Gamers who live in the state of New York are already experiencing a benefit from President Obama's recently-passed stimulus package.
CNN reports that New York has scrapped a plan to tax digital downloads such as iTunes music and video game DLC.
Instead, Gov. David Paterson and New York legislators will utilize $1.3 billion in stimulus money to help balance the state budget.
Cecil475: @PHX Corp - The dude's a moron who wouldn't know crap if it came up and kicked him.05/19/2013 - 6:36am
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PHX Corp: http://kotaku.com/ea-sports-developer-calls-wii-u-crap-and-nintendo-wa-508481261 EA Sports Canada Moron calls Wii U 'Crap' and Nintendo 'Walking Dead'05/18/2013 - 11:42am
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E. Zachary Knight: If the videos are of sufficient quality that people subscribe and watch regularly, then those let's players are providing a service that people want. That is the heart of capitalism. That is not something that should be shamed.05/17/2013 - 8:06am
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E. Zachary Knight: I have no idea who either of those people are. However, I still don't see why making a business out of creating let's play videos is somehow evil or wrong.05/17/2013 - 8:04am
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MaskedPixelante: It sure is if you're just doing it for the money. See Tobuscus and/or Pewdiepie for what happens when people get into it just for the money.05/17/2013 - 7:30am
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E. Zachary Knight: Why is it wrong to make money doing LPs? Why should that be something that should be shamed?05/17/2013 - 6:20am
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MaskedPixelante: https://twitter.com/PsychedelicSA/status/335183893214924801 Now here's an interesting, glass half full thought about the Nintendo LP thing. It outs the people who are just doing LPs to make money.05/17/2013 - 5:56am
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E. Zachary Knight: I responded in writing to all this "let's play" stuff Nintendo Started. No need for my permission, I won't give it. It's not mine to give. http://divineknightgaming.com/?p=29205/16/2013 - 2:21pm
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E. Zachary Knight: Lars Doucet of Levelup Labs has a Reddit going on game companies that allow monetization of Let's Play videos. http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1egayn/lets_build_a_list_of_game_studios_that_allow/05/16/2013 - 1:04pm
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Sleaker: @Imautobot - yah I wouldn't use an emulator as a good first run test of how stable the console is, haha.05/16/2013 - 11:47am
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E. Zachary Knight: The 50th person to jump off a bridge is just as dumb if not dumber than the 1st.05/16/2013 - 10:03am
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MaskedPixelante: Yeah, let's all jump on Nintendo for doing this, even though they're hardly the first company to do this...05/16/2013 - 9:47am
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E. Zachary Knight: Wow Nintendo, this is wrong. http://kotaku.com/nintendo-forcing-ads-on-some-youtube-lets-play-video-50709238305/16/2013 - 8:44am
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Imautobot: @Sleaker, further gameplay has revealed that the controller button do stick under the faceplate. Also, The NES emulator (Emuya)keeps crashing on me, though I think a bad ROM is causing it.05/16/2013 - 7:10am
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Papa Midnight: AE: I wonder if any other publishers will follow suit.05/15/2013 - 8:12pm
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Andrew Eisen: EA is ditching Online Pass. http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/15/ea-kills-its-controversial-online-pass-program/05/15/2013 - 7:20pm
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Avalongod: @Zach and quicnkold...I've read the bill and the intent of it is to fear-monger. It's not a balanced message. I don't recall the ESRB being mentioned at all. It's more "keeps your kids away from these movies/games or they'll become violent"05/15/2013 - 4:35pm
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E. Zachary Knight: quiknkold, The big problem with that legislation is the amount of misinformation out there. Who is going to ensure that the information in the pamphlet is accurate?05/15/2013 - 3:25pm
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quiknkold: REBeardogg : I'm on the fence about this. on one side, I want parents to be aware of the ESRB, and even Movie Ratings. On the other hand, I feel this will be used for nothing but Propaganda. The ESRB does a good job.05/15/2013 - 3:07pm
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IanC: Frostbite is coming out on iOS devices. Yet the Wii U cant handle it? *coughbullshitcough*05/15/2013 - 2:31pm
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Re: Stimulus Money Convinces New York to Nix Digital Download
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Re: Stimulus Money Convinces New York to Nix Digital Download
Woot, here comes President Obama's S. Package to save the day!
Re: Stimulus Money Convinces New York to Nix Digital ...
Um, I live in NY state and I am already paying 8.75% sales tax on PSN games bought from the PSN store and Wii points when bought from a store or on a site like Amazon. Not sure about Wii points from the Wii shop channel because I have never tried. So your saying they were gonna add another tax to these items, they are already taxed, and they have always been taxed.
Re: Stimulus Money Convinces New York to Nix Digital Download
What a great use of stimulus money. Balance the state budget instead of using it to STIMULATE THE FUCKING ECONOMY.
Of course, I saw this coming. But still, I would've expected at least a bit better from New York.
Re: Stimulus Money Convinces New York to Nix Digital ...
So we use tax money to make sure we don't get any more taxes?
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I'm actually not sure how I feel about that. It's better than them getting the stimulus money and then still adding taxes at least.
Though it doesn't stop them from raising taxes on cigarettes. Went up to 7.40 a pack yesterday. >_>
Tea and cake or death! Tea and cake or death! Little Red Cook-book! Little Red Cook-book!
Re: Stimulus Money Convinces New York to Nix Digital ...
Well, I'm glad he was able to SEE why these taxes were a bad idea.
Re: Stimulus Money Convinces New York to Nix Digital ...
Well that's just tasteless.
Re: Stimulus Money Convinces New York to Nix Digital ...
It's all on how you look at it.
I'll be here all week. Try the veal.
Tea and cake or death! Tea and cake or death! Little Red Cook-book! Little Red Cook-book!
Re: Stimulus Money Convinces New York to Nix Digital Download
Finally good news for gamers in new york.
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Re: Stimulus Money Convinces New York to Nix Digital Download
Fucking finnally. I hate living here. Politics full of total crap.
Re: Stimulus Money Convinces New York to Nix Digital ...
i bet the real reason isn't the stimulus but the fact patterson is good as ousted once we yorkers get a chance at him.
the guys actually been rated lower than spitzer! how do you get a rep lower than a prostitute buying moron?
Re: Stimulus Money Convinces New York to Nix Digital ...
Maybe its because its a moron minus the prostitue buying. xD
Re: Stimulus Money Convinces New York to Nix Digital ...
the guys actually been rated lower than spitzer! how do you get a rep lower than a prostitute buying moron?
Well, Spitzer did have a decent reputation going for him from his AG days before the whole prostitute thing was brought to light. After people found out about him frequenting prostitutes, he resigned too quickly for it to have much impact on his ratings.
-Gray17
Re: Stimulus Money Convinces New York to Nix Digital ...
true true.
more recent things have also compared patterson to bushes country wide rep at the end of his term :p
either way ya look at it, patterson is as well liked as a fresh pile of dog crap on a bare foot.
Re: Stimulus Money Convinces New York to Nix Digital ...
So our tax money is being used to make sure we don't have to pay more taxes (assuming you live in New York)?
Ok so it's fed taxes vs. state taxes but still.
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