GoW as a live game isn’t the most out there thing. Tens of people liked the multiplayer mode in Ascension (?) and the reception to the roguelite mode was generally very favorable. And the core game already had gear based progression that could map to something like what Ghost of Tsushima has (that has hundreds of people who like it…).

But having frigging Bluepoint spend cycles on this? I am sure that the studio asked for something more than just remakes but… what?

I don’t think it at all matches “Never ask me about my past” Dad Kratos and nobody likes Atreus enough, but one could easily imagine an “open world” live service game where new gods and factions are added every few months and you do quests for or against them.

Nah. That would actually accomplish something.

This? I am not even going to bother to read it. Because if ANYTHING in there has any teeth whatsoever, it is getting repealed next week.

Yeah. To my knowledge this is basically the same shit deal that Hamas refused a few months (?) back. It doesn’t do anything other than give israel time to stockpile more weapons and wait until people go back to not giving a shit what happens in the Middle East.

Which… is terrifying for Ukraine since we know the plan there is “Zeneskyy, you can either take this shit deal or we’ll make sure papa putin wipes you off the face of the Earth. Also, we will probably do that in 3 or 4 years anyway”.

And people will eat it up as justification for why they helped kill democracy…

Honestly? That very much feels like a “fuck around and find out” situation and a GREAT way to piss off rich people in the event someone else gets blue shelled.

Also: Free speech doesn’t apply to social media. You can and will be banned for no reason other than someone with the power was bored.

You apparently have a hateful right wing chud perform “secret” acts that will result in them getting a big push on a new platform.

Also: Friendly reminder that the Vice of today is not the Vice of olde and that “Waypoint” is a brand that is run by one rando (who likely uses a LOT of AI to generate content…) and has none of the social or political values the old Waypoint had. For the old Waypoint, you are looking at Remap Radio (the three founder/owners are Ricardo Contrarez, Rob Zacny, and Patrick Klepek and they semi-regularly collaborate with Austin Walker and, when she is available, BAFTA Award Winner Natalie Watson. And Janet Garcia is a “newbie” but is fucking awesome).

Aww, the chuds must be angry that I am not giving their shit goblin his due credit for asking musk for a streaming deal.

It is obvious that they just are trying to avoid more “Well, this person is clearly compromised but we have to give them a clearance anyway”

That said: The point of the background investigation is to identify things that people can be compromised by. So… if it is public knowledge and they already escaped any and all consequences… Kind of a spirit, if not letter, of the law thing.