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The games industry is undergoing a 'generational change,' says Epic CEO Tim Sweeney: 'A lot of games are released with high budgets, and they're not selling' in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[–] borth@sh.itjust.works 25 points 5 hours ago

I'm gonna take a wild guess that the games with high budgets that aren't "selling", are just not selling "enough" to cover the "costs" of the executives. I guess it wasn't much of a guess:

and they're not selling nearly as well as expected," Sweeney said. "Whereas other games are going incredibly strong

Do they think that these other games "going incredibly strong" are making the money they hope to make? They're probably making much less but managing it much better. The savings are almost infinite when you don't approve every executive bonus pay package.

Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] borth@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Harm? That is what would happen to their company if they explained what they meant by "harm"

The supporter [heyheymomo] in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

[–] borth@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 days ago

"sleep with the supporter" lol

Would You Wear an Air-Filled Cycling Backpack If It Could Reduce Drag and Improve Safety? in c/micromobility@lemmy.world

[–] borth@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago

The guy on the left is trying so hard 🤣

The next Battlefield game will be built by 4 studios at EA. DICE for multiplayer, Criterion Games for single player/MP, Motive for single player and Ripple Effect for a "new experience" in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[–] borth@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

"new experience" = new mtx experiences

... in c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

[–] borth@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

..."inside of you"

Ubisoft shares plunge again after investor urges company to go private in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[–] borth@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

... "bad for the stability and longevity" of the shareholders. If a publicly traded company tried anything other than "line go up", it might still be stable and long lasting.

Riverside Sheriff walks into a house without a warrant, steps in, and says "Now that I'm inside your house, I own your house right now." in c/thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world

[–] borth@sh.itjust.works 55 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"They opened the door and ran from me" (pointing at the minor). So just opening the door is enough for them to force their foot in and suddenly, "I'm allowed in because you opened the door and my foot is inside already". Then they wonder why no one would want to open the door to them 🤦. Gotta teach the kids to talk through the door, I guess.

Speaking of manly ways to eat food... in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world

[–] borth@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Some monkeys eat it from the side, with the peel. But that might be too manly for them lol

Startup Says It'll Use Huge Space Mirror to Sell Sunlight During Nighttime in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] borth@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

🤣🤣 literally the only reaction to this!!

Spectre Divide Reduces Cosmetic Skin Price from $90 to $70 After Backlash in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[–] borth@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago

Valorant has skins that can only be acquired in their $80+ bundles too. Following the valorant trend, they know some people will keep paying, no matter the price.

i will never understand scientific fraud in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[–] borth@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I agree, that phrase seems to be a little misleading with the "trust in God" crowd because to them, that is the ultimate answer, and no other answer would come close to being "right". But "trust the science" is not meant to be the ultimate answer, just a sign pointing you in the right direction, so that you can then check the science to see if it's reliable. So, the science that you're trusting is not theirs, but yours.