Kayana@ttrpg.network
on 27 Sep 2024 15:17
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Not only is that headline’s grammar exceptional(ly bad), for a moment I thought the developer of Control was named Alan Wake. Like, how did they manage to butcher that so badly?
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
on 27 Sep 2024 16:11
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iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
on 27 Sep 2024 18:41
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Sure, but “good” is subjective. I had no confusion from the headline and like that it was direct and to the point.
Banichan@dormi.zone
on 27 Sep 2024 16:29
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I can tell you weren’t on newspaper staff
PoopingCough@lemmy.world
on 27 Sep 2024 17:51
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News headlines aren’t limited by space on physical paper anymore. If your headline is confusing because of traditions based on outdated limitations it’s not a good headline imo.
That headline would have been rejected decades ago.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
on 27 Sep 2024 16:31
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No, it doesn’t say “Control developer Alan Wake …”
thisisdee@lemmy.world
on 27 Sep 2024 20:10
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If that’s what they meant, there would have been a comma after “Control developer” I believe.
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 28 Sep 2024 05:11
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This is not the place for commas. This calls for a slash.
Alan Wake / Control developer agrees
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
on 27 Sep 2024 16:15
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That’s too bad.
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
on 27 Sep 2024 16:20
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Tencent will grow to become the anti-Steam, mark my words. They already have their grubby mitts all over devs worldwide, and every single one will live to regret it (or their players, at the very least).
slazer2au@lemmy.world
on 27 Sep 2024 16:44
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You say that like they don’t own a sizeable chunk of Epic.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world
on 27 Sep 2024 17:11
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Not just games, movies too. And anything that gets Tencent money ends up with subtle pro-China propaganda.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world
on 27 Sep 2024 17:34
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they own WeChat too, China’s biggest chat app, also used for bill payment and government tracking.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
on 27 Sep 2024 18:55
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I haven’t played in a few years, have they done any of that in EvE Online?
RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world
on 27 Sep 2024 19:59
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I’m not saying there isn’t, but do you have some examples of pro china propaganda in games and movies? I heard something about the live-action mulan movie being filmed in xinyang, but besides that i haven’t personally noticed anything.
wolfshadowheart@leminal.space
on 27 Sep 2024 21:39
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It’s more about the scripts being given a passover of approval from the CCP. Want your movie in China? Usually, there’s some adaptation for the region, no big deal. However, I remember articles coming out about how the movie adaptation may not be accepted if the U.S. version doesn’t fit the standard, meaning the U.S. version would have changes made at the suggestion of the CCP.
RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world
on 28 Sep 2024 21:12
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Oh thankyou! Yeah that does make sense. That is pretty messed up.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world
on 28 Sep 2024 07:06
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It’s okay. The Fediverse assured me again and again it won’t matter how much Tencent owns of your company so as long as you “don’t think about them (Tencent)”. Whatever that means.
notaviking@lemmy.world
on 27 Sep 2024 19:51
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Yeah I feel there is a weird history between steam and remedy media. Like I remember when you could one day buy Alan Wake like really cheap since it was being taken off steam. Then the Epic deal making Alan Wake 2 exclusive basically meant they excluded a lot of customers immediately on steam.
NoMoreCocaine@lemmynsfw.com
on 28 Sep 2024 14:50
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I know a guy who’s been working there for well over a decade, I wonder if he’s got any insights on this weird behavior they’ve been doing. He’s got no power over financial decisions, so it’s not likely he’s got any details.
notaviking@lemmy.world
on 28 Sep 2024 17:20
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I understand that Epic funded their project to be an Epic exclusive, but was that a financially sound decision excluding the major market place. Could they not have worked in like a two year or three year exclusive period
SwordInStone@lemmy.world
on 28 Sep 2024 20:38
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and who exactly have they excluded? aside from the steam deck users every steam user can easily use epic game store
batmaniam@lemmy.world
on 29 Sep 2024 10:37
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People who don’t want to use the epic store. That was me. I just don’t want another launcher, another account. I’ll get around to it at some point I’m sure but I didn’t buy AW2 and probably would have if it wasn’t an exclusive.
NoMoreCocaine@lemmynsfw.com
on 30 Sep 2024 10:57
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Me? Granted I get all their games for free (thanks dude!), but I definitely won’t use Epic store. Would have gotten it for free if I used it, though.
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Not only is that headline’s grammar exceptional(ly bad), for a moment I thought the developer of Control was named Alan Wake. Like, how did they manage to butcher that so badly?
That’s a perfectly normal headline composition.
That doesn’t mean it’s good.
Sure, but “good” is subjective. I had no confusion from the headline and like that it was direct and to the point.
I can tell you weren’t on newspaper staff
News headlines aren’t limited by space on physical paper anymore. If your headline is confusing because of traditions based on outdated limitations it’s not a good headline imo.
Your opinion doesn’t outweigh decades of an entire industry
K. Nor do industry traditions invalidate my opinion.
Your opinion has no bearing on the industry standard. Kick rocks, kid.
That headline would have been rejected decades ago.
No, it doesn’t say “Control developer Alan Wake …”
If that’s what they meant, there would have been a comma after “Control developer” I believe.
This is not the place for commas. This calls for a slash.
That’s too bad.
Tencent will grow to become the anti-Steam, mark my words. They already have their grubby mitts all over devs worldwide, and every single one will live to regret it (or their players, at the very least).
You say that like they don’t own a sizeable chunk of Epic.
exactly they are already doing it.
Not just games, movies too. And anything that gets Tencent money ends up with subtle pro-China propaganda.
they own WeChat too, China’s biggest chat app, also used for bill payment and government tracking.
I haven’t played in a few years, have they done any of that in EvE Online?
I’m not saying there isn’t, but do you have some examples of pro china propaganda in games and movies? I heard something about the live-action mulan movie being filmed in xinyang, but besides that i haven’t personally noticed anything.
It’s more about the scripts being given a passover of approval from the CCP. Want your movie in China? Usually, there’s some adaptation for the region, no big deal. However, I remember articles coming out about how the movie adaptation may not be accepted if the U.S. version doesn’t fit the standard, meaning the U.S. version would have changes made at the suggestion of the CCP.
Sorry for the NYT link, but it has some examples
Oh thankyou! Yeah that does make sense. That is pretty messed up.
It’s okay. The Fediverse assured me again and again it won’t matter how much Tencent owns of your company so as long as you “don’t think about them (Tencent)”. Whatever that means.
Yeah I feel there is a weird history between steam and remedy media. Like I remember when you could one day buy Alan Wake like really cheap since it was being taken off steam. Then the Epic deal making Alan Wake 2 exclusive basically meant they excluded a lot of customers immediately on steam.
I know a guy who’s been working there for well over a decade, I wonder if he’s got any insights on this weird behavior they’ve been doing. He’s got no power over financial decisions, so it’s not likely he’s got any details.
I understand that Epic funded their project to be an Epic exclusive, but was that a financially sound decision excluding the major market place. Could they not have worked in like a two year or three year exclusive period
and who exactly have they excluded? aside from the steam deck users every steam user can easily use epic game store
People who don’t want to use the epic store. That was me. I just don’t want another launcher, another account. I’ll get around to it at some point I’m sure but I didn’t buy AW2 and probably would have if it wasn’t an exclusive.
Me? Granted I get all their games for free (thanks dude!), but I definitely won’t use Epic store. Would have gotten it for free if I used it, though.
If they need money honestly Tencent is better than a lot of the alternatives who might be willing to invest.