Video Game News and Miscellany
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figmentPez
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The GOG / Amazon Luna partnership is live. I'm not sure how many games they have on the service, but it's definitely not all of GOG's library. Once again I think they're shooting themselves in the foot by focusing on shooters and other action heavy games. Metro Exodus, Cuphead, Robocop, Hollow Knight, etc are not going to play well streaming for a lot of people. I'm glad to see they at least have some adventure games and other slower paced stuff.
I'm puzzled by their choices for other reasons as well. A Plague Tale: Innocence but not the sequel Requiem? The Witcher 1 & 2, but not 3? I can't figure out the reasoning behind their choices. They don't seem to be going for a "streaming can replace your high end gaming PC" approach, since Cyberpunk 2077 isn't on there, and they have the classic Tomb Raider games but not the more modern ones.
I have over 200 games in my GOG library (I've claimed a lot of freebies.). 8 of those games are on Luna. There's a ton of games I think would be better suited to streaming, but aren't available. Dorfromantik and Unpacking are both slow paced and have no mobile version. These would be perfect to stream to a tablet, maybe a phone, for couch gaming. There's a half-dozen adventure games they do have, but they could use a lot more big names.
Prime Gaming hasn't even posted about this on their blog. What a weird way to launch a service.
Has anyone here played Saleblazers? It’s a survival game where you need to make a shop.
That's my life, why would I play it?
I genuinely know a trucker who plays euro truck simulator in his time off. And to be clear, he is a long haul euro trucker, not, you know, the guy driving the same round between five stores every day.
Nobody is engaging with the world mechanics and are just beelining bosses. From has literally said, "Ok good luck" to that. I know some folk that collected the whatevers in the world and juiced that up and didn't seem to think it was that bad. The boss designs are said to be the lowlight but that's basically because From has exhausted their creativity there it seems.
figmentPez
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Steam has added a Game Recording feature in beta
Seems like all the basics are covered for what I'd expect in such a feature. Background recording, rewind, clipping, sharing, etc.
Seems like all the basics are covered for what I'd expect in such a feature. Background recording, rewind, clipping, sharing, etc.
figmentPez
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This could have gone in several different threads:
SAG-AFTRA Members Who Work on Video Games Go on Strike
“We’re not going to consent to a contract that allows companies to abuse A.I. to the detriment of our members. Enough is enough. When these companies get serious about offering an agreement our members can live — and work — with, we will be here, ready to negotiate,” stated SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher.
SAG-AFTRA Members Who Work on Video Games Go on Strike
“We’re not going to consent to a contract that allows companies to abuse A.I. to the detriment of our members. Enough is enough. When these companies get serious about offering an agreement our members can live — and work — with, we will be here, ready to negotiate,” stated SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher.
GasBandit
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Nice.
Wait, subnautica below zero wasn't subnautica 2?
www.pcgamesn.com
Wait, subnautica below zero wasn't subnautica 2?
The sequel to one of the best survival games ever introduces much-requested co-op
The sequel to one of the best survival games ever, Subnautica 2 now looks to feature up to four-player co-op and “enhanced replayability.”
www.pcgamesn.com
This is a common sentiment on r/subnautica. "Wait whaddya mean this isn't Subnautica 3?"Nice.
Wait, subnautica below zero wasn't subnautica 2?
The sequel to one of the best survival games ever introduces much-requested co-op
The sequel to one of the best survival games ever, Subnautica 2 now looks to feature up to four-player co-op and “enhanced replayability.”
I...never thought Below Zero was Subnautica 2? I'm pretty sure they considered it like an expansion pack than a full sequel. Or a side expansion. Shorter content taking place in the same universe. Like Spider-Man: Miles Morales.Nice.
Wait, subnautica below zero wasn't subnautica 2?
The sequel to one of the best survival games ever introduces much-requested co-op
The sequel to one of the best survival games ever, Subnautica 2 now looks to feature up to four-player co-op and “enhanced replayability.”
GasBandit
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Ehh, it was sold entirely separately, and had zero interaction with the original... Guess it was like how New Vegas wasn't Fallout 4.
figmentPez
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As a kid who didn't get a proper computer until he was a teenager, the SNES version was the version of Doom I played. So I'm actually excited for this
Does Steam have a return limit? I refunded a game last week and may wish to again soon.
If you bought the game within the last 2 weeks & have less than 2 hours playtime it should be fine. I haven't seen anything about how many games you can refund within a set amount of time - this seems like the type of thing Valve would prefer to leave vague to prevent someone gaming the system but I don't think just 2 games in a short period of time would be considered overly excessive.
GasBandit
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The Black Myth: Wukong ‘No Feminist Propaganda, No COVID-19 Discussion’ Email Is Real
A reported document regarding coverage for the upcoming Black Myth: Wukong has been floating around the internet making very strange demands in order to receive a code.
www.forbes.com
Yep, I have a PS5. Honestly, I use it to game more these days than my PC (mostly for the comfort of couch gaming).
But the Pro will apparently be $959.99 in Canada. For some spruced up graphics and processing, and no disc drive? Fuuuuuuuuuuuck that. Maybe - MAYBE - if it had a disc drive, I could justify the price.
But the Pro will apparently be $959.99 in Canada. For some spruced up graphics and processing, and no disc drive? Fuuuuuuuuuuuck that. Maybe - MAYBE - if it had a disc drive, I could justify the price.
The lack of a disc drive is annoying. You can probably attach one like you can with the regular PS5 but you have to pay extra money.