While EA shuts down BioWare, developers of The Sims, Skate, and Battlefield say they've also lost their jobs

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• Pratai@piefed.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The gaming industry seems to be imploding intentionally for some reason.

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  • Baggie@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The obvious answer is that the economy is fucked, everyone is all in on AI, and it’s starting to look a little shaky.

    It’s a bad look in general

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• FoxFairline@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Hope they get to work on Paralives. I bet they can help alot there.

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• massive_bereavement@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Sul sul!

  (anyway The Sims was a microtransaction-fest. I still think the Sims 2 was peak, and anything else has been more content in exchange for slightly worse games.)

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  • magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I played a lot of Sims 2 on PS2 as a kid, and I remember playing sims 3 for a bit.

    I never played the expansions, and some of those might’ve had some neat new ideas, but the base game was basically the same thing with higher poly/res models and textures.

    By Sims 4 I think people would’ve been pleasantly surprised if that’s what they had received instead of the excuse for micro transactions it seems to be outside looking in.

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    • naughtlemming@fedinsfw.app ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Sims on the PlayStation was a great time.

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    • massive_bereavement@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I was told, somehow mimicking reality, it is more expensive to survive in the core game after each new version. So in Sims 4, you either buy several expansions or it will be darn hard having your sims get out of the paycheck to paycheck zone.

      Also the entry level stuff was harder to satisfy your sim in comparison (e.g. the entry level bed in Sims 4 recharged less the energy and comfort than in previous versions).

      There was this comparison chart in some page but I can't find it, maybe it was a video..

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  • ThePantser@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Sims 2 was peak, but holy shit could it have used SSD tech back then. 30min± load times once you had all the packs. It was too optimistic about home machines at the time.

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• CaptObvious@literature.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Did anyone honestly believe the Saudis would allow any game with LGBT characters to continue? If that was you, I want to introduce you to my good friend the Nigerian prince

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  • mushroommunk@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Does he have a bridge to sell because I think now’s the time

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• aeronmelon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The only thing EA makes now is vibe-coded sports titles that prominently feature UAE teams and figures.

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• Varesti@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

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  You can’t make bad games if you don’t make games.

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  • hypnicjerk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    buying an unsinkable vessel for $55 billion without double checking it’s not currently on the sea floor

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