I'm extremely fed up with the reckless reporting by gaming journalists about Uwe Boll and Michael Bay. I don't even remember how it all started, yet the gaming press continues to obsessively cover it like the Paparazzi. The Boll and Bay drama has been mentioned frequently on every gaming podcast I listen to (including IGN, EGM, and 1UP) and as of this writing on 5/3 at 1pm CST it's on Joystiq's front page.
Although Uwe Boll makes terrible movies based on video games, all of this is nothing more than Hollywood trash and is irrelevant to the gaming industry. I don't understand why all this has been covered so closely.
Remember that being a gamer is heavily scrutinized by ignorant politicians, lawyers, parents, and other organizations and they're on a mission to destroy what we believe in. We cannot be distracted by insignificant drama like Boll vs. Bay and then turn a blind eye to a real threat to our freedom to game.
We as gamers are extremely intelligent. Let's stop following news that isn't.
Take it to the sea and start the fishing. Take a look at the best fishing games you can play on the PS2 today.
Former Activision studio Toys for Bob partners with Xbox to publish its first game as an indie. This is something of a homecoming, as Microsoft owns Activision.
I guess.
How come they didnt either let them go or sell Tango and others to another publisher? Not saying Ubisoft, EA would be any better. (Capcome would of treated them right )
At least it wouldn't be MS of all ppl destroying them.
MS really should let go Tango go like they did TFB here.
one was under Bethesda (Tango) the other under Activision (TFB). Clearly each one handled the separations of their subordinates differently.
"How come they didnt either let them go or sell Tango and others to another publisher? Not saying Ubisoft, EA would be any better. (Capcome would of treated them right )"
Perhaps because Zenimax and ABK handles such matters differently based on their own internal policies as "independent" publishers.
Whoever, chances are it´s simply because MS didn´t wanted Tango or Austin to be acquired by competitors and develop new bangers for them, giving MS a bad rep in a possible future. Which could also be the reason why they ensured an exclusive partnership with TFB and its new game, before anyone else.
Sad and disgusting. But it is what it is.
Manages to buy their freedom especially after all the shit Microsoft has been doing with its studios lately
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Goes right back to them as partners.
Okaaaaaay...
Id venture a guess that TFB working directly with MS was a better outcome than working through Activision to get to MS.
From the article...
"Toys for Bob spun out as an indie back in February after Microsoft instituted sweeping layoffs that impacted 86 employees, which was more than half of the staff"
I doubt those 86 employees enjoyed the Microsoft experience over Activisions.
MS shuts down studios because of lack of resources and then helps these guys by giving em resources. Also MS is what forced them to buy their freedom in the first place? What kind of logic 😂
Xbox’s gaming division seems to still function as 3 semi-autonomous sub-divisions, Xbox Studios, Bethesda and ABK. The three main sub-divisions can seemingly shut down or build studios and set up partnerships independently. This would explain why Bethesda can recently shutdown studios, while ABK spins off one studio, while building a new one. Plus, Toys for Bob could be spun off by ABK, only to immediately re-partner with Microsoft.
The Nerd Stash: "Developed by Treyarch Studios, Call of Duty: Black Ops games are some of the best in the series in terms of gameplay, story, and -- of course -- Zombies."
I hope Michael Bay beats the sh!t out of Uwe Boll.
i totally agree with you, this isnt the only story that gets posted way to much but even stories that do relate are way over posted, such as jack thompson.
Dude, chill out.
You take gaming way too seriously.
"I'm fed up with the reckless reporting by gaming journalist..."
O.K., its not like they're the alternative press or something. They aren't going to uncover some kind of injustice in society. Not unless that game has something to do about the genocide in Darfur. People don't come to gaming websites for legitimate news. These sites review games that consist of pudgy italian plumbers saving princesses from evil turtles and gumbas.
I think its funny how people act like the industry is threatened by lawsuits. Whenever an industry starts taking off they're going to see their fair share of people trying to attack them. Fact of the matter is, the gaming industry is so rich and powerful they're a lot less vulnerable than people make them out to be.
I do know this much however, I'm sure there is a fair share of gamers out there that would like to see Uwe Boll get his head smashed in for the atrocities that were Island of the Dead, Dungeon Seige, and Bloodrayne.
you listen to 6 gaming podcasts, chances are your gonna hear the same crap from different angles.
It's news, dude, it's game related(Uwe and his craptastic adaptations and Bay who's movies are pretty much un-interactive video games), and it's somewhat interesting. And heck, who wouldn't want a chance at beating the snot out of Uwe Boll .. to bad he's challenging one of the skinniest guys in Hollywood... I reckon him and Mel Gibson would be a much better match...