They're Trying to Get Her Fired Over Starfield

[@therelia]

Try using the same logic with firing a McDonalds employee for eating a Wendy's burger

[@nemesisundead83]

That's ridiculous I worked in fast food for many years and wherever I'm working I'm not eating there after what a month of working there so yeah fire me cause I went to eat at another restaurant that I don't work at fucking ridiculous

[@piotrjeske4599]

In Asia that would be EXACTLY what would happen. My friend got a warning for using an adjustment tool from a different company. And when he anwserd with this one is better and safer, his MID tier Boss reaction was as if he shat himself. And for the next two weeks he wasnt invited to group drinking sessions.

[@Summerstitch539]

Unfortunately, some business behave this way.

[@gzuskreist1021]

Wrong because mcdonalds is a company while sony is a way of life and possible god. People who play xbox belong in jail!

[@dark_knight_3304]

Pepsi and Coca Cola do it I’m a roofer we are literally told not to bring the other companies product on the property

[@duewhat9815]

Imagine being so loyal to a corporation that you feel the need to defend their honor (as if they have or even care to have any in the first place) by harassing employees that use products from other corporations.

[@mathewhosier9739]

You see this most when someone can only afford one of them, imagine building a library of games on one platform over many years, it would be difficult and kinda dumb to completely start over on a new platform, so these ppl become loyal and are really invested in that platform, it typically starts when you start hearing ppl from other platforms talking smack about the only platform you are invested in, so of course you start feeling the need to defend the platform you ate loyal to, especially for sony fanboys who have seen nothing but success for playstation since day one, they have never been outsold by another platform so their fans feel entitled and get a big ego, but one thing the xbox fans need to realize is all the Sony 1st party studios were all created by Sony and wouldn't exist without Sony, while Microsoft just buys already established studios who were traditionally multi platform, these studios would exist without Microsoft, so you can kind of understand the Sony ponys gripes about Microsoft buying while Sony creates, I own both and I can clearly see this because I have something called perspective which most fanboys completely lack

[@CactousMan639]

@@mathewhosier9739 Ehmmm, Sony has also bought many of their 1st party studios ¬¬

[@Allustar]

They're probably thinking that Sony will be loyal to them, if they devote their life to defending Sony. If only fools like these could think.

[@barney993]

@@CactousMan639 "I have something called perspective which most fanboys completely lack" "Microsoft buying while Sony creates" "Microsoft just buys already established studios" "but one thing the xbox fans need to realize is all the Sony 1st party studios were all created by Sony"

[@barney993]

@@mathewhosier9739 en(dot)wikipedia(dot)org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Sony

[@brianm.595]

Not using Twitter is an easy way to live a happier life.

[@MatL-ec1uz]

Yup

[@GraveYardShif7]

100% True. Most people who regularly use it are not happy people or sound of mind. What rational person would post a "Tweet" every 5 minutes about what they're doing, how they feel or what they think. Usually humans want to avoid opening a door for every nutjob on the internet to know everything your doing, feeling and thinking. It's like opening a door to your brain so others can mind rape you with their insanity over and over again. Over-time that would brainwash anyone, even myself and distort how I thought.

[@Ydrakar]

Its truly incredible how much more optimistic I became after signing off in 2016. Having a great time.

[@MeggaMann_theBlueLion]

Facts

[@Subsistence69]

Twitter free since 2020 and I dont miss it a single fucking bit 😂

[@hamzahussain7794]

I think all the devs should play the games of other devs.. its how yoshi p saved ff14...he basically made the devs play WoW and then remade the entire game based on what they thought was fun in it. It is always beneficial to know what your competitor is bringing to the table. If I was in charge, I would actively encourage my team to play these other games and find out what works and what is fun, how is the UI designed, how is the combat etc.

[@hc5629]

glad i didnt have to scroll too far to see this take on the situation. everyone should always be doing competitor research!

[@techno_otaku]

I kinda dig this woman's wisdom (Same to Asmon's), I too want games to develop and grow alongside each other instead of the masses thinking "This company is totally gonna outdo this company, just you wait!" Those kind of thoughts from consumers is what slows down progression on what we could very much achieve. I know there are more variables that go into it, but like seriously... people just want to have fun making stuff for others to enjoy

[@ducdashot1239]

theres a reason most people are pissed that shes being treated like this by the insane fringe fans, alanah is one of the original big voices in games media and has always been very reasonable throughout the years, she doesnt claim that all x fanbase are harassing her, she acknowledges its fringe groups and doesnt feed into the whole "gamers bad" shit so a lot of people have mad respect for her. its rare to find people in the industry who have no agendas and dont push their politics, she just likes games and we need more people like her.

[@worry_wart]

Alanah is a true OG in gaming journalism, people that have been around and watched games media for a while know it. only noobs would hate on her.

[@K311WasHere]

she also was at funhaus for a bit too havent really watched them for awhile but i remember she was on a good few videos

[@Maplefoxx-vl2ew]

too many gamers have that "my dad is better than your dad" way of thinking, that even if their favorite streamer gets their record beaten on a speedrun they go all toxic on the person who beat it, seen this happen 2x already since 2024 started.

[@broxxad]

Imagine getting fired for having a twitter account as a Facebook employee.

[@adamdeardak6123]

I want to fire myself from life when i go on twitter

[@carlcarlson5553]

I would be fine with that. People who work for Coca-Cola they are contractually unable to buy Pepsi and if caught they can and do get fired. Although that might be different then working for social media companies.

[@bumpsy]

@@carlcarlson5553 that's ridiculous 😂 is there a source for that?

[@adamdeardak6123]

@@carlcarlson5553 i think thats a little different brcause they arent allowed to do it really only when they are on the job or actively representing the company i.e. a professional convention. Coke wont fire you for drinking pepsi at a restaraunt "off the clock". But i could see an argument for either side, a company should have the autonomy to tell employees what they can or cant do imo but i think in the case of the video i dont think its that innapropriate she played a microsoft game.

[@adamdeardak6123]

@@bumpsy its true. I thought the same thing but i googled it and hes correct.

[@TurtleFootMining]

The fact that she’s even has to make a video on this matter just goes to show your how bored the gaming community truly is 😅😂😅😂

[@SirMopy]

not bored... how much of a incel following magnet gaming is.

[@arctic3007]

Not bored, too much worrying about other peoples business and not minding their own.

[@BasketCase-rr7tx]

TBF she actually makes videos like this all the time. Like Asmon says she even made one about him just because he used her in a thumbnail.

[@methanesulfonic]

what too much free time does to an unemployed terminally online

[@ShinobiDrip999]

​@@arctic3007❄️❄️❄️

[@TheOneLaVon]

It’s disturbing how serious people will take their console war.

[@Astelch]

Fr. I thought that was a thing like a decade ago but its still going on apparently. Us Pc users just laughing at how fking silly this shit is

[@tokebak4291]

@@Astelch Still cringe.

[@f7forever]

you can replace console with 'religious' 'race' or gender' and it's no less true. people like to draw lines in the sand for no reason

[@matowakan]

an imaginary war at that

[@stoneymahoney9106]

@@Astelch When I was in the playground I facepalming over my peers fighting out NES vs SMS, and then I'd go home and play Wolfenstein3D and Civilization on my big brother's 286. People will always want their choices validated, it'll never stop.

[@joshp2080]

Something I learned in boot camp is that the rivalry between marines,army,air force, navy, Coast guard is just simply for boosting morale. Morale is good for men, it encourages them to be stronger than the competition. Unfortunately not all of the universes creatures are lucky enough to have the mental capacity for understanding this, and that's why those people take it further than that

[@halycon404]

Wait. We were supposed to feel rivalry with the Coast Guard? :)

[@ROGOrphan]

Former Chairforce here, and I wear it like a badge of honor among my dumber military peers 🦅 lol

[@mikelxanadu]

lol it definitely was not just for boosting morale to a lot of guys.

[@loginyoass3771]

Never be loyal to a company because they definetly ont be loyal to you

[@Davydysco]

fun fact there's legal history about Budweiser firing an employee that was seen drinking a miller at a bar. it came out that his employment contract had a clause that said he could consume rival products.

[@carlcarlson5553]

That was common place. Coca-cola and Pepsi had the same contractual clause

[@ducdashot1239]

it was the other way around, a miller employee got fired for drinking bud light but ye... its actually super illegal for an employer to do that and several companies have tried it over many years and essentially get away with it until an employee reports it to their union and the company gets fined and everyone forgets about it

[@ducdashot1239]

i should probably mention this because someones inevitably gonna bring up anti competition clause but that only applies to working for a rival company or being paid to advertise a rival company and only applies to work related actions for a finite period. basically you can say you prefer a rivals product even with an anti competition clause you just cant do it for money. a company could likely fire you for it but you would be able to claim wrongful termination. tldr in the US and almost all of europe and oceania it is illegal for an employer to fire you for supporting a competitor/ rival business on your own time and dime. however they get away with it all the time

[@damp2269]

@@carlcarlson5553 yep, I worked a contract for coca cola and the pepsi thing was insane. A manager bough pizzas for the employees and had to walk two blocks to dump the pizza boxes because that chain sold pepsi. it was that ridiculous.

[@Subsistence69]

@@damp2269what the fuck 😂😂 how ridiculous

[@chrisf7345]

Console warriors are the Twitter trolls of the gaming ecosystem.

[@N5D-N1]

*X*

[@RobertPayne556]

_Xtinct.*🗿_

[@theawkwardskeleton6608]

The Console Wars are the worst thing to happen to video games since ET the Video Game

[@DankestLankJOJO]

That would be a compliment to twitter trolls lol

[@myteempo]

​@@theawkwardskeleton6608 Hey, the console wars back in the day for the most part were all in good fun. Hell, a lot of time it was dudes both major consoles just giving each other a hard time for a lark. I Can't point to where it got cult-y, ( maybe under the surface it always was.. idk) but this level of pettiness is new to me.

[@macatk35]

This is why I deleted all my social media accounts except YT years ago

[@williamyoung9401]

I never even started them. I knew from the beginning it was nothing but a bragging platform. That ain't me.

[@O13J1]

To the point about the tree. Interaction and immersion is huge in games. I strongly believe that once the tech gets more affordable and not as technologically limited, vr games will be the next step.

[@RichHeart89]

I work for a company that has like 2 competitors on the market. Whenever there is like a competition over a big client, we do our best to win them over. Sometimes we've even told a customer like "yeah we have that feature" and then tell the coders to whip that up in the next month or so. And the competitors do it too and they know we do it, I think the big customers know it too. So every time we run into a competitors personnel they're like "That feature you added last minute was a really good play, we know you didn't have it when you told the client you do. Next time we'll push harder" and then we laugh over a beer even though we're often talking about winning or losing a contract worth several million euros. No one really cares about making enemies or holding grudges over things like brand loyalty when you're not working

[@Gewsfrahba]

if a competitor has a good product, wouldn't it be beneficial to consume the opposing product in case you could learn how to make your competing product better?

[@sleepyash744]

Yeah iirc she accidently leaked she working on a sci fi game with cory so like she playing starfield could benefit the game she working on

[@czsup8967]

Im sure ps is already making their version of starfield for a while.

[@sleepyash744]

@@czsup8967 yeah apparently it was in the work since 2019 or something

[@siliconhawk]

well the fan boys would realize that if their 2 brain cells could think of anything other than "anything not my console BAD"

[@lordchaa1598]

Never heard of her before, but her take on this issue is top notch. Much appreciation Asmon for exposing me to her content.

[@the_bacon_god]

If you've ever heard of a channel called "Funhaus" she's used to be on that channel. At least, that's how I discovered her.

[@Ahmed94996]

She also used to work for IGN and has been on their Xbox podcast numerous times before.

[@cmac6136]

I just found her channel one day looking up a game I think. I think she's a really chill person, down to earth. She's awesome. I don't watch her much at all but she doesn't deserve the hate. That's sad.

[@SeanSMST]

​@cmac6136 Same yeah, she's very inoffensive. She just does gaming journalism/content and that's it. Nothing else. I don't know why people go after her, just cause she's a woman in media? Probably.

[@norXmal]

@@the_bacon_godI miss Funhaus or even further back as Inside Gaming

[@ProdigalBeard]

gaming platform tribalism was fun in middle school for 360 and ps3 but its so weird knowing that it's grown adults that want a woman fired for playing an xbox game working for a playstation studio

[@one8s7n]

Well, you missed out on the dreamcast wars... before there was numbers, there was just names

[@SYLin-rs8ob]

Damn, she defeated us with facts and logic . _.

[@Copyrightme81]

She hates food because she's not eating in the video. This is a sarcasm gold mine.

[@Globallyhomeless]

Thanks for the content Asmond. Really enjoy your holes.

[@coolerman_13]

[@Jv19979]

Pause. thats gay

[@theonlyreega]

It's kinda sad we still have tribalism in the gaming community, just enjoy whatever you're into

[@ForsenOnTheRun]

Console war is making gamers go insane over a plastic box Aware

[@fullstackweebdev]

It ain’t just the gaming community

[@kl1970]

Wow humans are tribal who would have guessed.

[@Volyren]

Every human is tribalistic. Everyone has a belief and a hated group. No exceptions. But console fanboys are worse than racists. At least racism creates jokes we can all laugh at. Salty gamers *are* jokes. But no one's laughing.

[@oceanbrown7159]

​​@Volyren Whenever someone brings up racism. All I can think of is Uncle Ruckus. Imagine going reverse Uncle Ruckus as a joke. Oh great black man brought "insert whatever". You "insert cracker or whatever" then add Uncle Ruckus quotes. Just for the fuck of it. Idk maybe it'd need some adjustments but maybe more of an eh.

[@steelmerc]

"She's in California. She's definitely worried about taxes." I love it! 😂😂😂

[@Rov-Nihil]

Makes online content, lives in crazy expensive city. Is it worth for the other creators there? NOIDONTTHINKSO

[@theatfshotmydog8224]

It’s kind of funny though, I remember a few years ago her making fun of a guy on Twitter for saying “Taxation is theft”

[@Slvl710]

@@Rov-Nihil its like the mid tier authors who live in new york, in any other place they would be rich

[@ivann7214]

Yep this is the same in the car business too. I just found this out. I just started working at a dealership but every single dealership in an area or in a state will actually have a round table where all the GMs will come together and figure out business ways to make more money. They all work together. A lot of these dealerships are under one parent company that runs multiple different car manufacturer dealerships

[@AbeHopwood]

Most car brands are owned by the same few companies

[@dvsat12]

imagine being a waiter at a chinese restaurant and getting cancelled for eating a burger

[@siliconhawk]

panda express be like - your chinese license is being cancelled

[@rettbull9100]

Asmon should be fire for showing YT videos while on Twitch.

[@Rudolf-d]

He should be water instead

[@AndyRock1]

I was thinking he should be earth

[@DoppelgangerTH]

Clearly, air

[@alant9517]

He is omnipotent

[@fernandosepulveda7297]

He is all of them, he is the avatar!

[@andrewhendrix2297]

I'm glad she's getting the defense she deserves. I was initially introduced and liked her on Funhaus, and I came to the party because she was funny and pretty and gelled well with the group. But I followed her channel and stayed because she is one of the more rational people I have ever heard in the games industry. I may be a stranger, but I think I can vouch for her character. She goes out of her way to see both sides of an argument or explain her position, and I don't think I've ever heard Alanah say something that I couldn't at least understand where she's coming from.

[@EricMalette]

Agreed. Not like that Schillup guy. That Aussie goes on TILT, holy crap.

[@Redd-Monarch]

I dislike her because she was a writer on god of war ragnarok and the writing in that game just wasn’t good. But she wasn’t the main writer so I’ll give her some slack maybe all of it being mid wasn’t her fault.

[@llort7771]

Shortest tier 3 comment 😂

[@gateishonn]

No te la vas a cojer 😂😂

[@wafu6058]

​@@Redd-Monarchmy dude this is a brain dead take She's not the lead writer, in fact she wasn't even credited in the first 5 writing positions. There are so many other people who contributed more, but you have a problem with her "writing" when she likely barely even was responsible for the brunt of it.

[@justinlightle9498]

There's some good reasons they don't get early access, etc. and have to buy the game when they are working for the company; for one, it helps with security (i.e. protecting IP); I can also see why they wouldn't want random employees streaming content for an upcoming game; they have marketing teams that organize independent outlets to do that stuff; it protects the company from the employee slipping up and revealing things that would violate an NDA among other potential issues. There are more but this would become a really long post...lol 15:07

[@joeyghostx]

People go "nah, we don't take it too far." and start doing this every day instead of doing something productive or fun or positive. Enjoy your own life, don't ruin anothers for your own enjoyment. That's the lesson here. Asmongold is completely right here about how depressing these folks sound.

[@rickjamesyies5040]

Watching console wars as a PC main is pretty much watching 2 ant colonies finding and fighting over a premade anthill. Then on Friday the anthill gets destroyed by a lawnmower.

[@thewatcher2020]

"I only have 700 people blocked on Twitter"...excellent restraint lol.

[@jarekstorm6331]

Out of 500,000 followers? Seems unreasonable for a normal person, but not for someone in the public eye

[@LordEcks]

In Tokyo, a friend of mine who works for Nissan, isn't allowed to park his car in the employee parking area. They have a special spot around the back of the factory near the dumpster for his Mazda to park. This situation reminded me of that.

[@XSebi0815]

Same thing is happening in germany and Volkswagen, only your are allowed to park audi, porsche, seat and skoda because they belong to vw group

[@samundef3500]

Imagine firing a McDonald’s employee for eating at any other restaurant besides McDonald’s.

[@bradley-xc7jl]

Coca-Cola employees genuinely have a sign as contract that they won't drink any Pepsi products or else they face getting fired which is CRAZY.

[@TheBaconShaman]

"Am I the only person that thinks that that might be a little bit problematic; that they're sending the media all this new free stuff?" We had a whole thing about exactly this issue about 8 - 10 years ago but because one of those complaints involved a game dev and a journalist sleeping together (allegedly for better review scores or increased access or something like that) the whole movement was labeled as sexist and promptly demonized.

[@GeoGyf]

To be fair Gamergate was about many things. Most prominently was about certain radical individuals making 'documentaries' (only in the loosest sense) about games they had never played. I mean they admitted they hadnt played the games (or even watch videos) because their stories/documentaries had so many incosistencies they could even be brought to court. After that those certain individuals formed certain companies that pushed their agenda & with the help of Twitter (which was radical left-only at the time) they started to push for EGS and things like that.

[@BruceWat]

Used to work at PlayStation when I was younger. A few people who worked there would bring in other game consoles and play them during their breaks.

[@JaaaaaaaC]

Oh man I can't wait to see the innovation in video games in 10 years. I can imagine a game mechanic where every time you take damage it drains money directly from your checking account. I can see battle pass battle passes. The next gen consoles will have credit card readers built into the controllers. So innovation such wow.

[@lastxp]

No controller, everyone has a chip in the head that just draws blood directly from your body to the developers.

[@codyschale263]

​@@lastxpDon't give them any ideas lol

[@Seegrump]

​@@codyschale263😂

[@nora_4188]

In the Gaming Industy, not playing a competitors game is a good way to fail at making your own game succeed.

[@Godeias]

I'm 37, and used to be a part of the console wars when I was 12, but now I own PS5, XSX, Switch, and Steamdeck. It's so nice to NOT care about exclusives anymore because I can buy whatever game I want for whatever console I want, whenever I want.

[@TruthLivesforever-il6dj]

Exclusives are garbage, I'm glad for the PC cuz its just a cash grab nonsense ponzi scheme, everything should be on PC or on 1 console if not then screw these greedy pieces of garbage

[@czsup8967]

Cool

[@joeydirt420]

Jeez i had gamecube, pc, ps2 and xbox when i was 12. Who actually console wars lol.

[@TGPDrunknHick]

Frankly I think there's a lot less exlusivity and shit now as well. with gamepass I basically don't need an Xbox and just need a playstation for whatever exclusive comes out. 10 years ago the decision between an Xbox and Playstation was a lot more important if you could only afford one.

[@joeydirt420]

@@TGPDrunknHick yea its really unfortunate. Exclusives give us so many great games to play. 10 years ago gaming was so much better

[@ShinobySoul]

The truth is all these people and their drama are just nothingness itself, look for something to do, set goals and meet them and stop watching what others do

[@euanskii2050]

Imagine someone really advocating for people to be fired over playing a game... you just know he wouldn't say that face to face with someone, I'm sure he felt pretty smart typing that behind his 3 Moniters.

[@theJedikid123]

Although I think what she says is true - weren’t game devs shitting on Elden ring and Balders Gate 3?

[@bonsailup]

those are outliers most devs are fans

[@jesseritchie9282]

​@@bonsailupBut relevant.

[@jesseritchie9282]

​@@bonsailupIt is what is.

[@TGPDrunknHick]

@@bonsailup doesn't help when most peoples understanding has shifted from the console war (which admitidly still seems to be an issue with some people) to a lot of devs are lazy and scared that good new games will actually make them work. that seems to be the prevailing shift because most peoples interaction from developers seems to be them insulting these other games or complaining about fan expectations of reasonable requests. (yes there are outlandlish shit there as well)

[@justinwhite2725]

Because they were jealous and they didn't want to be held to the standard of games that just worked day 1 without live service mtx.

[@Photonkannon]

These people forget that the games industry stands on the shoulders of giants. Games have gotten better because devs improve upon the great games of the past. If you don't play games from other devs or studios you really reduce the creative pool. How many times have you heard a dev in an interview go "We were inspired by X game and really just wanted to make a game just like it but over development it changed and became this great new thing."

[@sayeedkizuk5822]

They also forget that just improving graphics doesn't make games fun or interesting

[@That_Squatch]

Ganes haven't gotten better the graphics have become more realistic while the art styles are disappearing. The amount of companies owned by the same mega corp will never have any drive to make new ips when they can just do a bunch of remakes and sell millions of copies to 30 yr olds who want a nostalgia trip and ignore everything else just because you played it as a kid. Nostalgia doesn't equal a good game. Its a tactic they use to get people to keep spending money on barely updating games. I dont want Bethesda to keep the glitches in just because "its Bethesda" nah why is Bethesda fine with being known as the company too lazy to fix their own games especially after a decade.

[@FF18Cloud]

​@@That_Squatchdude, indie games exist

[@arsstv]

Yes, Diablo 3 and Diablo 4 were such great improvements. I totally agree.

[@sayeedkizuk5822]

@@That_Squatch the games bubble is already over. The people playing Bethesda games are older millennials trying to rediscover the hype of Skyrim or fallout 3. Once that generation ages out, Bethesda and several other companies will die out with them, leaving behind fortnite and the like. Younger gamers don't even like story games IME.

[@Ry3guy]

Except for when game devs attack other games like with elden ring and baldurs gate 3

[@youngrootv]

Alanah has really gone through hell in this content creation/media/gaming scene, but she’s still going strong. She’s been around for a LONG time. Props to her for keeping her head up because she’s always been genuine with what she puts out, but so many dudes want to put her down and shame her.

[@odinugm4898]

"It doesn't have to look like a real tree, I just have to be able to blow it up". There should be a placard in every game studio entrance that says this.

[@Aughtel]

I remember her with the Funhaus guys. Although i think they were Machinama at the time. Good to see shes still rolling.

[@Mahbeiserts]

I believe it was Rooster Teeth. The company that owned RT bought Machinama and then later Warner Bros bought the company that owned them both or something like that. RT and Funhaus had some major issues with some of their on camera staff and I think she left sometime during all that. I’m glad she’s enjoying her career now! She was always real and hilarious.

[@EhEsDeeEf]

her response video should have just been her laughing for a minute straight.

[@sumisu_senpai_6280]

I'd have ripped his tweets completely apart if it were me. He posted a pic of himself on twitter (surprise surprise, he's a fat neckbeard) with a caption talking about how positive and nice he is lol

[@andchaos1]

@@sumisu_senpai_6280 "pic of himself" - so you want to get personal but not engage with the argument? thats pathologic, the fact that the argument was totaly stupid, you directly win the argument by just mentioning it, you going the same way like the console fanboys by getting personal over someones troll opinion

[@GymMotivatorforyou]

@@andchaos1Your comment made no sense whatsoever about being “personal” if you post something so dumb on a public platform you better be prepared to take the backlash on anything about you weather if it’s a pic of “yourself” or your momma, your damn right we take it personal. Matter fact if he woulda posted his momma I would take the time outa my day to msg her and ask how she raised such a low iq of a son, he gets the idea that thinking the way he does is normal and many people agree, well he just got roasted and posted publicly on multiple platforms, personal is kinda outa the water

[@andchaos1]

@@GymMotivatorforyou "Your comment made no sense" - it does, it just seem you lacking education to understand it. "we take it personal" - You see what she did? thats the right thing to do, because she is going after the argument so there was nothing for her to loose, and the comment from @sumisu_senpai_6280 says he would go after the person, that's sociopathic behavior, why do you want to give so mutch power to someones stupid opinion that you dedicate your time and commitment to it, thats lame

[@GeoGyf]

@@GymMotivatorforyou DOnt do that lol. It could be grounds for harassment.

[@fakeplasticsoldier]

When you blow up a tree in a game people don't even care if it looks convincing. The game gets more immersive because the environment isn't invincible.

[@nanthilrodriguez]

Exactly. That's exactly what I do irl every day, just go around chopping down every tree I ever see.

[@perdurabo56]

@@nanthilrodriguezUr missing the point

[@HAYDS510]

My girlfriend works for a cosmetics outlet - the staff can only wear makeup they sell in-store (while at work) so that customers have faith that the products being sold are desirable to those in the know, and they can't promote anything on their social media that might suggest otherwise. And I sort of get it. If someone comes up to you like "I love that lipstick" and you're like "thanks it's from another store", you're turning people away from the brands you supply. It is a little OTT, but it has a rationale to it.

[@Zorrotsu]

"Hey this person is harassing you!" How can they harass me if I don't even know they exist 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@CB-lw7ty]

10:00 This I completely agree with, while the industry has made jumps at certain points in time, I feel like it's stagnated massively when it comes to gameplay just to have a bigger more graphically detailed world. Ultimately if you strip games back to their core components the only difference you'll find in a game like Arkham City in 2011 and Elden Ring in 2022 is the scale and graphics, so I'd be interested to know what actual leaps there'll be in gaming over the next 10-20 years because bar going full VR integration I haven't seen many games pushing to redefine a genre of game let alone gaming as a whole to suggest gaming is going to be vastly different in decades to come.

[@Ericboy114558]

There have been some leaps in gameplay systems but the jump has been considerably smaller than the decade before. Games that come to mind: Baldur's Gate III; for the massive amount of permutations in the story and gameplay. Hades; for the innovative blend of gameplay and story progression. Sekiro; for one of the most polished/free form and great feeling swordplay. Nier Automata; for the innovate blend between 3rd person action, shoot 'm up and platforming. (and crazy storytelling aswell) Hitman series reboot; For the extreme freedom and sandbox nature of the levels. But yeah, they are more like iterations and/or combinations of existing systems. There's been almost nothing truely original in a long while. (with the exception of some indie titles)

[@thalanoth]

I haven't played many games over the past decade. The few that I have played, I find myself turning the graphics down to as low as possible just to get as seam-less gameplay as I can lol. With the exception of one the guy before me mentioned... (nier automata needs max graphics to enjoy the beauty of the scenery to accompany the absolute banger of every song in the sound track ;). ) Jokes aside, even armored core 6 gives me some frame drops when shit is hitting the fan, I refuse to sacrifice frames for enjoying the graphics (excellent game by the way, glad it is one of my 1 to 2 purchases of game[s] per year)

[@Ericboy114558]

@@thalanoth uhu, Nier Automata's scenery 😜 But yeah, i agree. That game has one of the very best OST's in gaming!

[@Mennenth]

The problem is that the controllers we use havent significantly advanced in capabilities in over 2 decades. Even if you stan gyro, thats just mouse aim for controllers. Mouse aim has existed for a very long time too. Game design cant really advance until the way we interact with the games also advance. Unfortunately, any time someone tries to innovate in the controller space it gets shot down by the masses calling it a gimmick. VR could potentially revolutionize the game space, but a: its a slow burn right now due to low adoption and b: due to the requirements of vr its unlikely it would replace non vr gaming - the best it can really hope for is coexistence.

[@Ericboy114558]

@@gordonlove5121 Yeah i agree with you, it makes sense too. AAA developers can't take as big of risks as AA or indie devs can. Come to think of it, all the examples I gave were games made by relatively small teams (compared to the likes of Blizzard/EA etc.) Also, how did i forget Tarkov. Such a one of a kind game.

[@alilarhdiri9666]

Elden Ring and BG3 were proof developers from other games aren't happy for each other

[@brackyt1906]

I honestly think that the console wars between these fanboys is absolutely hilarious because of the amount of salt it produces on both sides

[@AdeptusDesu]

I remember seeing her on a co-optional podcast episode. RIP Totalbiscuit...

[@simonazzz]

Blowing up a tree is also part of the computer graphics tho and that's what she is trying to say too. How such mechanic could be computed is limited and that's the technical limitation, the computing power of the current hardware. You would not have the same feeling from blowing up the tree if it did not look like blowing up the tree, for example if it just disappeared and some text said "you blew up a tree".

[@kyhanmiller9618]

They wasn't excited about Eldon Ring😂

[@L-vs7fp]

I still don't understand how we lost the A.i that F.E.A.R had. NO ONE has been able to replicate it. Self aware A.i combat units out for your blood. That was amazing! Yet it's almost 2024 and nothing compares to it. It came out in.... 2005.

[@KelvinKamsg]

This is a memory from a long time ago: I remember one of the devs commenting about the AI in F.E.A.R., they stated that a big part of it was level design and how working hand in hand with the AI team to sort of "make" the AI behave more intelligent than it really was, if that makes any sense? E.g. designing the level in such a way that the AI's decisions would result in flanking the player. Again, old memory, so spoonfuls of salt, also currently tipsy

[@grilledleeks6514]

Probably the same reason no one can use the nemesis system from the shadow of war games

[@mightquinnable]

You're a smart man, this. How is it that we lose features in video games that were common during the ps2 but cant have it now

[@ultimamage3]

They probably patented it so that no one else could replicate it.

[@oompalumpus699]

​@@SkeleTonHammerNever seen any of it in modern games.

[@MPiko19]

The problem is when devs who dont play games take a lead

[@HyperMario64]

So yeah in general most devs can comment on the industry whatever they want, as long as they do not disclose insider information. But for employees that represent the brand in some way, have a public image and are recognizable, in general this stuff gets them fired or at least in trouble.

[@daybreakdragon]

When I see things like this I am always reminded of the Taco commercial where they are fighting about hard or soft tacos and the little girl turns around and says "why not both?"

[@mawortz]

Battlefield Bad Company, you could blow up pretty much everything

[@Blandco]

It's interesting that she says that Devs are always supportive on one another and just want everyone to succeed. Where was that attitude when Baldur's gate 3 came out? It seemed like there were a LOT of devs that weren't being very supportive about that release. I kinda have to go with what I hear devs saying publicly.

[@sushiifoxx]

noooo, not the pluto girl!!!

[@grilledleeks6514]

🎉

[@team4star1]

4:16 Tunic is a goated game, its souls and zelda gameplay if you got the game and manual in japanese, and you dont speak japanese. Play it if you want but like, don't if you don't, I got no control over whoever reads this, I mean it's a good game so just play it if you want.

[@panchoperez104]

"Youll only see game devs supporting other game devs" looks at how game devs talked shit about elden ring and baldus gate 3

[@SquirrelGamez]

Asmon and Alanah Pearce are literally the personification of the Scroll of Truth meme and I'm here for it.

[@MegasXaos]

"when a big game comes out everyone is excited for it and to be successful"*-AP *"Except for Baldur's Gate 3, that's 'Rockstar level nonsense'. It, and Elden Ring can't define the industry"

[@TGPDrunknHick]

yeah, I feel she's latched onto the crowd that we left behind rather than figuring out that sure there's no internal console war but, there's sure as shit success envy and fear they'll actually have to step up.

[@Gunnumn]

Alanah Pearce over the years has a lot of shit blown her way by weird-ass people. The fact she takes the bs on the chin and continues to make QUALITY content shows how much she cares about her career.

[@DexLuther]

What people don't know is that even the higher ups in different studios talk to each other all the time. Even if the companies are technically "exclusive" to opposite consoles. I'm sure Todd has spoken to the CEO of whatever studio she works at on more than one occasion. They all cross each other at conventions and other business events, etc. I was a game tester for 10 years at a AAA studio and this was pointed out to me more than once. The first time was because someone did something really dumb and leaked some screenshots and information. He was fired and my lead said "Well that guy's probably never going to work in the game industry for a long time." I asked why and he explained that the game industry is kind of insular, so if you do something stupid like that word gets around. CEOs talk to each other and will warn each other about people." The second time it happened was one of the IT guys was working from home and forgot the work VPN was on and downloaded an episode of Game of Thrones (especially bad since we worked for WB). The bosses didn't actually really care and the guy was well-liked and it was an honest mistake, but he HAD to be fired for appearance's sake. The boss called the boss at another studio and arranged to have the guy get hired over there. Also, lets not forget that every dev at every studio probably has a Nintendo Switch at home. Every Xbox dev probably has a least one Playstation at home as well. Maybe 2 if they have kids. It's completely asinine to think that just because you work at a developer you can't play and/or stream any other company's games. EDIT: 15:14 Those fun media kits and early access that her friends in the media get are exactly the kind of thing GamerGate was about. Yeah it shouldn't be a thing. Those gifts come with the expectation that you'll give the game a positive review. If they don't give a positive review, then they won't get the gifts and early access next time.

[@ErgoProdigy]

Minus the devs bashing Balder's Gate and Elden Ring. Devs aren't the console war it's marketing.

[@kiragi17]

Greasing the media outlets is highly suspect. This was quite revealing. It makes me think of the pharmaceutical reps showing up in the doctors office.

[@frostthrone334]

Tbf this isn't new news. Totalbiscuit talked about the media getting gifts from gaming corporations over 10 years ago

[@kiragi17]

Never watched total biscuit @@frostthrone334

[@JesiAsh]

11:00 Developers were very excited to see BG3 "Please lower your expectations... we dont want to make good games"

[@omarct]

Its kinda crazy how clear asmon speaks. Maybe its just because im used to his voice but even in 4x video speed I still understand him clearly.

[@aurorasun-qs1pg]

Rookie, i watch in 10x

[@OkSear]

Almost as clear as xQc

[@amixofgeekcontent]

It's nice to hear that there are people working in the video game industry who are actually happy, rooting for each other, as opposed to hearing about workers pretty much being enslaved by their company, or that journalists are being persuaded by game companies to say their game is good when the user review ends up super low or whatever.

[@Jiub_SN]

Well yeah, why would someone being happy say anything? Most of what you hear is bad because that's the only time it matters. This applies to pretty much everything lmao

[@amixofgeekcontent]

@@Jiub_SN interesting point

[@Ricozaza]

Ay!! I used to watch Alana on funhaus before they went to shit

[@colbr06]

I didn’t even recognize her compared to back then.

[@batman05655]

Oh shit, i didnt recognize her either lol. Forgot about funhaus

[@redbeardsteelskin6723]

Do have to disagree with her on the "Devs just support games" thing. We saw how Devs reacted to Elden Ring and BG3. Support is not the word I'd use for them. :D

[@manleyfgc7981]

Less than a handful of devs don't speak for the entire industry. I know it's hard for you to imagine that after all of the discourse created for consumption.

[@afrules9097]

"worried by taxes". Thats what you voted for.

[@CouchCommando_]

One plus with consoles are the big budget games being made to push the sales of those consoles. This is specifically on exclusives. Besides that I love the setup provided by consoles. Things like playing in bed, hardware that works out of the box that will last me for a long time, and games that just work without some weird issues with compatibility with my setup.

[@TauEnjoyer]

I work at Netherrealm studio as a 3D animator and i dont think i've ever heard something about console war lol the only thing i hear is sometime the programmers say that xbox is more of a pain to work with lol

[@102kennyworld]

What a great fan base they have. Jeez...

[@kidelloco]

She is a gem❤

[@XWDK]

Ignore it and move on. By making that video, she already lost.

[@tgs5725]

Ooo I appreciate Beneath the Mask from Persona5 playing in her video background.

[@JamesMBC]

Better hardware allows also for better gameplay, not just graphics. With better hardware, Starfield could allow seamless travel between planets, for example. In theory with destructible environment even with good enough harware. More interactivity often requires better hardware. In the future, game interactivity will be amazing, graphics too. But on the other hand, monetization practices will be inconceivably more toxic than they already are.

[@battledroid8240]

Dang gamers really be speaking their minds on those Twitter, sorry X threads!

[@adamm784]

Never liked her she always gave off this massive ego, I'm better than everyone else vibe.

[@hypethekomodo6495]

Y'know there are some moments where I feel ashamed to say I enjoy video games. This is one of those moments. This whole thing is nuts.

[@darthbrooks4933]

What a weird take, to act like other people that enjoy VG’s somehow reflects on you…lol. Solipsistic much?

[@DakotaActually]

Right, it's not like any company has ever had any policy against what you publically endorse while claiming to be an agent of the company.

[@jayraybro6284]

Of course she was told within 10 minutes because viewers like to mess with those that they view.

[@thezer0effect]

Sometimes people like drama for no reason. I don't think she deserves this much backlash

[@llort7771]

She's 100% saying all this for attention 😂

[@sieves1]

Isn't this the lady who lied about her job once already?

[@sneakupbehindyoulikejohnwi743]

Info on this?

[@MrSlowestD16]

I think one thing people don't realize is that while interesting, it's still a job... I'm an engineer for one of the main car companies, and you probably drive or have ridden in the fruits of my work. And I love the brand, sure, they make some of the most reliable cars in the world, and I'm a car enthusiast, and many people there are car enthusiasts as well.....but it's also a job. I care more about my performance review than I do if a car sells well. And I enjoy our cars, and I enjoy different brands, I have some of each. So the idea that people on the inside are the same kind of Nazi level loyalists as fanbois is kinda nutty. She hit the nail on the head when she said she has taxes to do and shit - we have lives outside of the companies. We love the company, but we wouldn't do this for free, it's not charity work. And I think that's a hard time for end users to make peace with because for them it IS the entertainment, it IS for free. She also hit the nail on the head that a given industry is SMALL on the inside. It's SUPER normal to know people at other companies within your industry and when somebody joins from another company you're like "Oh shit, do you know so-and-so?" even though there's like 40k people who work there, but more commonly than you'd expect they do know them, and you can have a quick laugh about how small the world is. So yea, super common to have friends at all the other players in your industry and there's no animosity or zealotry anything, lol, that's kinda nuts.

[@SharpShadow7]

UK is still apart of Europe just not in the EU anymore

[@JOZSEP]

I love how PC gamers don't see the irony in saying "console wars are stupid because PCs are better" like bro... slow down, think carefully about what you just said The best way to pass off console and PC fan boys is to have a job and enjoy all the games in whichever way you want because you can afford all 3 consoles and a PC/steam deck

[@johng2794]

she looks like she is crying the entire video

[@CrowofYharnam]

Oh look who it is its the girl that said cyberpunk has npcs just as detailed as RDR2 🤡

[@chaoey966]

Visually fidelity increase from 10 years ago may not have substantially leaped, but one thing for sure is the loading times have dramatically reduced.

[@spiritbombbuddha]

Slight correction, studios/Devs support other studio games until its a threat to them. EX. Elden Ring, Baldurs Gate 3

[@bills1967]

Who is she?

[@ryanmisale]

Alanah Pearce, she’s a streamer and a writer at Santa Monica.