Deirdra Kiai had the pleasure of being part of the Adventure Gamers contingent of people attending GDC this year, and was even more pleased to discover that there would be not only one, but two panel discussions on stories in games taking place. Being a die-hard enthusiast of all things related to interactive storytelling, Deirdra resolved to attend them both and eagerly absorb every single potential tidbit of wisdom she could gain therefrom, as well as whatever insights they would bring to this beloved genre of Adventure Gamers.
The first panel, Stories Best Played: Deconstructing the Best Interactive Storytelling, took place on Wednesday and featured four prominent game designers: Steve Meretzky of Blue Fang Games, Marc Laidlaw of Valve Software, Ken Rolston of Big Huge Games, and Richard Rouse III of Midway Games. As Deirdra sat down and made herself comfortable, the thing she noticed immediately was how quickly the lecture room was filling up, to the point where it soon became standing room only. Trying to ignore the fact that she was then uncomfortably squished in her chair due to lack of space, it dawned on her that "wow, so many people actually CARE about stories in games!" Then, 2:30 PM finally rolled around, and the panelists began to talk.
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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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