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Video Game News and Miscellany
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figmentPez
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Valve is adding full support for the DualShock 4 to Steam
Basically they're taking the configuration options for the Steam Controller, and allowing a similar level of configuration for the DualShock 4, and they say they plan to add support for other controllers as well.
Basically they're taking the configuration options for the Steam Controller, and allowing a similar level of configuration for the DualShock 4, and they say they plan to add support for other controllers as well.
I'm so FUCKING ready! IT'S NOT EVEN A MONTH FROM NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Morally grey Obsidian game. GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME.
This is the only time I get hyped like this for anything.
If I could love your post 26 times Dei I would.
That's how you fucking announce a release date. THAT'S HOW GAMES INDUSTRY!
Morally grey Obsidian game. GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME.
This is the only time I get hyped like this for anything.
If I could love your post 26 times Dei I would.
That's how you fucking announce a release date. THAT'S HOW GAMES INDUSTRY!
I'm guessing my PC won't run it, but I'm happy for everyone else! Looks really cool.
How old is your PC? These unity based isometric games aren't exactly taxing.
It's new, but the video card isn't top of the line. I seem to either have a comp with awesome gigahertz and a shabby video card, or a great video card and crappy processing. But you're right; I'll have to check on the specs once available.
ATI Radeon HD 4850 or NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT are the minimum cards listed for Pillars of Eternity, which is very likely running the exact same engine.
Close enough!
Oh hey, I got a code for Gears of War 4 from the video card I purchased. Alright, I'll give it a try, never played a gears game.
Oh, it's not a steam code, it can only be gotten through the windows store. Well, how bad could this be?
Ok, Windows store wants me to update first, and will only do so if I turn on automatic updates. Fine, whatever, I'll just turn those back off later.
Oh good, it decided to scan through my computer and "update" the drivers to my flight stick, changing it to a generic USB device. Now it's not recognized by the actual driver installer. Ugh, I'll have to go and manually change that driver now.
Oh, before I can play the game, I need to create an Xbox live account, and install the Xbox app to my PC.
Oh, it's wanting to turn back on all those garbage live tiles I turned off first thing.
Oh, it wants me to link my new Xbox live account with a Microsoft account, and make that my windows password, and...
You know what? I'll just not play Gears of War 4.
Oh, it's not a steam code, it can only be gotten through the windows store. Well, how bad could this be?
Ok, Windows store wants me to update first, and will only do so if I turn on automatic updates. Fine, whatever, I'll just turn those back off later.
Oh good, it decided to scan through my computer and "update" the drivers to my flight stick, changing it to a generic USB device. Now it's not recognized by the actual driver installer. Ugh, I'll have to go and manually change that driver now.
Oh, before I can play the game, I need to create an Xbox live account, and install the Xbox app to my PC.
Oh, it's wanting to turn back on all those garbage live tiles I turned off first thing.
Oh, it wants me to link my new Xbox live account with a Microsoft account, and make that my windows password, and...
You know what? I'll just not play Gears of War 4.
It's like Microsoft wants to make PC gaming so bad that you'll buy an Xbox instead.
Apparently it works properly on Windows Phone as well. Confirmed by 50% of all Windows Phone users; that is, one person.
Jesus Christ, they want you to fly through more rings than Superman 64.
@Bubble181 they are probably trying to hint at a new Red Dead Redemption.
Well, ok. Just inversing the color of their logo for that makes sense, but then I didn't quite get the "love" for it, is all.
I put the "love" there because I instantly could tell what they were hinting at. Huge Red Dead fan here.
Yeah man, I used to know a guy that did QA for Sony Online Entertainment, the amount of time those guys have to put into work is insane. He'd sometimes be out of the house for upwards of 20 or more hours straight when crunch time hit.
GasBandit
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Yeah, the elevated comment at the bottom of the article made that point well - why should a voice actor who puts in a few hours in the recording studio get royalties when the programmers who put in over a year of grueling work do not? And you know a sure way to make sure no game gets made is to have to give every single person who works on it royalties. So really, I'm not sure royalties for VG voicework will ever be a thing - they'll just find new voice actors who aren't unionized.
The idea of crunch time seems really stupid to begin with. Treat your employees like, you know, actual employees, instead of expecting them to put in hours upon hours of unpaid overtime just because you claim that's how it's done.[DOUBLEPOST=1476728865,1476728747][/DOUBLEPOST]
If Skyrim has taught me anything, it's that you only need like three voices, tops, to make hundreds of NPCs.
I mean, I'm sure he still grabbed a nap/food/etc in that time, but unfortunately harsh deadlines are the nature of the beast for most publishers. On top of that, QA is a very easy-to-replace position and this was when SoE was running high on EverQuest/SWG. I think he was actually doing QA on the console version of EverQuest, now that I think about it.[DOUBLEPOST=1476728962,1476728907][/DOUBLEPOST]Yeah, look at Star Wars Rebels. It's the main cast of like 4-5 and then Steve Blum and Dee Bradley Baker fill in everything else.
Dave
Staff member
I as well.