I remember buying Half-Life as "the greatest game ever made". Then I found the demo of Homeworld on the disc, and my jaw dropped. It was truly revolutionary in every sense. And the atmosphere! Priceless.
Homeworld remains my #1 game of all time, it's a shame none of the sequels have been up to snuff (the second was meh and the third isn't looking too hot). So far Cataclysm (renamed to Emergence because Blizzard complained the original name conflicts with their expansion to World of Warcraft, yes really, unrelated fuck Blizzard) is the best game in the series after the first one.
The funny part is that, not long time ago, the artists and famous folks being baited, and scammed by NFT crowd, stealing their money and art. And now, the AI generated pictures, which completely neglects any copyrights as well. And people still say that it's impossible to step in the same river twice.
CEOs are an irreplaceable part of corporate culture. Without them who would...step on stage...and walk around the company not knowing anyone's name...sit on the boards of other companies...and other important things.
I remember buying Half-Life as "the greatest game ever made". Then I found the demo of Homeworld on the disc, and my jaw dropped. It was truly revolutionary in every sense. And the atmosphere! Priceless.
Yeah. that was a great thing. It was actually the most brilliant thing, the publishers could do... when they actually did something. I mean, the game discs, especially the ones bundled with videocards, had a lot of demo versions, from same publisher/studio. That's how people could not only become aknowledged of developer/publisher's portfolio, but actually try the thing, experience it on their own, maybe get excited, and then go and buy the real physical copy of the game, not just some temporary access to the leased, virtual alpha/beta state "product". The game industry was pushing the VGA sales, and vice versa. A lot of the thing that was bundled, was actually decent, and even really great games. Some were existing ones, and some upcoming, but in any case, everyone could say whether they like it or, not.
Now the only way to get the bundled game (not some month long access/game pass), is to get a really expensive hardware, and then not seeing the actual game, until it being released. Also, most stuff being released without demos at all, kinda as the publishers are afraid of people seeing their products, or push some fancy teasers, which may not even match the actual game itself. And also, the demo versions, especially the ones, that came on the discs, were mostly the final/release state, which let people to get impressions, on what the actual game was. Not the early access money grab, which may never be released, or totally diverge from the end product. But also can get the pitfalls, which are nowhere to be described. Such as unavailability of the game in certain regions, which renders the bundled code moot. Whereas with physically bundled game or demo, the people could get access to the game, in actually legitimate way.
CEOs are an irreplaceable part of corporate culture. Without them who would...step on stage...and walk around the company not knowing anyone's name...sit on the boards of other companies...and other important things.
Yeah, eventually the companies need some walking bags to fill with money. After all, at least someone has to get paid.
If the CEO has big paychecks, this means the company is successful. But if the employees have decent salary, this means unnecessary overspendings.
And yes, it doesn't matter, whether someone likes JHH or not. At this point, he is an integral part of nVidia and it's success. He was running it since founding. And he brought it from gaming, to the colossal entrerprise monstrosity. Many investors, shareholders, won't understand his absence. He has became a mascot, if you will. A Pip-Boy of nVidia.
Homeworld remains my #1 game of all time, it's a shame none of the sequels have been up to snuff (the second was meh and the third isn't looking too hot). So far Cataclysm (renamed to Emergence because Blizzard complained the original name conflicts with their expansion to World of Warcraft, yes really, unrelated fuck Blizzard) is the best game in the series after the first one.
I agree - my biggest gripe with Homeworld 2 is that it's way too hard. There is a part as early as the 2nd or 3rd mission (I can't remember which) where you had to help some allies on the opposite side of the map. Even if I sent all of my fleet there straight away, diverting power to engines, I still couldn't make it in time after trying several times. And the rest of the game only gets worse. Not no mention, the story leaves a kind of "but why?" lingering in the back of my head after every mission. There was none of this nonsense in the first game, which is beautifully crafted through and through. I hope the devs took their inspiration for Homeworld 3 from the first game, not the second. It'll definitely be a must-buy for me, just not for 50 quid.
