Digital Trends - For better or worse, violence in videogames has remained a point of debate in mainstream media and national politics ever since the gaming industry became a widespread form of entertainment, and that is unlikely to change any time soon. It goes back decades. From the pixilated driving game Death Race, which was eventually removed from store shelves following a public outcry, to titles like Doom, which is seemingly quaint by today’s standards, there have been people claiming that gaming leads to violent behavior. Recently, the public’s attention has increasingly turned toward the massively popular military shooter genre.
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EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.
EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.
Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.
This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.
SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space
Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
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As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.
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Having served my country by spending WAAAAY too much time in the Middle East,
Military Shooters are pure entertainment, Hollywood Entertainment and does NOT represent anything that a real Marine, Airman, Soldier, or Seaman has ever encountered.
Sure the weapons and uniforms are there but everything is all Glamore and Glitz in video Games and should NEVER be used as a representation of what REAL LIVE COMBAT is all about.
There is Nothing fun or entertaining when you step off that plane in a combat zone and you hear the sounds of Live Gun fire and ordinance exploding in the distance. The ONLY thing going through your mind is focusing on your training and safety protocols.
But on a lighter note: Red Orchestra and Arma are pretty much the most team based, skilled oriented, and intense shooters out there that represent some aspect of real military action.
in these games you will pay dearly if you make a mistake thus making them more intense in fire fights than the Rambo style of play of COD or BF where you can jump out in the OPEN and literally take a bullet if you know you got a better gun than the enemy.
That's NOT happening in Real Life, Red Orchestra, or Arma.
I'm a vet and a life long gamer. The only thing that I have ever experienced in games that comes close to something that almost feels like "I'm there again", were the characters in Bad Company 1 and 2. The characters and dialogue (not the action or rest of what is found in those games). For me, those were the experiences you would have conversing with your fellow soldiers (the camaraderie, arguments and horseplay). The COD dude-bro "I'm a hard bad ass" is BS and all Hollywood. BF3 jumped onto that Hollywood style too. I'd like another Bad Company entry, because it in some ways takes me back to those asinine conversations you would have in the strangest of situations and locations. With people you probably would never think twice about conversing with or working with in civilian life. In the service, they are one of your buds and you would do anything for them. I made lifetime buds from my short 4 year jot and we all came from different walks of life from different parts of the US. We had different personalities, different views on politics, different styles, so many different things, but as a team we were a whole and the same. That's why Bad Company offers the only realism I found (it's just a small aspect of those games), and is the only realism I want to see. The rest is a game. If you want real, it's going to be at least 90% tedious tasks and boring.
As a Marine and Iraqi Freedom Vet, games are just that-games. They are fun, and real combat is NOT. There are no reset buttons, spawn points or rage quitting. Combat is mostly sheer terror with a LOT of boredom, downtime and bullshit in between. If you're looking for a job similar to what you play in Call of Duty, I recommend the paintball park, not the military. As far as some of the simulations (uniforms, weapons etc) some games are spot on with the visuals, but the use of them are WAY off. No Marine or SEAL I know could fling these weapons around like they do in games-they are extremely heavy. The tactics are way off too-"Akimbo?!" Lol, plus picking up and firing an enemy weapon doesn't happen.
That said, games like Battlefield, Call of Duty etc are fun to play and a great way to meet new people (and a few idiots) but overall, enjoyable. If it spurs a kids interest in the military and they research and understand what it's really about, I'm all for it.
I love that the second soldier interviewed calls the contractors mercenaries, it's a great statement. On topic, it makes sense that men and women in service don't see the games as anything more than entertainment since being in a combat situation is nothing like those games and generally shouldn't be. I do wonder if these opinions will change if these games try offer a more realistic combat experience though