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Limited Run Games "overjoyed" to partner with THQ Nordic
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Not supporting THQ is one thing. But if you also plan to not support anyone who associates with THQ then you may as well quit gaming.
After all, LRG is not keeping THQ in business, its Nintendo, Sony, MS Steam, Epic game store and whoever sells their games. That is who keeps them going. Not a tiny publisher.
After all, LRG is not keeping THQ in business, its Nintendo, Sony, MS Steam, Epic game store and whoever sells their games. That is who keeps them going. Not a tiny publisher.
Wait, are we a mob now or is it still just "dozens of us"? I have such a hard time keeping up with all these pre-programmed, brain-dead responses.
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If the sales are indeed up for THQN, which I read they are, we are a very vocal minority.
Oh no? Should I be upset that you raise your voice and you don't belong to a majority?
Again, this isn't about all those other massive companies. LRG's business model, by definition and intention, is very limited. Out of anyone they should be able to avoid association with companies like THQN - if they choose to. And given their small, niche customer base, many of whom are on this site, I would think this would be important to them.
I'm not here to defend anyone. Just honestly asking how a website, 8ch, known for hosting Child Pornography, is still up and running. That is isn't legal anywhere.
I don't care whether you're upset about it or not? I'm just stating what is.
I'm not saying the employees are required to do anything because your family's gotta eat.
At the same time it's not really accurate to say that they have no choice. Look at Riot Games and how over a hundred employees walked out to protest the company's policy of forced arbitration. It's not so much that they don't have a choice, but that in the calculus of possibly losing your job versus protesting the actions of the company's executives, the employees felt that it wasn't quite worth it.
This is not an acceptable apology, I will not be supporting any products associated with THQN.
How is this any different than Nintendo/Sony/Microsoft continuing to sell THQN games on their platforms? Those are also licensing deals to allow them to produce and publish games for their systems...
It's not just LRG that has a partnership with THQ, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and Valve all do too and have their games on their stores.
So what should people in Europe buy since a lot of games are being published by THQN?
Other games? I don't understand this logic, there is a glut of stuff to play out there that isn't associated with publishers that support racist hate-mongers and pedophiles. At the end of the day you need to vote with your wallet, and personally I just can't stand to see people handwave this shit away because of "the games". It's beyond infuriating.
Yeah, every game might be a bit to much but these companies are handling distribution trough THQ in Europe:
- Atlus
- Bethesda
- Capcom
- SEGA
- Microsoft
- Paradox
- Koei Tecmo
- Focus Home Interactive
- Codemasters
- NIS America
- Spike Chunsoft
- S- Atlus
- Bethesda
- Capcom
- SEGA
- Microsoft
- Paradox
- Koei Tecmo
- Focus Home Interactive
- Codemasters
- NIS America
- Spike Chunsoft
- Square Enix
That are a lot of companies
Buy them digitally and THQ gets nothing. Or import them if you absolutely must have physical.
Lolwut? You're still downloading the European versions of the games which THQN would be publishing both digitally and physically in that region. Buying them off of a console/PC storefront doesn't mean the publisher gets no money whatsoever, that'd mean no incentive for them to release digital versions.
What does Resetera want from LimitedRun games, a very small company? To break off a most likely contracted deal and lose a bunch of money because their partner fucked up majorly in a shit PR stunt? Life isn't as black and white as that. I'm not going to call them monsters because they don't want to take a major money hit due to something that was completely out of their control.
Hell, they even apologized for people mistaking the intention of their tweet, which I'm legit surprised they did, as it was unnecessary.
Hell, they even apologized for people mistaking the intention of their tweet, which I'm legit surprised they did, as it was unnecessary.
They aren't publishing the digital versions on Steam. I would assume it's the same on consoles. From what I can gather they only handle the physical publishing and nothing else. This is obviously not for their own games.
EDIT: Never mind. That isn't the case on PS4.
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Yes, but decision making isn't binary (i'd fucking hope) and shit like this has weight (i'd fucking hope)
So your happy that a company is effectively supporting child pornography and blatent racism?
even if not, Square Enix, Atlus, Sega etc. are still working together without hesitation with THQ Nordic and their companies which would be endorsement, or not?
They knew what they were doing and who they were making their bed with so fuck them and their CP gloryfying friends.
I am so happy that my interest in most mainstream releases have tanked. With all of these companies either becoming or embracing utter trash, I don't think I have had a single game that disappointed me to ignore. Maybe Outward. That's really it.
You don't seem to understand how the verification process goes in EU and how unless you're a supergiant spread globally you're going to need a partner even for digital publishing. The partner is the one who handles all rejections and problems given by Sony or MS QA departments. Those problems can be entirely different from those faced in North America. Remember the problem with nazi imagery in Germany and Austria?
They're not friends. They're business partners. Should Sony and MS break off their business relationship with THQN?
By all means, boycott THQN. But to punish LRG, a small boutique studio, for publishing a game that they care about in a world where digital is taking over, is not fair.
Criticize them for their decision is fair. But treating them like anathema is disproportionate.
I'm sorry that my morals regarding child exploitation are above those of company profits, get fucking real.
So anyone that associates with a business entity is now endorsing what some cretins who work at said entity did? So suppliers, employees, partners, and so on?
We're just going unilaterally make that call?
Again, fine with boycotting THQN. Fine with criticizing LRG for this instance, but some of this for or against stuff is really extreme. At least be ideologically consistent then and forgo all business partners of THQN.
What's bizarre is many in this community want more little guys like LRG to succeed. They are a boutique shop. Yet they get disproportionate heat. Again, I have no issues with people not buying any THQN associated game. My issue is the harshness reserved for a small player here.
No large company is going to drop THQ over something that most consumers aren't even aware of. There is way too much money involved.
Yes, I misunderstood the situation due to me being mainly a PC gamer.
They knew who they were going to do business with and still went into it, other companies who do the same are up there for me. When it comes to something like child pornography don't fucking get involved, unless you really don't have any morals.
If you restate what you just said as an assertion, you'll realize how ridiculous it sounds. The idea that doing business with someone doesn't help achieve their goals makes zero sense. We're all responsible for our actions, so is LRG.
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