fossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 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-square6fedilinkarrow-up1161file-text
arrow-up1161external-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 · 5 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAPassenger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·5 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.