Every gamers worst nightmare Jack Thompson has basked in the controversy surrounding Manhunt 2 and has called all the banning action as simply delicious. Thompson gloats that he had warned Take Two months ago that they would have huge problems with the title and then smughly remarks 'Who was right about that kidds?"He says this is the best thing that could happen to the gaming industry...
Companies, particularly public companies like Microsoft, need to grow.
i mean its pretty simple, they spent close to 30 billion in acquiring activision, they thought they'd make it bk no problem, and that didnt happen.
its just shit that because of MS's miscalculation alot of people lost their jobs.
They are going to use AI for a large portion of the game development process. Upper management need bonuses and the shareholders need more money. So, people will lose their jobs.
They shouldn't have bought any studios. Some is okay...but they went on a shopping spree...stupid
The better question is why did Microsoft buy publishers for a service they were subsidizing they knew couldn't support.
And why are so many websites trying to make people feel sorry for Microsoft instead of truly criticizing the fact they are closing studios and killing jobs that would have been fine if Microsoft themselves hadn't gotten involved.
Quit feeling sorry for Microsoft and start feeling sorry for the industry and the all the gamers who are actually losing out.
THIS IS MICROSOFTS FAULT.
The first thing that happens after any major acquisition or merger is a consolidation of the whole new portfolio, which includes cutting any excess, bloat or portfolios that don't fit the larger MO of the big boy. So far, it's been par for the course with Microsoft and that's why gamers have been so against this acquisition. Tango Gameworks is the beginning. You think Microsoft wants to pay to keep small timers like Ninja Theory in business?
There is absolutely zero evidence to suggest that Microsoft will improve any of these studios, but plenty to suggest that they will get rid of what they don't need and hold onto the IP. The real agenda of the acquisition was always to acquire The Elder Scrolls, Diablo, Fallout, Call of Duty, Candy Crush etc. that will create millions in passive revenue stream for Microsoft regardless of where the games release. Microsoft simply wants their cut.
Because of Games Pass Microsoft has no interest in investing in new IP which is risky and requires creative talent they can neither nurture nor manage. Game Pass has also not grown in the way Microsoft expected it to, even post acquisitions. Therefore the logical thing to do, without serious money makers to release, is to cut as much cost as possible.
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Man I hate Jack Tompson, he is so annoying and this banning of Manhunt 2 is gonna make him belive that the gaming industry is full of evil. I wish that every gamer and the whole of the gaming industry come together and sue that dumbass for every penny hes got, now that would be awesome.
I bet he had an orgasm the moment it was banned
I wonder how that lawsuit again bill gates is shaping up. I wish MS would purchase T2 and Rockstar release MH2 on 360. A with all the money they make off it, send JT a xmas card with the finger and a F*ck you very much
I really, really, want to punch Jack Thompson in the face.
No, actually, scratch that; I want to make a GAME where all you do is punch Jack Thompson in the face. I could sell it for millions and one of the unlockables could be all of these ridiculous letters and speeches he's made...
"Manhunt 2" belongs in the same category as snuff films. Even the liberal Europeans (who usually tolerate everything) ban it.
Of course, most gamers would still mindlessly defend Manhunt 2. Heck, they would defend any video game, even if the game lets gamer role-play as a serial rapist going around kidnapping and raping little girls. Gamers would still defend that game like cultists. They'd just say: "What's wrong with raping little girls? It's just a game." That's the idiocy of gamers.