VB - At the Game Developers Conference, Jennifer Siebel Newsom implored game developers to feature strong women in their games rather than highly sexualized figures.
With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.
It was worrisome to begin with.
It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.
Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.
Helldivers 2 manages just fine…
Keep production costs low… don’t just make custscenes until the mechanics and enemies are perfected first.
Make so much content that you can drip extra content for years, and the game already feels complete without them.
Most importantly: make weapons, enemies, levels, and mechanics that will stand the test of 1000 hours. This might require more devs embracing procedurally generated leveled, which I think separates Helldivers 2 from Destiny’s repetitiveness.
Nameer from eXputer: "Some exceptions aside, I don't think the battle pass is a net positive for gaming with how they're implemented in most live service titles."
I like the way Helldivers 2 does battle passes. It allows you to make purchases on each level of the battle pass and gives you the option of choosing which item to unlock first. The more purchases you make using medals the further you progress. There is no timer and you can earn medals towards purchasing stuff via personal orders and Major orders.
I haven't played much live service games that have battle passes but I remember some games that have battle passes where you progress through it linearly using an exp system. What makes it really bad is that the battle pass will have like 50 or more levels with the cooler stuff being closer to the end. They also have an in-game shop that sells exp boosters so you can reach the end of the pass before it refreshes. Everyone ilse will have to grind their way through.
battle pass in fortnite is perfect; buy one and it buys the rest for every other season as it gives you more money than the first cost. so 8.50 and season ends with you getting 13.00, it pays for the next and you have some pocket change to save up for cash shop. All of which is optional
Sony is taking actions as video by Moore’s Law is Dead, has been issued with a copyright claim.
And people say it's all fake because Sony haven't said anything 😂 conveniently forget the PS4 Pro was only announced 2 months before release.
Just announce it already! I want to preorder one asap. But in reality they don’t want to lessen PS5 sales until Pro is ready to launch so I understand the business part of it. September is probably when they announce it with an early November launch like the PS4 Pro
I would take that video and upload a torrent of it, fuck that copyright bullshit. If your going to do something that has a chance of being taken down, make a torrent first share it. Then Sony or any other company is helpless and you can laugh in their faces, taunting them to try to take it down 🤣
As much as the PS4 Pro didn't represent a major % in the playerbase, announcing a 'better' model will hinder sales from the 'base' model. They are right, business-wise.
Just what we need politicians giving their opinion on gaming...
Women have less interest in the tech field then men, there isnt some guy screaming you shall not pass, to every woman wanting to work in tech.
She's wrong. Here's why: the majority of female characters don't care about the portrayal of women, or even men, for that matter. Remember, over 50% of gamers are women, but a lot of these play smartphone games, puzzle games, stuff like that. Nothing wrong with those games, by the way, but can you notice the common thread between those sorts of games? Ahah! You guessed it: storyline is non-existent. The majority of women gamers do not care about storyline (some women do, of course, but statistics don't lie). The portrayal of a woman (or a man) is something related to storyline. If the majority of female gamers don't pay attention to story, then where is the business value (please take special note of that phrase "business value") of how we portray women? Male gamers form a much higher percentage of those who purchase games for the storyline.
I'm not saying turn women into sleazy sex objects, but the reality is that, looking at the big picture of gaming, the videogame industry is very respectful of women. Sure, not all games are, just like not all...say, chick flicks are fair in their portrayal of men. But hey, males aren't the target demographic of chick flicks, so they don't change.
I agree with her point. Luckily Bioshock: Infinite just came out as well as Tomb Raider and both of those games are great examples of strong women in vastly different roles. Tomb Raider gives us a very attractive main character that through tragedy, hardship, and pure necessity, becomes a super badass chick; sexy and takes respect, my type lol. Bioshock gives us a character that is so in tune with the world and your character, you begin to actually care about her as if she was real.
I actually feel like the gaming industry has done a really good job portraying women, especially in recent years. Think Elika from Prince of Persia, Elena and Chloe from Uncharted, Madison from Heavy Rain, and now Jodie form Beyond. None of our big games really objectify women as they're too busy glorifying war. So even though I share the concern of young men objectifying women I don't think the the gaming industry has a very bad track record on that front.
Hasn't "thinking bigger" about portrayals of women gotten the industry in enough trouble already?
I'm sure she spends more time doing her hair in one morning than playing video games in one month.
Maybe she should give Mass Effect a go.