Crazy marketing and release strategy for this one, making it just vague enough to inspire drama between those-who-believe and those-who-didn't; from what I can tell, it has generated A LOT of interest, and the Steam numbers are super high right now. We might see more of these slow-leak-surprise-drop releases going forward, based on the success of this.

fake. hoax. and if not: stupid. UE brown-gray filter is the same color and consistency as the fecal matter of a dying elderly person, all fluffy and gray and sandy-like, like shitting saw dust, you know? if this is real, it's embarrassing. they missed the whole aesthetic idea of the original game (Tolkien-esque, very colorful, but dark disturbing somewhat eldritch underbelly), which begs the question: what else did they miss?

love these "explain why"s that are literally always "because we are trying to make as much money as possible." didn't need an article to tell me that.

When criticism of the act gets enough likes on Lemmy and/or Reddit—that's when I know what to think.

oh damn, why am i just now hearing about this

no shit

This comic would have been just as effective--and less insulting--had they not included the explanation at the top; the graphic gets the point across just fine.