CaptObvious
@CaptObvious@literature.cafe
- Comment on BDS calls for boycott of Microsoft and Xbox gaming products over alleged Israeli military connections 2 days ago:
I mean, it was always GOG anyway. This just shows that it’s the right decision.
- Comment on Ubisoft launches new subsidiary for Assassin’s Creed and other big games with funding from Tencent 1 week ago:
So the founders figured out how to sell the company AND keep control of it. Neat!
- Comment on I Used to Teach Students. Now I Catch ChatGPT Cheats. 4 weeks ago:
Hard to do when our administrations have also drunk the job-certificate koolaid. They forcibly overload our classes with twice as many students as we can effectively teach. Essays are just about the only tools we have.
- Comment on Make your complaints heard about bad games, says Dragon Age veteran Mark Darrah, but "your $70 doesn't buy you cruelty" 1 month ago:
Do players celebrate layoffs? Or do they just enjoy the schadenfreude when karma bites executives and managers who disrespect their customers?
Either way, yeah $70 for a game, especially for a bad one, buys me the right to complain.
- Comment on Square Enix Has Set Up A New Policy To Go After Harassers 2 months ago:
So people will either simply stop talking about Square Enix at all or make sure they use a VPN/Tor and burner email to do it. SE do know who their customers are, no?
- Comment on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds creator wants to build a "metaverse" but says it might take 15 years and can't explain what it will look like yet 2 months ago:
At this point, he’d be better advised to spin up an OpenSimulator instance, hire Firestorm to build a custom viewer, and focus on building his world. Reinventing the wheel — again — is pointless.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
Is this the same PrivacyGuides that tried to burn PrivacyTools to the ground a few years ago? I wouldn’t expect much from them if that’s the case. Find another instance and start over.
- Comment on Nintendo is targeting members of a popular Switch piracy subreddit | VGC 4 months ago:
Nintendo’s own-goals are getting embarrassing.
- Comment on Elon Musk says too many game studios are owned by giant corporations so his giant corporation is going to start a studio to 'make games great again' 4 months ago:
Yes, but he’ll gaslight the rest of us into calling it “bee-GOH” Games.
- Comment on Joe Biden announces ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah 4 months ago:
Well, Bibi got The Donald re-elected. Guess he can afford to agree a ceasefire in Lebanon — especially doing it before they and their supporters start hitting back.
- Comment on Strava closes the gates to sharing fitness data with other apps 4 months ago:
Glad I don’t use Strava
- Comment on Citizen Sleeper: A Compact, Sci-Fi Exploration of Survival at the Fringes of Space and Humanity 4 months ago:
Sounds like elements of the old MUD “Sindome” along with Logan’s Run and Robocop
- Comment on US recognizes Venezuela's opposition candidate as president-elect months after the disputed election 4 months ago:
What, exactly, will this mean in real terms?
- Comment on 'It even breaks my heart a bit': Denuvo pushes back on its haters, says Steam forums are a 'very toxic, very hostile environment' 5 months ago:
The upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard will somewhat surprisingly not use Denuvo at all
There’s the tell. Publishers might start listening to their customers, who generate income, rather than their vendors’ sales personnel, who create expenses. He’s panicked over a potential existential crisis.
- Comment on 'It even breaks my heart a bit': Denuvo pushes back on its haters, says Steam forums are a 'very toxic, very hostile environment' 5 months ago:
If I read a forum where people are known to object to what I do, there’s a fair chance I’ll get my feelings hurt. That’s on me.
- Comment on Companies are finding new ways to monetize personal data, too often without proper notice or consent. ICYMI, three current examples that you may want to act on to opt out: PayPal, LinkedIn and 23andMe 5 months ago:
Given how much data they hold on a significant number of people, that’s mildly terrifying.
- Comment on Companies are finding new ways to monetize personal data, too often without proper notice or consent. ICYMI, three current examples that you may want to act on to opt out: PayPal, LinkedIn and 23andMe 5 months ago:
23andMe are going out of business?
- Comment on 700 Ubisoft Workers Strike In France, Across Their Different Locations 5 months ago:
Ubisoft has problems. Ghoulish activist investor looking to destroy the company for a quick buck is not helping.
- Comment on THE DEMONS 6 months ago:
All I see is a flame-type Pokémon. Kinda cute, really
- Comment on ‘Human shield propaganda’: Backlash mounts as Israel's Bennett claims Lebanese families house Hezbollah rocket launchers 6 months ago:
I hate stereotypes, but it must be said: The one sure way to know an Israeli politician is lying is to check if their lips are moving.