@barcaazul: When did not wearing a bra under your clothes become a crime? Of course they are paid -- they're models. The irony is you calling EA on being hypocritical, yet victimizing the women at the same time. There's nothing overly revealing about their attire; unless cleavage is now a crime too...
@jurk182: You must have Superman level of x-ray vision to be able to spot proportionate fake breasts that are covered up from a still image. Also, they want to be there because they are getting paid. Would you complain if you got paid to smile? Stop victimizing people.
- The "compensation" modders could receive per purchase wasn't enough. Valve was taking too big of a cut for no work on their end other than providing a platform; a platform which still exists today even without paid mods. The amount they were asking for was an insult.
- Monetizing mods opens the floodgates to horrible practices that could potentially kill modding altogether. Poor quality mods for a high price, stealing of mods and reselling, etc. No modder wants to give people incentive to steal their work any more than gamers want to pay for a mod that doesn't deliver as promised.
- Most modders have a hard enough time dealing with constant complaints about bugs -- some of which are beyond their own control and fall directly at the developer's feet. If people are paying for mods, this will only exacerbate the issue and modders are going to lose the will to keep modding, especially when patches by the developer 'breaks' a lot of their hard work that they then have to dedicate more time to fixing things rather than working on new projects.
- In the case of Skyrim, some of the most popular mods are actually bug fixes that Bethesda neglects to address even to this day. How do you put a price on things that should be fixed by the developer? Shouldn't the modder of a bug fix be compensated for their work like any other? Are people really going to pay for bug fixes? What's stopping a developer from relying on modders to fix issues with their game that they don't feel like addressing?
Conclusion: It is a horrible idea and needs serious rethinking before resurrecting it back from the grave.
@Cikatriz_ESP: Should a gaming website cherry-pick the three sentences he talked about American politics and make a headline based on it? It's literally three sentences, and he doesn't even give any specifics or reasoning. The bulk of the article is about him wanting to continue making games and his desire to one day film a movie.
You know why they didn't make the headline along the lines of "Hideo Kojima wants to continue making games; one day film a movie."? Because they already did that in a previous interview with the guy. He said the same thing almost verbatim.
This comment is directed purely at Gamepot, its writers, and its editors.
I have been a devote reader of your website for almost its entire run that started back in 1996. I've enjoyed your reviews, previews, and insights into the gaming industry that has evolved greatly over those 20 years.
That said, you started falling from grace when you starting covering movies, comic, and TV shows. I fully understand that the gaming industry is in a slump of sorts and gaming news isn't as robust as it once was. Again, I don't like it, but I understand the reasoning.
However, this recent trend of you covering American politics under the guise of "gaming news" is the last straw. I, like many others, don't come here to discuss or read about politics. I, like many others, come here to escape all of the nonsense going on right now. Your covering of "news" such as this is nothing more than click-bait to generate more traffic to your declining website. It's deplorable. Not to mention, you have plenty of readers who are from Canada and the UK who could care less one way or the other.
This is not news, let alone gaming news. All respect to Kojima, but his opinion on American politics matters less than any single American's, especially those who voted.
This is the third such article this week dealing with American politics. All it does is rile people up, and that's exactly what you're hoping for. I won't stand for or support this.
So I leave you with an ultimatum: either stop covering politically charged, agenda driven articles directed towards Americans or I will boycott your website. While one person may seem like nothing compared to the views you get, I will do everything in my power to ensure that one person snowballs into many.
If this comment becomes deleted, I will consider that acknowledgment that you have no intention of listening to your readers. I have spoken my mind, peacefully, yet I suspect this message won't be up for long.
If anyone else feels tired of this garbage journalism, I encourage you to do the same. Don't be a part of the problem, be part of the solution.
This "machine" doesn't make any sense. Microsoft has mandated that there will not be exclusive games for Scorpio. This means developers still have to develop games with the less powerful consoles in mind. In order to use this console at maximum potential, developers are essentially going to have to create two sets of assets -- which is a waste of time, money, and resources in an industry that's already been crippled by development costs.
Scorpio isn't going to elevate console gaming to the next level. It's going to put console gaming in an early grave. The only gaming that will be left is PC, indie, and mobile. It would be smarter to just hold off on development of this machine and release it as the first next next-gen console (assuming of course there will even be a another gen of consoles).
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