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On this episode of Total Pebble Knockdown: After hearing about the horror that is the false hydra, Nathan started thinking about rectifying player knowledge versus character knowledge. If you know how to combat a monster that is imperceivable by normal means as a player, should your character prepare to fight it accordingly?
Dungeon Dad explains the False Hydra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PydSva7lHdk
What is happening with Embracer Group? First they buy up a bunch of game companies, then they lose 40% of their stock value, now they are selling off or shuttering the same game studios they bought. Now, they are selling off big parts of Gearbox to Take-Two.
Embracer divests from Gearbox - https://twitter.com/kerrblimey/status/1773192559122170214?t=R9xitbhW6BC2YntnP3gDoQ&s=19
Embracer Group Stock Drops 40% After $2 Billion Mystery Deal Self-Destructs - https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/05/24/embracer-group-stock-drops-40-after-2-billion-mystery-deal-self-destructs/?sh=105d0853c540
Embracer Group's Partner Who Walked From $2 Billion Deal Finally Revealed - https://www.ign.com/articles/embracer-groups-partner-who-walked-from-2-billion-deal-finally-revealed
Saints Row And Red Faction Studio Shut Down After 30 Years - https://kotaku.com/embracer-shuts-down-saints-row-studio-volition-after-30-1850792734 Embracer Group Is Considering Selling Borderlands Dev Gearbox - https://kotaku.com/gearbox-software-borderlands-sale-embracer-group-1850824882
Did the Monopoly man have a monocle? What color was C-3PO? Did Sinbad play a genie in the 90s? Question everything about your memory as we dive into the Mandela Effect, a collective misremembering of information. Then, we discuss how this attention to detail and altering of information could be utilized in your games as a fun layer of character design or world building.
A list of prime Mandela Effect examples - https://www.entitymag.com/mandela-effect-examples/
Before you comment about Fruit of the Loom - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fruit-of-the-loom-cornucopia/
NOTE: This video is for entertainment purposes only. Yes, we know it's not actually called "The Mandala Effect", that's the joke.
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On this episode of Total Pebble Knockdown: After hearing about the horror that is the false hydra, Nathan started thinking about rectifying player knowledge versus character knowledge. If you know how to combat a monster that is imperceivable by normal means as a player, should your character prepare to fight it accordingly?
Dungeon Dad explains the False Hydra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PydSva7lHdk
What is happening with Embracer Group? First they buy up a bunch of game companies, then they lose 40% of their stock value, now they are selling off or shuttering the same game studios they bought. Now, they are selling off big parts of Gearbox to Take-Two.
Embracer divests from Gearbox - https://twitter.com/kerrblimey/status/1773192559122170214?t=R9xitbhW6BC2YntnP3gDoQ&s=19
Embracer Group Stock Drops 40% After $2 Billion Mystery Deal Self-Destructs - https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/05/24/embracer-group-stock-drops-40-after-2-billion-mystery-deal-self-destructs/?sh=105d0853c540
Embracer Group's Partner Who Walked From $2 Billion Deal Finally Revealed - https://www.ign.com/articles/embracer-groups-partner-who-walked-from-2-billion-deal-finally-revealed
Saints Row And Red Faction Studio Shut Down After 30 Years - https://kotaku.com/embracer-shuts-down-saints-row-studio-volition-after-30-1850792734 Embracer Group Is Considering Selling Borderlands Dev Gearbox - https://kotaku.com/gearbox-software-borderlands-sale-embracer-group-1850824882
Did the Monopoly man have a monocle? What color was C-3PO? Did Sinbad play a genie in the 90s? Question everything about your memory as we dive into the Mandela Effect, a collective misremembering of information. Then, we discuss how this attention to detail and altering of information could be utilized in your games as a fun layer of character design or world building.
A list of prime Mandela Effect examples - https://www.entitymag.com/mandela-effect-examples/
Before you comment about Fruit of the Loom - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fruit-of-the-loom-cornucopia/
NOTE: This video is for entertainment purposes only. Yes, we know it's not actually called "The Mandala Effect", that's the joke.