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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Apr 14, 2018 23:41:08 GMT
A Way Out is definitely a good game. I've seen the gameplay. It's well choreographed, the story and chars are engaging.
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Post by SofaJockey on Apr 15, 2018 8:11:20 GMT
A Way Out is definitely a good game. I've seen the gameplay. It's well choreographed, the story and chars are engaging. I'd like to play 'A Way Out' with my daughter over the summer, but that is one twisted video. 'This game exceeded EA's sales expectations, they got it wrong, fuck EA!'...
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Apr 18, 2018 1:48:19 GMT
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Apr 19, 2018 2:59:50 GMT
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Apr 21, 2018 0:36:12 GMT
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Post by Nyralim on Apr 25, 2018 14:07:29 GMT
Not just them anymore, another has joined that descision. source 1On the other hand, the media here (I live there), the major ones don't put that much coverage on this topic. Just goes to show just how much of importance this has outside the community affected by it. I did notice the team investigating it, only do it for AAA-games. So only major publishers should only 'fear' its limited effects/consequences. On the other hand, only they are able to pull this kind of thing off. A rough translation (7th paragraph): "The games with paid loot boxes, as currently offered in our country, are therefore in violation of the gaming legislation and can be dealt with under criminal law. The loot boxes must therefore also be removed. If that does not happen, the operators risk a prison sentence of up to five years and a fine of up to 800,000 euros. When minors are involved, those punishments can be doubled." Though it has to be said, the minister does want to open a dialogue (sooner rather than later) to adress the issues the situation has. Especially who has to take resposability. How would truly affect big companies I wonder? So far only very few countries/governments are even acknowledging the existing issue. I don't expect major changes of the whole concept, but who knows. PS Willing to translate stuff from the original article if you're interested, give a peep if so.
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Post by bizantura on Apr 25, 2018 16:49:58 GMT
Euhh, what, Belgium at the forefront of protection!! Let's see where that goes, probably nowhere. Sticky fingers and corruption I'll bet.
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Apr 25, 2018 23:42:40 GMT
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Post by bizantura on Apr 26, 2018 13:13:14 GMT
As a Belgian I am amazed. Hope this will become an EU regulation. Must be why Ubisoft adheres to these rules, the making of these rules must be in the making for a while. Belgium does not move with anything without approval from Paris and if not mistaken Ubisoft = French.
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Post by Pounce de León on Apr 26, 2018 13:23:26 GMT
As a Belgian I am amazed. Hope this will become an EU regulation. Must be why Ubisoft adheres to these rules, the making of these rules must be in the making for a while. Belgium does not move with anything without approval from Paris and if not mistaken Ubisoft = French. What's in the package? Limits to lootboxes and MTX across the board or in products marketed to minors?
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Post by smilesja on Apr 26, 2018 15:19:26 GMT
At least Overwatch is included.
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Post by bshep on Apr 26, 2018 18:04:31 GMT
As a Belgian I am amazed. Hope this will become an EU regulation. Must be why Ubisoft adheres to these rules, the making of these rules must be in the making for a while. Belgium does not move with anything without approval from Paris and if not mistaken Ubisoft = French. If it becomes a EU law then we can expect some big pressure for those companies to stop this gambling pratice. No way they would like to lose a big market. Anyway, this is still far off in my opinion.
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Post by CHRrOME on Apr 26, 2018 19:06:26 GMT
Good. Perhaps one day we can go back to having normal games without content locked out behind random box shits. Hopefully some other country invests time in checking out this rather lucrative practice, since of late the ESA has been on point buying politicians left and right so they change their minds on the matter. There's so many people you can buy. I'm not the one to use often the expression "good riddance" but if lootboxes were to finally go... Man.
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Post by bizantura on Apr 27, 2018 11:32:56 GMT
e As a Belgian I am amazed. Hope this will become an EU regulation. Must be why Ubisoft adheres to these rules, the making of these rules must be in the making for a while. Belgium does not move with anything without approval from Paris and if not mistaken Ubisoft = French. What's in the package? Limits to lootboxes and MTX across the board or in products marketed to minors? My opinion, the package will be minimalist. Greed = ok for cartels not for the individual, meaning lootboxes are here to stay and cosmetic. Those cosmetic things can't be sold by players. Blatand sounds and visuals used in casino's forbidden but that will be the extend of it. Forget prison time, the few prisons we have are overcrowded so a fellon stays at his/her comfy home and will certainly not be practised outside Belgium.
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Post by smilesja on Apr 29, 2018 20:42:26 GMT
I still think it’s a bad thing to involve the government in this.
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Apr 30, 2018 0:37:37 GMT
I still think it’s a bad thing to involve the government in this. They didn't start the avalanche. The game publishers' grubby grasping pokey hands started the rumble. "The avalanche has already started, it's too late for the pebbles to vote" - Kosh Naranek (B5)
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Post by bshep on Apr 30, 2018 8:19:54 GMT
The state is supposed to regulate and stop those kind of pratices that are intended to prey on people (mostly young ones).
Now i only wish/hope this understanding spread to other nations.
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on May 3, 2018 0:09:25 GMT
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Post by CHRrOME on May 3, 2018 12:39:44 GMT
^ Last video being an example of how fucking rotten this industry is at times. Shit like that is what makes people want regulations in the video game industry. Fucking pathetic.
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on May 4, 2018 0:56:12 GMT
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on May 7, 2018 0:36:18 GMT
When I saw this, I went; Bungie, seriously, again? Well that put paid to any notion that some game publishers / devs would learn.
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on May 29, 2018 2:44:48 GMT
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Post by CHRrOME on May 29, 2018 14:06:08 GMT
Holy shit. This is pretty much like hearing politicians defend themselves with garbage arguments "but we didn't steal the money, it was just lying around and we felt like giving it a new home!" "it's not stealing if everyone else does it!" "our job is hard" .
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