Video Game News and Miscellany
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Looks like the big gubmint gaze is falling upon Riot from Actiblizz.
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www.theverge.com
California accuses Riot of misleading employees about their right to speak up
Riot disagrees, stating its settlements have never implied employees cannot speak out to the government.
Do you... do you think they're just taking the piss now?
www.ign.com
Skyrim 10th Anniversary Edition Announced for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S - IGN
Bethesda announced a Skyrim 10th Anniversary re-release for Xbox Series X|S and PS5 during QuakeCon.
It's worth remembering that at the last QuakeCon, they basically showed a hastily thrown together video for Elder Scrolls 6 just to confirm that yes, they were working on it... only to comment months later that it wouldn't be ready until well after Starfield, which itself was years away. They were relying on Fallout 76 to keep people busy until then but it was a disaster for almost an entire year before it was even remotely what was promised.
figmentPez
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Quake 25th anniversary remaster. Available on PC (Steam and Game Pass), Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Switch.
Includes:
- mildly enhanced graphics
- all the expansions, with one or two new(er?) expansions, and a Quake 64 mode.
- crossplay for all platforms
Includes:
- mildly enhanced graphics
- all the expansions, with one or two new(er?) expansions, and a Quake 64 mode.
- crossplay for all platforms
The only thing that even remotely makes this worth it
I think it's more because Fortnite has a long history of serial plagiarism in order to maintain its popularity.
--Patrick
figmentPez
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Frogger the game show:
Psychonauts 2 is officially out tomorrow. Thanks to the Game Pass, I can pre-download it, which I'm doing as of this writing.
I can't wait.
I can't wait.
Not sure if I'm digging this new Watch_Dogs teaser.
Wow, you're right. It looks like a Watch Dogs event being held inside Fortnite.
I mean, to be fair, the later Saints Row games weren't too dissimilar to this tone and aesthetic. But yeah, that's the first vibe I got from it.
It is pretty similar to agents of mayhem, which failed and nearly sank the company.
Oh wait, it did sink the company. And the current company that is wearing their face is just an investment firm that bought the name... it's all coming back to me now.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure this game will be shit.
figmentPez
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April O'Neil is going to be a playable character in TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
GasBandit
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Gotta appreciate the classic tropes. Her microphone becomes a comically gigantic hammer that should be impossible for her to swing.
I do like that the hammer is a TV Camera on a tripod. Nice detail.
Of course she has a "Drop The Mic" attack.Gotta appreciate the classic tropes. Her microphone becomes a comically gigantic hammer that should be impossible for her to swing.
How much longer now until she appears in Smash Bros?
--Patrick
figmentPez
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More info on the Saints Row reboot
EDIT: Set in the fictional southwest city of Santo Ileso, slogan "Keep it Strange" (uh, Austin inspired?)
There's really not much to say besides that. It's a new cast of Saints, new city, new rival gangs, but other than that it seems to be very similar to Saints Row the Third. Unrealistic technology, over-the-top gang styles, not as grim-n-gritty as SR2. If the gameplay is actually good, I'll love it, even more because it's going to piss off people who think SR2 was the best game in the series.
EDIT: Set in the fictional southwest city of Santo Ileso, slogan "Keep it Strange" (uh, Austin inspired?)
There's really not much to say besides that. It's a new cast of Saints, new city, new rival gangs, but other than that it seems to be very similar to Saints Row the Third. Unrealistic technology, over-the-top gang styles, not as grim-n-gritty as SR2. If the gameplay is actually good, I'll love it, even more because it's going to piss off people who think SR2 was the best game in the series.
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figmentPez
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No.
Also, Portland is not in the southwest. Arguably, neither is Austin, but it's a lot closer to the desert than Portland. I imagine that Santo Ileso is a mix of a number of cities, including Albuquerque (Breaking Bad), Austin, and maybe a dozen others.
figmentPez
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HUZZAH! Valve won an appeal on the game controller button lawsuit they lost. A judge ruled that evidence of prior art was unfairly rule out and must now be considered! Valve gets new patent review from Fed. Circ. in game-controller dispute
Fuck SCUF, fuck Ironberg, fuck Corsair, fuck all patent trolls!
Fuck SCUF, fuck Ironberg, fuck Corsair, fuck all patent trolls!
Aww, the Boss isn't voiced by Laura Bailey any more?
figmentPez
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Netflix, this is not the way to have a positive view of your new gaming service:
Stranger Things 3 is being removed from Steam and GOG, but may soon appear on Netflix's gaming app
People who have already purchased the game will still have access to it, but it won't be available for purchase soon. While it won't be a huge loss, the game is good but not great, it still is kinda shitty that Netflix is taking it down.
Stranger Things 3 is being removed from Steam and GOG, but may soon appear on Netflix's gaming app
People who have already purchased the game will still have access to it, but it won't be available for purchase soon. While it won't be a huge loss, the game is good but not great, it still is kinda shitty that Netflix is taking it down.
GasBandit
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