this is already leading to layoffs, including “GamesIndustry.biz managing editor Brendan Sinclair” and “Alice Bell, deputy editor at Rock Paper Shotgun”
- Chloyster [she/her] ( @chloyster@beehaw.org ) 43•26 days ago
I’m not a massive IGN hater but yikes. This is consolidation I don’t want to see… I like Eurogamer a lot, I hope they don’t change much
- DoucheBagMcSwag ( @DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 31•26 days ago
Scott Pilgrim narrator: “They will.”
- QuentinCallaghan ( @QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz ) English19•26 days ago
Holy hell.
- FIash Mob #5678 ( @FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org ) 17•25 days ago
And the enshittification of everything marches onward.
- DebatableRaccoon ( @DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca ) 16•25 days ago
At least it’s not Kotaku but all this consolidation is far from good news. Heaven forbid reporters should get to stay independent, let alone being puppeted by a company that’s little more than a meme.
- MagicShel ( @MagicShel@programming.dev ) 14•26 days ago
I hate consolidation. Except I want only a single streaming service. But other than that, I hate it.
- DoucheBagMcSwag ( @DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 19•26 days ago
monkey paw twitches
Now it’s $79.99 per month for the ad tier and $110 for ad-free.
- jabathekek ( @jabathekek@sopuli.xyz ) 16•26 days ago
Nah, that’s only for Canadian mobile plans.
- Uninvited Guest ( @uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca ) 9•25 days ago
Ouch, smash a bottle of maple syrup over my head why don’t you.
- JohnnyCanuck ( @JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca ) 10•26 days ago
I want multiple streaming services that can stream almost everything so there’s competition, but still a valid reason not to just drop and switch constantly.
- jabathekek ( @jabathekek@sopuli.xyz ) 18•26 days ago
Multiple streaming services that all stream from the same database so the competition isn’t what licenses they hold, but how good their UI and back-end are. This only happened in the better timeline with Harambe though…
- Beko Pharm ( @bekopharm@social.tchncs.de ) 5•26 days ago
- katy ✨ ( @cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 12•26 days ago
ugh that’s a shame i loved ian, aoife, and zoe back in the day (i know aoife left recently but still).
- Caligvla ( @Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English8•25 days ago
Well, if those publications weren’t already shit they’ll be very, very soon.
- Uninvited Guest ( @uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca ) 7•25 days ago
What company previously owned Rock Paper Shotgun?
I was an on and off reader of theirs and really liked it in the beginning… but had the distinct impression they changed ownership a little while back when they added some pay walls and game guides.
- Vodulas [they/them] ( @Vodulas@beehaw.org ) 3•25 days ago
They were Reed Pop as well, but reed significantly downsized them a couple years ago.