#ip development

[volitioncheck]

i think i wouldn’t hate disco elysium’s collage mode nearly as much if it weren’t for 1) the way that it was marketed in such a tasteless, soulless manner, let alone the fact that it was a last ditch distraction from a dead on its feet studio piloted by dumbass thieving execs and released on the day of the court declaration, and 2) those dumbass fucking stickers

like if it had been included with the base game from the start and had been titled something a bit more tasteful and in-line with how i would have liked the feature to be marketed as— something like “exploration mode”, something that perhaps could only be unlocked after completing the game for the first time, AND didn’t have those stupid as hell visually and tonally incongruent with the artstyle stickers, i would have applauded it as a nice little bonus for being able to study and appreciate the 3d models and environments for reference.

#it is just so bleak man. #i have no words left to say for the latest development at zaum studios so instead i will just remember how fucked up this was lol #those stickers are the same energy as that dumbass fucking christmas card they put on steam. #cutesy fanart is awesome and all but don’t muddy the tone of the actual source with it. why is that necessary. #for gods sake what happened to boundaries #again i probably would take a different tone to even the stickers if #it had been done under the original creators (which i don’t think it would have‚ which is my point‚ but say hypothetically it happened) #but with the circumstances the way they are it is impossible to not view it all as tainted with a veneer of absolute tastelessness #and a disrespect to the source material and a sorry attempt to appeal to the shallowest parts of ‘fandom’ #like you can add cartoony emoji faces and a sticker with harry and kim as cats. or their hands with the caption ‘best friends!!!’ (wtf lol) #and a frame with a bunch of pride flags being waved around (hard to articulate why i feel doubly annoyed of this one. #your corporate pride parade aesthetic is showing again. also it feels… lazy) #but you can never‚ ever erase the fact that you are parading around a stolen IP that you are entirely out of touch with #and one that you clearly have *no idea what to do with* #(something that we’ve all known for months with these hints but today has finally been basically confirmed as the sequel seems to be #officially cancelled with the last of the original writers’ crew being laid off) #how could you have known what to do with Elysium? how could you ever have? #hope you have fun with your stickers. rot #disco elysium #me talking

[0sbrain]

his ass is lying

#overwatch #overwatch 2 #ow2 #i feel genuinely bad for ow fans. blizzard sucks as a company and they dont deserve their IPs #not to even mention the mistreatment of their employees #people invested in overwatch deserved better. both developers and fans #now it's time for us tf2 fans to offer our solidarity to ow fans

[rhynerd]

Ahoy! It is time for a somewhat more on-schedule episode of Vex's Mechs and Memes. I have taken all but one other of @vexwerewolf's very excellent memes about the mechs of Lancer and voiced them like I'm Dave's Spokesman from LoadingReadyRun.

For what I believe is #27 out of 28 (at time of writing), I am going to present the one that probably served as the prologue for a level in Viscera Cleanup Detail. The Caliban!

I hope you enjoy! Also, three things of note: 1. I might not be able to get an episode in next week 2. The next episode will not be the last 3. You have the power to determine what the next episode will be through this poll

#vex's mechs and memes #vexwerewolf #loadingreadyrun #lrr #voice acting #my voice #dave's spokesman #lancer rpg #mecha #memes #audio #my audio #boarding action #abandon ship #The only thing they fear is you #Most people don't end up causing massive ship casualties. #Thanks Josh #who works for IPS-N and helped cause the development of the Caliban #which empties 100 spaceships a day #is an outliter and should not have been counted

[hollytanaka]

I'm so glad you're saying the quiet part out loud game fandoms need to start gate keeping again because across the board all video game fandoms have seen a surge of garbage ooc content because the locals only engagement with it is a 3 second thirst cam on tik tok, then they apply the same ol leather dom daddy or uwu baby girl on the sexy white man of the moment rinse and repeat. Or they all come over here declare themselves king shitlord over a blorbo and pump out shittakes and headcanons that feed into an audience that's equally as uninformed or doesn't engage with the medium.

Meanwhile the folks who understand character and story nuances and have played or actually interacted with the games are left with surface level ooc BS to wade through so its very frustrating to see someone proudly admit they skipped out on something as character driven as Mgs and worse still that they have an audience consuming it.

Oh my gosh, yes, the damage that TikTok has done to these games is fucking horrific. They think if they watch 5 fan edits they can call themselves a fan, lol. Literally, they do not care about the games or the character's stories, despite what they say when they're defending themselves from gamers who call them out on their BS. They're just a bunch of brain-dead horny weirdos who invade fandom spaces, not to learn about the material but to force everyone to have to see their NSFW comments all the time (e.g., spamming the tags with smut and spamming people's gifs with their horny fantasies), but then don't produce anything else. No character analysis posts, no meta posts, no actual critiques of the gameplay/structure. Just smut and brain-dead bullshit. And when I say character analysis posts, I mean like actually dissecting the character, not just a fucking screenshot of fandom wiki and people going "uwu guys I didn't know this!" even though it was mentioned in the first 5 minutes of the campaign that they didn't play and/or watch. And then they think they're an authority on the game or a major name in the fandom, or that they even have an equal footing in this fandom, just because they have a couple of gross TikToks w/ a sped up song about some white dude bookmarked.

And yup! I haven't played MGS, but any one who has played video games for more than 2 weeks and has been a part of the subculture can tell you how historically and culturally important that game series is for all video games. And then they're like, not bothering to even play the games or understand the character lore. Just write smut about another blorbo you actually know nothing about and you're too lazy to learn about! Fucking pathetic. And the fact that we have to deal with it all the time, too, like you said? Fucking annoying.

It's also such an insult to the game developers who work countless hours on the games they claim they don't care about, but they're still writing pages upon pages of unrealistic porn about these developers' IP. Like, come on.

#messages #Anonymous #i'm so mad at activision that i actually don't care that much about shitting on their IP #but other games' developers deserve better

[mellonhead58]

Captain Laserhawk be like

episodes 1-3:

episodes 4-5:

episode 6:

#Captain Laserhawk #Captain Laserhawk: a Blood Dragon Remix #unironically kind of disappointed in this show #like maybe I'm dumb (TM) #but it feels like the first and second halves are so removed from each other #Idk I thought there were many fun things about it #and in all seriousness they pulled off “Show that utilizes as many Ubisoft IPs as possible” as well as they probably could have #but the only character who seems to experience an arc is Rayman #idk maybe I should watch it again and further develop my opinion #but truth be told I only finished the show in the first place due to the sunk cost fallacy #so I think I'll forego that

[longclawshilt]

Might be a hot take but a major character’s death is really only as good as the weight and the treatment that the narrative gives it. Sure, any author has the ability to write death as they see fit. But whether the consumer (of any given form of media) is actually able to emotionally connect and resonate with the departure of someone who has occupied a good chunk of narrative space very heavily depends on how it’s treated within the story. If it’s a major character, the narrative needs enough built-in breathing space. As in, the consumer doesn’t have to fill in the blanks as to how the death impacted the plot or the remaining characters. Let the narrative do that for them, and that would actually allow the consumer to better react and relate to that major death (sadness, anger, joy, etc). Allow the rest of the characters (who were impacted by the deceased) to react to their parting. Let them engage with the death in a manner that helps justify the character’s inclusion in the narrative to begin with. Make it clear how the character’s life and (especially) their death relate to the larger themes of the story. Because most consumers aren’t stupid. We don’t want our hands held at every waking moment, but we also don’t want our investment in a story to be insulted just for the sake of a cheap shock. Give us time to breathe and grieve. And respect that we have put in a lot of emotional investment in a story and its characters, and we deserve to have that acknowledged.

#recent developments in a very popular ip have forced me to think about how creators treat the deaths of major or main characters #and the discourse of ~ohh we don’t need to see every single thing~ has got me thinking #like sure we don’t need to be spoon fed everything but consumers have varying emotional investments depending on the characters #a side character it’s passable if we don’t get any fanfare but a MAIN??? #we’ve invested so much into their journey and the themes in their arcs and how they affect the world around them #is it too bad to want that to be actually acknowledged by & within the narrative? #so that whole thing got me to think about main characters whose deaths were well done in fiction #ned stark imo is a really good one because the immediate payoff of his death is the start of the wot5k and long term effect was #that the stark kids now had to fill in their father’s shoes and rise and become leaders in their own right and while we still have twow an #ados we can also tell as shown in adwd that the long term effect of Ned’s legacy is that house stark will be preserved even when it’s on th #brink of extinction #so that’s a well done imo because we also see throughout 4 books just how much his death meant to the kids #his death hurts because we see how his kids are hurting - jon arya sansa bran are GOING THROUGH IT AND IT HURTS! #I’d argue MCU did a pretty good job of showing tony’s everlasting legacy after his death and they did that through Peter who was the proteg #we can love and grieve for tony though peter whom we love and have come to relate to so Tony’s death has a lot of narrative weight #and how it’s handled is satisfying even though we’re hurt that he’s gone #same with sirius and dumbledore in HP - sirius’ especially hits sooo hard because Harry goes absolutely apeshit in ootp and then has to #pick up the pieces in hbp + dumbledore’s life and death is given quite a good amount of narrative space for both harry and the reader #the recent developments in jjk have me worried that a certain someone’s departure won’t be given the narrative weight it deserves #and part of that is gege’s pacing being wonky because oops it’s another big fight that will take god knows how many chapters idk #I’ll wait and see but as of right now….i feel like fan complaints about it shouldn’t be brushed aside because they’re super valid 😕 #asoiaf #harry potter #jujutsu kaisen #mcu #marvel #comics #manga

[elena-fishr]

It’s apart of tlou’s identity to have a high graphical fidelity. Since the very first game realism has been at the forefront so it makes sense to keep updating the game to preserve that identity. The remaster just shows how naughty dog is keeping its integrity and they’re care for their current franchise.

To me it just shows that ND has nothing else to do. These remasters are cash grabs

#they can remaster the same games over and over again #but no factions #no new IP #it’s been a decade #I will always be grateful for uncharted #but they’re not the same studio as they were when they developed the games I liked

[mystarwarsmatters]

Damn, my grudges span wide. If I hear someone liked TLJ, I immediately distrust them.

#anti disney star wars #anti tlj #I just don’t see why anyone could like it #bad dialogue #terrible lack of character development #little to no worldbuilding #lack of plot #no likeable characters #things are shot pretty I guess? #it says it’s Star Wars but it doesn’t feel like the IP at all and in a bad way #also the jokes fall flat and even the attempt at Bathos is piss poor #insults and disrespects investment from its audiences #can’t stand as its own as a movie #definitely can’t bridge the two movies that come before and after it #this is all why I think the only reasons you could like it is if u are a reylo or a Kylo stan #bc what else is there for real you guys

[slymanner]

hot take!! WARNING!!!

my favorite video game genre is actually when a game is given all the time in the world to be finished and be as high quality as possible and it isn't announced TIL it's ready so there's no pressure on the developers to rush things and probably less crunch culture because of that, delays being allowed anytime possible cause no one online even knows about the ding dang game yet.

and the game is filled with so much love and care, you can deadass tell the company and everyone involved in the project had a fucking blast making it.

and everyone is happy with the final result.

and the people getting the SUPRISE announcement get a new high quality and amazing experience on the same day it was announced because everything is already done to perfection already and no more work is need to be done.

have fun, enjoy our game.

#yes this is about hi-fi rush #i haven't even played the game but the amount of quality love care and effort everyone is putting into thr project makes me happy #the gameplay looks fun the graphics and animations are FUCKING HIGH-QUALITY #the fact i cant point out a single flaw and see like a glitch in the distance or maybe a cutscene getting some texture pop in? #this game was done well. #but yeah lets do this more with video games!!! #i dont know 100% about game development so maybe i was wrong on some points!! #but yeah. #more time for developers to make something ABSOLUTELY stunning should be a good thing for more higher ups to follow #and suprise announcements witj no build ip is also AMAZING #hi-fi rush is a amazing game to follow in its foot steps actual game wise and how it was handled by everyone involved!

[maggotwithanf]

I got into the Fallout franchise BECAUSE OF Fallout 3 and yeah that's ridiculous and yeah I have no taste but someone out there's favorite game is Fallout 3 and it means a lot to them because it holds a special place in their heart

#i am going to have to mute the fallout tag i'm afraid #working in entertainment made it so I can't enjoy 99% of tumblr and I'm afraid this might fall under that 99% #:( #i know it's pointless but like. #sometimes fans of a thing grow up and get to make The Thing. #not everyone who works on an IP is some kind of disaffected angry person who hates the IP. #we're at an era where a shitton of IP is developed written and worked on by superfans of the series #I can't take people saying XYZ random set assistant obviously Personally Hates Fallout #also you all know Bethesda has nothing to do with the tv show right. you know how licensing works right?!?!? #guys?? #anyway i got ptsd triggered over something ENTIRELY NOT FALLOUT RELATED IRONICALLY so i'm kind of crazy today don't mind me. #i can't be crazy irl because i'm an adult man with a public facing job so i gotta be crazy here. hello

[herpderpingest]

The worst thing about the whole AI BS is that it honestly could be an amazing tool for artists, writers, and creators if businesses looked at it that way instead of as a way to not pay people for their work. 😑

#writers strike #ai #ai art #gpt #as a creative prompt #as an efficiency tool #even as a medium if we could develop IP regulations around it #but we're obsessed with this idea that you have to work HARDER and MORE to warrant a living wage #and that businesses should always be about MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVITY and PROFIT MARGIN #i hate this place #intellectual property

[deadletterpoets]

Listening to the "wishlists" that some Mass Effect fans are posting is making me think they're just wanting a Starfield skin in a Mass Effect game.

#mass effect #I'm gonna be honest hearing what's going on with Bioware #I'm not convinced we're gonna get another Bioware game after Dreadwolf drops #Maybe if EA gives the Mass Effect IP to a new developer it might survive #but I'm not convinced

[zemi-noelle-art]

Faux Artifice Concept Art: Logo for Albireo Cybernetics

A lot of thought went into this logo, and I wouldn't say I have any graphic design experience but as an illustrator/concept artist it was fun to come up with a brand icon for the main cybernetics facility in my story!  I love that the name of the facility also kind of found itself through the design, as I knew I wanted sparkles as a motif in it. from there I needed a name, and the Cygnus constellation came to mind. My friend already has an OC named Cygnus, so I couldn't use that. Turns out the star for the constellation’s head was a binary star that fit the color palette I wanted to use!

#my art #Faux Artifice #concept art #visdev #visual development #albireo #swan #logo design #design #pin #illustration #digital art #constellation #graphic design concept art #props #you can thank my recent obsession with AP's milky swan jsk for the fact that I wanted to use a swan for the logo #personal IP #cygnus constellation #sketch

[rockaberryx]

Ok Xbox I know that your game output in recent years has been uh, little bit not great (not taking Bethesda and maybe activison blizzard into account) but I have a suggestion to make everyone love you again: bring back this silly little guy

#(Well that is if Microsoft still owns the splosion man ip and not the og developer who is now owned by oculus/meta for vr games) #also sorry for the shitty ass quality in the last pic #splosion man #video games

[star-arcana]

How 'Sparks of Hope' outgrew its 'Super Mario Galaxy' inspirations

Apparently Nintendo doesn't consider fun to be a good reason for adding more content from Galaxy into Sparks of Hope. If the devs really want to include more Mario refference next time, they really need to come up with really crafty explanations like making it epic and showing us how much they love Mario or something. Personally I am happy with the final product, but Nintendo didn't need to be too stiff with their IP.

If an Edge game is to be made, they would slowly start moving a bit away from the Mario world to start their own thing, because it can get kind of too restrictive here with Nintendo.

What are you thoughts on this reveal, tell me in the comments below or reblogg it to share your thoughts! Great night I wish you all and I will head now out for some sleep! I need it!

#mario #rabbids #mario + rabbids #mario + rabbids sparks of hope #super mario galaxy #nintendo #ubisoft #edge game #policies #game developers #IP's #future

[ladysophiebeckett]

i caught up with the ve\ma show. its not that bad. but like, its honestly not for ppl who grew up with the cartoon. its very much an au retelling. 

#this show is for ppl who've watched and enjoy kaling's other work #also velma\daphne has some interesting developments #i think more ppl would have felt differently if they hadnt used the scooby IP #but also they needed the scooby IP in order to get ppl to watch #and also they knew ppl wouldnt be receptive bc there's a line about it ep 7 #anyway its not as bad ppl made it seem #but i do agree that the pilot was Not Great.