For anybody saying “it’s not a problem, just moderate it yourself”

I’m of the opposite opinion. It’s a much bigger problem than just Steam community moderation and it needs to be addressed more broadly. (Monkey’s paw curls)

This. It’s not a problem, it’s a niche.

This breaks my heart. The Marathon trilogy had such a cool setting and atmosphere. What the hell is this.

Into the ground, you say?

After everything they’ve done to their other key franchises… Surely no one is going to fall for this, right?

Blizzard openly admitting that they scammed players into buying Overwatch 1 twice:

Sure, but exploring the way games abstract reality can be interesting and worthwhile.

Classic publicly traded company using “reorganisation” (read: layoffs) to trick shareholders into thinking they are turning things around by simultaneously reducing costs and shifting blame for past failures of leadership.

The next step is a super safe release, like a remaster of one of their top selling games, followed by an announcement of a new entry in one of their most popular series. Line goes up. Ubisoft is back! Hire more developers, open a new studio (or buy an established studio), resume enshittifying. Rinse and repeat.

I have played these games before.webp

The difference between awards chosen purely by people who play video games and awards chosen primarily by people who make their pay cheques in the industry