Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread

[Nintex]

Oh yeah, just a little viable marketplace..

Steam is still king and Epic Games Store has built up a base faster than Microsoft did.
For third party publishers, they've created a viable platform as they don't have to worry about any first party software like they do when they opt for Nintendo or development difficulties like Sony used to have but fixed with the PS4.

You mean, the Xbox platform?  The one that represents the vast majority of why they sell Gamepass, and their "content"?  The only place they are really making money from licensed sales since Windows Store is a total flop?

Currently that is what they sell GamePass on. But with consoles becoming more like PC's the benefit of those boxes is diminishing.
Also, most of the best selling content is not made by Microsoft.

What exactly is this "slow burn" you are imagining?

They sell off Mixer, an abject failure that had like .5% of the market.. slowly burning towards what exactly? 

I am imagining Microsoft to focus on GamePass and the Xbox Studios brand and less on the hardware and social-networking side of things.
For which Facebook seems a suitable partner.

Mixer was a financial disaster;  your options are to dissolve it or sell it.. and likely the only valid suitor would be.. Facebook, since they aren't your competitor like the other 2 big companies involved in game streaming.   Reading any more into it than that is just nonsense.    Vast majority of your post is about why Facebook might want to buy XBox... your only reason why you think MS would want to ditch Xbox is the outright lie that they aren't making money on it lol

In terms of investment and return the Xbox business has not been the most profitable for Microsoft.
The effort they have to put into it every generation to basically 'reset' the strategy and brand means that no long term plans actually work out.
What outside of Forza/HALO and Xbox Live has had staying power?

They basically keep chasing the market, losing ground in Europe and not gaining a foothold in Asia.
Xbox One sold about half of what Xbox 360 did and Xbox 360 basically launched broken af.

Because Xcloud is not ready for prime time yet there's currently a need to sell Xbox's but in the future those boxes will be redundant.

[thisismyusername]

understand the temptation to screenshot Mixer streamers at their lowest of lows, but please think twice about it, especially since it is not unlikely to be re-used on other less moderated platforms.

Sorry 

Fuck that:



TittyStreamers got their heads on right.

[Raist]

Angry Joe thread is back

As we reopen this, here's a reminder that it's extremely difficult for victims to come forward with allegations like these and that false accusations remain statistically rare. Please show sensitivity before posting.

Comments that frame believing the victims as hate mobs, pitchforks, etc. or that immediately cast doubt on the allegations are hurtful for victims and make them less likely to come forward, and will be moderated strictly.

From the same mod who brought you "we revised a 3 months ban to someone who ended up being absolutely right down to 2 weeks. We hope they've learned something"

[BisMarckie]

I thought mixer was kinda cool, but the writing was on the wall for a while. Nobody used it even when it was baked in into the xbox ui

Which is why the Ninja buy-out was fucking distinguished mentally-challenged fellowed.

Naydella needs to be fired and replaced by someone that'll take his mantra of focusing on Windows (which is  fucking mess with their QA'ing) and Azure (which is a legit competitor now to AWS and Google) and do just that. Stop buying stupid shit like Mixer and let shit like their AR hardware die.

Focus on:

• Windows
• Azure
• X-box (barely)
• Surface line
• Office (365)

Anything else is dumb.

Microsoft is making money hand over fist. They increased their revenue by 14% . They can afford to prop up what is essentially an internal startup. 90% of these are doomed to fail anyway, but you gotta take risks if you want continuous growth.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Angry Joe thread is back

As we reopen this, here's a reminder that it's extremely difficult for victims to come forward with allegations like these and that false accusations remain statistically rare. Please show sensitivity before posting.

Comments that frame believing the victims as hate mobs, pitchforks, etc. or that immediately cast doubt on the allegations are hurtful for victims and make them less likely to come forward, and will be moderated strictly.

From the same mod who brought you "we revised a 3 months ban to someone who ended up being absolutely right down to 2 weeks. We hope they've learned something"

Which sounds reasonable until you see comments like "I always knew they were a piece of shit, I hope they get buttfucked in prison and lose everything they own" which pass by without moderation and clearly fucking are the statements of a hate mob with pitchforks out

[benjipwns]

Apologies for the delay -- we had to wait for Asian staff to become available for some of these reports. There are some thorny intersectional issues at play in this thread that we need to cover before reopening. Many posters are disappointed about the ARMS rep *not* being Twintelle, as the game doesn't have much in the way of black or brown representation, and at this point that lack is fairly egregious. We banned a number of posts dismissing the idea that black representation in a game like this is a reasonable thing to expect and we would like to make it clear: It is.

The second issue is Min Min, a character with a Chinese name who speaks her lines in Chinese, and who is clearly Chinese-themed in a way that other Asian Smash characters are not. There are gamers who identify with Min Min and feel represented by her, especially at this time of increasing xenophobia and tensions towards China. This representation has value too, and dismissing that is also not okay.

Why Asian staff? Why not solely Chinese staff?

[BisMarckie]

What's the difference?  They are all the same anyway.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

This is the post that prevent from holding office

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[Joe Molotov]

Apologies for the delay -- we had to wait for Asian staff to become available for some of these reports. There are some thorny intersectional issues at play in this thread that we need to cover before reopening. Many posters are disappointed about the ARMS rep *not* being Twintelle, as the game doesn't have much in the way of black or brown representation, and at this point that lack is fairly egregious. We banned a number of posts dismissing the idea that black representation in a game like this is a reasonable thing to expect and we would like to make it clear: It is.

The second issue is Min Min, a character with a Chinese name who speaks her lines in Chinese, and who is clearly Chinese-themed in a way that other Asian Smash characters are not. There are gamers who identify with Min Min and feel represented by her, especially at this time of increasing xenophobia and tensions towards China. This representation has value too, and dismissing that is also not okay.

Why Asian staff? Why not solely Chinese staff?

The Chinese staff are still completing their PhDs in Chinatology before they have enough information to weigh in.

[Joe Molotov]

The VTuber market is propped up by Joe Molotov alone. Once he is out of cash the market dies.

My sweet summer child...

I only support vtubers by watching ads (when I have to), some of these simps are out here dropping hundo superchats on the regular.   

But when they get to hear the streamer say "Arigato, [username]-oniichan" at the end of the stream, I think maybe that should be me?

[Drainage]

Benji just had his fucking moment, his breakthrough, crossing over into the mainstream
 



Top tweet replying to Druckmann, over 1k likes, now we here y’all

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[thisismyusername]

Has he fixed his teeth and posted nudes, yet?

[paprikastaude]

Yeah, well I'm not buying it, I think Rolfe is just silent on these things as it pays the bills. He knew Matei and their opinions on things. They have been friends for ages, I simply cannot escape the crap pushed by Mike, whom Rolfe still pushes content for btw.

Sorry if I seem harsh, but this angry gamer shit has bitten me in the arse too often. I used to enjoy it though. I will not deny that, there are just soo many problematic people in these circles people that should just be in jail.

Similar to Tarantino, these guys are lusting to catch James Rolfe for something, but it doesn't happen    But who cares, throw him in jail anyway, we all know he probably raped dozens who are too scared to speak out against him.
Resetti says it, so it must be so. 

On a serious note, they can cry "EVERYTHING IS TRUMP POLITICAL" all they want, but Rolfe genuinely seems like a completely apolitical person. A bonehead who sincerely doesn't care for anything other than old movies and making shitty skits.

[BisMarckie]

If you don't log into or even HAVE a FB account then they can't collect your data.

[Joe Molotov]

Has he fixed his teeth and posted nudes, yet?

no, but Boogie1488 did

[BisMarckie]

Yeah, Rolfe isn’t great at improvising since he isn’t really witty or eloquent. But to his credit, I have only heard good things about him as person, he  seeems to be a good dude.

[Averon]

They've had it in for Rolfe ever since that Ghostbusters 2016 video he made saying he's won't watch it.

[Uncle]

judged on the whole, his life has been 0.0001% more fulfilling for the lack of it

[Boredfrom]

. Fucking appalling. Gives gamers a bad name. Like we don't deserve this masterwork and such a bold, beautiful game.

The toxicity has made me sick and concerned that developers will take less risks because of it.
 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-last-of-us-part-ii-spoiler-thread.192597/page-285#post-37792492

Holy shit, is not even the first game that deals with “you are the bad guy and vengeance is bad, okay” for fuck sake.

[Rman]

. Fucking appalling. Gives gamers a bad name. Like we don't deserve this masterwork and such a bold, beautiful game.

The toxicity has made me sick and concerned that developers will take less risks because of it.
 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-last-of-us-part-ii-spoiler-thread.192597/page-285#post-37792492

Holy shit, is not even the first game that deals with “you are the bad guy and vengeance is bad, okay” for fuck sake.

Riskiness in the AAA space? What's so risky about TLOUII?

[Boredfrom]

I'm too tired to look through the thread, but have you posted your impressions of the game and its story yet?

Not comprehensively. Part of it is that I'm still processing it because everything is still sinking in and I'm considering how it all ties together. Another part of it is that I want to get into this whole youtubing business so I'll try to frame it all in that. 

Oh boy.

[Vertigo]

I've had to put all the many TLOU2 threads on ignore on Reeee

Game is fine, but not OMG a masterpiece. It tips into near parody many times.

I saw a thread earlier where someone said a lot of gamers especially the gamers reeee attracts lack any cultural insight outside of gaming, especially in art, film, and literature which is why hacks like Kojima are worshipped.

[remy]

having to press circle in mgs3 to shoot the boss was masterstroke shit fight me

[Don Rumata]

having to press circle in mgs3 to shoot the boss was masterstroke shit fight me

They just copied that shit from Silent Hill 2, which came out at least 2 years prior.
Kojima the hack keeps getting away with it. 

[HardcoreRetro]

*Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days walks into the room*

"You know Kane, we really were the last of us: part 2."

[Crash Dummy]

Chinese are only with 1.2 points on the woke exchange. Need better returns tbh.

PC puritan moralism and the new Right’s populist public display of obscenity are two sides of the same coin. The problem with both is that they do not really do what they promise. The problem with populist obscenity is not that it’s morally irresponsible, but that it is not really obscene: the daredevil stance of ignoring the rules of decency and openly, without constraints, saying whatever comes to one’s mind is a fake façade, which conceals a thick underworld of unwritten rules prescribing what one can say and what one cannot say.

In a homologous way, it’s not that the PC stance is too rigidly moralistic and lacks the liveliness of obscenity. No, PC excessive moralism is fake, because it covers up opportunist calculus, hypocrisy, and self-righteousness. It is full of its own unwritten rules: minorities that count more than others; subtly different criteria for what is prohibited and what is allowed, criteria which change quickly like fashions; anti-racism based on hidden racist arrogance (a white guy who asks others to assert their identity renounces his identity and thereby reserves for himself the position of universality); and, especially, the awareness of which questions are NOT to be raised (radical social change, etc.). There should be more women in positions of power, but the power structure itself should not change; we should help the poor, but we should remain rich; positions of power at the university should not be abused for sexual favors of those subordinated to us, but power which doesn’t get sexualized is OK.
https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/power-appearance-and-obscenity-five-reflections/

[Ghoul]

https://medium.com/@WookieMonsterTV/my-interaction-with-angryjoe-d715aedb0e02

Angry Joe is getting cancelled.

[Tektonic]

https://medium.com/@WookieMonsterTV/my-interaction-with-angryjoe-d715aedb0e02

Angry Joe is getting cancelled.

 

too much drama, I made it through to her dm-ING Joe and thought, umm, didn't you make 1st contact?".

[BisMarckie]

I would send her a card with some cash to help pay for the funeral and other related expenses (even 20 pounds can help)

Might as well record a video of yourself pissing on the grave

[Don Rumata]

20 pounds? 
Unless they throw her in a ditch, then it can help pay for gas to the outskirts!

[Ghoul]

20 quid, that'll get them far

[BisMarckie]

I would probably feel more insulted if someone sent me 20 bucks instead of nothing. 

[Pissy F Benny]

20 quid will cover petrol if you’re gonna fly tip the old cunt in the middle of nowhere

[thisismyusername]

Has he fixed his teeth and posted nudes, yet?

no, but Boogie1488 did

I'm not demi. That's demi's market.

[Randall]

Yeah, well I'm not buying it, I think Rolfe is just silent on these things as it pays the bills. He knew Matei and their opinions on things. They have been friends for ages, I simply cannot escape the crap pushed by Mike, whom Rolfe still pushes content for btw.

Sorry if I seem harsh, but this angry gamer shit has bitten me in the arse too often. I used to enjoy it though. I will not deny that, there are just soo many problematic people in these circles people that should just be in jail.

Similar to Tarantino, these guys are lusting to catch James Rolfe for something, but it doesn't happen    But who cares, throw him in jail anyway, we all know he probably raped dozens who are too scared to speak out against him.
Resetti says it, so it must be so. 

On a serious note, they can cry "EVERYTHING IS TRUMP POLITICAL" all they want, but Rolfe genuinely seems like a completely apolitical person. A bonehead who sincerely doesn't care for anything other than old movies and making shitty skits.

I'm honestly surprised they still allow talk about AVGN considering how Mike Matei has officially been declared an irredeemable racist and Rolfe still works with him and considers him a friend. I don't like Matei myself (but then again who does?) because he's definitely a bit of a self-centered asshole injecting himself into everything Rolfe does, but Era's been banging on about his association with Rolfe and his awful racist comics from eleventeen years ago for the entire site's existence by now and yet they still have semi-regular AVGN threads. People have been canceled for far less on that site. It's almost as if they're hypocrites or something.

[BisMarckie]

When SmokyDave croaks, I will send 20 quid and a dick pic to his widow

[paprikastaude]

I've had to put all the many TLOU2 threads on ignore on Reeee

Game is fine, but not OMG a masterpiece. It tips into near parody many times.

I saw a thread earlier where someone said a lot of gamers especially the gamers reeee attracts lack any cultural insight outside of gaming, especially in art, film, and literature which is why hacks like Kojima are worshipped.

It's the forum that considers Star Wars 8 deep literature and Black Panther the finest sort of social commentary.

[HaughtyFrank]

Copfree zone in Seattle fails and some RE folks get really mad how this will be used as a rightwing talking point

https://www.resetera.com/threads/fatal-shooting-in-seattle-chop-chaz-zone.231823/post-37562395

[Uncle]

a man is dead but more importantly I'm worried that sargon of akkad will make a video talking about chaz failure

[Uncle]

[bork]

https://medium.com/@WookieMonsterTV/my-interaction-with-angryjoe-d715aedb0e02

Angry Joe is getting cancelled.

Reaction to this seems to be largely , unless I missed something?

No responses from AngryJoe until this Tweet last night.
https://twitter.com/AngryJoeShow/status/1275186239713554439

[bork]

https://twitter.com/KamiCooper16/status/1275187289077903361

[Uncle]

https://medium.com/@WookieMonsterTV/my-interaction-with-angryjoe-d715aedb0e02

Angry Joe is getting cancelled.

Reaction to this seems to be largely , unless I missed something?

No responses from AngryJoe until this Tweet last night.
https://twitter.com/AngryJoeShow/status/1275186239713554439

the comments under that medium post

[porkbun]

a man is dead but more importantly I'm worried that sargon of akkad will make a video talking about chaz failure

There's no need for the "right" to dig up things to show how idiotic the whole CHAZ thing is.  The CHAZ participants already showed what a failure it was with that "garden" that was plants thrown on topsoil, signs asking for cigarettes and the "good" kind of ice, playing dodgeball where no one loses while people are being attacked, one of the organizers being accused of rape, etc etc.  It was a bunch of idiots trying to show how they're going to change the world but they can't even take care of themselves.  So it's the perfect "movement" for REEEE.

[Nintex]

https://medium.com/@WookieMonsterTV/my-interaction-with-angryjoe-d715aedb0e02

Angry Joe is getting cancelled.

 

too much drama, I made it through to her dm-ING Joe and thought, umm, didn't you make 1st contact?".

I still can't figure out in that FEELINGS what Joe is being accused of 

a man is dead but more importantly I'm worried that sargon of akkad will make a video talking about chaz failure

There's no need for the "right" to dig up things to show how idiotic the whole CHAZ thing is.  The CHAZ participants already showed what a failure it was with that "garden" that was plants thrown on topsoil, signs asking for cigarettes and the "good" kind of ice, playing dodgeball where no one loses while people are being attacked, one of the organizers being accused of rape, etc etc.  It was a bunch of idiots trying to show how they're going to change the world but they can't even take care of themselves.  So it's the perfect "movement" for REEEE.

It's the perfect movement for Tucker montages 

[SmokyDave]

When SmokyDave croaks, I will send 20 quid and a dick pic to his widow

Ah dude she’ll be well chuffed with that, nice one

To be fair, the £20 will easily cover my burial expenses, I already made a hole in the garden.

[Propagandhim]

https://medium.com/@WookieMonsterTV/my-interaction-with-angryjoe-d715aedb0e02

Angry Joe is getting cancelled.

Reaction to this seems to be largely , unless I missed something?

No responses from AngryJoe until this Tweet last night.
https://twitter.com/AngryJoeShow/status/1275186239713554439

the comments under that medium post

TLDR: girl gets in contact with guy who agrees to take her to a corporate lunch and get her in touch with professionals in the industry, and all these kids are mad that she knows what 'networking' is.   Poor Joe.

[Uncle]

it is weird reading her account in retrospect with that in mind

"he takes me to this lunch and I don't know ANYBODY there"

so this is either I feel very uncomfortable and unsafe, or jackpot what an opportunity to get in touch with people 

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/MitchyD/status/1275458025499660289

IGN trending because ex-IGN people airing out old laundry.

[Pissy F Benny]

     is this vilifying journalism?
                            /

[HaughtyFrank]

Can't spell IGN without lies and abuse apparently

[Propagandhim]

it is weird reading her account in retrospect with that in mind

"he takes me to this lunch and I don't know ANYBODY there"

so this is either I feel very uncomfortable and unsafe, or jackpot what an opportunity to get in touch with people 

Yes, she framed the beginning of the interaction as if she wasn't using Joe as a business opportunity, but later on is engaging with professionals and giving out her card.  There's nothing wrong with that, at all.  She didn't do anything wrong.  In fact, I see it as admirable.

[thisismyusername]

When SmokyDave croaks, I will send 20 quid and a dick pic to his widow

Ah dude she’ll be well chuffed with that, nice one

To be fair, the £20 will easily cover my burial expenses, I already made a hole in the garden.

But enough about your wife. 

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Copfree zone in Seattle fails and some RE folks get really mad how this will be used as a rightwing talking point

https://www.resetera.com/threads/fatal-shooting-in-seattle-chop-chaz-zone.231823/post-37562395

if they haven't already I give it 2 pages before eras bizarro-QAnon are talking about it being a false flag / alt-right sabotage operation

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/grammy-award-winning-classical-composer-takes-to-twitter-to-call-a-black-woman-racist-against-the-danes-because-she-quoted-shakespeare-on-msnbc.233683/

Bitch please, you spend your fucking life being offended by things that aren't intended to insult and not understanding the context.

And the rest of Era suddenly decide context matters in how someone is offended?

TOO FUNNY NOT TO SHARE, 2 RANDOS ARGUING ON TWITTER OMG LOL

[Nintex]

The comments on the Joe story are too great

You have @USMC Veteran on your Twitter profile. What you described in this story is not how a marine carries themselves. It simply is not part of their being to be submissive and timid in any capacity.
This whole story is either a fabrication or you are committing the crime of Stolen Valor.

 

[Uncle]

[stufte]

Dude she is accusing was the HR coordinator. Oopsie.

[HaughtyFrank]

UHOH

https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-left-insomniac-games-because-of-how-they-treat-women-ex-employee-speaks-out.233752/

Focusing on what's important

WTF Insomniac

All those double entendre titles are going to make uncomfortable now (e.g. Full Frontal Assault, Tools of Destruction, etc.)

[Pissy F Benny]

literally shaking looking at my games library

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

are they @jstevenson ing yet and demanding answers and apologies?