## 'Marketing's dead, and I can back this s**t up': Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says players 'just want to be spoken to, and they don't want to be bamboozled'

Authored by pcgamer.com

In the wake of its massively successful self-published game, Larian hasn't been shy about pointing the finger at what it sees changing—and going wrong—in the games industry.

Larian publishing director Michael Douse brought that same energy to a recent PC Gamer roundtable interview, confidently stating "marketing is dead" in a discussion with other prominent game developers.

Nobody is looking at ads anymore … all of the channels that we would usually market through are no longer really viable.

So their function is also reduced by the fact that players just want to be spoken to.

EVE players are also known for being particularly vocal proponents of the game, which remains popular after 21 years online.

"From a very young age, when I saw an advertisement I was like, 'why isn't AdBlock blocking this?'"

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### Eyewitnesses: Kremlin Troops Dug Into Chornobyl’s Irradiated Dirt, Cooked Food Over Radioactive Campfires, Thousands Exposed

Authored by kyivpost.com

A technician states the dirt the Russians excavated is irradiated four or five times safe levels.

According to station personnel, between 300-600 Russian troops dug in and lived in the area for about a month in March 2022.

“You can also remember how the illiterate orcs [derogatory term for Russian soldiers] dug in the Chornobyl zone (in the radioactive Red Forest - ed.). »

### Bernie Sanders to Netanyahu: 'It Is Not Antisemitic to Hold You Accountable'

Authored by commondreams.org

"Antisemitism is a vile and disgusting form of bigotry that has done unspeakable harm to many millions of people," continued Sanders, who lost family members to the Nazi Holocaust.

You will not distract us from this immoral war. pic.twitter.com/oDaiyU4ipD. — Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) April 25, 2024.

In his statement Thursday, Sanders emphasized that criticism of Israel's massively destructive assault on Gaza cannot be conflated with antisemitism. »

### TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent ByteDance tells US

Authored by bbc.com

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### "Vampire facials" at an unlicensed spa infected three people with HIV, CDC finds

Authored by cbsnews.com

But multiple people with no known risk factors for HIV were likely infected with the virus through vampire facials at the since-closed facility, the CDC report said.

The facility drew the attention of state health officials after one spa client tested positive for HIV while traveling abroad in 2018.

The incidents described by the CDC indicate the risks of patronizing unlicensed spa facilities. »

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