Don't let YAGOO's dream be just a dream.
Kidding aside, I tried the demo and there is quite a bit of depth in there. Considering picking up the full game.
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Kidding aside, I tried the demo and there is quite a bit of depth in there. Considering picking up the full game.
A Letter From CEO Bobby Kotick to All Employees
This has been a difficult and upsetting week.
I want to recognize and thank all those who have come forward in the past and in recent days. I so appreciate your courage. Every voice matters - and
we will do a better job of listening now, and in the future.
Our initial responses to the issues we face together, and to your concerns, were, quite frankly, tone deaf.
It is imperative that we acknowledge all perspectives and experiences and respect the feelings of those who have been mistreated in any way. I am
sorry that we did not provide the right empathy and understanding.
Many of you have told us that active outreach comes from caring so deeply for the Company. That so many people have reached out and shared
thoughts, suggestions, and highlighted opportunities for improvement is a powerful reflection of how you care for our communities of colleagues and
players – and for each other. Ensuring that we have a safe and welcoming work environment is my highest priority. The leadership team has heard you
loud and clear.
We are taking swift action to be the compassionate, caring company you came to work for and to ensure a safe environment. There is no place
anywhere at our Company for discrimination, harassment, or unequal treatment of any kind.
We will do everything possible to make sure that together, we improve and build the kind of inclusive workplace that is essential to foster creativity and
inspiration.
I have asked the law firm WilmerHale to conduct a review of our policies and procedures to ensure that we have and maintain best practices to
promote a respectful and inclusive workplace. This work will begin immediately. The WilmerHale team will be led by Stephanie Avakian, who is a
member of the management team at WilmerHale and was most recently the Director of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s
Division of Enforcement.
We encourage anyone with an experience you believe violates our policies or in any way made you uncomfortable in the workplace to use any of our
many existing channels for reporting or to reach out to Stephanie. She and her team at WilmerHale will be available to speak with you on a confidential
basis and can be reached at ATVI@wilmerhale.com or 202-247-2725. Your outreach will be kept confidential. Of course, NO retaliation will be
tolerated.
We are committed to long-lasting change. Effective immediately, we will be taking the following actions:
1. Employee Support. We will continue to investigate each and every claim and will not hesitate to take decisive action. To
strengthen our capabilities in this area we are adding additional senior staff and other resources to both the Compliance
team and the Employee Relations team.
2. Listening Sessions. We know many of you have inspired ideas on how to improve our culture. We will be creating safe
spaces, moderated by third parties, for you to speak out and share areas for improvement.
3. Personnel Changes. We are immediately evaluating managers and leaders across the Company. Anyone found to have
impeded the integrity of our processes for evaluating claims and imposing appropriate consequences will be terminated.
4. Hiring Practices. Earlier this year I sent an email requiring all hiring managers to ensure they have diverse candidate slates
for all open positions. We will be adding compliance resources to ensure that our hiring managers are in fact adhering to
this directive.
5. In-game Changes. We have heard the input from employee and player communities that some of our in-game content is
inappropriate. We are removing that content.
Your well-being remains my priority and I will spare no company resource ensuring that our company has the most welcoming, comfortable, and safe
culture possible.
You have my unwavering commitment that we will improve our company together, and we will be the most inspiring, inclusive entertainment company
in the world.
Yours sincerely,
Bobby
This has been a difficult and upsetting week.
I want to recognize and thank all those who have come forward in the past and in recent days. I so appreciate your courage. Every voice matters - and
we will do a better job of listening now, and in the future.
Our initial responses to the issues we face together, and to your concerns, were, quite frankly, tone deaf.
It is imperative that we acknowledge all perspectives and experiences and respect the feelings of those who have been mistreated in any way. I am
sorry that we did not provide the right empathy and understanding.
Many of you have told us that active outreach comes from caring so deeply for the Company. That so many people have reached out and shared
thoughts, suggestions, and highlighted opportunities for improvement is a powerful reflection of how you care for our communities of colleagues and
players – and for each other. Ensuring that we have a safe and welcoming work environment is my highest priority. The leadership team has heard you
loud and clear.
We are taking swift action to be the compassionate, caring company you came to work for and to ensure a safe environment. There is no place
anywhere at our Company for discrimination, harassment, or unequal treatment of any kind.
We will do everything possible to make sure that together, we improve and build the kind of inclusive workplace that is essential to foster creativity and
inspiration.
I have asked the law firm WilmerHale to conduct a review of our policies and procedures to ensure that we have and maintain best practices to
promote a respectful and inclusive workplace. This work will begin immediately. The WilmerHale team will be led by Stephanie Avakian, who is a
member of the management team at WilmerHale and was most recently the Director of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s
Division of Enforcement.
We encourage anyone with an experience you believe violates our policies or in any way made you uncomfortable in the workplace to use any of our
many existing channels for reporting or to reach out to Stephanie. She and her team at WilmerHale will be available to speak with you on a confidential
basis and can be reached at ATVI@wilmerhale.com or 202-247-2725. Your outreach will be kept confidential. Of course, NO retaliation will be
tolerated.
We are committed to long-lasting change. Effective immediately, we will be taking the following actions:
1. Employee Support. We will continue to investigate each and every claim and will not hesitate to take decisive action. To
strengthen our capabilities in this area we are adding additional senior staff and other resources to both the Compliance
team and the Employee Relations team.
2. Listening Sessions. We know many of you have inspired ideas on how to improve our culture. We will be creating safe
spaces, moderated by third parties, for you to speak out and share areas for improvement.
3. Personnel Changes. We are immediately evaluating managers and leaders across the Company. Anyone found to have
impeded the integrity of our processes for evaluating claims and imposing appropriate consequences will be terminated.
4. Hiring Practices. Earlier this year I sent an email requiring all hiring managers to ensure they have diverse candidate slates
for all open positions. We will be adding compliance resources to ensure that our hiring managers are in fact adhering to
this directive.
5. In-game Changes. We have heard the input from employee and player communities that some of our in-game content is
inappropriate. We are removing that content.
Your well-being remains my priority and I will spare no company resource ensuring that our company has the most welcoming, comfortable, and safe
culture possible.
You have my unwavering commitment that we will improve our company together, and we will be the most inspiring, inclusive entertainment company
in the world.
Yours sincerely,
Bobby
My recent completion list:
Death's Door (100%)
Kunai (good game btw)
Flower
River City Girls
The Messenger
Might try out Bloodroots, or finish up Ikenfell. I feel like Ikenfell doesn't want to end.
Death's Door (100%)
Kunai (good game btw)
Flower
River City Girls
The Messenger
Might try out Bloodroots, or finish up Ikenfell. I feel like Ikenfell doesn't want to end.
Okay, I think you've sold me on this game. Give me them gacha scandals.
So that makes it GAA, Tribes of Midgard and Idol Manager (soon) for games bought this month.
I finished the GAA 1-1 last night and it was a blast to get back into the AA games. The first case did feel a like bit of a slog as I clocked around 3 hours for it which probably makes it one of the longer first case in the AA series. One thing that threw me off while playing was one the speech bubbles (Hai) was translated to "Yes!" which can lead to some moments like this:
Not really spoilers but just in case
Looking forward to to playing more over the weekend.
It's kinda interseting when game developers themselves get a "we are listening" response.
Kotick and Anyone left at Blizzard in a leadership position have to go.
Monomyth is live on Kickstarter. There is a demo available too.
Great Ace Attorney is in fact fucking great. That's all.
Please buy it so the series doesn't die.
Please buy it so the series doesn't die.
July 28th
- Final Fantasy I - III
- The Forgotten City
- Fuga
- The Ascent
- Dodgeball Academia
- Dreamscaper - v1.0
- Jupiter Hell - v1.0
- Black Book
I need to play the Ace Attorney Trilogy firstGreat Ace Attorney is in fact fucking great. That's all.
Please buy it so the series doesn't die.
I really also should start streaming, as you said no one reads blogs anymore.:/
I was going to say that this was the third or fourth time we have seen this sort of letter from kottik. Then realised it was Ubisoft.
It shows how bad things have gotten in the industry when it gets difficult to remember the companies that have had to apologise and issue a we are listening statement.
Kotic's letter seems sincere because he finally feels threatened by the collective action of the walkout. He needs to go and the entire Activision leadership team should follow. Don't let the door hit them on the way out.
Nice, been getting lots of updates recently in lieu of launch.Aug 5th
- Jupiter Hell - v1.0
Hey Stevey for Dolby Atmos I just need a Device that is playing (audio source), receiver and Dolby Atmos speakers right?
My plan is to hook up my Xbox Series X to my Sony DN1080 and my Sony Dolby Atmos speakers, so that should work and I would not have to worry about anything related to the TV itself correct? I just want to make sure before I open up the box with those speakers and Best Buy doesn't let me return them or something
My plan is to hook up my Xbox Series X to my Sony DN1080 and my Sony Dolby Atmos speakers, so that should work and I would not have to worry about anything related to the TV itself correct? I just want to make sure before I open up the box with those speakers and Best Buy doesn't let me return them or something
The no-backlash against people that speak out is total bullshit. I've been on the receiving end of workplace abuse and mistreatment, not sexual abuse or anything related to my gender and/or sexual orientation but the rest of their story is pretty similar to mine, and I've followed the proper channels to report these people and provided evidence and at the end of the day they, the ones in power, were protected and the whole thing was swept under the rug while I was left to face to consequences of daring to speak out.
Corportate jobs and corporate management is always the same no matter the type of firm (videogames, engineering, law, etc), this whole buddy act is just that, an act. Maybe because this is so widespread and so many people walked out they'll manage to avoid most of the backlash but once this dies down a little they'll face the music and the little guys will, once again, be the ones to lose.
Had ties to Epstein too. A full piece of work.
Been reading about the Flight Sim update and it does look great, im tempted.
I dont however want to spend £60 on it and also reading about the download issues with Microsoft puts me right off. If it all went through Steam i might bite but im not willing to waste time and effort on Microsofts update manager.
But hey, its just another launcher right....
I dont however want to spend £60 on it and also reading about the download issues with Microsoft puts me right off. If it all went through Steam i might bite but im not willing to waste time and effort on Microsofts update manager.
But hey, its just another launcher right....
I got invited to the Halo Infinite flight. 
I’m sure my invite will come. Any minute now. Aaaany minute…
Anywho, I’m enjoying playing Environmental Station Alpha still. There are some odd choices and difficulty spikes that really test your patience, but at times it’s also some of the most fun I’ve had with a Metroidvania game. I would almost make a likely questionable and definitely premature statement about it in comparison to Super Metroid, but I’ll leave that to the imagination. Instead, I’ll say that I would 100% recommend it if you can put up with gittin’ gud and can dedicate the game some time and patience to let it grow on you.
Edit: Actually, I’ll just clarify. I think the awkward floatiness of the jump in Super Metroid, its dated control scheme and its penchant to hide stuff in unmarked hidden blocks were more detrimental to my enjoyment than any of ESA’s issues. So I’m finding the latter overall an easier game to get into and stick with in 2021.
Anywho, I’m enjoying playing Environmental Station Alpha still. There are some odd choices and difficulty spikes that really test your patience, but at times it’s also some of the most fun I’ve had with a Metroidvania game. I would almost make a likely questionable and definitely premature statement about it in comparison to Super Metroid, but I’ll leave that to the imagination. Instead, I’ll say that I would 100% recommend it if you can put up with gittin’ gud and can dedicate the game some time and patience to let it grow on you.
Edit: Actually, I’ll just clarify. I think the awkward floatiness of the jump in Super Metroid, its dated control scheme and its penchant to hide stuff in unmarked hidden blocks were more detrimental to my enjoyment than any of ESA’s issues. So I’m finding the latter overall an easier game to get into and stick with in 2021.
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Funniest thing on social media these days is Ubisoft developers supporting Acti-Blizzard developers while doing nothing to challenge Ubisoft issues.
In Flight Sim's case you download another launcher within the launcher, because the download via the Microsoft Store (Steam too) is just the game client without any game files. If your internet isn't the best you will spend hours ingame to download the actual game...
Streaming has been the "new thing" for years tho?!
You two need to get yourselves an avatar and become VTubers!
... though if you want to catch the next wave of cool then get on VR Chat, the mainstream are finally starting to realise how flexible it is so i can see some form of VR Chat type streaming becoming big even for people that don't watch in VR.
Failing that get on TikTok and be the "Cool old Guys" doing short, memey game reviews.
Well fuck me, I agree with a Sony guy on something, at least regarding consolidation and corporate culture.Interesting interview with Layden.
Shawn Layden: Consolidation is the enemy of diversity
At Gamelab last year, Shawn Layden grabbed headlines for calling out the spiralling costs of game development. Although…www.gamesindustry.biz
I guess that's another reason why Sony (and others) are looking to other markets like PC/Steam and mobile, games costs more and more to make and the Playstation console playerbase isn't enough.
Pioneering that good old 70 bucks price tag and seeing how many people bend over.
Also I'm freaking loving that sleazy bobby kottick letter. This means that the employee protest, halt of WoW production and walkout are working in producing financial pain. They need to keep it up and not fall for that appeasement bs that is meant more for shareholders anyway.
This is how worker's right were always won, by taking away enough profit that their silly demands of humane treatment be acceded to.
Swenhir That and the current exodus of WOW players to Final Fantasy XIV which has been a trickle for years but is now a firehose has become a perfect storm and probably got shareholders and investors asking difficult questions. WOW was always Acti-Blizz stable cash machine and with the investment into "WOW Classic" not paying off (Due to people leaving) i'm sure there's some worried faces in the C-Suite there. Of course, they'll all get big bonuses and easily find high-paying jobs elsewhere but it's still not a good look and all these things combine into Kottick writing that letter.
Even if many of the people that are on FFXIV now return to WOW/WOW Classic it think the damage is done and it'll take a while to get the numbers back.
I don't think they can get away with just lip-service this time and i don't think that announcing WOW2 will be enough either. Hopefully pressure is kept on them long enough that they enact actual change but we'll see.
Even if many of the people that are on FFXIV now return to WOW/WOW Classic it think the damage is done and it'll take a while to get the numbers back.
I don't think they can get away with just lip-service this time and i don't think that announcing WOW2 will be enough either. Hopefully pressure is kept on them long enough that they enact actual change but we'll see.
Highfleet looks to be amazing but it's too expensive for me .
Having a car is expensive! Who would've thought.
.Having a car is expensive! Who would've thought.
Looks sweet.
Any game that reminds me of old-school Loaded/Re-Loaded instantly gets my attention.
Damn I have a soft spot for top-down presentation.
But you missed the premiere Aug. release.
It's gonna be hard making time for both City of Gangsters and Patron but I'm going to have to find a way because I'm really excited for both. So much potential.
Yeah, Patron looks quite interesting too.
I'm curious about CoG's reception.
I imagine the theming will pull a lot in on setting alone. And with those folks I expect a sort of backlash, "You're just fetch-questing between suppliers & buyers!" "It's a spreadsheet game in disguise!".
But I'm all in on the premise. I simply see it as a Logistics game 1st, a "gangster sim" 2nd.
Bring it.
I tried Nadir and well ... I couldn't finish the first fight due to a bug.
I have to admit I didn't not like the fight much and my time playing the demo was rather short so my opinion is probably irrelevant due to this.
There used to be an old Gangsters game that i liked where you would spend the first half of it planning the weekly activities like which places to hit up for protection money etc and then the second half would play out what you have planned in a isometric city map. It was good. Organised crime i think it was sub-tagged.
EDIT - Its on GOG...
Gangsters: Organized Crime
Become a made man as you vie for power in a Chicago-like town during the prohibition era.
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I guess Stores/plats are sorted by importance? lol.
Jim Ryan finally says straight why they bought Nixxes
www.famitsu.com
PS5の世界累計販売台数が1000万台を突破。ジム・ライアンCEOいわく、さらなる提供に向けた供給改善は「最優先事項」 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com
ソニー・インタラクティブエンタテインメントが、プレイステーション5の世界累計販売台数が1000万台を突破したことを発表した。
www.famitsu.com
They could have announced something, anything, you know?Jim Ryan finally says straight why they bought Nixxes
PS5の世界累計販売台数が1000万台を突破。ジム・ライアンCEOいわく、さらなる提供に向けた供給改善は「最優先事項」 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com
ソニー・インタラクティブエンタテインメントが、プレイステーション5の世界累計販売台数が1000万台を突破したことを発表した。
hopefully sometime later , this was released alongside PS5 sold 10mil info , i guess they dont want to enrage fanboys that much
on the contrary, if anything this is usually the best moment as they celebrate, PC port news will be hidden for most.
"We were confident that this would be the case, we believed profoundly in the feature set of our new platform, and we worked really hard internally and with our partners to make sure that the game line-up Bloodborne PC 19th august was really strong, and we have continued to pepper the community with excellent PlayStation Studios' games like MLB: The Show, Returnal, and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart. But fair to say that the engagement has surprised us, in a very pleasant way."
Well my random Tuesday thing yesterday wasn't that far off XD
it was, this is third time we got confirmation of "more pc ports" but none new, this starts feeling like SEGA EU in 2017-18
I'm not getting the joke, sorry
please don't mention bloodborne in front of me, it hurts. : (
Thanks for Tales from the Borderlands Kyougar! The key is unfortunately region locked (possibly Europe?) so feel free to redo the giveaway.
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