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[–] chloyster@beehaw.org 43 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm not a massive IGN hater but yikes. This is consolidation I don't want to see.... I like Eurogamer a lot, I hope they don't change much

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 5 months ago

Scott Pilgrim narrator: "They will."

[–] QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz 19 points 5 months ago
[–] FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org 17 points 5 months ago

And the enshittification of everything marches onward.

[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 16 points 5 months ago

At least it's not Kotaku but all this consolidation is far from good news. Heaven forbid reporters should get to stay independent, let alone being puppeted by a company that's little more than a meme.

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I hate consolidation. Except I want only a single streaming service. But other than that, I hate it.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

monkey paw twitches

Now it's $79.99 per month for the ad tier and $110 for ad-free.

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nah, that's only for Canadian mobile plans.

[–] uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 months ago

Ouch, smash a bottle of maple syrup over my head why don't you.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I want multiple streaming services that can stream almost everything so there's competition, but still a valid reason not to just drop and switch constantly.

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Multiple streaming services that all stream from the same database so the competition isn't what licenses they hold, but how good their UI and back-end are. This only happened in the better timeline with Harambe though...

[–] bekopharm@social.tchncs.de 5 points 5 months ago

@jabathekek

*clicks Like angrily*

This! All of the UIs are _SO DAMN BAD_ it's insulting.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 5 months ago

ugh that's a shame i loved ian, aoife, and zoe back in the day (i know aoife left recently but still).

[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 months ago

Well, if those publications weren't already shit they'll be very, very soon.

[–] uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

What company previously owned Rock Paper Shotgun?

I was an on and off reader of theirs and really liked it in the beginning... but had the distinct impression they changed ownership a little while back when they added some pay walls and game guides.

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 3 points 5 months ago

They were Reed Pop as well, but reed significantly downsized them a couple years ago.