Daniel Starkey writes -
Poverty traps its victims in intellectual dead zones. I don't pirate games anymore, but when I needed it, it gave me access to the literature and artistic inspiration of my generation.
Skewed and Reviewed have written an Opinion Piece covering issues in the gaming industry, how current issues were issues years ago, and what can be done to help restore consumer trust.
Nothing. It's up to the gamers to stop consuming content from companies that they don't agree with.
How do you know if you agree with it or not unless you play it? Which without conventions forces gamers to rely on trailers. Perhaps Demos should be made more frequently. But companies need to do better as well.
But is that not what they have now? Tons of gameplay or are you talking about watching actual gamers play it versus the trailers and streams? The big issue is that some companies pay streamers and influencers and they create content but for me; that is hardly a fair, unbiased, and factual look at a game.
They usually are attached to the money sadly. It would be nice to have gamers in charge but you have so much money invested that business people are needed. Hence the issue; you need people who know business but are also gamers who know have an eye to the community. It sounds simple in theory that if you give gamers quality games that they want to play; money will be made. But that is not always so.
Marie Dealessandri speaks to Borislav Slavov and Gustavo Santaolalla about “the new golden age of games music”.
A famous actor from Starship Troopers has showered praise on Helldivers 2 and said he is open to the idea of playing General Brasch.
Holy moly. Before people even think about throwing a "you're a dirty pirate" comment around, I highly recommend giving it a read.
As someone from a fairly good background, I've never had to endure what this poor chap has, so seeing piracy from this guy's perspective really has opened my eyes. Well written and very informative, a much better read than most of the clickbait that gets pushed to the top, or just a series of tweets. More of this please!
Bootlegging usually comes from people that can't afford, or have their money going to more pressing places. It's understandable the case of both gamers and developers.
Piracy should be seen as a digital library, it's about equality and allowing all people regardless of wealth the opportunity to succeed in a world where the wealthy have advantages that can not be overcome by those of lesser means.
People in our capitalist society only look things from a greed perspective.
I have a friend who came from a family of moderate wealth they were able to send him to college for 3D programing and design. But the software(s) required to complete the courses cost thousands of dollars. More than they could afford to supply. So he pirated the software which allowed him to obtain a degree. Now he has a good job in the industry and has purchased multiple times over the same software he used to earn his degree.
its hard to judge someone in this position, the knee jerk reaction is "stealing is stealing", while others consider that people who pirate typically would never had bought the game anyway.
even stealing physical goods can be considered a grey area if that persons circumstances warrant it
Steal a loaf of bread = prosecuted with criminal record.
Embezzle billions of dollars = get paid remainder of contract and redundancy settlement fee, move on to another high paid job.
We have the highest inequality gap in recorded human history, and it's the poverty sticken 'digital media copiers' that are looked down upon and scorned as theifs.
What a disgusting toxic culture.