If it happened in America, its American culture. I celebrate American cultures and traditions thar I appreciate. If you're too concerned with the color of my skin to respect that, please seek help.
Flock CEO Garret Langley says it’s “cut and dry” their cameras do not violate the Fourth Amendment
“We follow the law, we follow the Constitution… the courts have deemed this is not a warrantless search”
It’s so weird how defanged music is now. I’m not even talking about music that was overtly political but musicians used to reference politics in their songs casually in the past. Even rap, which is supposed to be the radical genre, has little to nothing about it anymore.
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick believes the gaming industry could enter “commercial streaming mode” within the next three years.
He says improvements in cloud tech and the rising cost of gaming hardware could push more people toward streaming games instead of running them on their own consoles or PCs.
He also believes this could massively expand the potential gaming audience, with Take-Two estimating its reach could grow by as much as 10 times.
Another major step toward a future where you don't really own the games you buy.
@charlieINTEL I’m getting really tired of this consumer word and not customer. If they see as a consumer and not a customer they are going to not see my money.
If they want my money they need to sell me what I want. Fuck em. It’s been 10+ years since GTA5 idgaf about 6.
34% of boomers plan to preserve their wealth for after they die, compared to 66% who want either them or their heirs to enjoy it while they are alive, per Visa
Sony is currently being sued in California for its deceptive wording of "buy now" and "confirm purchase" on its PlayStation digital Store.
This language implies ownership, but in reality, all you get is access to a revocable license.
These are called "I'll do it myself" games. Games that are made to basically be the spiritual successor to a dead series. We let these games rock no matter how similar they are to the og
Leaked Flock talking points coach police officers on how to convince the public to support installing more Flock cameras:
"Don’t avoid the concept of mass surveillance because you’re not going to convince opponents that it’s not"
@ivvanex I went all digital because I'm too lazy to get up and change the disc. If I had foreseen this happening, I never would have bought my first digital game. Why would I ever feed an ecosystem that's pushing with all its might into an own nothing state? I feel guilt tbh.
@pkpanicc@OWCavalry Maybe but the more they use their tools the closer they get to an automated process
Then again its blizzard so it might be years before they even thought about the idea of doing that