The crisis could even eventually force some Japanese studios to rebrand entirely if their corporate identity is tied to a commercial font they can no longer afford to license.

Regarding this particular problem, I’m on the side of the gaming industry on every issue except this one. It’s sheer insanity not to own everything involved with your company’s identity, ffs. That’s just a monumentally bad decision with obvious, foreseeable risks. I will shed no tears if a big studio has to go through an expensive rebrand because of their own incompetent decision making.

That being said, I don’t know anything about Japanese font licensing besides what’s presented in this article. If anyone has important nuance to add, please do!

Does EA own any other companies/brands that we should be aware of?

What determines what “too big” is?

Ease of travel and speed of travel. Even a small map can feel cumbersome, repetitive, and boring. If the missions are designed poorly, and the game mechanics ignore an entertaining user experience, walking down the same hallway a thousand times can feel like a chore.

“Too big” is a relative feeling that involves many factors.

I’m watching a friend play it on Twitch right now

With it’s reckless disregard for traffic laws, property, and lives, I thought Autopilot was already in Mad Max mode 100% of the time.

Attention random Lemmings: Even if you don’t know who Bari Weiss is, and couldn’t care less about CBS News, read this. It’s pretty damn funny.

I can only imagine that the woman in the pic is laughing at this ridiculous headline. Guess what, EA, this is a terrible bet. You’ve fucked yourself.

Oh, my comment wasn’t aimed at you, it was for the editor at the Associated Press.

An insincere apology is not newsworthy

Lots of dead birds/banana peels/whatever on the ground. The Tour de France is an internationally televised event! Do some track prep, folks!

I envy you for experiencing it for the first time. Enjoy.

Huh. I think he’s got some good arguments. I wish him luck!

Why, thank you!

I wouldn’t be surprised if all major retailers did the same thing. Target, for example, is a major donor to the police.

To run a chain with stores across the country and millions in merchandise, you must have gotten used to the taste of boot leather. What’s another little lick?

Read comments from your audience and reply to them. People are more likely to feel welcome and stick around if they’re included. Ask your audience questions. At the same time, don’t be upset if people don’t answer. A lot of the time, people just watch a stream as background noise. Or they’ve gone to the bathroom, or they’re making themselves a snack, or whatever.

They shouldn’t be allowed to do that. They should be required to process any legal payment. Even the icky ones.

Oh, okay. Still sucks, but at least I understand now. Thanks!

Things of questionable moral value have been available for sale for as long as money has existed. It’s not like this is new. Payment processors got into this business knowing perfectly well that some purchases may not align with their moral values. In fact, they’ve been profiting off it for decades. They don’t get to suddenly clutch their pearls now.

To be clear, I won’t miss the incest games. I just don’t like the precedent this is setting.

So… why tell payment processors exactly what was purchased? Why not call it “Steam store transaction” and that’s it?

The fact that the industry opposes it just makes me like Stop Killing Games more - and I’m not even a gamer.