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"Sweet Baby Inc detected" and other noticings involving the Marxist takeover of gaming

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If you have time to put this in the background, it'll help you understand some additional information:

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rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ October 28th, 2024, 07:36
Mediocre or bad games can still have parts that are good.
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TLDR

-Sweet Baby has faced no real consequences from the recent bad publicity

-Sweet Baby has expanded and now partnering with a bigger consultant company called The Powell group


-Powell group has worked with the following developers

•NightDive Studios
•Maple Powered Games
•Phantom Compass
•Zero Fun
•Torn Banner Studios
•Manifesto Game Studio
•Stitch Heads Entertainment
•Impeller Studios
•Chainsawsome Games
•Trese Brothers
•Seismic Squirrel
•iLogos Games Studios
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Unhelpful Contrarian wrote: ↑ November 1st, 2024, 15:22



TLDR

-Sweet Baby has faced no real consequences from the recent bad publicity

-Sweet Baby has expanded and now partnering with a bigger consultant company called The Powell group


-Powell group has worked with the following developers

•NightDive Studios
•Maple Powered Games
•Phantom Compass
•Zero Fun
•Torn Banner Studios
•Manifesto Game Studio
•Stitch Heads Entertainment
•Impeller Studios
•Chainsawsome Games
•Trese Brothers
•Seismic Squirrel
•iLogos Games Studios
Can't wait to get more censored remasters now. :salute: :salute: :salute:
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I think this baby actually should be aborted.
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Unhelpful Contrarian wrote: ↑ November 1st, 2024, 15:22



TLDR

-Sweet Baby has faced no real consequences from the recent bad publicity

-Sweet Baby has expanded and now partnering with a bigger consultant company called The Powell group


-Powell group has worked with the following developers

•NightDive Studios
•Maple Powered Games
•Phantom Compass
•Zero Fun
•Torn Banner Studios
•Manifesto Game Studio
•Stitch Heads Entertainment
•Impeller Studios
•Chainsawsome Games
•Trese Brothers
•Seismic Squirrel
•iLogos Games Studios
The fact that an actual game dev studio is unironically called "Zero Fun" in the current times doesn't surprise me in the least. lol
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fkirenicus wrote: ↑ November 1st, 2024, 15:42
I think this baby actually should be aborted.
You can end it permanently with a six-shot revolver and each bullet precisely placed in the two founder's and four other executive craniums.
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Unhelpful Contrarian wrote: ↑ November 1st, 2024, 15:22



TLDR

-Sweet Baby has faced no real consequences from the recent bad publicity

-Sweet Baby has expanded and now partnering with a bigger consultant company called The Powell group


-Powell group has worked with the following developers

•NightDive Studios
•Maple Powered Games
•Phantom Compass
•Zero Fun
•Torn Banner Studios
•Manifesto Game Studio
•Stitch Heads Entertainment
•Impeller Studios
•Chainsawsome Games
•Trese Brothers
•Seismic Squirrel
•iLogos Games Studios
So this guy did some autistic dot connecting for Sweet Baby Incs connections. I didn't really follow the whole thing. It starts at 06:20 and an interesting connection is made at 12:32.

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I think it's good that everyone, regardless of clout, is held to a standard.

I think I don't mind Vara. She seems nice.

And lastly, the expression is "sunlight is the best disinfectant and lampposts are the best policemen". We definitely need more light in this world. And so I would say I'm okay with the events described in the video.
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rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ October 28th, 2024, 07:36
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I can't take Endymion seriously. He talks like his brain isn't firing on all cylinders.
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Just like Yves, I chase tales
rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ October 28th, 2024, 07:36
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Tangerine wrote: ↑ December 7th, 2024, 20:28
I can't take Endymion seriously. He talks like his brain isn't firing on all cylinders.
Well, he's a gamer.
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Tangerine wrote: ↑ December 7th, 2024, 20:28
I can't take Endymion seriously. He talks like his brain isn't firing on all cylinders.
All those Youtubers are embarrassing to watch.
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Tangerine wrote: ↑ December 7th, 2024, 20:28
I can't take Endymion seriously. He talks like his brain isn't firing on all cylinders.
His insider info is very informative so his less then stellar public speaking abilities becomes less noticeable.
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That ***** needs to keep her ******* hair color one *******
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Zothique wrote: ↑ December 10th, 2024, 06:27
That ***** needs to keep her ******* hair color one *******
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Games Journalism is like fewer than 40 people now. Magazines are basically gone and websites are close behind them. None of this is a surprise to me, but it's incredibly sad. We had something awesome for a while there. Younger generations have no idea what they missed out on.

Patreons for known personalities can only get us so far. YouTube is harder than ever to break into & streaming is having it's own reckoning. My hope is there's a revolution around the corner, but we could be going the way of the music industry. Consolidated, killed, salted earth.

It’s cute that the anti-woke crowd are doing a victory lap with my original post. But pinning it on progressivism is self-serving ********. Like most things it’s far more complex than that. I’m glad I got to be part of it for a moment. But I too jumped ship once I saw the iceberg

I’m also not gonna sit here and say that games journalism didn’t get worse - I think largely standards did drop. But it’s because there was hardly any seniority / mentorship. Nobody could work for the wages past their 20s. Sadly aside from those in management positions.

The rise of YouTube worked for me, as it did others. Between it and streaming we do get so much more coverage - especially important as games have become more complex. But it’s naive to think we’re not losing something too.

The **** was good man, but you had to be there.
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They should be happy. Industry press are just gatekeepers.
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Fewer than 40 journos. Jobs not done yet.
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The_Mask wrote: December 12th, 2024, 21:42

Games Journalism is like fewer than 40 people now. Magazines are basically gone and websites are close behind them. None of this is a surprise to me, but it's incredibly sad. We had something awesome for a while there. Younger generations have no idea what they missed out on.

Patreons for known personalities can only get us so far. YouTube is harder than ever to break into & streaming is having it's own reckoning. My hope is there's a revolution around the corner, but we could be going the way of the music industry. Consolidated, killed, salted earth.

It’s cute that the anti-woke crowd are doing a victory lap with my original post. But pinning it on progressivism is self-serving ********. Like most things it’s far more complex than that. I’m glad I got to be part of it for a moment. But I too jumped ship once I saw the iceberg

I’m also not gonna sit here and say that games journalism didn’t get worse - I think largely standards did drop. But it’s because there was hardly any seniority / mentorship. Nobody could work for the wages past their 20s. Sadly aside from those in management positions.

The rise of YouTube worked for me, as it did others. Between it and streaming we do get so much more coverage - especially important as games have become more complex. But it’s naive to think we’re not losing something too.

The **** was good man, but you had to be there.

The "young generations have no clue what they missed" line is my personal favorite because the very reason game journalism is dying is precisely because the younger audience could never care less what any jurno had to say.

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The_Mask wrote: December 12th, 2024, 21:42

Games Journalism is like fewer than 40 people now. Magazines are basically gone and websites are close behind them. None of this is a surprise to me, but it's incredibly sad. We had something awesome for a while there. Younger generations have no idea what they missed out on.

Patreons for known personalities can only get us so far. YouTube is harder than ever to break into & streaming is having it's own reckoning. My hope is there's a revolution around the corner, but we could be going the way of the music industry. Consolidated, killed, salted earth.

It’s cute that the anti-woke crowd are doing a victory lap with my original post. But pinning it on progressivism is self-serving ********. Like most things it’s far more complex than that. I’m glad I got to be part of it for a moment. But I too jumped ship once I saw the iceberg

I’m also not gonna sit here and say that games journalism didn’t get worse - I think largely standards did drop. But it’s because there was hardly any seniority / mentorship. Nobody could work for the wages past their 20s. Sadly aside from those in management positions.

The rise of YouTube worked for me, as it did others. Between it and streaming we do get so much more coverage - especially important as games have become more complex. But it’s naive to think we’re not losing something too.

The **** was good man, but you had to be there.

Only surprised it took so long. They are useless for close to two decades by now.

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The_Mask wrote: December 12th, 2024, 21:42

Games Journalism is like fewer than 40 people now. Magazines are basically gone and websites are close behind them. None of this is a surprise to me, but it's incredibly sad. We had something awesome for a while there. Younger generations have no idea what they missed out on.

Patreons for known personalities can only get us so far. YouTube is harder than ever to break into & streaming is having it's own reckoning. My hope is there's a revolution around the corner, but we could be going the way of the music industry. Consolidated, killed, salted earth.

It’s cute that the anti-woke crowd are doing a victory lap with my original post. But pinning it on progressivism is self-serving ********. Like most things it’s far more complex than that. I’m glad I got to be part of it for a moment. But I too jumped ship once I saw the iceberg

I’m also not gonna sit here and say that games journalism didn’t get worse - I think largely standards did drop. But it’s because there was hardly any seniority / mentorship. Nobody could work for the wages past their 20s. Sadly aside from those in management positions.

The rise of YouTube worked for me, as it did others. Between it and streaming we do get so much more coverage - especially important as games have become more complex. But it’s naive to think we’re not losing something too.

The **** was good man, but you had to be there.

Guess they don't count all of the youtubers. Must be jealous seeing all their viewership growing while their's is sinking.

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What even is a 'journalist' in terms of media? If we include anyone who reviews games, the market is probably bigger now than ever.
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rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ December 13th, 2024, 01:45
What even is a 'journalist' in terms of media? If we include anyone who reviews games, the market is probably bigger now than ever.
Timeshare marketing agency that has been defunded due to waning effectiveness.
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Isn't this just a campaign with optional coop? The heck are they shutting down?
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Oyster Sauce wrote: ↑ December 18th, 2024, 00:21
Isn't this just a campaign with optional coop? The heck are they shutting down?
I think it's being "shut down" in a similar way to how Suicide Squad KTJL was, as in permanently canceling any future updates and additions that was being planned for it.
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This game was still alive?! I thought it died the same year it came out.
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