Unfortunately this was added to the gamescom b2b meeting platform, used by actual game developers and publishers to organise actual meetings with each other at the event. It’s not a throwaway marketing email to be sent straight to junk; it affected everyone using the system for genuine business purposes.
They’re still doing ‘pay up or allow all cookies’ popups, so definitely not good on them as far as I’m concerned.
Feels like we’re a few moments away from someone unironically suggesting Steam start allowing people to just mail them cash.
I’m from the UK and have visited much of Europe at one time or another. I’ve been to Munich a couple of times.
Germany is one of the countries where I would say I experience the least culture shock - people in general seem to have very similar attitudes and social mores to folks back home.
To make a few generalisations: Public transport is good (but many journeys are walkable). Food is hearty and decently varied in the big cities. People are reserved but pleasant.
The page on Tubi shows as ‘content unavailable’ in the UK.
I always assumed Nintendo’s buttons are that way round because Japanese is read right-to-left.
The symbols thing already exists though: that’s PlayStation. It’s well documented that the four symbols even had original meanings: a square for menus, a triangle to represent a camera’s FOV, and O/X for yes/no, respectively.
You’ve got to admit it’s pretty funny that we’ve whittled the field down to three console manufacturers and they all put the ‘X’ button in a different place.
Probably because it adds functional & mechanical complexity (and therefore cost) for a feature most people don’t need.
Are you really looking down at the buttons often enough that it would actually make a difference?
Doesn’t something similar to this happen in one of Jack Vance’s stories?
I can’t imagine a way of remaking DA:O for modern audiences without losing what made it special to begin with.
Personally, I’d rather have a robust and up-to-date set of consumer protections rather than leaving everything up to ‘buyer beware’.
Nowhere in the article or the original report does it say this is specific to Apple devices.
Looks like they are made in China, yes:
Just checked: Kenwood (British) is owned by De’Longhi (Italian), so it’s definitely European.
Good! This will align us with the same planned EU rules.
FYI this is an msn repost of a GB News piece (the UK’s version of Fox News), so is extremely biased.
Speaking from experience: in many cases, they’re cliche because project managers, producers, and execs insist on writing achievement names & descriptions instead of letting the writer(s) do it.
It’s happened on almost every game I’ve worked on.
They get a kick out of having a tangible contribution to the finished product, and in most cases seem to believe they’re actually being funny and original. It’s easier to just let them have it.
Does 400 charge cycles really amount to just over a year of use for most people? I’m assuming one cycle means a full power cycle, not just a top up.
For reference (and I understand it’s a bit apples to oranges) I’ve had my iPhone 15 since Dec 2023 and charge it every night and it’s currently showing 125 charge cycles.
Sounds about right. 41% of game devs got laid off last year, and there have been several more big layoffs since that survey.
Statistically, this is a terrible time to try and join the industry.
Or else they’ll say ‘stop’ again, but quieter
I sit, pooping.
The cramps
come in
waves.
Send help.