Weedle posted:

CharlieFoxtrot posted:

OK I finished one act of Loop Hero, I think it's starting to grow on me


Well yeah, I mean he's tossing spaghetti, who does that

Real hurthling! posted:

Act 2 was very tough until i unlocked some stuff so abort those runs whenever it gets dicey

CubeTheory posted:

I have many threads I read to be sad, and this is the one I read to be happy and y'all are really messing up my ratios right now

Looper posted:

sorry friend, hope this helps

CubeTheory posted:

I have many threads I read to be sad, and this is the one I read to be happy and y'all are really messing up my ratios right now

The 7th Guest posted:

nobody:

chris roberts: HEY YALL ITS CHRIS ROBERTS HERE AND WE hosed UP AgAIN

https://twitter.com/Kotaku/status/1370051913153048581

quote:

According to sources, upper management explained that executives simply weren’t aware of how dire the situation in Austin had gotten, and by the time they found out, the week was already over.

Weedle posted:

Khanstant posted:

whatever happened to those banner ads and games about punching a monkey or goerge bush?

The 7th Guest posted:

rudy guiliani is the reason dennis miller went insane

Weedle posted:

i think they just fell out of favor once people got tired of clicking on them. the company that made those is now owned by verizon. blog rants about the monkey punching banner ads circa 2000-01 are some of the earliest artifacts i can remember of people being sick of the web's poo poo. if only they knew how bad it would get

Walla posted:

I used to like Dennis.

The 7th Guest posted:

nobody:

chris roberts: HEY YALL ITS CHRIS ROBERTS HERE AND WE hosed UP AgAIN

https://twitter.com/Kotaku/status/1370051913153048581

PC Gamer posted:

It's been roughly a year since Covid-19 took over our lives. While it isn't worst-affected by the global pandemic, the games industry has struggled to adapt to the necessity of remote work. But this January, in the face of Japan posting some of its highest case figures, Capcom reportedly forced employees to continue clocking into the publisher's Osaka office.

Speaking to Japanese outlet Business Journal (via Kotaku), a Capcom whistle-blower said that employees were "forced to come to work" even as the government declared a state of emergency in parts of the country, including Osaka. According to a leaked internal email, it appears Capcom was so spooked by last year's ransomware attack that it has decided to cut off remote work.

"In view of this situation, we decided that we had to temporarily abandon the use of the remote system, which we had been preparing for verification by many people, and have to go to work," an email sent to the development department read (via Google Translate).

A message from a senior executive also allegedly read: "70% of Japan is at home, but 30% come to work to support the Japanese economy. We have a mission to support the Japanese economy as 30%"

In response, a Capcom spokesperson told Business Journal that it had implemented several measures to ensure office safety by enforcing social distancing, mask use, temperature checks and staggered work hours. The report notes that Capcom's actions aren't a clear breach of the country's Labor Standards Act, but the source notes that the pandemic has only exacerbated reportedly poor working conditions at Capcom.

Workers who refuse to enter the office are seemingly faced with employment restrictions, or placed on standby at home without work. Capcom reportedly seems to be making remote work as unappealing as possible, with one source saying: "In some cases, it seems as if they are being urged to retire."

In January, Capcom reported that the data leak affected just under 400,000 people, though payment details and game servers were unaffected. It's easy to see why management would be spooked, especially as the industry at large grapples with the reality of remote work. But by and large, they've made it work—all without bringing developers into a potential infection hotspot.

PC Gamer has reached out to Capcom for comment.

Cardiovorax posted:

Well, no wonder someone leaked their development files. I would've been pissed about that, too.

Weedle posted:

i guess haruhiro tsujimoto is president evil

Waffleman_ posted:

It wasn't an internal leak, but an external hack, and Capcom bringing their staff back into the office was a direct result of that hack, so you're backwards.

Harrow posted:

The list of what they're going to show is right in the tweet, isn't it?

Weedle posted:

they're further reworking avengers so that leveling is now accomplished through redemption codes found in limited edition avengers comic books and pepsi-cola products

Help Im Alive posted:

I loved LiS1 and liked 2 a lot I wonder what the superpower will be

idk if i should be worried by dontnods other projects recently apparently being bad (tell me why/twin mirror but I don't really know anything about them)

Rinkles posted:

I didn't know there was a Japan exclusive Sega CD Shadowrun (notably, it was the last Sega CD game to be released)