GasBandit
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GF says there's no issues with the core gameplay. Firaxis just posted some stuff about QOL improvements, but she says she hasn't really felt there were any issues that would have prevented her from recommending the game.
Video Game News and Miscellany
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The Playstation Network is down right now. I can still play games on it, since I don't play online games, but it sucks for millions of others.
What worries me, though, is the last time it was down this long, it was due to a hack where many accounts were compromised.
What worries me, though, is the last time it was down this long, it was due to a hack where many accounts were compromised.
I've always wanted physical copies. Steam is great, but having the option to install and play games without involving the Internet would be preferable.
You can do this with steam too, the backup option will make an installer for any steam game you want and allow you to save it to an HDD or burn an image to a disc
Now THIS is dedication.
arstechnica.com
--Patrick
Streamer completes hitless run of seven FromSoft Soulslikes without leveling up
So, what’s your excuse?
arstechnica.com
This bit of news is probably more relevant to people like @Dave or @GasBandit , but it's just another reminder that you shouldn't depend on any 3rd party platform (Twitch, YouTube, Xitter, whatever) to hold onto your stuff for you while you are away.
www.theverge.com
--Patrick
Twitch is limiting streamers to 100 hours of highlights and uploads
The costly storage isn’t worth it, apparently.
figmentPez
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More major studios being shutdown, including the one working on the Wonder Woman game that would have used the Nemesis system from Shadow of Mordor.
GasBandit
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Closed beta gameplay for this apparently was a shit show. I has a sad.
GasBandit
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Tripwire is apparently taking the negative feedback seriously.
Upcoming Steam zombie game cancels stream to work on improvements after beta fails to impress
Killing Floor 3 dev cancels a planned livestream for the highly anticipated zombie survival FPS as it works on improving the experience from beta.
www.pcgamesn.com
GasBandit
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Due to upcoming legislation changes in the UK, Urban Dead, the browser-based Zombie apocalypse MMO several HFers including myself played back in the day, is shutting down.
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figmentPez
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This is an intriguing game trailer: Bye Sweet Carole
I've been following that for a bit. That's from the same person/company as Remothered 1 and 2, which were love letters to the Clocktower series that were a bit too flawed to really hit it big. Hoping this one does better.
figmentPez
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Half-Life 2 RTX is looking pretty spiffy:
GasBandit
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PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now
Feels like Destiny.
www.pcgamer.com
I'd also say that treating gamers as one big bloc is comely useless but now.
Steam - and even gog - won't capture all time spent on older games because they simply don't need any interaction.
How are you going to determine how much time I spent on Diablo II or Daggerfall this year? Good luck.
On the other hand, for non-online-service games, peach of modern games would push those numbers up, especially in some specific markets (e.g. Brazil, Argentina).
Steam - and even gog - won't capture all time spent on older games because they simply don't need any interaction.
How are you going to determine how much time I spent on Diablo II or Daggerfall this year? Good luck.
On the other hand, for non-online-service games, peach of modern games would push those numbers up, especially in some specific markets (e.g. Brazil, Argentina).
There's also the fact that most PC rigs can be very expensive, especially outside the US... we've also been in a global recession since 2016 (and it's only going to get worse) and for much of that period GPUs were a best overpriced because of crypto. So who even has a rig to run the latest and greatest?
It's possible that this article might be overstating things a bit, but I agree that the current climate is not conducive to carving out new branches/forms of entertainment.
www.howtogeek.com
--Patrick
It Might Be Time to Admit the Great VR Experiment Has Failed
Some people love VR, and can’t get enough. Most people don’t.
www.howtogeek.com
The entire article could be summed up with this segment.It's possible that this article might be overstating things a bit, but I agree that the current climate is not conducive to carving out new branches/forms of entertainment.
--PatrickIt Might Be Time to Admit the Great VR Experiment Has Failed
Some people love VR, and can’t get enough. Most people don’t.
That's it: the price starts at $500 for a Meta Quest 3 and it only goes up. I can get an entire PS5 for that! It's not really even a lack of games, I could probably rattle off a dozen or more really great VR games. It's just that it costs too damn much to get into a hobby.
I've been thinking of getting a Quest 3, but with Zuckerburg going all in on Trump, AI, and other nonsense, I don't think I will.
I might wait to see what the next Valve headset looks like, though it'll likely cost a fair bit more, to put it mildly.
I might wait to see what the next Valve headset looks like, though it'll likely cost a fair bit more, to put it mildly.
Picked up a Meta Quest 2 for 200 bucks two Christmases ago. The kids get into it in spurts. It's nice to have around, but not for more than we paid for it.
figmentPez
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Trailer for FBC: Firebreak
If I'm not mistaken this is a multiplayer co-op horde shooter set in the Federal Bureau of Control, aka The Oldest House, the same agency/location Control was set in. I don't know if it will have asymmetrical versus, or if it's only PvE.
If I'm not mistaken this is a multiplayer co-op horde shooter set in the Federal Bureau of Control, aka The Oldest House, the same agency/location Control was set in. I don't know if it will have asymmetrical versus, or if it's only PvE.
As someone who has played all of the Remedy games, and is a big fan, everything in this trailer makes sense to me. Everything except why they chose to do this.
GasBandit
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"You Should Be Ashamed" - Ark: Survival Evolved Trailer Delisted After Fan Backlash
Ark’s new trailer is a target of controversy.
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figmentPez
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10 Upcoming Video Games You Didn't Realize Got Cancelled
TL;DW
TL;DW
- Wonder Woman
- Tom Clancy's The Division Heartland
- Hyenas
- Spider-Man: The Great Web
- Football 25
- Wild
- Nier mobile game
- Deus Ex sequel
- Disco Elysium sequel
- Timesplitters Next
Oh no, all these games I didn't even know were being made were cancelled...
I feel like they had to really stretch to get the list to ten.
figmentPez
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Yeah. Football 25 just skipping a year to release as Football 26 is a total non-story.
That said, it was interesting to learn that a multi-player Spider-Man game had been planned and canceled. I was momentarily sad, but then I realized it probably would have ended up like Gotham Knights, having to abandon much of the gameplay of the single player games in order to fit in multiplayer.