EeraGames

💷Investment Analyst💷
🎤 I say things online🎤
⌨ I also play games🕹

I sometimes stream:
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[EeraGames @EeraGames]

I said a few years ago we’d get to the point where we’d see pushback against creator sponsorships in video because of the “ad free” wording.
I can see a world where YT requires creators to mark those segments so they can be auto skipped by premium users.

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against YouTube over its "ad-free" subscription claims

Plaintiffs argue YouTube Premium still shows ads because creators include sponsorship segments in their videos

[EeraGames @EeraGames]

@Pirat_Nation “Parents are rightly worried about the impact social media is having on their children’s lives.”
Parents are also the ones providing their children access to computers, phones and tablets to access this content, if ONLY there was some way some sort of control for these parents🤔

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

Sam Neill has passed away at the age of 78.

RIP legend, one of the greatest actors.
Truly a sad day, I grow up with his films

[Genna Bain ☁️🐰 @GennaBain]

Happy Birthday John. I miss you. ♡ ︎

[EeraGames @EeraGames]

@Pirat_Nation Sony: “What are they going to do, play on other consoles or PC? Those don’t exist.”
Intern: “erm, actually sir…”

[EeraGames @EeraGames]

These students are SO fucked… and we said that the lock down classes screwed over kids.

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

A school is in San Diego spent $500,000 on two ChatGPT-powered humanoid robots to use in classrooms

The robots are configured with four personas including a teacher, a wellness coach, a college planner and a translator

[EeraGames @EeraGames]

@Pirat_Nation So if I’m reading that right:
“Reject the evidence of your eyes and ears”.
Huh, sure I’ve heard that one somewhere before…

Isn’t possible they’re telling the truth? Sure, but it’s certainly weird that a bunch of streamers would happen to ALL increase the setting at once…

[EeraGames @EeraGames]

@Dexerto Preemptively calling that it will flop.
Both gacha and marvel are oversaturated as it is, it will attempt to monetise too hard and not provide any QoL features like energy overflow.
Seems like they saw gacha prints money and want a slice as is common of late in gaming.

[EeraGames @EeraGames]

Not a surprising price point.
Now, kindly release the Steam FRAME for the love of god!
Thank you.

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

Valve has announced the pricing for the new Steam Machine.

>512GB model: $1,049
>2TB model: $1,349

Valve says the hardware is being sold close to cost rather than at a loss like traditional consoles.

Reservations are now open, with the Steam Machine set to launch on June 29.

[Wario64 @Wario64]

Valve - “starting with the SteamOS 3.8 release, you can put together your own Steam Machine using whatever PC parts you want.” https://t.co/haHYh8QT9C

[EeraGames @EeraGames]

@Pirat_Nation Do I support the UK Government's unworkable and outright stupid idea of banning social media? No
However, Roblox enables predators to find and exploit minors, and has actively banned people exposing the predators.
Meanwhile CEO David Baszucki wants to push it as a dating platform

[EeraGames @EeraGames]

@Pirat_Nation No they weren’t.
They were designed to bring pc gaming to a living room, ie small form factor PC to connect to a TV.
It was never sold as “a console alternative” by Valve.

My price prediction has been an easy $900+ even before things went vertical.

[EeraGames @EeraGames]

@zachbussey I’m not a fan of giving any company my face to store on file but from what I understand the only reason you’d use this is if your face is already included in your channel videos.
So compared to all the “give us your government IDs to use our service” we’ve had, not as bad imo.

[Zach Bussey 🇨🇦 @zachbussey]

YouTube is expanding Likeness Detection to all users over 18.

Likeness Detection uses a face scan and your government ID to check for any content uploaded to YouTube that features your likeness, and gives you the ability to request removal.

[Stop Killing Games Official @StopKilingGames]

You've seen ESA's response to the Protect our Games Act, now see our counter-response:

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

The video game industry is lobbying against Stop Killing Games

California is considering a new law called AB 1921, also known as the Protect Our Games Act.
If passed, the bill would apply to paid digital games sold after January 1, 2027.

It requires that if a company shuts down the online services needed to play the game normally, it must give players 60 days' notice and either release a patch so the game can still be played or offer buyers a full refund.

The bill does not require companies to keep servers running forever. It simply prevents them from making a game unplayable without warning or a solution for those who already paid for it.

The Entertainment Software Association, the main group representing video game companies in the United States, is lobbying against the bill.

Their arguments are basically the usual ones:
>games are licensed, not owned
>online services are complicated
>third-party licenses expire
>security risks exist
>this could be hard or expensive to enforce

Supporters of the bill, including the Stop Killing Games campaign, say this is basic customer protection because when you buy a game, it should not suddenly stop working with no remedy.

The bill gives companies clear options and applies only to future games. A hearing is scheduled for this Thursday in the California Assembly Appropriations Committee.

If you are part of an organization in the United States, especially in California, you can submit a letter of support to the committee. This is an important step for better rights for players who buy digital games.

[EeraGames @EeraGames]

Having Anita Sarkeesian consult on your video game is... certainly a choice.
And for the sake of clarity, NOT a good choice unless you want a reason to stop making games or be involved in the industry.

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

Slay the Spire 2 is facing backlash after players discovered Anita Sarkeesian listed as a consultant in the credits.

Gamers are leaving negative Steam reviews, saying they regret buying the game and would not have purchased it if they knew.

Some are requesting refunds while it is still in Early Access.

[EeraGames @EeraGames]

@Pirat_Nation Still saying this is going to be $900+

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

VideoLAN has released a new open-source tool called dav2d.

It is a CPU-based decoder for AV2 video, AV2 is the next open video format after AV1 and promises better compression and higher quality.

dav2d is based on VideoLAN’s popular dav1d decoder for AV1, works on many platforms and focuses on being fast and correct.

The code is now public on VideoLAN’s GitLab site. This is an early project because the full AV2 standard is not finished yet.

[EeraGames @EeraGames]

@deadlock_8 As much as it sucks for anyone players affected by it, the more of this stuff that happens to show just how dumb kernel level anti-cheat is, the better, and the sooner we can move away from it being the popular goto.