GasBandit
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Steam Community functions blocked in China
https://www.vg247.com/2017/12/19/the-steam-community-has-been-blocked-in-china/
https://www.vg247.com/2017/12/19/the-steam-community-has-been-blocked-in-china/
Video Game News and Miscellany
- Thread starter figmentPez
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Cock?
Looks like Forza Motorsport 7 is going to get loot boxes:
...Hah! Actually no, this is actually a story about how Apple will be requiring all App Store games that contain "loot boxes" to list their odds.
But it's a great picture, right?
--Patrick
...Hah! Actually no, this is actually a story about how Apple will be requiring all App Store games that contain "loot boxes" to list their odds.
But it's a great picture, right?
--Patrick
GasBandit
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So IGN is calling PUBG their game of the year for 2017. But their People's Choice award went to Doki Doki Literature Club.
The comments section is a war zone.
The PUBG crowd is all "lol wut tf is doki" and the DDLC crowd is all "Of course, the players vote for DDLC, but the IGN editors choose the broken, unfinished flavor of the month."
The comments section is a war zone.
The PUBG crowd is all "lol wut tf is doki" and the DDLC crowd is all "Of course, the players vote for DDLC, but the IGN editors choose the broken, unfinished flavor of the month."
It is glorious.
I love this so much.
Though I'm honestly surprised Cuphead wasn't chosen from either side.
GasBandit
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It was a very close runner up, from what I see.
GasBandit
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Best do it before spoilers find you. I notice them proliferating at an exponential rate out there.
May 24, 2018 for Japan, so ... hopefully by November 2018 for the west?
GasBandit
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Dark Age of Camelot (which, yes, is still going) is going to go Free To Play in 2018.
https://www.bluesnews.com/s/186631/dark-age-of-camelot-f2p-plans
... I wonder if my old house is still there.
(It almost certainly isn't, I only had the rent paid up for like 8 years, and I stopped playing in 2006 and also I don't think my server, Guinevere, exists any more)
https://www.bluesnews.com/s/186631/dark-age-of-camelot-f2p-plans
... I wonder if my old house is still there.
(It almost certainly isn't, I only had the rent paid up for like 8 years, and I stopped playing in 2006 and also I don't think my server, Guinevere, exists any more)
The same people who made the Yakuza games made a new Fist of the North Star game, coming out march 2018 in Japan.
The introduction of the typical wacky side quests and minigames starts at 3:10.
It would be great if Kenshiro says something along the line of "You are already fed" or "You are already drunk".
The introduction of the typical wacky side quests and minigames starts at 3:10.
It would be great if Kenshiro says something along the line of "You are already fed" or "You are already drunk".
I saw another version of the joke, but this is the best link I've got at this hour.
really? or are you sarcastic?
I need to promote my fanfic better.
It was put in as an arcade game in Yakuza 0 ( the game is set in 1988)
Not mention that entire sequence in Bayonetta 1 that was literally just a (then) current gen version of Space Harrier (Though she name drops FANTASY ZONE for some reason instead of the game it's parodying). Apparently Space Harrier was super big in Japan.
Fantasy Zone is the name of the world in Space Harrier. At the start of level 1 you are greeted with „Welcome to the Fantasy Zone! Get Ready!“
(This is a really good trivia question)
Ahh... okay. See, there is ANOTHER game called Fantasy Zone so...
I know. Both are made by SEGA but I don't think there is a connection other than that
figmentPez
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Not much of a surprise, but the December release date has been missed. Xen won't be out until next year. It's going to be pretty ambitious "Xen, in its current form, is made up of 14 maps across these final 5 chapters, with each map alone being significantly larger than the originals."
They have, however, provided a public beta that adds all the new lighting and engine changes to the rest of the game, so that the release of Xen can (hopefully) go smoother. Screenshots of the new lighting:
Didn't they say earlier this year that they'd moved the release date to 2018? I swear I saw that.
figmentPez
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Yeah, they announced that around Thanksgiving. I didn't post about it here, since there wasn't anymore to the announcment.
figmentPez
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Just bought Planescape: Torment Enhanced Edition with Steam Wallet funds, gotten by selling trading cards. That brings my total to over $140 worth of games and hardware bought selling virtual collectables on Steam. 16 games, 2 soundtracks, 1 DLC, and a Steam Controller.
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figmentPez
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This is not my jam, but I'm sure it will appeal to many on the forum. They Are Billions - Steampunk Zombie semi-realtime 4X game (not turn based, but it allows pausing, so like a tycoon game but with map exploration and combat). It's early access, but it seems like Survival is mostly finished, and it's the Campaign that needs completing/balancing.
Here's Trump (the Hearthstone player) in a short run-through:
This Trump is not into building unnecessary walls.
Here's Trump (the Hearthstone player) in a short run-through:
This Trump is not into building unnecessary walls.
I looked into this when it showed up on my recommendation queue on steam, but I'm shying away from early access games these days. I've gotten too many of them that just didn't pan out to my liking
figmentPez
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With how much attention PUBG has gotten from forum members, I figured people were past some of the early access stigma.[DOUBLEPOST=1514934741,1514934540][/DOUBLEPOST]
I've felt that way about games that weren't early access. A lot of the balance changes to Magicka made me realize that what the devs wanted the game to be and the reason I was playing the game were two entirely different things, that and the DLC completely put me off the series.I looked into this when it showed up on my recommendation queue on steam, but I'm shying away from early access games these days. I've gotten too many of them that just didn't pan out to my liking
In any case, I don't see any different between talking about an early access title and talking about a trailer. Just because you can purchase it now in an incomplete form doesn't mean it can't be something you just keep an eye on for how it finishes.
Agreed, and it's on my watchlist
