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[Black_Stride]

Their sin is that they’re not good tech discussion

Alex is another moron

demons souls is a far better remake that actually still is the bar

They are now not covering a massive game

Why are you defending them so much? Are you associated with them?

Demons Souls is above the standard.
The Last of Us Part 1 also above the standard.
Dead Space should be the standard.
Unless you are telling me you think Dead Space is a sub par Remake?

Im curious about what they are doing so wrong which is why im questioning you.

You stated they dont cover big games, but I can hardly think of a game they havent covered Hogwarts is a few days old they may or may not cover it.
And if they dont, its an outlier not a rule, so you cant say they dont cover the biggest games when theyve effectively only missed one.

You say the "always" miss important details in their deep dives, yet mention something that they caught.

You say they make absurd claims such as all Remakes should be "atleast" at Dead Space level, its their opinion.
And thats far from absurd.


Am i associated with them?
Damn, i wish.
But my graphical knowledge is more on the offline rendering side of things than real time.
But I am moving to Unreal Engine 5 for the bulk of my animation rendering.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I just thought they covered videogames, not politics. That's why I'm out. They have the right not to do it and I have the right no to watch them anymore. No drama.

Yup.

Get too political and you'll become Jim Sterling. The past 5+ years, his YT channel has gone down in viewers, which is crazy as follower count typically goes up over time as 99% of people dont care enough to unsub from other people's user accounts.. A couple more thousand unsubbers and he'll be under 800k when years ago he was 900k+ closing in on a million.

 

[SF Kosmo]

I don’t know, or at least I haven’t read an official statement where JK has come out and said she is clearly and definitively against trans rights.

Oh she has. It's been a slow burn, but she eventually came out against trans people being able to use the bathrooms they feel safe in, characterizes them as rapists and perverts, questions the validity of trans men, and gives to anti-trans activist causes and the like.

I don't think she started there, and we can have a conversation about whether or not the backlash contributed to driving her further into transphobic territory but she's pretty unambiguously there at this point.

I think if anything is “cowardly”, it is pretending that you don’t know what is going on and hoping people forget.

They’re not going to forget, this is one of the biggest selling games of the year. It’s like not covering Elden Ring or mentioning anything about it last year. That’s crazy. People will be expecting coverage of it. If you’re not going to cover the game, state it publicly. EG and DF are just trying to act like it doesn’t exist, except in EG’s case so many people were asking they mentioned it in the comments lol. Cowardly.

I really don't think grandstanding over this would be productive or helpful to anyone. If the issue is just that they don't want to profit from/promote a product that doesn't reflect their values, they don't need to engage in a culture war over it, they can simply move on with their day.

They've skipped big games before, often for no reason other than scheduling. They never covered Psychonauts 2, off the top of my head. I know Hogwarts Legacy is a bigger title than that, but they've always picked and chosen coverage.

I just thought they covered videogames, not politics.

They aren't covering the politics of the game or its creator. They haven't said word 1 about it. They're just skipping it and moving on.

 

[Kamina]

Kinda pathetic, but whatever.
I am having a blast with the game and it’s success is enough to make the regressive fuckers shed boatloads of salty tears.

 

[Airbus Jr]

Oh she has. It's been a slow burn, but she eventually came out against trans people being able to use the bathrooms they feel safe in, characterizes them as rapists and perverts, questions the validity of trans men, and gives to anti-trans activist causes and the like.

I don't think she started there, and we can have a conversation about whether or not the backlash contributed to driving her further into transphobic territory but she's pretty unambiguously there at this point.

Interesting

Now can you show us on that quote from her

 

[diffusionx]

I really don't think grandstanding over this would be productive or helpful to anyone. If the issue is just that they don't want to profit from/promote a product that doesn't reflect their values, they don't need to engage in a culture war over it, they can simply move on with their day.

They've skipped big games before, for no reason other than scheduling. They never covered Psychonauts 2, off the top of my head. I know Hogwarts Legacy is a bigger title than that, but they've always picked and chosen coverage.

It’s not grandstanding. We don’t need to see a 5 page post about why they’re not covering it. Something saying “we aren’t covering Hogwarts Legacy” is enough, so (A) people know and stop asking, and (B) their editorial decision on a much requested video is clear. As of now, what is going to happen is that people are going to keep asking for it and they can either choose to act confused or they end up having to state it anyway, as EG did.

And Psychonauts 2? come on man. Hogwarts might end up the top selling game of 2022. Psychonauts 2 was GP fodder sequel of niche title from 20 years ago.

 

[SmokedMeat]

there is a reason they (Era mods) don't actually poll the community on decisions like banning discussion. there's 58,000 members on that site. i'd be surprised if even 8,000 truly supported a discussion ban.

Hmmm makes me wonder what if people started complaining about Era’s mods to the parent company that bought them?

 

[SlimySnake]

He has a bad take here and there. Otherwise, his PC coverage is excellent.

The problem now is that their videos are mostly pointless comparisons that aren't even interesting anymore. The XSX and PS5 are so close most of the time that they effectively offer the same experience and there really isn't much to talk about. And Hogwarts Legacy is presumably the only massive game they won't be covering but even their coverage of big releases is meh because there just isn't that much to say besides that some games release in questionable states.

I agree with both you and James Sawyer Ford . Yes, Alex is a moron and DF should cover this game, but Alex also knows his shit and his work is extensive and informative at the same time.

I think James is on point about their coverage lately. Especially for HFW which shipped with a near broken 60 fps mode. They glossed over the issues and while they did recommend 30 fps, they shouldve done their job and docked points or heavily criticized the shimmering mess that was the OG performance mode. NX Gamer did the same thing. It wasnt until people like me started making a big deal on gaf (took so much shit for it too) and reddit. It took GG six months to fix it after denying it altogether. We needed DF to call this out ASAP and I guess they didnt want to upset GG so they didnt even mention it.

Then there was the 30 fps brightness flickering issue. Once again, completely missed it. It literally gave me and everyone else headaches.

Calling Dead Space remake a best in class remake when it shipped with IQ worse than HFW's 60 fps mode is something else. He spends like a minute on it. I was shocked to see him just move on from his performance analysis just so he can go back to jerking off the devs for making a PS4 looking game.

Did the same for TLOU. 50 minutes of comparing PS3 graphics and almost no time spent on showing upgrades over TLOU2 which uses the same engine. Just bizarre.

It was hilarious to Richard proclaim FH5 as a NEXT GEN entry by showing a before and after comparison of MUD in FH5. X1 didnt have tire tracks on mud, XSX does. NEXT GEN! I legit LOL'd. Their titles are also very baity. HFW is a PS4 game and they called it a PS5 masterpiece. We need these guys to stand up to cross gen nonsense. Not to parrot Sony and MS talking points.

 

[FBeeEye]

Such a dumb move.

One of the things enjoyable about DF was they were apolitical. Just tech of games. Now they've made a political move.

They will not cover one of the biggest games of the year because theyre either offended...or, even worse, because they were scared and they caved.

(PS: Still mindblowing that stories about pre-teen wizards going to school is the day's most controversial book/media.)

This was my reasoning as well. Games are supposed to be escapism from the craziness in the world. Now all of a sudden, we have DF and other gaming publications breaking the fourth wall into this political BS. On top of that, it's a small group of religious fanatics. So, this isn't about DF wanting to avoid controversy. It's them picking a side. If it was the Baptist Church protesting this game because it contains the practice of magic which is forbidden by the Bible, DF wouldn't bat an eye even though fundamentalist Christians far outnumber the Alphabet cult.

The powers that be at DF are card-carrying members of the Clown World woke cult. This isn't even about the game. It's about them wanting to punish a person loosely associated with the game. This is religious fanaticism in its worst form. The Alphabet Cult has all the dimensions of a religion. There is nothing these people are doing that's any different than what the Catholic Church did during the Dark Ages. The only difference is that they don't have the power to burn people at the stake for what they watch, read and play...yet. If they had the power, they definitely would do it. If you'd try to destroy someone's livelihood for speaking heresy, you'd have no qualms of seeing them get burned alive. It's all the same.

 

[SF Kosmo]

Honest truth:

My belief is that any outlet that prioritizes their political views over serving the interests of their readership/viewership is unfit for purpose.

It shouldn't be acceptable in any way, shape or form.

This is some "Let me talk to your manager" shit. They don't work for you. They don't owe you anything. They aren't refusing an assignment. They're just covering different games.

 

[DeepEnigma]

John won’t cover the game because the doesn’t like HP and “Destiny-like” open world like games, LOL

Oh what a bullshit take. "I don't like it so I won't cover it."

 

[Secret of Evolution]

Wtf are you talking about, all anyone knows is Alex and John aren't interested in covering it. That's their prerogative. DF could get one of their other guys to produce a video if they wanted and may do so.

Their is no evidence that they are scared, that is your confirmation bias. Maybe its just not that important to them and they dont want to deal with potentail blowback covering a property they do not like. They could also drop a video in three days. You are dealing with incomplete information.

Like i stated earlier, this gaf mob is embarassing and ironically is acting in the exact same manner as reee and Twitter. The fact that many can't see that shows that they aren't much different then the people they claim to despise.

You're being absurd. DF is literally a tech analysis platform refusing to cover one of the biggest AAA releases this year, in one of the biggest global franchises in the world, and likely one of the best selling games this year. This isn't some group of fans who do videos, this is their literal job that people pay them to do. You pretending the huge political elephant in the room isn't what's dictating these decisions is what is flatly embarrassing. Also, this thread of complaints isn't a "mob." I'm a left leaning person that thinks trans people deserve respect and dignity and that JK says dumb shit, but you sound basically like a Ree user who is only here because of the ban on the game with this absolutely terrible take.

 

[Airbus Jr]

This is some "Let me talk to your manager" shit. They don't work for you. They don't owe you anything. They aren't refusing an assignment. They're just covering different games.

So we can assume from this statement its pure coincidence here that theyre not covering hogwarts legacy ?

 

[HotSauceEnema]

and comparing it to Destiny is such a brain dead comparison... guessing he was going off of the UI?

 

[Imtjnotu]

Good luck siding with the mentally unstable men wearing cat ears and programmer socks.

Wow bro way to fucking call out my friend ima ginary

 

[Catphish]

I'm thankful for all these cowards going public with their boycott of the game.

It makes it simple and easy to know who to ignore going forward.

 

[SF Kosmo]

So we can assume from this statement its pure coincidence here that theyre not covering hogwarts legacy ?

No, of course not, but what does that change?

 

[U n i o n 0015]

I'll revise my snarky take earlier and say, it's possible that DF isn't interested in covering it because it's not in their age bracket. I think John is around my age with Richard obviously being older. I was already in college by the time Harry Potter came out, so myself and a lot of people my age never got into it with the enthusiasm that the younger generation did.

But given that it's one of the biggest releases of the year, the lack of coverage is conspicuous. Could it be political reasons, absolutely, but could also just be they're not interested.

 

[Airbus Jr]

No, of course not, but what does that change?

Your previous statement implied that digital foundry simply ignores one of the biggest release this year because they dont feel like theyre not doing it?

 

[DeepEnigma]

I see SF Kosmo is here to lecture people about their free choice.

 

[SF Kosmo]

I'll revise my snarky take earlier and say, it's possible that DF isn't interested in covering it because it's not in their age bracket. I think John is around my age with Richard obviously being older. I was already in college by the time Harry Potter came out, so myself and a lot of people my age never got into it with the enthusiasm that the younger generation did.

But given that it's one of the biggest releases of the year, the lack of coverage is conspicuous. Could it be political reasons, absolutely, but could also just be they're not interested.

So they have the right to not cover it because they're not interested, but they don't have a right to not cover it if they just don't feel great about morally?

There's some real cognitive dissonance going on here, and it's really clear that, at least for some of the people here, this is less about whether or not they need to cover the game as it is the very idea that a person might have the right to privately disagree with you political views.

Shall we require our YouTubers to eat at Chil Fil A once a month as well?

 

[SF Kosmo]

Your previous statement implied that digital foundry simply ignores one of the biggest release this year because they dont feel like theyre not doing it?

It did not. I think we know why they're not covering it. But they aren't lecturing anyone over it or attacking anyone else for doing it so mind your business and move on.

 

[MetalFreak]

Oh she has. It's been a slow burn, but she eventually came out against trans people being able to use the bathrooms they feel safe in, characterizes them as rapists and perverts, questions the validity of trans men, and gives to anti-trans activist causes and the like.

Sorry but no. She stated biological truth and highlighted the importance of sex based safe spaces, like prisons, dressing rooms, bathrooms, etc.

 

[U n i o n 0015]

So they have the right to not cover it because they're not interested, but they don't have a right to not cover it if they just don't feel great about morally?

There's some real cognitive dissonance going on here, and it's really clear that, at least for some of the people here, this is less about whether or not they need to cover the game as it is the very idea that a person might have the right to privately disagree with you political views.

Shall we require our YouTubers to eat at Chil Fil A once a month as well?

They are free to do whatever they want, but not covering it for one reason versus another certainly colors my judgement, something I'm also free to do.

 

[Simply Sami]

That was a tweet yesterday from the video producer at Eurogamer. They were also supporting a charity that has links to pedos.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63137873

It is clear that Eurogamer the UK version are not reviewing it because why have the other sister sites posted reviews.

This is a bad look for Eurogamer considering last year they were begging people to join their tier system. Probably scared of the 2 resetera members leaving that tier system, but also a lot of them are SJW.

Maybe someone should tell them Saudis profit of every Nintendo game or console sold or how tencent profit off a lot of the games they cover. If you are going to boycott one thing then be consistent about it. Don’t just pick and choose.

I don’t think DF will cover it. Doubt they’d want the backlash considering that two of them post on resetera.

 

[FBeeEye]

John won’t cover the game because the doesn’t like HP and “Destiny-like” open world like games, LOL

 

[SF Kosmo]

They are free to do whatever they want, but not covering it for one reason versus another certainly colors my judgement, something I'm also free to do.

You personally agreeing with her does not mean she isn't against trans rights, it just means you are also against trans right. That's your prerogative but it doesn't merit a correction here.

They are free to do whatever they want, but not covering it for one reason versus another certainly colors my judgement, something I'm also free to do.

If you don't want to patronize them because you are concerned they might support trans people directly or indirectly just say that, though.

It's the bizarre posturing like they HAVE to cover it or that they've broken some contract with their viewers that I don't understand. If you can't tolerate the existence of people having private opinions that conflict with yours, just say that.

 

[Airbus Jr]

It did not. I think we know why they're not covering it.

Which is?

Oh and btw you still havent answered this accusation

Oh she has. It's been a slow burn, but she eventually came out against trans people being able to use the bathrooms they feel safe in, characterizes them as rapists and perverts, questions the validity of trans men, and gives to anti-trans activist causes and the like.

I don't think she started there, and we can have a conversation about whether or not the backlash contributed to driving her further into transphobic territory but she's pretty unambiguously there at this point.

Show us the quote where she said this

 

[Catphish]

This was my reasoning as well. Games are supposed to be escapism from the craziness in the world. Now all of a sudden, we have DF and other gaming publications breaking the fourth wall into this political BS. On top of that, it's a small group of religious fanatics. So, this isn't about DF wanting to avoid controversy. It's them picking a side. If it was the Baptist Church protesting this game because it contains the practice of magic which is forbidden by the Bible, DF wouldn't bat an eye even though fundamentalist Christians far outnumber the Alphabet cult.

The powers that be at DF are card-carrying members of the Clown World woke cult. This isn't even about the game. It's about them wanting to punish a person loosely associated with the game. This is religious fanaticism in its worst form. The Alphabet Cult has all the dimensions of a religion. There is nothing these people are doing that's any different than what the Catholic Church did during the Dark Ages. The only difference is that they don't have the power to burn people at the stake for what they watch, read and play...yet. If they had the power, they definitely would do it. If you'd try to destroy someone's livelihood for speaking heresy, you'd have no qualms of seeing them get burned alive. It's all the same.

If there was such a thing as a Golden Post Award, I'd nominate this shit right here.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Oh she has. It's been a slow burn, but she eventually came out against trans people being able to use the bathrooms they feel safe in, characterizes them as rapists and perverts, questions the validity of trans men, and gives to anti-trans activist causes and the like.

I don't think she started there, and we can have a conversation about whether or not the backlash contributed to driving her further into transphobic territory but she's pretty unambiguously there at this point.

 

[Dural]

Oh she has. It's been a slow burn, but she eventually came out against trans people being able to use the bathrooms they feel safe in, characterizes them as rapists and perverts, questions the validity of trans men, and gives to anti-trans activist causes and the like.

I don't think she started there, and we can have a conversation about whether or not the backlash contributed to driving her further into transphobic territory but she's pretty unambiguously there at this point.

I really don't think grandstanding over this would be productive or helpful to anyone. If the issue is just that they don't want to profit from/promote a product that doesn't reflect their values, they don't need to engage in a culture war over it, they can simply move on with their day.

They've skipped big games before, often for no reason other than scheduling. They never covered Psychonauts 2, off the top of my head. I know Hogwarts Legacy is a bigger title than that, but they've always picked and chosen coverage.


They aren't covering the politics of the game or its creator. They haven't said word 1 about it. They're just skipping it and moving on.

So how safe the other people in the bathroom feel doesn't matter? Why is it that it's the feelings of the very few, something like 0.003%, that are all that matters? Attaching a word like transphobic to someone because they believe in biological truth that a man cannot become a woman because they feel like it is utterly insane!

I'm done with DF if this is where they stand.

 

[Adam_802]

Pathetic cowards

 

[Gerdav]

Oh she has. It's been a slow burn, but she eventually came out against trans people being able to use the bathrooms they feel safe in, characterizes them as rapists and perverts, questions the validity of trans men, and gives to anti-trans activist causes and the like.

So she stated actual facts about the mentally ill, the view point of probably 99% of earths population not sucked up in the far left echo chamber.

 

[SF Kosmo]

Attaching a word like transphobic to someone because they believe in biological truth that a man cannot become a woman because they feel like it is utterly insane!

This is such a silly strawman. No one disagrees on any matter of science or biology, the only debate is over how to treat people and where they're allowed to go. Those aren't medical concerns they're social and you know this.

I don't know why everyone retreats to this "I'm just a humble scientist" routine, do you really think that convinces anyone?

So she stated actual facts about the mentally ill, the view point of probably 99% of earths population not sucked up in the far left echo chamber.

Again look, if you don't think trans people have rights, then you probably aren't going to be asking the question "Does she support trans rights?" But that was the question that was asked and that's what I answered, dude.

She's not the only transphobe, fine, that's really not something we have to litigate.

 

[Insane Metal]

That's it I'm subbing to these guys RIGHT NOW

 

[gaming_again]

That was a tweet yesterday from the video producer at Eurogamer. They were also supporting a charity that has links to pedos.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63137873

It is clear that Eurogamer the UK version are not reviewing it because why have the other sister sites posted reviews.

This is a bad look for Eurogamer considering last year they were begging people to join their tier system. Probably scared of the 2 resetera members leaving that tier system, but also a lot of them are SJW.

Maybe someone should tell them Saudis profit of every Nintendo game or console sold or how tencent profit off a lot of the games they cover. If you are going to boycott one thing then be consistent about it. Don’t just pick and choose.

I don’t think DF will cover it. Doubt they’d want the backlash considering that two of them post on resetera.

Ahahahaha holy shit.

I thought Eurogamer was the only vaguely sensible big site left. Shows what I know.

 

[Clear]

This is some "Let me talk to your manager" shit. They don't work for you. They don't owe you anything. They aren't refusing an assignment. They're just covering different games.

How so? I simply expressed my opinion as an individual. I'm not the one who's business it is ostensibly to cover games/tech generally.

They are ignoring a major release with a mass-market appeal not even due to concerns over content, but in order to make an ideological point about a person only indirectly involved in its creation.

Which basically says their loyalty lies to their politics and not public interest.

If that's their position, then fine. They are entitled to do that, but by the same token I'm entitled to deplore them for it.

Especially when the whole rationale behind this action is ridiculous.

 

[DeepEnigma]

This is some "Let me talk to your manager" shit.

 

[bentanchorbolt]

They are essentially refusing to serve you as a customer because of some misguided view that they know better.

That isn't really accurate. They are not covering the game because there will be blowback that affects their bottom line because there are crazy people out there who would spend all their free time trying to defame and cancel DF over a video game. The juice for them isn't worth the squeeze, and to be fair, they are free to cover what content they want.

 

[Airbus Jr]

This is such a silly strawman. No one disagrees on any matter of science or biology, the only debate is over how to treat people and where they're allowed to go. Those aren't medical concerns they're social and you know this.

I don't know why everyone retreats to this "I'm just a humble scientist" routine, do you really think that convinces anyone?

So im a man and at this very occasion i identified myself as women then i can go to womens bathroom anytime i like

And if anyone there refuses my existence i can proceed and acuses then as transphobic yes?

 

[GymWolf]

I think it's weird that some of you are lurking on REEE and getting upset with what their talking about and bringing it over here. Wasn't the point of this forum to deviate from them and their opinions but somehow they still got some of y'all in a chokehold.

Having free comedy gold all day long and laughing at these mongoloids can be hardly considered being in a chokehold dude.

For every dude that takes this shit too seriously there are 100 that just get a good laugh.

 

[gaming_again]

This is such a silly strawman. No one disagrees on any matter of science or biology, the only debate is over how to treat people and where they're allowed to go. Those aren't medical concerns they're social and you know this.

I don't know why everyone retreats to this "I'm just a humble scientist" routine, do you really think that convinces anyone?

Lol this is horseshit and you know it. What do you think the ‘trans women are women’ slogan means, exactly?

The 2010s were the decade of narrative vs reality.

It seems that reality is slowly making itself known again (at least in Europe, the US/Canada have gone even more whacko) because you can only keep reality at bay for so long.

Even the fucking Scots are having second thoughts about gender ID currently.

In a decade when this shite is looked at as lobotomies are today will you pretend you were always wary of it?

 

[DeepEnigma]

So im a man and at this very occasion i identified myself as women then i can go to womens bathroom anytime i like

And if anyone there refuses my existence i can proceed and acuses then as transphobic yes?

This is literally when the virtue signalers have been emotionally manipulated to allow.

 

[Mr Moose]

So im a man and at this very occasion i identified myself as women then i can go to womens bathroom anytime i like

And if anyone there refuses my existence i can proceed and acuses then as transphobic yes?

 

[Max_Po]

TRANSEXUALs confirmed...

wait what is the correct term ?

 

[mansoor1980]

i identify as a GAMER , free from POLITICS
who is with me

 

[Kacho]

This thread is getting good

 

[SF Kosmo]

If that's their position, then fine. They are entitled to do that, but by the same token I'm entitled to deplore them for it.

Thank you for your honesty. You just hate people that have private beliefs that disagree with yours.

My position with all this shit is that if you aren't putting it in your work then why should I care. I supported Kara from LRG because she didn't bring her beliefs to work. I don't care about Hogwarts Legacy because I don't think the work itself is transphobic.

But if your position is just that you can't tolerate any creator who isn't actively virtue signaling your beliefs, then you really aren't in much of a position to be lecturing anyone else.

 

[gaming_again]

i identify as a GAMER , free from POLITICS
who is with me

Sorry but I am an Ethical Gamer now.

 

[Crispy Gamer]

Sad to see because the tech on display is pretty damn good