Comment on Embracer rolls out new AI policy to 'massively enhance game development' | Game Developer
technomad@slrpnk.net 4 months agoName and shame them
Comment on Embracer rolls out new AI policy to 'massively enhance game development' | Game Developer
technomad@slrpnk.net 4 months agoName and shame them
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 months ago
The worst:
These companies piss me off, but…:
Embracer’s pretty low on the “piss me off, but…” list. They made a horrible gambler’s bet and were surprised to have to pay the bill later, and they do have a few live service games in the bunch too, but outside of that, what they were going for is something I really wanted to see succeed. The big publishers stopped making a lot of types of games that they used to make as they honed in on a select few money makers, and Embracer was picking up old, discarded, forgotten properties or subgenres and trying to show that there can still be a market for those. The fact that the bet has failed could be up to their execution, since as Keighley reminded us at SGF, customers do in fact respond when the right games show up outside of those AAA publishers, and Embracer had a vision. They pursued that vision irresponsibly.
rtxn@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Riot was/is also a cesspit of sexual harrassment and discrimination, but nobody seems to remember.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Good point. I don’t know how ongoing that is or if steps have been taken to improve things.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 4 months ago
And yet Tencent and whoever made Roblox are arguably even worse than those.
technomad@slrpnk.net 4 months ago
That was a really excellent write up, thank you for elaborating. It’s helpful to know the truth of how these companies are acting, and important for consumers to try not to forget. They will continue to take advantage, if we allow it.
Marketsupreme@lemm.ee 4 months ago
What a sober fucking write-up. Bravo and thanks for the information.