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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 8h

EA will continue as the exclusive provider of action simulation NFL football, per the press release from EA.
However, matching with EA's corporate strategy of play, watch, and create, the PR discusses the future of the interactive franchise.
ir.ea.com/press-releas...

EA SPORTS and The NFL Expand Partnership to Power the Future of Interactive Football

New Multi-Year Deal Extends Across the EA SPORTS American Football Ecosystem EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL Continues as the Exclusive Home of Authentic NFL Simulation Games Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), EA SP...

ir.ea.com

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 18h

It looks like weak sales / engagement of #FBCFirebreak have pushed the CEO of Remedy to step down.

My thoughts? I've been critical of Remedy's strategy for some time now, and this does not surprise me.
investors.remedygames.com/releases-and...

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 1d

The #Xbox devkits might be going up in price, but it's not really that impactful. Please consider the following:

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 1d

I suspect we're looking at the SEO optimization as a result of that first, but at some point A.I. is going to start mucking with all of this.

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 1d

Warner Bros Discovery is now reevaluating options for the company. Previously, they announced a split of Warner Bros and Discovery Global. Since that time, they have received interest from other parties regarding WB and/or the entire company.
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

Warner Bros. Discovery Initiates Review of Potential Alternatives to Maximize Shareholder Value

/PRNewswire/ -- While Warner Bros. Discovery (the "Company") (NASDAQ: WBD) continues to advance its previously announced separation of Warner Bros. and...

www.prnewswire.com

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know what's going on here, but I assume it has something do with SEO (optimization):

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 1d

There is a general cost advantage, AND efficiency with extraction (and by extension battle royale). They essentially make their own content. It might be low ranked by consumers, but certain studios seem convinced that at the product level, it still pays off.

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 1d

He is bizarre, to say the least.

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, tell me about it. I find the hidden views that some of these guys were harboring the whole time to be quite at odds with being an executive.

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 2d

Four years after broadly expanding into games, #Netflix is struggling to impress analysts. GTA remains their one bright spot, but they certainly paid for it.

The strategy is a loss function at this point, but in their defense, that's probably the expectation.
www.channelnewsasia.com/business/net...

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 2d

Time and time again, we see these private server projects get shut down, and 90% of the time, they are redistributing someone else's IP without permission.
Stop.
You don't have permission to use someone else's IP.
youtube.com/shorts/VkYLS...

It is NOT okay to redistribute someone else's intellectual property #worldofwarcraft #gamingnews

YouTube video by RallyCarDelta Gaming

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 2d

Apparently, there was a rumor that the executive producer of #TheDivision franchise exited Ubisoft. It gained so much traction that Massive Entertainment felt the need to respond (the rumor was false).

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 4d

4/ Those are unique situations, and often occurred under legal frameworks that the company set up and controlled.

That's not what is happening here:
forum.turtle-wow.org/viewtopic.ph...

Open Letter to Blizzard Entertainment

Dear Blizzard Entertainment, We're Turtle WoW, a group of fans who love World of Warcraft and share a lifelong dream of contributing to its development. Mysteri

forum.turtle-wow.org

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 4d

3/ Imagine if I took some small indie game that popped off, and started redistributing their content as my own. That's NOT OK, and it's not in this case either.

Yes, there have been many occurrences where companies allowed modding of their content, or brought it developers that worked on mods.

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 4d

2/ They took someone else's IP, made their own server, content, and revenue stream, and are trying to pass it off as an innocent fan project.

What Blizzard's WoW has accomplished doesn't change the very real legal issues (using someone else's IP without permission and redistributing it).

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 4d

1/ Turtle WoW isn't just some "fan mod." It's a full blown #WorldofWarcraft service, with it's own content, and more importantly, willful use of the WoW intellectual property.
It also doesn't matter if their revenue stream is labeled as "donations," Turtle WoW makes money from Blizzard's IP.

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 5d

I know some people find him controversial (and that's fine) but Prof G explains (in about 1 minute) why the big platforms like #Netflix are chasing podcasts.
And he's right.
www.youtube.com/shorts/3nM3_...

Netflix bets big on podcasts — Scott Galloway

YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 5d

2/ To be clear, I'm not debating the morality of it. I'm simply re-emphasizing what I said before: Video game companies are actively looking at lower cost labor options, and we can already see that playing out across the industry. Unions are traditionally viewed as a "cost adder."

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 5d

1/ A majority of #Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble developers have voted to unionize under the CWA.

I'm happy for those that pushed to make this a reality, but over the long term, I do question if this will create incentives for the company to further exit California.
cwa-union.org/news/release...

Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble Developers Form Union with Communications Workers of America

A majority of video game developers behind Blizzard’s popular digital-card game Hearthstone and mobile-strategy game Warcraft Rumble have voted strongly in favor of wall-to-wall union representation w...

cwa-union.org

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 6d

Correction from an earlier statement: When #Battlefield V undersold expectations, it moved about 7.3M units during the quarter. EA expected about 8.3M units.

BF6 moved 7M+ units...in three days.
youtube.com/shorts/BUjKd...

Battlefield 6 sets a new franchise sales record. #battlefield6 #gamingnews #videogames

YouTube video by RallyCarDelta Gaming

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 6d

EA announced that #Battlefield6 shattered franchise records, becoming the biggest launch in BF history.

7M units moved in 3 days.

FYI: 7M was a baseline in expected sales over the full launch period (usually 3 months) of previous BF games. They moved that in 3 days.
ir.ea.com/press-releas...

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 6d

2/ As for One Drive, it's perfectly reasonable, especially if you sync your gaming screenshots (or any screenshots for that matter) to One Drive so you can pull them down on any device.

I do that and I find it extremely useful. If you don't want it, turn off syncing.

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 6d

1/ I don't know why this is surprising, but the Asus Rog Xbox Ally units are, at their core, Windows PCs. They will come with One Drive and Teams installed (you don't need to use teams at all or log into it). They are Windows machines, obviously.

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 7d

Burned up at least two hours playing #BallxPit when I was done working today. It's another roguelike + survivor mashup, but done in the style of a classic puzzle game like Breakout / Arkanoid.

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Game Over Thirty (aka RallyCarDelta) @gameoverthirty.bsky.social · 7d

Game Freak has generally been good about multiple project releases, especially when the games share some kind of common DNA.