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[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 178 points 2 years ago

Andrew Wilson had some bots, EA AI O.

That line right there is comedic journalism gold.

[-] fidodo@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago

This is the second old mac Donald post I've seen in a row

[-] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 2 years ago

Was the other the Celine Dion one?

[-] fidodo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Yeah

[-] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago

Quickly, invest in old MacDonald memes

[-] GlitchyDigiBun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 years ago

I now explicitly trust this writer and take his word as gospel.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

The Pulitzer should give out some other prizes, and this should get the Zinger award.

[-] mo_lave@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago

Absolute cinema

[+] Stamets@lemmy.world 126 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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[-] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 88 points 2 years ago

Capitalism. It corrupts everything eventually.

Sure, I’ll concede that in the beginning you get innovation but we’re not in that place now. They actively stifle it. Look at Hollywood, you don’t see mid budget movies anymore and nobody wants to take a risk on a creative endeavour if they can make X-Men 66.

[-] DdCno1@kbin.social 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You just have to look in the right place. The mid budget film became high-end TV shows on streaming services, which are allowed to innovate and experiment like crazy.

[-] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 25 points 2 years ago

For one season.

[-] PermanentlyJetlagged@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago

Or worse, the creator is promised multiple seasons and writes accordingly, but the show is cancelled and you’re left with an unfinished product.

[-] Z3k3@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

For this reason I have completely stopped watching a thing new. I'm sure I'm missing a lot of great shows ut I'm just sick of a great show ending on cliffhanger thT will never get resolved

[-] FakeGreekGirl 9 points 2 years ago

Sadly, that era seems to be drawing to a close as well.

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago

For now

[-] cooljacob204@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Dune part 2 just came out and is a highly creative endeavor.

Edit: If you all don't think that the version of the Dune world these movies created isn't immensely creative and unique then you are stuck up snob. Especially part 2.

[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago

Dune part 2 just came out and is a highly creative endeavor.

It is a sequel to a remake of a remake of an imitation of a Jodorowsky book.

[-] FakeGreekGirl 5 points 2 years ago

I think you meant a Frank Herbert book. Jodorowsky had nothing to do with it other than being attached to a different adaptation that never made it off the ground.

[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

I think you meant a Frank Herbert

We're talking about movies.

I claimed Steven Lynch's film was an imitation of a Jodorowsky book and I meant it.

[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I claimed Steven Lynch's film...

finger to ear

I'm being told his name is David.

Steven Lynch makes songs Kazaa labels "Weird Al".

[-] bleistift2@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago

What’s creative about it? The silly walk they invented? The ‘fuck tonality’ music they came up with? Shiny blue eyes? Sand?

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago

Sand?

I think that's it. And a bucket, too

[-] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 years ago

Ultimately the issue is greed. Capitalism is just a manifestation of that.

[-] Aurora_TheFirstLight 2 points 2 years ago

What happens is Innovation at the start focuses on making the product better but at some point the focus changes to make more money and that's how we get there

I feel it's logical, there is a break point where quality can't be reasonably increased to turn profit and that's when you get everything shitty with capitalism

[-] Heavybell@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

My ignorant take is that if we could somehow do away with shareholders and also put a cap on how much money an individual can earn, we might be able to have companies that stay good. I dunno tho.

[-] Aurora_TheFirstLight 2 points 2 years ago

I'm very ignorant too but from what I see

There are measures in place to tax the rich and try to regulate from some countries but the oligarchy has grown too strong there is no way to take down Google or Amazon for example

We will have to slowly take down huge empires before adding any effective regulation it will take decades and it will probably need to be group effort

[-] tb_@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Governments, like the EU, have shown regulations can be made such as with the Digital Markets Act.

... But that requires a willing and informed government body.

[-] FakeGreekGirl 41 points 2 years ago

I mean, EA has sucked for a very long time. They bought a bunch of game studios back in the day, gutted them, and shut them down, including Origin, the studio responsible for the Ultima series, whose name EA then used for their Steam wannabe. And they ended the era of competing sports franchises by convincing multiple leagues to give them exclusive licenses.

[-] knightly@pawb.social 28 points 2 years ago

I'm still pissed that they bought and shut down Westwood Studios.

That developer gave National Treasure Tim Curry the best line reading in history, and EA took away any chance he'd get to reprise the role:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=g1Sq1Nr58hM

[-] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

[-] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 5 points 2 years ago

That grunting before "SPACE" is basically him barely able to keep his laughter.

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[-] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

Betrayal!

[-] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

BETRAYED ME!

[-] djsoren19@yiffit.net 16 points 2 years ago

EA has been shitty nearly forever, even when every game started with "Its in the game!" You probably just didn't realize it because you were a kid, but they've been hacking out shitty games and shuttering great studios for decades. They were never a mark of quality, they were the mark on the games you could find in the bargain bin at Walmart.

[-] EnderMB@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

They might be a laughing stock, but they absolutely print money with FIFA/EAFC. They can probably afford to not give a shit about anything else.

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

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[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 38 points 2 years ago

We need more headline energy like this and Rolling Stone calling out Kissenger

[-] occhineri@feddit.de 14 points 2 years ago

Finally, a reliable news source!

[-] mo_lave@reddthat.com 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Needs to be immortalized among the likes of "Headless Body in Topless Bar"

[-] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

THE MAXIS WILL WRIGHT AGAIN!!!

[-] Shanedino@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Ah yes because we need a million additional versions of the same game we already get every year.

[-] ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago

The absolute state of games journalism

[-] mo_lave@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago

Epic gamer move

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