oh so they even cancelled nodrm retail disc
They really should've accepted refunds from the start :\
I can't believe THAT is the "solution" for the Physical PC copy.
However, coordination with the sales policies of the involved companies was untenable
Along with Deep Silver and Epic Games, we have agreed that should the above proposal not be acceptable to backers, refund requests will be honored.
They could've offered a version not tethered to any launcher, if Epic/Tim Sweeney were being honest in their assertions, but it's clear to everyone they want all players of the game on EGS.I can't believe THAT is the "solution" for the Physical PC copy.
Imagine being Jason Shitheel Schreier, pretending to care about game dev labor and writing this asinine shit, dunking on Valve for taking care of their employees:
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Shenmue III Developers Offer Refunds To Kickstarter Backers Angry About Epic Store Exclusivity
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Fans are upset that an upcoming new game is an Epic Games Store exclusive, and the developers have to react. This time it’s Shenmue III, whose creators said today that any Kickstarter backers displeased with the state of things will be able to get a refund.kotaku.com
Fuck the gaming press.
Edit: Also conveniently forgetting that Epic’s money and the money publishers like Deep Silver are getting are coming off the backs of overworked and labor crushed Fortnite BR devs.
I think we need some sort of documentary on the gaming press, exposing connections between the press and publishers, showing how the press morphed into PR wing of the industry as opposed to being an unbiased (at least to a certain extent) journalism. Preferably it should be done by someone with credibility in the journalistic circles, otherwise, the notion itself will be easily brushed off as "GAMERS RISE UP!" and other GG-esque nonsense.Imagine being Jason Shitheel Schreier, pretending to care about game dev labor and writing this asinine shit, dunking on Valve for taking care of their employees:
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Shenmue III Developers Offer Refunds To Kickstarter Backers Angry About Epic Store Exclusivity
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Fans are upset that an upcoming new game is an Epic Games Store exclusive, and the developers have to react. This time it’s Shenmue III, whose creators said today that any Kickstarter backers displeased with the state of things will be able to get a refund.kotaku.com
Fuck the gaming press.
Edit: Also conveniently forgetting that Epic’s money and the money publishers like Deep Silver are getting are coming off the backs of overworked and labor crushed Fortnite BR devs.
Pay no attention to the terrible labour practices behind the curtain for they are Epic, the Great and unreal-powered!Imagine being Jason Shitheel Schreier, pretending to care about game dev labor and writing this asinine shit, dunking on Valve for taking care of their employees:
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Shenmue III Developers Offer Refunds To Kickstarter Backers Angry About Epic Store Exclusivity
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Fans are upset that an upcoming new game is an Epic Games Store exclusive, and the developers have to react. This time it’s Shenmue III, whose creators said today that any Kickstarter backers displeased with the state of things will be able to get a refund.kotaku.com
Fuck the gaming press.
Edit: Also conveniently forgetting that Epic’s money and the money publishers like Deep Silver are getting are coming off the backs of overworked and labor crushed Fortnite BR devs.
First of all, sorry for my English
One point that come to my mind readind this is that there are a lot of people paying for games and not playing them. I think that a point to consider
Honestly I have so many games in my backlog, me buying a new game is basically like me donating to the developer, because who the hell knows if I'll ever even get to it.
Meanwhile, you can expect these Epic Store controversies to continue at least until Valve relents on that 70-30% split, which might affect their yearly company-wide Hawaii vacations but would probably make game developers’ lives a whole lot better.
when future games... when future games...
when future games... when future games...
DOO EEET!Tempted to make a resetera thread with the title "Tim Sweeney promises to further destroy crowdfunding platforms"
Please start with I'm Hektor Hernan-desu. I legit laughed out loud at work.Tempted to make a resetera thread with the title "Tim Sweeney promises to further destroy crowdfunding platforms"
After this article, I'm done. If even an investigative journalist like Jason has appalling takes like this then I have no faith in gaming media at all to cover this topic with even a modicum of honesty. It just won't happen. EZA is the same. So is Giant Bomb.I think very highly of Schreier and consider him as one of the good ones, but he makes mistakes like any of us.
I mean come on, who do we want to responsibly cover the game industry?
EZA? Owen S. Good?
I hope he will come to his senses, I am displeased about his take on the issue too.
Imagine being Jason Shitheel Schreier, pretending to care about game dev labor and writing this asinine shit, dunking on Valve for taking care of their employees:
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Shenmue III Developers Offer Refunds To Kickstarter Backers Angry About Epic Store Exclusivity
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Fans are upset that an upcoming new game is an Epic Games Store exclusive, and the developers have to react. This time it’s Shenmue III, whose creators said today that any Kickstarter backers displeased with the state of things will be able to get a refund.kotaku.com
Fuck the gaming press.
Edit: Also conveniently forgetting that Epic’s money and the money publishers like Deep Silver are getting are coming off the backs of overworked and labor crushed Fortnite BR devs.
Imagine being Jason Shitheel Schreier, pretending to care about game dev labor and writing this asinine shit, dunking on Valve for taking care of their employees:
![]()
Shenmue III Developers Offer Refunds To Kickstarter Backers Angry About Epic Store Exclusivity
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Fans are upset that an upcoming new game is an Epic Games Store exclusive, and the developers have to react. This time it’s Shenmue III, whose creators said today that any Kickstarter backers displeased with the state of things will be able to get a refund.kotaku.com
Fuck the gaming press.
Edit: Also conveniently forgetting that Epic’s money and the money publishers like Deep Silver are getting are coming off the backs of overworked and labor crushed Fortnite BR devs.
I actually don't remember Schreier writing anything about Star Citizen. But that said, the whole Star Citizen thing is h-i-l-a-r-i-o-u-s.
"It'S TaKiNG OvER SeVEn YeARs"
Oh shit guys, it's almost like it takes a long time to start a studio, iron out concepts, create long-range roadmaps and design workflows. It's almost like this is what game development looks like, and it requires patience, like you always preach at us when we're dealing with delays and bumbles from established AAA studios.
Oh but it's not an AAA studio? Whoops, better forget the articles on patience, roll out the "WHerE iS tHE gAmE" articles and pretend like you give a shit about the consumer for a day!
Epic literally buying crowdfunded games to traffick users
Gaming media: "We sleep"
Star Citizen taking a long time to come to fruition
Gaming media: "Is ThIS tHE BiGgeST ScAM iN VIdYa GaME HiSToRy?"
Fuck off.
For what it's worth, I just stopped following him on Twitter and removed his book from my Amazon wishlist. While I still think he did a great job with many investigative articles, I don't feel like supporting him anymore if this is what he truly believes about PC gaming.He's always been full of shit, focused on drama instead of facts. His piece on Star Citizen was completely devoid of context while fishing for anything that can be construed as a problem. That's the thing with game journos, very few of them actually has experience or technical background with gamedev. Yet, how hard is it to apply a critical eye and try to educate yourself? This press is more than 30 years old.
It's interesting to see him burn his reputation in this way. I mean, talking up the cut is one of the most easily detecable bullshit arguments in this. He's behaving like a bullying troll which is pretty much what EGS and the press have been in all this.
Also, taking up unions and criticizing crunch while dunking on employees getting vacations and bonuses.
For what it's worth, I just stopped following him on Twitter and removed his book from my Amazon wishlist. While I still think he did a great job with many investigative articles, I don't feel like supporting him anymore if this is what he truly believes about PC gaming.
I actually don't remember Schreier writing anything about Star Citizen. But that said, the whole Star Citizen thing is h-i-l-a-r-i-o-u-s.
"It'S TaKiNG OvER SeVEn YeARs"
Oh shit guys, it's almost like it takes a long time to start a studio, iron out concepts, create long-range roadmaps and design workflows. It's almost like this is what game development looks like, and it requires patience, like you always preach at us when we're dealing with delays and bumbles from established AAA studios.
Oh but it's not an AAA studio? Whoops, better forget the articles on patience, roll out the "WHerE iS tHE gAmE" articles and pretend like you give a shit about the consumer for a day!
Epic literally buying crowdfunded games to traffick users
Gaming media: "We sleep"
Star Citizen taking a long time to come to fruition
Gaming media: "Is ThIS tHE BiGgeST ScAM iN VIdYa GaME HiSToRy?"
Fuck off.
I should have known better than reading the answers to those tweets. People still are using the "Valve lazy" argument, still coming with that dumb shit that Steam is a monopoly and exclusives are the only way that Epic could enter in the market.Good Twitter thread:
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