IGN’s request for comment on this piece. Bungie declined to comment.

Sounds like a pretty rough atmosphere for the devs currently.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Since1984

Things not sounding good after Sony's purchase of Bungie

https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-...-sony-takeover




Sounds like a pretty rough atmosphere for the devs currently.

the company has implemented numerous other cost-cutting measures recently, including a studio-wide hiring freeze, reduced travel budgets, elimination of holiday bonuses, keeping its annual Bungie Day virtual, delaying its weeklong company “Pentathalon” event to next December, and reducing numerous morale events such as cooking and knitting classes from monthly to quarterly. Bungie is also pausing or fully ending benefits like annual employee compensation adjustments to meet market rates, its new hire lunch program, employee donation matching, its peer recognition program, and gift cards for employees birthdays. And yearly studio performance bonuses this year will only be the contractually obligated 80% minimum, after being above 100% for good performance several previous years running.

But boohoo they've lost travel budgets, holiday bonuses, cooking & knitting classes, free lunches, birthday gift cards, and 80% performance bonuses.

Tell that to the rest of us who don't even have these perks to begin with.

[Huntingwhale]

The Dead Space remake on Gamepass is something else. What a stellar job by the team to bring back one of my favorite 360 games. Solid everything from top to bottom and many aspects of the original improved. Glad I have a 4k tv for this one.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

But boohoo they've lost travel budgets, holiday bonuses, cooking & knitting classes, free lunches, birthday gift cards, and 80% performance bonuses.

Tell that to the rest of us who don't even have these perks to begin with.

This attitude has never made sense to me. "I've had it bad, so other people should have it bad as well."

[DigitalCarpenter]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

But boohoo they've lost travel budgets, holiday bonuses, cooking & knitting classes, free lunches, birthday gift cards, and 80% performance bonuses.

Tell that to the rest of us who don't even have these perks to begin with.

I have a buddy who has worked at gaming studio's his whole life. The work / life balance at these places is non-existent. Lots of 16 hour days during crunch time with people barely going home to sleep. If Sony expects that commitment to continue after slashing all the perks they will be disappointed.

[Jason14h]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

But boohoo they've lost travel budgets, holiday bonuses, cooking & knitting classes, free lunches, birthday gift cards, and 80% performance bonuses.

Tell that to the rest of us who don't even have these perks to begin with.

Be an in higher demand employee!

[mrkajz44]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

But boohoo they've lost travel budgets, holiday bonuses, cooking & knitting classes, free lunches, birthday gift cards, and 80% performance bonuses.

Tell that to the rest of us who don't even have these perks to begin with.

I mean, that list was a ton of stuff to lose at once. While some may have considered it over the top, not all compensation for working is done through your paycheck.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

But boohoo they've lost travel budgets, holiday bonuses, cooking & knitting classes, free lunches, birthday gift cards, and 80% performance bonuses compensation.

Tell that to the rest of us who don't even have these perks jobs to begin with.

Here, I fixed it so it still sounds just as ridiculous but with fewer words.

All of those 'perks' you listed are essentially compensation, be it monetary or otherwise.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by rubecube

This attitude has never made sense to me. "I've had it bad, so other people should have it bad as well."

Don’t worry, there’s even leas sensible attitudes out there.

Example:

Originally Posted by Jason14h

Be an in higher demand employee!

[TorqueDog]

That was very clearly a hilarious, facetious response to an ill-considered position on the matter.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

That was very clearly a hilarious, facetious response to an ill-considered position on the matter.

I kinda doubt that but if so just interpret my post as the same.

[Jason14h]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

I kinda doubt that but if so just interpret my post as the same.

Nah I have a sense of humour as constantly demonstrated on this board . You don’t - as constantly demonstrated by not understanding my amazing humour and thinking it was a serious post

You are why green text is required

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

Nah I have a sense of humour as constantly demonstrated on this board . You don’t - as constantly demonstrated by not understanding my amazing humour and thinking it was a serious post

You are why green text is required

I’ll keep that in mind when I read your posts that would otherwise come off as making you look less than classy

[Inferno]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1732933095979200930