I feel like this is a bad argument to makes, i.e. "developer good, publisher bad", as it is not really relevant to this specific game.

The game received mediocre reviews and probably worse sales, and no doubt using the big bad Unreal Engine 5 put them in the hole for quite a bit of cash and they didn't make their money back with initial sales.

Playing it on Game Pass doesn't alter the fate of the studio or the money they receive because anyone that wanted to buy the game by this point probably would have bought the game already.

If they want to make some money, put it on Steam for 20-30 bucks on sale. Otherwise I would chalk this game up as a financial and critical failure.

Also their first mistake was making a bargain with EA to begin with; it's difficult for me to feel bad for a "would-be indie studio" that sells their soul to the devil. This game arguably could have been great if they worked on it on their own or signed with a small-scale publisher like Coffee Stain or Devolver Digital, but they went with EA.

You see this from time to time: "new studio full of industry veterans want to make independent AAA game" and you just have to roll your eyes when they make that claim and then sign with a major publisher. First off, the notion of a "AAA independent game" is an oxymoron, and on top of that signing with a major publisher just completely negates that. I don't care if you have "indie spirit" lol.

Yeah, curious how they will address the space concept. Maybe like they did with Empire: Total War, with the multiple continents?

Oh it's coming to console? Hmmm that sort of makes me feel a bit iffy about it to be honest. Then again they've ported some older strategy games--even the incredibly complex Stellaris--to console, so I suppose it could be done.

Total War is really demanding on hardware though by the mid-game, we shall see if consoles can handle it. Those turns can really stress your computer sometimes haha.

Tell me you're making a cash grab without telling me you're making a cash grab...

@uninspiredcup: We've gotten some good Star Wars strategy games over the years, it's a good franchise to use that genre for.

There's even a really good Star Wars mod (from what I've heard) for Stellaris, too.

I just...

This is amazing news. Huzzah! Huzzah!

What's shitty about it? They've had some stumbles here and there, and their DLC is a bit aggressive, but overall I've gotten thousands upon thousands of hours across decades of years over more than a dozen different games from this franchise.

Total War is a great franchise, in other words.

Nothing says they won't! Warhammer: Total War was a big success, they might just be biding their time or branching out or maybe Games Workshop is being dicks about it and asking for more money to use their IP. Who knows?!

As for me, I'm waiting for Dune: Total War. It'd work really well given the emphasis on melee fighting as much as ranged, and we could see the grand strategy part of the game return to more political intrigue with the Landsraad lore. Lots of opportunity for different houses/factions: Atreides, Corrino, Fremen, and Harkonnen of course; but also Tleilax, Ix, Saradaukar, Bene Gesserit, etc.

Hell, make it Butlerian Jihad: Total War! Robots vs Humans!!!!!!

I phrase I've become fond of in order to just accept this (so I can move on with my life instead of trying to reason with these people) is "you can't reason a person out of a position they didn't reason themselves into".

There is no explanation, at least not one we can understand. I am sure some psychologists could diagnose these people with various mental health issues though. But if you're trying to logic your way to understanding Trump supporters...it just isn't going to happen.

I love it.

At his birthday party.

Poetic.

@mattbbpl said:

@robertos said:

@pyro1245 said:

How are there 75 people who want to be around that loser?

Well it's a demented cult.

Also lol this idiot was bragging about dodging it a day earlier,

Is that real? I find it almost impossible that he, or anyone, is that smug of an asshole while openly displaying such contempt for the law.

Not just anyone. A lawyer. It's like...being a cook but having contempt for salt. Idunno, something like that lol.

I agree, it's hard to believe that is real but honestly these days I always sort of check myself in the "I can't believe it" because I've said it so many times in relation to these far-right MAGA folks.

Soft "street" tacos; two fresh corn tortillas griddled--preferably in a little grease from the cooking meat--then filled with meat, onion, cilantro, and some salsa or hot sauce.

Love me some tongue, carnitas, and al pastor.

Double points if they serve it along with some grilled or griddled jalapenos or pickled carrots and onions or something acidic.

I like hard tacos too, though. I had a crunchy taco filled with mashed potato the other day that was surprisingly good for seeming so ordinary. Another one had refried beans and then ground beef inside, that was also good.

Man, I love tacos. Om nom nom, all day long, om nom nom. Tacos in my belly.

I hope they learn sooner than later, the fact they are banking so much on these service-based games coming out over the next few years worries me.

The sooner they realize that a.) they need to just make more games of all kinds and b.) release them on all platforms (or at least on PC and PS), the better it will be for gamers and for Sony.

As much as I dislike playing on a console, the potential for quality content is there for me to enjoy on PC if Sony stays in the mix. I hope their all-but-inevitable upcoming failures don't discourage them from staying in the business of video games.

Corporate greed 100%.

Nothing else.

Literally. Nothing. Else.

Just corporate greed.

This is true in so many other things of course--this world could be a paradise if we allowed it to happen--but corporate greed ruins it all.

This is especially true however with video games. Plenty of room to make a profit and maintain some artistic integrity and make a quality product, even in the AAA space...but no no no, Uncle AAA has to reach in your shirt and squeeze your tit until it's purple.