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[civildisorderstream]

2023, The Year of Self-Sabotage

Has anyone noticed the trend businesses have been on in 2023? There's a LOT of self-sabotage going on in the business world. Throughout my life, and everyone else has their own observations too, once in a while you see a company make a boneheaded decision about their product or service. And once in a while you'll see a decision get made that is bad, but maybe it at least has some justification (even to an anti-capitalist goober like myself). But this year has been nonsensical moves of greed or product/service sabotage that make no sense for longevity or harm what's in the best interest of the consumer.

Activision-Blizzard: The Overwatch debacle, and Diablo Immortal's scummy practices.

Netflix: The account sharing debacle.

Twitter: Maximum divorced loser Elon Musk destroying its functionality and branding and we still call it Twitter.

Reddit: Inspired by Musk's stupidity, the API tools debacle. Shame on the Reddit communities for not knowing how to strike btw (you don't put a time limit on it).

Hollywood: Pulling shows and films from streaming services to declare them as failed products and somehow get a tax write-off for it.

Also Hollywood: Willing to take quarterly losses greater than the annual cost to meet the demands of two striking unions put together.

Unity: Announced in the past day that it will charge developers a fee for installations because greed.

Titan Submersible: "Safety is for losers" says billionaire who proceeds to use his shoddy tech to do a murder-suicide.

Starbucks: Breaking ALL of the labor laws to try and stop unionization. Admittedly a reach to be on this list but the situation (like all the others) is ongoing and can compound.

Embracer: A massive corporate company that bought a bunch of smaller companies. Thought a 2 billion dollar deal with the Saudi government was a sure thing, so they spent 2 billion dollars on stuff. Deal falls through, so they start closing companies they acquired.

That's just the ones I can remember off the top of my head. These aren't business decisions done for the sake of consumers. These are all decisions done to spite consumers or the workers who produce the products and services.

People try to remember years as being the "year of" something. And it's a thing I do too. For me, 2023 is the year of corporate self-sabotage.

[thecrofttomb]

Happy birthday, Lara!

It's her day! Congratulations to our adventurer Lara Croft, who's celebrating her birthday and a very special release today!

We can finally reveal that we have been playing the Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered games a bit early and we're having an absolute blast. Although we haven't had much time with it, here is a screenshot taken using the game's photo mode to celebrate.

Below you can also see a small comparison between the original and remastered young Lara model from Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation.

Our deepest thanks to Crystal Dynamics, as well as Aspyr, for providing us with an early copy of the new remasters.

Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered is now available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4/5, and Xbox One/Series X|S.

[wolfleblack]

Eidos Montreal Is Trying To Get A New Deus Ex Game Made

Although it has been 8 years since the last Deus Ex game (9 if you don’t count Deux Ex: Breach) it seems like Eidos-Montreal is actively trying to get a new game in the series made. That’s according to a new report by Mike Straw of Insider Gaming. While working on getting some details behind the company’s recent layoffs, Mike apparently stumbled across some intriguing information about Deus…

[tagnoob]

Quote of the Day - Just Say No?

No –Matthew Karch, in an interview when asked if Embracer Group piling 900 million Euros of debt onto Asmodee as part of the plan to bail Embracer Group out of its financial debacle would pose any problems for table top game publisher Asmodee I feel like Matt Karch, the former Chief Operating Officer of Embracer Group, is spending a lot more time than necessary trying to salvage the reputation of…

[thecrofttombblog]

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered receberá edição física

Como revelado anteriormente, a Aspyr e a Crystal Dynamics anunciaram hoje que voltaram a fazer parceria com a Limited Run Games, desta vez para o tão aguardado lançamento de Tomb Raider I-III Remastered em formato físico!

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft reúne as três aventuras originais e as suas respetivas expansões (Tomb Raider + "Unfinished Business", Tomb Raider II + "Golden Mask" e Tomb Raider III + "The Lost Artefact") que foram lindamente remasterizadas para uma nova geração, tendo sido publicado este ano a 14 de fevereiro. Esta coleção definitiva apresenta gráficos reformulados, atualizações de desempenho e melhorias de qualidade de vida como suporte para conquistas, entre outros.

O lançamento engloba três versões, com as edições Base e Deluxe a chegarem este outono às lojas, mais a Edição de Colecionador, exclusiva à Limited Run Games. Todas elas encontram-se agora disponíveis para pré-reserva.

Abaixo podem explorar o que cada uma contém e decidir qual querem adicionar à vossa coleção. Temos ainda um código de desconto caso estejam a planear adquirir a Edição de Colecionador.

Edição Base (Base Edition)

Preço: $34.99 / 34,99€ / £29.99 Plataformas: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One/Series X|S

A edição base inclui uma cópia do jogo*.

*Vem num cartão de jogo/disco sem região.

Edição Deluxe (Deluxe Edition)

Preço: $54.99 / 54,99€ / £49.99 Plataformas: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5

A edição deluxe inclui os seguintes itens:

Caixa da Edição Deluxe

Cópia do jogo*

SteelBook® exclusivo

Banda sonora oficial**

Livro de mapas***

*Vem num cartão de jogo/disco sem região.

**As cópias da Edição Deluxe nas Américas irão receber as bandas sonoras dos jogos como DLC. As cópias da Edição Deluxe na Europa irão receber as bandas sonoras dos jogos como DLC, mais o CD físico "Greatest Hits" (grandes êxitos).

***O livro de mapas contém mais de 80 páginas repletas de segredos, incluindo mapas de cada nível da trilogia e das suas expansões.

Edição de Colecionador LRG (Limited Run Games Collector's Edition)

Preço: $199.99 / 186,95€ Plataformas: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One/Series X|S

A edição de colecionador é exclusiva às lojas online Limited Run Games e Tomb Raider Gear e inclui os seguintes itens:

Caixa da Edição de Colecionador

Cópia do jogo*

Réplica das pistolas de Lara Croft num quadro expositor com luz

Conjunto de três cartazes (31 x 41 cm)

Conjunto de cartas colecionáveis de alta qualidade

SteelBook®

Banda sonora oficial**

Livro de mapas***

Conjunto de três figurinhas poligonais de Lara Croft

**Vem num cartão de jogo/disco sem região para as consolas e numa pen drive para o PC.

**A banda sonora vem nos formatos de download digital e CD físico.

***O livro de mapas contém mais de 80 páginas repletas de segredos, incluindo mapas de cada nível da trilogia e das suas expansões.

Se forem comprar a Edição de Colecionador LRG na loja online Tomb Raider Gear, podem usar no carrinho o nosso código especial THECROFTTOMB para usufruírem de 20% de desconto no valor total da compra!

Todas as edições físicas de Tomb Raider I-III Remastered estarão disponíveis para pré-reserva até 23 de junho. As edições Base e Deluxe serão lançadas mundialmente a 24 de setembro de 2024. A exclusiva Edição de Colecionador LRG estará apenas disponível durante a pré-reserva e não voltará a estar à venda, portanto não percam esta fantástica oportunidade para obterem esta linda edição!

[heycolorwind]

Toys for Bob Goes Indie, Saber Interactive, Gearbox Leave Embracer | Colorwind News

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[doctorwhowatchesthewatchmen]

shipping isn’t about what the writers or actors say is or isn’t romantic. shipping isn’t even about romance a good percentage of the time. shipping is about seeing The Dynamic and going absolutely hog wild in your mind and your friends dms about it.

[my-little-black-heart]

[patheticpomegranite]

what the fuck are they feeding the falin and marcille fan artists. why are they painting the sistine chapel every time. they're going crazy style. those freaks. i love them so much.

[wilwheaton]

This is lovely advice.

[gamingamigos]

Tomb Raider Developer Crystal Dynamics Announces Job Cuts

Crystal Dynamics, the studio behind the iconic Tomb Raider series, has laid off 17 employees. The company called it a “difficult decision” but said it was necessary to align with its business goals and future plans. While it didn’t specify which teams were impacted, the studio made it clear that the layoffs weren’t about performance. To help those affected, the company is offering severance…

[katsigian]

Changing my belief system from "this is the hill I'll die on" to "this is the hill I'll kill you on" has done absolute wonders for me 10/10 do recommend

[thecrofttomb]

Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered: Update #1

The teams at Aspyr and Saber Interactive rolled out the first major update to Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered, which should already be live across all platforms worldwide. The highly anticipated patch addresses some of the community's most reported issues while introducing new graphics settings—like a brightness slider and retro filter options—and improving many aspects of the gameplay, visuals, UI, among others.

Take a look at the official patch notes below for a detailed list of changes.

General

New Outfits Unlocked: Dive into Photo Mode with iconic looks from Lara Croft's past adventures. Unlock them via the Outfit Selector in Tomb Raider IV and V.

Photo Mode Upgrades: Now includes an Animate option, sunglasses, and facial animations in classic graphics mode.

Graphics Settings Expanded: New Brightness and Retro Filter options have been added to customise your visuals.

Flyby Camera Maker Tweaks: You can now adjust individual cameras when setting up cinematic shots.

Menu Font Adjustments: TR4 and TR5's HD fonts have been resized for better consistency with the classic visuals.

Texture Fixes & Enhancements: Cleaned up textures and improved texture blending to reduce visible seams.

Lighting Fixes: Flares now properly illuminate the environment.

Animation Corrections: Lara no longer animates while unconscious or dead.

Camera Updates: Fixed cameras have been removed for Modern Controls, giving players a smoother experience.

Control Refinements: Improved interaction with jump switches, rope grabbing, and torch handling—especially with Modern Controls.

Ceiling Camera Fixes: Modern Controls camera now behaves more predictably near low ceilings.

Music Behaviour Updates: Music now pauses when you open the inventory, and secret music tracks now layer over ambient sounds instead of interrupting them.

Retractable Trap Enhancements: Items like spikes now animate properly instead of scaling.

Fall Reactions: Lara now reacts with appropriate facial expressions when falling from great heights.

Inventory Frame Rate Fix: Inventory now runs at a smooth 60 fps.

Localization: Various text and translation fixes across multiple languages.

Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation

Visual Touch-Ups: Enhanced lighting, effects, and general visual fidelity across all levels.

HD Loading Screens: Brand new HD loading screens added for a more immersive transition.

Lens Flare: A classic cinematic touch is now back in TR4.

Vehicle Controls: Jeep and bike controls have been smoothed out for a better driving experience.

Geometry Fixes: Filled in gaps in the Tomb of Seth and removed a floating door in Desert Railroad.

Character Consistency: Aziza's HD face model now matches between gameplay and cutscenes.

Environmental Accuracy: Arabic signage in Cairo has been corrected for authenticity.

Music Fixes: The Temple of Horus level now plays the correct ambient music.

Tomb Raider V: Chronicles

Sky & Lighting Enhancements: Updated HD skyboxes and added lightning effects for atmosphere.

Model Updates: Winged griffins and white brick textures have been revised to better match the original game and real-life references.

Boss Fight Visuals: Missing hole textures during the hydra battle have been restored.

Environment Fixes: Corrected visual inconsistencies with doors, grates, and overly bright lighting.

Water Effects: Resolved z-fighting on blood in the Sinking Submarine level.

HD Object Revisions: Treasure, vending machines, and other set dressing have been updated to match classic aesthetics.

Logo Fixes: Mirrored VCI logos have been corrected.

Level Design Tweaks: Corridor illusions replaced with actual hallways, and metal rods restored to match the original look.

Tomb Raider VI: The Angel of Darkness

New HD Assets: Additional characters and inventory items now feature high-definition models.

Hair Physics: Lara and Kurtis now sport flowing locks with dynamic hair physics.

Texture Upgrades: Restored original texture detail and tone while improving HD fidelity.

Water Improvements: Visual updates make water more realistic and fluid.

Performance Boosts: Faster loading and smoother gameplay across all platforms.

PS5 Stability: Crashes when playing the PS4 version on PS5 have been resolved.

Classic Controls Return: An option for the original 2003 console controls has been added.

Story Detail Fixes: Corrected misspellings (like Vasiley's address) and environmental inconsistencies (like signage and texture gaps).

Model Consistency: Corrected visual bugs including mismatched textures, incorrect lighting, and missing transparency in key scenes.

Environmental Interactions Expanded: Radios now play news segments, and you can practice hand-to-hand combat with a new tutorial in the Parisian Ghetto.

Camera Control Upgrades: Fixed camera views can now be cancelled with the "Reset Camera" button when using Modern Controls.

Achievement Fixes: The "Parkour" achievement now unlocks as intended.

Combat & Movement Fixes: Addressed animation glitches, stuck enemies, and fixed various bugs related to dual pistols, ragdoll physics, and player movement.

Audio Bug Fixes: Resolved issues with missing or looping sound effects and adjusted volume levels after reloads.

Gameplay Logic Fixes: Keypad sounds now play, puzzle sequences no longer break animations, and stats track correctly.

Outfit & Animation Fixes: Switching outfits no longer affects Lara's eye animations in cutscenes.

Enemy Behaviour Fixes: Cleaned up animation bugs for the Cleaner, Boaz, and Kurtis.

Camera & FOV Tweaks: Adjusted field of view to better match the original experience, especially with Tank Controls.

Visual Bug Fixes: Resolved issues with incorrect camera roll, respawning items, broken geometry, and lighting inconsistencies.

Chirugai Updates: Fixed several bugs affecting audio, visuals, and gameplay while using the Chirugai.

Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered is available on Nintendo Switch, PC via Epic Games Store, GOG and Steam, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

[wolfleblack]

Embracer is planning on splitting into three separate companies

Despite previously saying that it had finished its restructuring process, Embracer has announced a massive shift in its business: the company intends on splitting into three separate companies, each run independently of the others. Embracer announced this latest undertaking this morning in several press releases detailing how the company will become Middle-earth Enterprises and Friends, Coffee…

[videogamingnews]

The Winners and Losers of Gaming in 2025: Who Dominates, Who Fails, and Why

From PlayStation’s reign to Embracer’s downfall—Inside the gaming industry’s biggest successes and failures. The Battle for Gaming Supremacy The gaming industry in 2025 is a battlefield. Some companies are thriving, breaking revenue records and cementing their dominance. Others are collapsing under bad decisions, player backlash, and financial turmoil. It’s a defining moment—who will rise, and…