... Because they likely don't have the underpaid workers filtering out the bad shit in the lower model.
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The reasoning given might actually be true here...
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The whole internet loves AI Seinfeld, a lovely AI that creates infinite Seinfeld! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you the AI is transphobic vice.com/en/article/y3p
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Very cool.
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And she should've gotten the Oscar nom this year too.
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Viola Davis has achieved EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) status. "It has been such a journey, I just EGOT!"
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After getting Disco on track, Lower Deck and Strange New Worlds, can one hope?
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I've watched the first six episodes of Star Trek: Picard season 3 and wow, it's an entirely different show than the first two seasons and the most exciting Trek yet. The returning characters are so awesome and long overdue! #StarTrekPicard
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Looking at random images from different leaks and overall, I have to admit, Destiny 1 did a number on the industry, but like... with a bit of a lag?
I kind of want to interview that original UI designer and ask, "How does it feel to be the trendsetter almost a decade later?"
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Oh, hey what's this? If PlayStation VR2 has you maybe wondering about the broader VR market, this handy article might help.
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Huzzah, a new Stuff Worth Knowing! Luckily there weren't enough layoffs for a Layoffs section this week.
The live service bubble pops in gaming, everybody's gaga for AI, and DC Studios actually has a plan.
stuffworthknowing.substack.com/p/stuff-worth-
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What has been seen cannot be unseen.
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Sony Pictures, walking out of the smoke: "I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong."
Everyone jumping on the licensing train.
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Bob Iger said Disney should largely stop licensing to third parties.
Now Bob Iger is going to start licensing more to third parties.
A look at some of the changes coming to Disney with @tgbuckley
bloomberg.com/news/articles/
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Not Lost Ark (the Korean version), updating with faux-Wakanda and faux-Michael B Jordan.
I admit, the hustle impresses me. And hey, nation of Black folks.
lostark.game.onstove.com/News/GMNote/Vi
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I wasn't intrigued by the infinite Seinfeld thing and my choice has been backed up by words!
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reading an interview with the Nothing Forever Seinfeld AI guys and
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lmao, even
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When I was reading the scans of #BlueLock, I kept going "This is really gay, but is that just the fan translator's spin on it?"
Now that the show is airing, I'm like, "Nah, still pretty gay."
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These are words from a person who loves FFXIV, WoW, and ESO, but can only realistically play one of those at a time.
And that's outside of stuff like Assassin's Creed Valhalla, which is like 100+ hours.
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TL;DR: you best bet isn't to compete with established service games, it's to offer experiences folks can enjoy for a time away from those games. 20, 30, 40 hours and they get to put it down.
You won't make *infinite money* but you can make money!
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*gestures at WoW and Destiny 2 players as examples*
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Their mainstay might be terrible and they might spend all day complaining about it, but it also has all their friends, progression, skins, and etc.
If anything, your best hope is to be the game they vacation to away from the service game. "I need a break, I'll play this."
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Especially when you're jumping into a space with existing service games, you need to be way better or vastly different, because users will *start* by thinking about what they'll lose by switching from their mainstay.
Especially if they've been playing X for years.
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The problem with making so many lifestyle service games is then players can only really enjoy 1-2 of them at a time, and if you're not one of the chosen ones already, getting folks to switch is very hard.
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We have an important announcement about the future of Knockout City.
Season 9 will be our final Season. All servers will be shut down on June 6th. We have more in store, so stay tuned!
Learn more about the upcoming sunset in our latest blog: bit.ly/3Y4az7c
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It seems like my first TikTok/YT Shorts thing will probably be explaining on these DC heroes in Chapter One, because even my YT mainstays don't know who they are.
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I mean, this is a good list of comics.
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We're talked a lot about Woman of Tomorrow, but these are more of the comics inspiring #DCStudios and the new #DCU in these early days. That doesn't mean we're adapting all these comics, but that the feel, the look, or the tone of them are touchstones for our team. Check 'em out!
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Also, it's weird, but the player model reminds me of the Tomb Raider reboot?
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This is The Division? That's not necessarily a problem, but... yeah.
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There's nothing I love more than the Gundam Curve: the further you move down the timeline, the more Gundams devolve into "mess of spiky bits".
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In #FireEmblem Engage, default Corrin is female and default Byleth is male.
So which one is default Alear?
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Y'all can't talk shit about comics when I'm reading explanations of the collective fever dream that is Animorphs via Twitter osmosis.
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The Bat-End of Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler
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im aware that the guys who run EA are MBA Lizard People who can only see financial quarters and have a 30 second memory but at a certain point it just feels like they are trying to do Hellraiser to Titanfall fans.
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There's nothing I love more than the Gundam Curve: the further you move down the timeline, the more Gundams devolve into "mess of spiky bits".
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I'm willing to have Superman have trunks if DCU Batman also has trunks.
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Support #BlackHistoryMonth and pre-order VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR!
I am a Black author, and I made sure my video game history book's stellar lineup of guests essays included some of the absolute best Black writers in the industry. So grateful, so excited
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Assuming this is true, considering they bought everything for $300 million, this is a good profit for Embracer.
Square Enix looking like, "We could've made how much?"
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Random thought: The Green Lantern show is called "Lanterns" because they're gonna mess around with the other Corps in the emotional spectrum.
If you did not know this was a thing, I'm sorry.
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The right way to handle this, but if she wins... whew.
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I'm just excited for some parity. Marvel and DC should really compete! There's a lot of fun on both sides.
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Swamp Thing and Creature Commandos are very fun pulls.
If you want to get real deep into Swamp Thing, check out the ongoing run! It's an all-timer so far.
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Booster Gold will be a HBO Max show about the lovable loser from the future. Wonder if they'll intro Ted Kord in the Blue Beetle film.
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