{"id":137,"date":"2021-02-20T04:35:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T04:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gatecitygaming.com\/?p=137"},"modified":"2021-02-20T04:35:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T04:35:51","slug":"the-end-is-nigh-because-publishers-are-villains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gatecitygaming.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/20\/the-end-is-nigh-because-publishers-are-villains\/","title":{"rendered":"The End is Nigh … because Publishers are Villains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This article originally ran under a different banner\/website in September of 2018 and is now being here re-uploaded for purposes of convenience and consolidation. Please enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HEAR YE!!!\u00a0 HEAR YE!!!\u00a0 Broktober is rolling around the corner, meaning one thing:\u00a0 Publishers will be crawling all over themselves to get you to purchase their games, but as we know from E3, none of the publishers are perfect.\u00a0 Earlier in the year, video game news website Kotaku spoke with a couple of developers at Bioware who proceeded to say YouTubers would describe companies like EA as Disney villains.\u00a0 Why not lean a little into this statement and draw comparisons to these publishers and dastardly deeds?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electronic Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electronic Arts.\u00a0 The company is known for pushing the envelope too far in the name of greed.\u00a0 The company known for uniting gamers and politicians against the loot box craze publishers are raving over.\u00a0 With Belgium taking a stand and making loot boxes illegal, only one publisher dares to stand against the law and take Belgium to court.\u00a0 None other than Electronic Arts.\u00a0 Dreading giving up their card packs in titles such as Madden 19<\/em> and FIFA 19<\/em>, Electronic Arts is throwing a temper tantrum to preserve their greed is only matched by the childish Prince John from the Disney movie, Robin Hood.\u00a0 <\/em>Other similarities between these money-grabbing tyrants can be drawn to their attempts to silence their people.\u00a0 Prince John attempted to silence his citizens by taxing them to death, while EA censored words like \u201cDLC,\u201d \u201cTitanfall,\u201d and \u201cwhite man\u201d in the chat of the beta for Battlefield V<\/em>.\u00a0 My only hope is Belgium leaves EA crying in dirt road much like Robin Hood did to Prince John.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sony<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one makes consoles like Sony.\u00a0 No one makes exclusive like Sony.\u00a0 And no one is as arrogant as Sony.\u00a0 Even with the success of their most recent exclusive Marvel\u2019s Spiderman<\/em>, Sony continues to hold Fortnite <\/em>accounts hostage which cannot be ignored.\u00a0 With Sony saying ridiculous statements such as \u201cFortnite <\/em>is best played on Playstation 4, why would you want to play anywhere else,\u201d you would think Sony is taking confidence lessons from the most arrogant Disney villain of them all: Gaston.\u00a0 Sony can boast about the success of God of War<\/em> and Marvel\u2019s Spiderman, <\/em>but Sony\u2019s attitude on cross-play will push players away like Gaston\u2019s attitude pushed away Belle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Microsoft<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Microsoft has been genuinely been quiet this year, I can sense they have been making some moves to overthrow the king of this generation, Sony.\u00a0 They gathered up studios like Undead Labs, Playground Games, Ninja Theory, and Compulsion Games much like Scar gathering up the hyenas to take down Mufasa.\u00a0 While some might think I would like to see Sony dethroned, I remember Microsoft\u2019s initial announcement of the Xbox One.\u00a0 I remember them saying it always needed to be online, how it wouldn\u2019t run secondhand games, and how it couldn\u2019t be sold without the Kinect.\u00a0 Much like Pride Rock being a barren wasteland under Scar\u2019s rule, gaming would be in a similar situation under Microsoft\u2019s rule, but I wouldn\u2019t count them out.\u00a0 I am sure the Microsoft headquarters are singing \u201cBe Prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ubisoft<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ubisoft is certainly in a holding pattern.\u00a0 With both Assassin\u2019s Creed Odyssey <\/em>and \u00a0The Division 2<\/em> looming on the horizon, it is hard to not get excited when the spreadsheets for games\u2019 different special editions have been released.\u00a0 Ever since Ubisoft released that infamous Watch Dogs<\/em> special edition spreadsheet, they have done nothing but continue indulging in this excessive practice.\u00a0 With Assassin\u2019s Creed Odyssey <\/em>and The Division 2 <\/em>both boasting six different special editions, it is hard to imagine these games steering away from the same open-world formula Ubisoft keeps using and abusing.\u00a0 Ubisoft seems to be so attached to this business model, one could say it was their religion, much like one of Disney\u2019s own zealot, Claude Frollo.\u00a0 Similar to Frollo, I am sure Ubisoft would rather burn down all of Paris than have their way of life challenged.\u00a0 Oh, the French are so dramatic.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Devolver Digital<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I genuinely, have no issue with Devolver Digital, but one of my favorite things about them is their ability to make me laugh.\u00a0 Their E3 press conference always feels like a breath of comical fresh air in a sea of lies and trickery.\u00a0 Out of the Disney villains, none are better at putting a bigger smile on my face than Hades.\u00a0 Hades always seems to have a witty retort or sarcastic comment, much similar to Devolver Digital\u2019s mockery of the video game industry.\u00a0 So here\u2019s to you Devolver, may you overthrow the gods of Mount Olympus known as Triple-A publishers like Activision-Blizzard, Warner Brothers, and EA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nintendo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have always felt Nintendo has had an \u201cunhealthy\u201d relationship with their fans.\u00a0 Now don\u2019t get me wrong, I think Nintendo excels at making games and consoles, but when they have to make business decisions, well they make some odd choices.\u00a0 Nothing encompasses that more than the new Nintendo Online system.\u00a0 One of the issues with the Nintendo Switch was there were currently no cloud saves available, meaning if your Switch was damaged, you lost all those hours you had on Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/em>.\u00a0 With Nintendo\u2019s Online Service, the Switch will finally get the cloud saves fans want\u2026 unless you\u2019re playing Splatoon 2, Pokemon: Let\u2019s Go Pikachu <\/em>or Eevee, FIFA 19, NBA 2K19, Dead Cells, <\/em>and Dark Souls<\/em>.\u00a0 All the non-Nintendo exclusives have cloud saves on other systems, what reason could Nintendo have for not allowing cloud saves.\u00a0 Well, like a fussy mother, Nintendo thinks the temptation to use cloud save to cheat is too great, so clearly you can\u2019t have it.\u00a0 On top of that, if you cancel the Nintendo Online Service, Nintendo will instantly wipe your cloud saves.\u00a0 Microsoft allows cloud saves without a subscription and Sony will hold onto your saves for 6 months.\u00a0 They clearly paint Nintendo as the fussy, paranoid mother who will lock their fanbase away and continue to feed off their energy.\u00a0 Wonder who that sounds like.\u00a0 None other than Rapunzel\u2019s adopted mother, Mother Gothel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now I willing to admit not all of these publishers are as bad as I painted them (except EA).\u00a0 Many of them are releasing very good games (except EA).\u00a0 When you support a company for their good games and consoles, you are also supporting their bad habits as well.\u00a0 Keep that in mind, as Brokobter rolls out.\u00a0 Is Marvel\u2019s Spiderman <\/em>worth endorsing Sony\u2019s attitude on cross-platform play?\u00a0 That\u2019s not my call, it is yours.\u00a0 All I can say is no EA title is worth endorsing ANY of their awful habits.\u00a0 They are the true villains here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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