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Kanos posted:Wardell is a CEO cut from the manbaby libertarian stripe where he believes being a rich prick who owns a company makes him a ~captain of industry~ with unlimited rights and powers over his own private office fiefdom. He would proudly do things like side-park his convertible across multiple handicapped spots(because he owns the building), talk about how he's an obnoxious rear end in a top hat and if anyone has a problem with it he'll shut down the studio since he owns it by god - this is a running theme with Wardell - and is also a loving racist rear end in a top hat. Sometimes I really loving hate that I like video games.
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It's just higher ups in general, i think. Just video games are closer to the audience so we hear about it more often. You don't often go look up your favourite cereal manufacturers opinions on race, etc etc.
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Stardock does publish Offworld Trading Company, though it was developed by Soren Johnson, who was the guy who made Civ IV, and features music by Christopher Tin who also did the title track for Civ IV. Do with that information what you will, Brad Wardell truly is an awful person.
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dogstile posted:It's just higher ups in general, i think. Just video games are closer to the audience so we hear about it more often. You don't often go look up your favourite cereal manufacturers opinions on race, etc etc. Corn flakes are a notable exception, we know exactly what their creator was after: NO WANKING
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StrixNebulosa posted:Corn flakes are a notable exception, we know exactly what their creator was after: NO WANKING
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SelenicMartian posted:Is that why West of Loathing (and Abuse) had that location? Yes, absolutely. Jick always seemed to love calling out ridiculousness. Also: Door in the Woods is real loving good, y'all.
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New Humble My Friend Pedro Planet Coaster + World's Fair Pack DLC F1 2019 Anniversary Edition Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark Battle Chasers: Nightwar EXAPUNKS Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Death's Gambit 198X Niffelheim AI War 2 Etherborn DRM Free Games: Space Routine One Step From Eden Exclusive Sneak Peek
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Cool, there’s like 5 games on my wishlist there
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/406970/The_Uncertain_Last_Quiet_Day/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/449980/Expansion__Crusader_Kings_II_The_Reapers_Due/ First episode of The Council is free, but you have to click "install" in the top left here to add it.
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This is your regular reminder that there is no ethical consumption under capitalism. Play your free games and vote.
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KillHour posted:This is your regular reminder that there is no ethical consumption under capitalism. or stick to what you believe in instead of this meaningless petition to give up
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flatluigi posted:or stick to what you believe in instead of this meaningless petition to give up the point of "there is no ethical consumption..." is that, if an economic system is designed to be free of ethics, it is not reasonable to morally judge the consumption choices of the people who are subjected to that system. it has nothing to do with what is in the hearts and minds of the people who find themselves having to make those economic choices Lutha Mahtin fucked around with this message at 22:11 on Mar 6, 2020 |
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Lutha Mahtin posted:the point of "there is no ethical consumption..." is that, if an economic system is not based on ethics, it is not reasonable to morally judge the consumption choices of the people who are subjected to that system. it has nothing to do with what is the heart of the people who find themselves having to make those economic choices Where do videogames fall of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
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Look Sir Droids posted:Where do videogames fall of Maslow's hierarchy of needs? i have gone on dates with both sans and papyrus so definitely love/belonging
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Lutha Mahtin posted:the point of "there is no ethical consumption..." is that, if an economic system is not based on ethics, it is not reasonable to morally judge the consumption choices of the people who find themselves subjected to that system. it has nothing to do with what is the heart of the people who find themselves having to make those economic choices Not buying games (or in this case getting someone else to buy a game for you) from the serial harasser and tyrant who literally tries to kill his employees is not a hard economic choice forced on us by capitalism, it's a choice people can easily make without meaningful sacrifice. If Brad Wardell owned the only internet provider in your area, then not paying him would be an unreasonable sacrifice to expect of most people. The context of the unethical consumption (both in what you're consuming, what your options are, and how egregious the unethical underlying behaviour) still matters.
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The Kins posted:New Humble I'm confused, the site says this costs $20.
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StrixNebulosa posted:someone tell me about a free game More of a "free DLC for (good) FTP game", but Minion Masters: Zealous Inferno is free this weekend!
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StrixNebulosa posted:someone tell me about a free game Det_no posted:Once more you can get a free bite out of the enormous cake that is Crusader Kings II's DLC:
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Sleeveless posted:I'm confused, the site says this costs $20. i was confused about this too but didn't want to say anything
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Sleeveless posted:I'm confused, the site says this costs $20. Lutha Mahtin posted:i was confused about this too but didn't want to say anything 
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There's a strong chance people might already have Amazon Prime for other reasons, so the games are a bonus.
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The Kins posted:People seem to post about these subscription services like the Twitch Prime stuff here, so I figured I'd join in. The difference is no one has ever paid specifically for Twitch Prime
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Whereas Humble Choice is an objectively worse subscription than Humble Monthly was.
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I'm mad at you The Kins, but I'll stop being mad here in a while and we can be friends again.
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The only way Humble Choice is a decent deal is if you migrated in from Humble Monthly which gives you all games for the $12 a month or however much it is. I'm just pausing any time there's a month I don't fancy and that apparently keeps my subscription active.
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It's a huge pain that you have to re-pause every month. Pricks.
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So a thing I've been thinking is that we don't have a thread right now for free games that have always been free. Dumpster diving on sites like itch.io and Kongregate used to be a big pleasure of mine, and often the trash was as entertaining as the treasure. Do you think it's worth expanding this thread or making a new one?
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Whybird posted:So a thing I've been thinking is that we don't have a thread right now for free games that have always been free. Dumpster diving on sites like itch.io and Kongregate used to be a big pleasure of mine, and often the trash was as entertaining as the treasure. Do you think it's worth expanding this thread or making a new one? I think this thread serves its purpose of being a notice board for free game opportunities available as they come. I could see a new thread where people can make an effort post about a free game they have actually played for a while, and would like to recommend.
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yeah this isn't really a "games for no money" thread, it's more a bat signal for backlog hoarders
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StoryTime posted:I think this thread serves its purpose of being a notice board for free game opportunities available as they come. I could see a new thread where people can make an effort post about a free game they have actually played for a while, and would like to recommend. I'd 100% read such a thread, but yeah it ain't this one.
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StrixNebulosa posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/406970/The_Uncertain_Last_Quiet_Day/
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Whybird posted:So a thing I've been thinking is that we don't have a thread right now for free games that have always been free. Dumpster diving on sites like itch.io and Kongregate used to be a big pleasure of mine, and often the trash was as entertaining as the treasure. Do you think it's worth expanding this thread or making a new one? I've considered doing the same thing for small/interesting games for years but I almost never get much of a response whenever I post about those sorts, so I've never bothered. Don't let that stop you though, I'd be really into it.
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I would 100% make a new thread since this one is very particular and the (usually) rare updates mean something specific. But do it. The question is, would it include all free games like Warframe and Apex (F2P?) or just the smaller free games that aren't F2P, just plain ol' free/open source (Warzone 2100, Zero-K (Spring))?
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