US politicians keep spoiling our fun with ridiculous censorship levels, writes Walt Pretorious of The Times:
"When a form of popular entertainment becomes as large and influential as video gaming has, it really is no surprise that people from all walks of life start taking notice of it, and even start using it as a platform for self-promotion. US politicians, in particular, have found a fertile ground in which to garner support through the often-controversial content of video games - particularly the violent ones.
In a nutshell, the US political arena has been obsessed with the effects violent video games have on children. They have been waging a long-fought struggle to regulate the sale of video games, with particular attention being paid to those that contain mature content. This, in and of itself, is not a bad thing, but blame needs to be apportioned where it is due."
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It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
