Originally Posted by Destor (Post 5328680)

If that guys dumb enough to think any business should be paying workers when they have 0 profits ive got a time share opportunity for him.

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5328745)

Because it usually either involves them doing something that could have been completely avoidable PR wise or just a terrible idea from the start.

Like them shutting down Cali stores due to the coronavirus on its own wouldn't have been bad because at least there is a legit reason for it. Everything they did prior to that announcement just made things look worse for them.

Originally Posted by Destructoid

The Humble Conquer COVID-19 Bundle has 45 games for $30, all of the money going straight to charity. There are also 26 ebooks included. Humble picked Direct Relief, the International Rescue Committee, Doctors Without Borders, and Partners in Health to donate the proceeds to ...

The Humble Conquer COVID-19 Bundle is available until April 7.

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5331099)

* Next game in the Resident Evil series is currently rumored to be "the biggest departure the series has ever taken, to the point that [he expects] a lot of people will be pissed off about it when it gets revealed" according to a notable Capcom insider source. The same source also stated that an official reveal is expected to be made very soon and the game is currently planned to arrive next year.
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Originally Posted by Destructoid

However, E3 2020 has been canceled outright, and publishers and platform-holders all seem keen to just host pre-recorded streams of what they would've shown at a press conference.

That's Microsoft's plan for this E3, but it's apparently already the plan for next E3 too. In an email to Microsoft's MVPs about the scheduling of next year's MVP Summit, Microsoft reveals that it "has made the decision to transition all external and internal events to a digital-first experience through July 2021." (The Microsoft MVP program is a group of "Most Valuable Professionals" -- people who aren't Microsoft employees, but are recognized as community ambassadors who share valuable technical expertise about specific Microsoft products.)

Unless something changes, this means Xbox is preemptively no-showing E3 2021 (if E3 2021 even happens, that is). The big splashy press conference will presumably be replaced by a pre-recorded presentation, a la the monthly Inside Xbox show. Similarly, the annual Xbox Showcase in the Microsoft Theater adjacent to E3 won't take place. Microsoft is keeping its employees grounded for 15 months minimum, and that puts the kibosh on a physical presence at any convention.

Originally Posted by Destructoid

According to a report from VGC, development is already underway on a remake of Capcom's horror classic Resident Evil 4, following on from the success of recent remakes Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3. The new project is supposedly in development at studio M-Two, with a scheduled release year of 2022.

M-Two, founded just last year by PlatinumGames' former president Tatsuya Minami, provided support work on recent release Resident Evil 3, but are expected to be leading the charge on Resident Evil 4. Shinji Mikami, co-creator of the franchise, is reportedly not working on the project, but has given it his blessing, offering "informal advice" on the game's direction.

Originally Posted by road doggy dogg (Post 5336511)

Good Afternoon Dr. Ave,

I am currently working on an estimate for a large project in North Carolina. This is probably the 8th project I've done a takeoff for in the past 72 hours and I am drowning in work (alas, not pussy) because the complete fucking retards that oversee our company decided to lay off the only other employee in my department and we were already 7 weeks behind schedule. So, going peachy. At least I have Terraria to look forward to.

Kind Regards,

rod the dog, PhD (pritty huge dick)

Originally Posted by road doggy dogg (Post 5336511)

Good Afternoon Dr. Ave,

I am currently working on an estimate for a large project in North Carolina. This is probably the 8th project I've done a takeoff for in the past 72 hours and I am drowning in work (alas, not pussy) because the complete fucking retards that oversee our company decided to lay off the only other employee in my department and we were already 7 weeks behind schedule. So, going peachy. At least I have Terraria to look forward to.

Kind Regards,

rod the dog, PhD (pritty huge dick)

Originally Posted by Destuctoid

Today, Kotaku published an investigative study into the ways that the culture at Rockstar is changing. Kotaku interviewed 15 anonymous current or recently-departed Rockstar employees. The takeaway is that Rockstar seems to be slowly shifting its ways for the better. Through flexible work schedules, improved management leadership training, and better lines of communication, employees seem to genuinely believe that the developer is breaking away from the mandatory overtime/crunch habits and problematic culture that it had become known for within the professional video game community.

Nestled inside the report is the not-so-stunning revelation that Rockstar is in early development of the next Grand Theft Auto game. However, Rockstar management is said to be applying its reformed approach to the entire structure of GTA 6 (or whatever it may be called). Rather than creating a gigantic game for launch, the plan is to initially ship something that's "moderately-sized," and to add to it through regular updates over time. The idea is that this will alleviate crunch and overworking by spreading the development period over a longer span. Although, as Kotaku notes, "moderately-sized" for a developer as big as Rockstar and a project as important as GTA will still be quite large.

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 5333378)

They're done. They weren't making money in the best of times.

Originally Posted by road doggy dogg (Post 5337925)

what

Gamestop has been bleeding for years

Originally Posted by Destructoid

It should come as no surprise to anyone that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is doing gangbusters numbers. Just one look at social media is enough to showcase the amazing success of Nintendo's cutesy social sim. In fact, in terms of digital sales, New Horizons has had the most successful first month of any video game in history

According to the number-crunchers over at SuperData, Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold an estimated five million digital copies in its launch month of March. This would not only make it the best-selling console game of the month, but also takes the record for best first-month digital sales for a console game, beating out previous record-holder Call of Duty: Black Ops III.

Obviously, New Horizons released under particularly grim circumstances, as the ongoing COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic has seen stores shut their doors and a global community ordered to stay at home. This undoubtedly is part of the reason why the title has had such a huge sales spike in regards to its digital release. But regardless, it's clear that New Horizons would have seen the same phenomenal success under normal circumstances, even though the ratio of physical-to-digital sales might read differently.

Originally Posted by DAMN iNATOR (Post 5340013)

People like to pretend they're "dying" just because they don't like their business practices. They are nowhere near dead.

Originally Posted by DAMN iNATOR (Post 5340013)

People like to pretend they're "dying" just because they don't like their business practices. They are nowhere near dead.