Virtue Signaling in Gaming Megathread, v.2

Thank you for the clarification.

That Park Place always seemed to be a somewhat questionable site, but I took them at face value on this one.
They weren't the only ones. Everyone assumed they were being written out because of the new Codex Gav released. If anyone would know of their existence, it would be him. This is basically a Freudian slip, exposing the retcon that GW denied. Fucking clown show.
 
I don't know why people jumped the gun on that. They are still canon, as Gav Thorpe (author/designer/lore guy at GW) says in tweet in regards to this Femstodies thing.

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It makes it look worse for GW who have tried gaslighting everyone with the infamous "there have always been female Custodians". At the height of their popularity, and on the brink of even greater things, this baffles me. No language ever supported female custodians, ever. It was always a brotherhood, as even Gav's latest codex supports further, which was made before this retcon.

They could have done something cool to introduce them, but instead they mail it in to cater to a crowd that can never be pleased and likely spends no $$ on their stuff.

That’s not exactly accurate that he’s “the lore guy”. He actually quit working at GW like 15 years ago now and just partners with them for certain projects. There also never was a sole lore creator for Warhammer or 40K. I guess he is doing some custodes project with them now, I don’t really know what that tweet is about.

But he was very prolific in the 2000s. A lot of 40K as we know it today is thanks to him. I loved some of his work in 40K, such as basically creating the Inquisition as a thing. In Fantasy, I was less of a fan. Usually his fluff was on the poorer side in that setting along with the rules he wrote imo.

As far as female Custodes go, I couldn’t give a damn either way. Custodes are dumb AF and I’ve hated them since their introduction as an active entity to the setting
 
That’s not exactly accurate that he’s “the lore guy”. He actually quit working at GW like 15 years ago now and just partners with them for certain projects. There also never was a sole lore creator for Warhammer or 40K. I guess he is doing some custodes project with them now, I don’t really know what that tweet is about.

But he was very prolific in the 2000s. A lot of 40K as we know it today is thanks to him. I loved some of his work in 40K, such as basically creating the Inquisition as a thing. In Fantasy, I was less of a fan. Usually his fluff was on the poorer side in that setting along with the rules he wrote imo.

As far as female Custodes go, I couldn’t give a damn either way. Custodes are dumb AF and I’ve hated them since their introduction as an active entity to the setting
I didn't mean to imply "The" role guy lol. He helped shape a ton though. I'm not sure how GW handles lore management, but it's generally superb.

I don't care about female Custodes either, I just don't like the way they added them. I'd rather they focus on my Silence and Sororitas gals if they want to push female factions. I hope the Space Marine 2 team does spinoffs with either/both.
 
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Side note but it's bittersweet to me he logs in and accesses Hawkeye because in the times I've tried out Rivals, I never get to pick him; char is always taken. I've enjoyed Black Widow up until now in substitution but Hawkeye is who I want to play.

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Honestly it's not even the game. It's the country. In the movie industry there's a bureau that exists to prewatch all movies to see if it is suitable for audiences. That's why Hollywood once bent the knee to them and would put in a Chinese actor for a few seconds or show China in a good light because otherwise it wouldn't even be allowed to release. Recently they had a falling out though and it seems Hollywood is way less reliant on China. The same is true for video games, if you truly hate censorship then you probably shouldn't buy a single video game developed there. That means no Black Myth Wukong, No Wuchang Fallen Feathers, No Lost Soul Aside, No Zenless Zone Zera, No Genshin Impact, No Honkai Star Rail, etc. They all must comply. I don't think most people have that kind of willpower to boycott though, if a game is good people will just play it and none of this stuff will even matter. To be honest I'm no better. I already gave these guys 20 bucks to buy a couple of skins and next year there's a couple action games that look promising coming out of China. It really makes me wonder what the point of videos are like this when most people will say "oh that's bad, but..... hey this game is fun so whatever". I mean there's no way Asmongold is just not going to stop playing games from China, especially when the culture warriors all got behind Wukong.
 
Honestly it's not even the game. It's the country. In the movie industry there's a bureau that exists to prewatch all movies to see if it is suitable for audiences. That's why Hollywood once bent the knee to them and would put in a Chinese actor for a few seconds or show China in a good light because otherwise it wouldn't even be allowed to release. Recently they had a falling out though and it seems Hollywood is way less reliant on China. The same is true for video games, if you truly hate censorship then you probably shouldn't buy a single video game developed there. That means no Black Myth Wukong, No Wuchang Fallen Feathers, No Lost Soul Aside, No Zenless Zone Zera, No Genshin Impact, No Honkai Star Rail, etc. They all must comply. I don't think most people have that kind of willpower to boycott though, if a game is good people will just play it and none of this stuff will even matter. To be honest I'm no better. I already gave these guys 20 bucks to buy a couple of skins and next year there's a couple action games that look promising coming out of China. It really makes me wonder what the point of videos are like this when most people will say "oh that's bad, but..... hey this game is fun so whatever". I mean there's no way Asmongold is just not going to stop playing games from China, especially when the culture warriors all got behind Wukong.
I thought that might be one of the reason Mihoyo moved to Singapore. That and hiding their money away from CCP. Idk. They have Hutao who has a ghost for a partner and ghosts/spirits(which are ban in Chinese media I assume) are all over Genshin Impact.
 
I didn't mean to imply "The" role guy lol. He helped shape a ton though. I'm not sure how GW handles lore management, but it's generally superb.

I don't care about female Custodes either, I just don't like the way they added them. I'd rather they focus on my Silence and Sororitas gals if they want to push female factions. I hope the Space Marine 2 team does spinoffs with either/both.
I do t know how it’s handled these days. In the 2000s they had a team of guys that worked together in each setting with no one really in charge. They communicated, but you could tell they weren’t always in the same page so that’s how you would end up with some disconnect and some plot holes once in a while.

Today I imagine there’s someone approving everything. It’s a publicly traded company now so I think they’re more image conscious now
 
Theyre a china based game studio. Who also publishes games in China for western game studios. Depressing how dumb Asmongold is for react content.
He found it entertaining. I found it entertaining. Onion skin -_- 's.
 
Last week he said he'll be taking a trip to Saudi Arabia in 2025 to "find out whats really going on", rofl.
Lmao what an idiot. It’s all so predictable if he actually goes that is. “Wow guys look how advanced their cities are! No homeless people everywhere!” While this is probably true it lacks the nuance of there not being basic human rights, especially for women. Also many countries just arrest their homeless or at the very least hide them. It’s like the China defense. Propagandists go there and only show off the gorgeous train stations and city architecture. Meanwhile ignoring all other issues. He’s audience captured and I’d be shocked if he goes there and gives a balanced take
 
Lmao what an idiot. It’s all so predictable if he actually goes that is.

OTK just had another member resign from sexual misconduct allegations and the org itself had massive production staff layoffs week before christmas. Its a clear cash grab. Saudis threw around a ton of money in the gaming space this year.
 
OTK just had another member resign from sexual misconduct allegations and the org itself had massive production staff layoffs week before christmas. Its a clear cash grab. Saudis threw around a ton of money in the gaming space this year.
I think they have a good amount of money in the fighting game genre too. I could be wrong but they have a huge share in SNK. Also have a billion or so in Capcom. People whine about China but I honestly think they do better with human rights than the saudis lol. At least Chinese women are more or less equal to men there. Yeah I wouldn’t trust any big name streamer going there. Saudi money can influence anyone with how much they’re willing to throw. China puts foreigners in Xinjiang but they aren’t allowed to leave certain areas and it’s obvious they just want to show off the good parts
 
I think they have a good amount of money in the fighting game genre too. I could be wrong but they have a huge share in SNK. Also have a billion or so in Capcom.

They are. From hosting events from Dreamhack to Gamers8/Esports World Cup. To being investors and or minority owners in the game maker themselves.
 

I was just eyeballing the GOTY tracker for 2024 today. Notice the headquartering location of the developers/publishers for the top dozen vote-getters:

Developer / Publisher
  1. Japan / Japan
  2. Japan / Japan
  3. Indie* / England
  4. China / China
  5. Japan / Japan
  6. Sweden / USA
  7. Poland / Japan
  8. Sweden / Japan
  9. Indie* / USA (YouTuber)
  10. Korea / Japan
  11. Ukraine / Ukraine
  12. Japan / Japan
*The developers of these games are literal individuals, so there is no corporate environment

LOL. In the 2000's and early 2010's the USA & Canada were dominating charts like these. That's the stronghold of Microsoft-owned properties. Apparently "greed and capitalism" are only affecting these countries, and not the eastern or European capitalist countries that also sit atop global GDP national charts, or their developers/publishers which rake in billions of dollars in sales each year. :rolleyes:

No, I surmise the more obvious answer is that the culture of wokeism that is peculiarly strong in these nations (ex. Silicon Valley, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver) may have had a greater role in their downfall. Perhaps the greatest illuminator of this is that the greatest standouts in the USA and Canada were individuals not yoked under the oppression of this corporate mentality.
 
No, I surmise the more obvious answer is that the culture of wokeism that is peculiarly strong in these nations (ex. Silicon Valley, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver) may have had a greater role in their downfall. Perhaps the greatest illuminator of this is that the greatest standouts in the USA and Canada were individuals not yoked under the oppression of this corporate mentality.

Youll notice western game developers who embraced these cultural issues did so in response to diminish their own sexual, sexist and or ethical misconduct. Something that echoed all the way down to the inability of retaining/acquiring talented developers. Not forgetting their IP's in the space have stagnated.

Bit disingenuous to use game of the year nominees to prove this point. Especially when live service games dwarf this list every year in hours played and revenue. While referring to cities as nations is a testament to your current state of mind by trying to fabricate separation.

A perception shift also began happening in the mid part of the 2010's pertaining to these tech companies. What were once considered the pinnacle company of said industry became black marks on peoples resumes and entry level positions.
 
Youll notice western game developers who embraced these cultural issues did so in response to diminish their own sexual, sexist and or ethical misconduct. Something that echoed all the way down to the inability of retaining/acquiring talented developers. Not forgetting their IP's in the space have stagnated.

Bit disingenuous to use game of the year nominees to prove this point. Especially when live service games dwarf this list every year in hours played and revenue. While referring to cities as nations is a testament to your current state of mind by trying to fabricate separation.

A perception shift also began happening in the mid part of the 2010's pertaining to these tech companies. What were once considered the pinnacle company of said industry became black marks on peoples resumes and entry level positions.
You mean like... Gamergate?

Its funny Riot is in the clear with all of their bullshit because of their willingness to bend the knee to political garbage and the CCP <lmao>
 
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