fossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoLarian publishing director says "marketing's dead" because players don't want to be "bamboozled," and "we learned that with Baldur's Gate 3"www.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1215arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: games@hexbear.net
arrow-up1207arrow-down1external-linkLarian publishing director says "marketing's dead" because players don't want to be "bamboozled," and "we learned that with Baldur's Gate 3"www.gamesradar.comfossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: games@hexbear.net
minus-squareAPassenger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·7 months agoCities Skylines 2 went the opposite direction. Here’s hoping lessons are learned. Entire generations have learned to be deeply skeptical even with trusted brands. And, yes, I hope that skepticism and relationship based, authentic(?) word of mouth brings sanity for a while. Until businesses try to optimize that into oblivion too. We gotta put guard rails in place.
Cities Skylines 2 went the opposite direction.
Here’s hoping lessons are learned. Entire generations have learned to be deeply skeptical even with trusted brands.
And, yes, I hope that skepticism and relationship based, authentic(?) word of mouth brings sanity for a while.
Until businesses try to optimize that into oblivion too. We gotta put guard rails in place.