The part about withholding someone's final paycheck to hide production practices is a pretty shitty thing to do, regardless of who does it. I can't support such practices, nor do I support this slavery-oriented crunch culture in the game industry.
That said, it does seem like Cooper is on some sort of vendetta against Naughty Dog.
That's not to say his original allegations are wrong. Just that he may be misrepresenting certain things.
Doesn't seem that way at all. It's Jason's job to report this stuff. On the other hand, it's not Johnathan Cooper's job to humiliate his ex-peers by stealing their private info, twist it to suit his purpose and then share it publicly.
The part about withholding someone's final paycheck to hide production practices is a pretty shitty thing to do, regardless of who does it. I can't support such practices, nor do I support this slavery-oriented crunch culture in the game industry.
That said, it does seem like Cooper is on some sort of vendetta against Naughty Dog.
That's not to say his original allegations are wrong. Just that he may be misrepresenting certain things.
Unfair and oppressive work practices are condemnable without ifs and buts. As long as what is being said here also goes for Rockstar, CDPR, and others, I've no problem blaming ND and condemning the culture of crunch in general.
Unfair and oppressive work practices are condemnable without ifs and buts. As long as what is being said here also goes for Rockstar, CDPR, and others, I've no problem blaming ND and condemning the culture of crunch in general.
finding all those tweets must have taken a while, ah well ... at least ND crunch culture isn't that bad they have to apologize directly
you know your crunch culture is bad when you have to a/ promise you will reduce it but b/ fail to do so make preemptive statements about it a year later
Phil keeps talking about breaking barriers to gaming, making it accessible on all platforms yada yada, while killing competition and creativity at the same time. the fact that i actually believed him for a second lol
Phil should be held responsible for this shitfest too, just like Sarah, but it's highly likely that these decisions are coming from Satya. And this isn't even the end of it. More closures are coming.
if we are moving towards more and more popular trash across platforms that make billions for companies, I'm happy with all the barriers and exclusivity because at least that brings some pressure to create good stuff.
Phil keeps talking about breaking barriers to gaming, making it accessible on all platforms yada yada, while killing competition and creativity at the same time. the fact that i actually believed him for a second lol
"These changes are not a reflection of the creativity and skill of the talented individuals at these teams or the risks they took to try new things" ... seems to me that's exactly what it is
So i just found out that f***ing s***bag Microsoft shut down Arkane Studio (makers of the brilliant Dishonored series) and Tango Gameworks (makers of the iconic The Evil Within series), among some other studios. I just want to say a giant F*** Y**! to Microsoft. THEY'VE F***ED UP BIG TIME this time.
Started Dead Island 2, and i find it pretty lame. The story is shit. The characters are either cringe or bland (all 6 of them), The gameplay isn't fun. Even the goddamn zombies don't behave like proper zombies. They're all fast & intelligent unlike how zombies are supposed to be like. Any fan of "zombie" genre cannot possibly like this shitfest of a game. Dying Light 2 was million times better than this shit.