Sweet Baby Inc. and the Steam Curator Group Conspiracy - The company that is responsible for the diarrheic video game writing.

[just Reading a post]

I'm sorry I actually look how the left operates rather than overdosing on
I'm being realistic dei funding is just one piece of the puzzle you need to appeal the Civil Rights Act or else you're gonna be back to square one in three years.

"looking at the left operates" No you have started acting like they operate. And i rightly called your dumb ass out for being stupid and gazing too long in the abyss.
Win's historic clean sweep of the house the senate and popular vote.
"They are too powerful bros, we can't handle them. They got judges who will somehow over rule the DRUMPF, it is how she can still win bros"
All the democrats and their DEI activists and Larry Fink can do now is sit and mald for the next 4 years, as Trump puts in place what he wants to do.
You deserve a thread next to Nick Fuentes if you think death camps and killing is any sort of thing any side would do in 2024. Because you think "crush your enemy's" should be taken literal.

 

[Jaimas]

I wonder what celebrities they're gonna be endorsed by in 2028. I mean, yeah the endorsements this election bore absolutely no fruit for the Democrats this election and they know that this is

In 2008, the right got blown the fuck out to a comical degree, and that election has a lot of transparencies to 2024, including a charisma black hole associated with the previous disastrous administration running against an exceptionally charismatic candidate and the result being a trifecta win. However, one key difference is where the rot was. in 2008, the fault lied with the Neocons and the Moral Majority goons that they had relied on for so long. In 2024, the problem lies with the entire media apparatus, on top of the left's own version of the Moral Majority goons (the hard left) and the Neoliberals.

Here in NY, there's a few veteran Dems who despite being embattled, ultimately came out on top and called shit exactly as it is, with Suozzi most notably going: "Yeah, we need to ditch the far left and get the fuck away from identity politics or our party has no future." He's getting lambasted by the local media, but I don't think I need to tell you how the common man sees the local media at this point. He's right and pretty much everyone worth a damn knows it.

There are smarter lefties, even within the machine, who are learning, who will be trying to help the party on the whole course-correct, and bless them for trying - I hope they succeed. But they are struggling mightily against a system that their own side fucked up and turned propagandistic ages ago, and will see any course correction attempt as backsliding, if not out-and-out betrayal. The complete lack of the Dems to self-reflect is going to be on full display, and if they double and triple down as they are want to do, this is going to mutate from an electoral ass-fucking to a fucking extinction event for them.

 

[Oliver Onions]

Quick question: What does any of this have to do with Sweet Baby Inc or Steam groups??

 

[Incecticyder]

But i am now supposed to believe he will not be petty enough to attack the very apparatus that they tried to fuck him with for that purchase?

How is he petty? He gave them inches, they took lightyears. He spoke to them nicely, they spat and laughed at him. He just run out of patience.

 

[just Reading a post]

Quick question: What does any of this have to do with Sweet Baby Inc or Steam groups??

Quite a lot, but it would be pointless explaining to you. Because you will just doom post and make up "But what if they do this" type posts.
Just know the funding that provides SBI and all the DEI shit is going away.

 

[Jaimas]

Quick question: What does any of this have to do with Sweet Baby Inc or Steam groups??

Short version: SBI and consulting groups like it responsible for pushing similar fucktardery are going to fucking die. They're increasingly viewed - by their own side - as one of the reasons the Donald swept, and as such, they're going to be drawing fucking hilarious amounts of aggro from their own side. Assuming the companies hiring them don't realize the obvious on their own (that a better use than hiring them is literally throwing money into a pile and burning it), it's very likely that upcoming changes will cut off the gravy train entirely.

Without further financing, and without new blood, groups like SBI will wither on the vine.

 

[Lone Star]

Yeah man, other than the fact that it costed them the election and has tainted their party irreparably for the current generation, they're totally gonna push DEI harder now that Trump won again.

I wonder what celebrities they're gonna be endorsed by in 2028. I mean, yeah the endorsements this election bore absolutely no fruit for the Democrats and they know that this is probably the death of celebrity endorsements altogether, but again there's nothing stopping them from doing it even more next time to really stick it to Trump! It's over!

In fairness, even with the dozen flops DEI games had this year, the same companies insist on pushing it harder. Not being able to learn their lesson is pretty common amongst these types of people.

 

[The Backwards Man]

Not being able to learn their lesson is pretty common amongst these types of people.

Well then it will be the death of them. If games like Assassins Creed Shadows doesn't sink Ubisoft to the point where they sell out to the Chinese then I'll be amazed. Bioware is also probably on the chopping block after Veilgard. Blackrock's infinite money printer is out of order and fagging up games isn't really a winning strategy anymore.

 

[TrainWreckWatcher]

I would not be surprised to see Bioware close its doors in the next few months.
Mass Effect 5 is too far off and well, Veilguard I don't think is going to break 1.5million We're not even at a mil yet.

 

[Oliver Onions]

I would not be surprised to see Bioware close its doors in the next few months.

I don't think EA will shut them down because it would be terrible PR and basically handing the chuds a victory on a plate. They'll probably do what they do with all their once-beloved studios now and force them to work on Battlefield or some shit.

I'm more hopeful -cue rainbows- that EA itself will go bust, along with Ubisoft. Their output has drastically diminished (3 releases in 2024, and one is an expansion pack for The Sims 4) and even though it's been hugely profitable I'm not sure Apex Legends is enough to sustain them, long-term.

 

[ShitLurker]

I don't think EA will shut them down because it would be terrible PR and basically handing the chuds a victory on a plate. They'll probably do what they do with all their once-beloved studios now and force them to work on Battlefield or some shit.

I'm more hopeful -cue rainbows- that EA itself will go bust, along with Ubisoft. Their output has drastically diminished (3 releases in 2024, and one is an expansion pack for The Sims 4) and even though it's been hugely profitable I'm not sure Apex Legends is enough to sustain them, long-term.

As long as EA has sportsball money it's indestructible, though they may need to strip off multiple bits and pieces to remain solvent in the long run if all their non sportsball keep underperforming. Ubisoft on the other hand is looking at the end of it's death spiral. Shadows is going to underperform in the best of days and what do they even have in the oven after that? I expect Ubisoft to get bought out before 2025 ends.

 

[Incecticyder]

Well then it will be the death of them. If games like Assassins Creed Shadows doesn't sink Ubisoft to the point where they sell out to the Chinese then I'll be amazed.

Ubisoft is, at best, two flops away from being sold off for parts (I take into account that they have another project to release after Shadows in the works). I have a hard time believing that even Tencent will be eager to buy their bloat as opposed to the IP they are most interested in.

Bioware is also probably on the chopping block after Veilgard. Blackrock's infinite money printer is out of order and fagging up games isn't really a winning strategy anymore.

I would not be surprised to see Bioware close its doors in the next few months.
Mass Effect 5 is too far off and well, Veilguard I don't think is going to break 1.5million We're not even at a mil yet.

I don't think EA will shut them down because it would be terrible PR and basically handing the chuds a victory on a plate. They'll probably do what they do with all their once-beloved studios now and force them to work on Battlefield or some shit.

I'm more hopeful -cue rainbows- that EA itself will go bust, along with Ubisoft. Their output has drastically diminished (3 releases in 2024, and one is an expansion pack for The Sims 4) and even though it's been hugely profitable I'm not sure Apex Legends is enough to sustain them, long-term.

As bad as Veilguard does, EA does not have anything to replace Bioware with. I think that they will be retooled into a live service studio for games with heavy MTX elements like Gacha before shutting them down.

But I disagree that it would be terrible PR. People like OLD Bioware. The one after Andromeda, Anthem and Veilguard would be shot at like it is Valentine's Day.

 

[Oliver Onions]

Shadows is going to underperform in the best of days and what do they even have in the oven after that?

Shadows is definitely the final shot for Ubisoft, and I don't see it doing well. Especially not now that Ghost of Tsushima is on PC. Even though I personally didn't care for GoT, it's leagues above anything Ubisoft could even dream of putting out.

I wonder what would happen to Beyond Good & Evil 2 if Ubisoft goes under, though. The game is probably gonna be shit any way, but after all this time and hype I'd still like to see it come out.

But I disagree that it would be terrible PR. People like OLD Bioware.

Most people aren't capable of distinguishing. It was the same with Suicide Squad where everybody was lamenting the fall of Rock Steady while ignoring that the studio heads jumped ship before release; same with Arkane and Redfall. names are essentially meaningless now, yet people still put stock in them because of nostalgia.

 

[ShitLurker]

I wonder what would happen to Beyond Good & Evil 2 if Ubisoft goes under, though. The game is probably gonna be shit any way, but after all this time and hype I'd still like to see it come out.

That game is vaporware. Expect shitty concept documents and some discarded tech demos to be it's legacy. I never played it so don't really know what it's deal is about, but if you can't just grab the patented ubisoft open world slop template and jam Beyond Good and Evil in there, then I'm not surprised they absolutely failed to get anything going. They don't know how to do anything different anymore.

Most people aren't capable of distinguishing. It was the same with Suicide Squad where everybody was lamenting the fall of Rock Steady while ignoring that the studio heads jumped ship before release; same with Arkane and Redfall. names are essentially meaningless now, yet people still put stock in them because of nostalgia.

One of the greatest cons corporations achieved was divorcing the names of the people that actually made something good from the product. Most companies don't have the showrunners of their golden years and very few had proper mentorship that would allow someone to actually keep that legacy alive (hell, most western companies have active disdain for their forebearers and founders).

 

[Oliver Onions]

That game is vaporware.

I hope not. I never played the first Beyond Good & Evil so I have no dog in the race one way or another, but all the changes they made in the trailers they showed off made it look like we were gearing up for a Concord-level flop.

One of the greatest cons corporations achieved was divorcing the names of the people that actually made something good from the product

This is true, although I'm equally annoyed by the PR firms who do the opposite and leverage name recognition for people who have no business taking credit for shit, like Keiji Inafune being credited as the creator of Megaman when he was just a producer (and the cause of many shitty PS3-era Capcom games).

It would probably be a pain in the ass, but it'd be cool for someone to make a website that shows what percentage of original talent still exists at any given studio now compared to their peak years. I have a feeling Insomniac in 2024 are a far cry from the Insomniac who made Spyro and the good Ratchet & Clanks.

 

[Mikoyan]

One of the greatest cons corporations achieved was divorcing the names of the people that actually made something good from the product

Ironic since EA and Activision were in large part founded on the idea of developer credits.

 

[Incecticyder]

I hope not. I never played the first Beyond Good & Evil so I have no dog in the race one way or another, but all the changes they made in the trailers they showed off made it look like we were gearing up for a Concord-level flop.

Whether it is vaporware will depend on 2 things: How far in development it currently is and how good at begging/negotiating the devs are after Shadows flops.

 

[Asian tech support]

As bad as Veilguard does, EA does not have anything to replace Bioware with. I think that they will be retooled into a live service studio for games with heavy MTX elements like Gacha before shutting them down.

But I disagree that it would be terrible PR. People like OLD Bioware. The one after Andromeda, Anthem and Veilguard would be shot at like it is Valentine's Day.

EA will never shutter Bioware. They'll just shuffle personnel ad nauseum and/or simply rebrand one of their two dozen do-nothing subsidiaries as the "new" Bioware, should they need to axe everyone. Bioware is the studio equivalent of a pseudonym.

 

[Armor King]

EA will never shutter Bioware. They'll just shuffle personnel ad nauseum and/or simply rebrand one of their two dozen do-nothing subsidiaries as the "new" Bioware, should they need to axe everyone. Bioware is the studio equivalent of a pseudonym.

Some fates are worse than death (shutting down) it seems.

 

[Incecticyder]

EA will never shutter Bioware. They'll just shuffle personnel ad nauseum and/or simply rebrand one of their two dozen do-nothing subsidiaries as the "new" Bioware, should they need to axe everyone. Bioware is the studio equivalent of a pseudonym.

Exactly but the name carries no relevance now. They could shut them down and no one would care. I think that they will have them create a new Fortnite or whatever and have them spend their life there making MTX.