That… actually explains the logic of this lawsuit for me. I still disagree and think they’re overly litigious fucks, but I think I might understand a less malicious argument for it. If someone mods a see 'n say to have a different audio track and slaps some new stickers on it, that’s still a see 'n say, right? The mechanism is fundamental to the product - a see n say is the spinning wheel -> random noise and Pokemon is video game where you throw balls at wild not-animals to catch them and use them to battle people. There’s a difference between a toy that’s heavily inspired by another one and being an edgy five year old with a firearm sticker pack who gives them to the cows and chickens and sheep.

I really have more of a games as art philosophy though, and I’ll just point to the works of Andy Warhol and Marcel Duchamp to make my argument here, my edible just kicked in.

Another Jak and Daxter could be awesome, but I was so thoroughly disappointed in the Crash Team Racing remaster a few years ago it has basically made me give up hope that nostalgia-based games can be more than cash grabs.

Oh no, it’s going to be monetized to hell, isn’t it?

Does anyone else think it’s odd that Newman’s Own did this? I’ve never seen much advertising from them in general. And they’re one of the few companies that seems actually okay, kinda the anti-Nestle.

Wait, that was the same studio? The game with the talking slingshot, right? I had it as a kid but never beat it, I got bored with the combat.

One of the best video games ever made, Tetris, was made in the Soviet Union, and the guy who made it didn’t see any profit from it for most of his life. Passion projects and games as art would still exist too. I don’t think Stardew Valley exists because Concerned Ape thought it would make him rich - it did, but that’s not why the game exists in the first place.

He did violate the Geneva convention, but he fixed that back in 1.3.32.

Because it means other games don’t get recognized. I love Stardew, it’s probably my favorite game ever and I’ve bought it for three different platforms, but having it win multiple years feels questionable.

How many times has Stardew won that award, and have they put rules in place to keep it from winning again for 1.6 next year?

And the second best time is today. It’s such a great game I own it on three different platforms.

I have Death and Taxes on Switch, it’s a fun little game that’s definitely worth playing if you get the bundle.

I’ve played a bit of Superhot on VR, and it’s one I’d definitely pick up if I ever get an Index, but I’m honestly not that interested in if it’s not VR, it’s not a genre I usually play.

I’ve got A Short Hike on my wishlist, that looks good, and some of the colony sim games look entertaining.

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That was the opinion I saw in the YouTube comments.

Okay Chris Sawyer.

LOL I learned about the links crashing the app the hard way. But I’m currently on a huge instance and all three show up in my search, thanks.

Has anyone made a nottheonion community on Lemmy yet?

We actually got a decent Cyberpunk 2077 experience. I think. I still haven’t gotten around to playing it, plus I’m more hyped to play Slime Rancher 2… after I finally beat Slime Rancher 1.