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Nicholas Karpuk
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Father, Database Developer, Frustrated Novelist
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Someone from Lucasarts pointed out that point and click adventure games always turned a profit, but publishers only wanted things that would bring in DOOM money. Because why make a bunch of smaller, consistently profitable, sustainable investments.

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World of Warcraft, Terraria, Minecraft, and Dwarf Fortress are all games that are over a decade old and still get support to this day. It's reminder that fans of a genre don't really go away, publishers are just always searching for the BIGGEST genre to put their money behind.

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Years ago I read a book that contained the screenplay for 8MM and Seven, and the intro was a long essay where the writer just ranted about how badly his experience with Joel Schumacher was.

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I have forgotten the names of people from my past who I genuinely liked, and yet there's a library stack of Simpsons quotes that my brain will hold on to until the day I die.

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Batman towering over you, snapping the wooden stock of a shotgun in half with his bare hands as he says "This is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it."

The shotgun is labeled - fragmented where it has been snapped in half - "AI (even if you're making fun of it)"
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I know being bought and sold over and over probably didn't help, but Kotaku's hot takes have gotten pretty insipid in the last few years. It's like saying the Wendy's Baconator is too beholden to Dave Thomas' vision!

Astro Bot's Soulless Devotion To The Sony Brand Is A Real Problem
Astro Bot's Soulless Devotion To The Sony Brand Is A Real Problem

Team Asobi's made a wonderful PS5 platformer, but its corporate core does it no favors

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Cameron addressing complaints about his dialogue is weird to me. I've been plenty critical of his work over the years, but I never had a strong opinion on the dialogue. He usually hires capable actors, so they can deliver it regardless.

James Cameron Revisits The Terminator At 40: ‘I Was Just A Punk Starting Out’ | Movies | %%channel_name%%
James Cameron Revisits The Terminator At 40: ‘I Was Just A Punk Starting Out’ | Movies | %%channel_name%%

Few filmmakers stand as tall as James Cameron – the man who has consistently...

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Hey man, don’t go bringing your politics into this sci-fi story of rampant inescapable fascism!

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I'm not sure which popular games this guy thinks are "imposing morals" on anyone. Art really doesn't have the capacity to impose anything. You can stop consuming it at any time.

Saber CEO's supposed comments raise eyebrows for saying games should be about "glory kills" not "imposing morals"
Saber CEO's supposed comments raise eyebrows for saying games should be about "glory kills" not "imposing morals"

A comment on a Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 video appearing to be from Saber CEO Matthew Karch has raised eyebrows for…

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Square Enix sounds like a stern parent. They're not mad, they're just disappointed.

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Nicholas Karpuk
@thekarpuk.bsky.social
Father, Database Developer, Frustrated Novelist
17 followers86 following370 posts