Facebook, for reasons only fully understood by its data-harvesting algorithms, knows that I'm a gamer. Not only does it know that I'm a gamer, but based on the recent barrage of not-yet-released Steam games it advertises at me, it seems to know exactly what kinds of games will catch my attention. Lead Catholicism as a sinful and corrupt sex-addict pope? Tell me more! An '80s-themed Vice City rip-off? Yes! Junkyard Simulator? Errr, ok. Sure.
Other trailers are a little less savoury, like Bum Simulator or Pirates Job (don’t correct the grammar – it’s exactly as intended), which casts you not as the colourful characters of Caribbean folklore, but AK-toting east African pirates shooting up oil rigs and commercial vessels. Not quite the pirate fantasy I had in mind, but no worries; there’s an ad catering to that, too.
Here’s the thing, though. Many of these games don’t exist. They have no release windows, some aren’t even in development, and they may be abandoned or end up completely different to what those trailers tease. They might end up something akin to what’s teased, but it’s a long journey to get there, largely dependent on how players respond.
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