Video Game News and Miscellany
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I've heard it's an MMO, but I'm not 100% sure.
GOG.com is introducing a new not-satisfied-money-back deal. You can get a refund, no questions asked, on any game up until 14 days after buying it IF it hasn't been downloaded yet, OR, if it doesn't work on your rig, should, according to their compatibility list, after their tech support has tried to help you, until 30 days after purchase.
Sounds horribly abusable, but we'll see. I like it.
Sounds horribly abusable, but we'll see. I like it.
Well, it's abusable in that the games are DRM free, so there's nothing stopping you from buying a game, keeping a working copy of it, and then just saying you can't get it to run and go through the tech support process to get it refunded.
But at the same time, the games are also DRM free... so if you wanted to do that, you could just pirate it without the hassle.
Found this article on No Man's Sky.
Regarding the single/multi-player issue, I think these are the relevant passages (emphasis mine):
Regarding the single/multi-player issue, I think these are the relevant passages (emphasis mine):
So, it sounds like it's a single player experience, but the actions you take in your game can be uploaded into everyone else's game, and it'll affect their games too. I think I'd be ok with this.
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Nintendo's launched a new update for 3DS that links Nintendo Network ID with the Wii U (or you can make a new one). You have to have one on your 3DS now to use the eshop and download demos, according to the update info. I can't tell otherwise because the eshop is down and I can't get the next part of this update due to server load.
Miiverse is also added, but only a few communities are up.
I'm glad the eshop accounts are linked. With a deluxe Wii U, I get an extra $5 for every $50 I add, so any credit I want to use on my 3DS, I'll now throw on my Wii U first for points.
Miiverse is also added, but only a few communities are up.
I'm glad the eshop accounts are linked. With a deluxe Wii U, I get an extra $5 for every $50 I add, so any credit I want to use on my 3DS, I'll now throw on my Wii U first for points.
Unfortunately it's $5 for every $50 spent, not just added to your account, so your plan won't quite work.
I'm just glad I don't have to deliberate on where to put my money when someone gives me an eShop cash card. Earlier this year I put a ton on my Wii U and then the only things I wanted to download were on the 3DS.
Crap, so I'd have to spend it on Wii U games? But there aren't any!
More good stuff in this update--3DS transfer limits are gone. You can move your stuff from system to system as many times as you want. Now I kinda wish we hadn't sold the extra we had; it would've made a handy backup for whenever one needed to be sent in for repairs.
It wouldn't even let you register it for more than one 3DS. I don't think having the account is a big deal since you can set it up and make it so the password doesn't have to be inputted. In that sense, she wouldn't even know there was a difference aside from the Miiverse icon in the upper right corner. The parental controls can also restrict access to Miiverse or any account-related stuff.
That said, I'm not 100% certain you have to have it to use the eshop--that's just something I read. No one can confirm or deny this because the eshop has been down all day. Hopefully Nintendo will not make it a requirement for just buying stuff, because that's going to kill some of the 3DS's user-friendliness.[DOUBLEPOST=1386701690,1386701571][/DOUBLEPOST]More news! Club Nintendo is now offering Wii U VC games instead of Wii games. The downside is that December's offerings aren't that great.
Why does this Antonio Bandera meme exist?
What does that even mean?
That made me laugh.
Huh?
This guy talks about it.
Basically the big corps are stomping down on the monetization of people doing let's plays and video walkthroughs and all that jazz that youtubers have been making a living off of via advertising.
Are they in the right? Probably. Sure looks bad though. Just more of the wild westness of the internet being brought up into "proper" corporation control.
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Kyle Bosman gives his thoughts on the VGX awards.
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/ey6k9g/the-final-bosman-vgx-takeaways
I look forward to Final Bosman every week.
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/ey6k9g/the-final-bosman-vgx-takeaways
I look forward to Final Bosman every week.
Joel McHale is the savior of journalism.
That is all.
That is all.
When he just stopped caring is when the show became even semi-watchable.
I didn't watch the whole thing because holy shit it's way too long, but from the snippets I saw it didn't seem like he cared even from the start.
I also liked finding out that Tim Schafer hired Hollywood talent to voice the game he still wants more money for. That's uh, that's something.
I also liked finding out that Tim Schafer hired Hollywood talent to voice the game he still wants more money for. That's uh, that's something.
That was sad, but funny. I felt bad for him ... but his disdain was the sweet kind.
http://kotaku.com/leaked-documents-reveal-that-fallout-4-is-real-set-in-1481322956
So, according to Kotaku, here are some tidbits about Fallout 4, which takes place in Boston for some reason (good, stay out of Black Isle/Obsidian's territory, where Fallout's story actually takes place). Also, apparently no more Ron Perlman, which is cool, it's not like he's been with the series since the beginning.
-Player reads the monologue instead of Ron Perlman
-The Institute (MIT) and The Commonwealth are present
-Male and female player casting still for the people who are for some reason thinking there wouldn't be
-"One script describes a mission in which Garvey sends you to salvage a fusion core from a museum in the Commonwealth."
-"The casting documents describe some of the other characters in the next Fallout's wasteland, like a radio DJ named Travis Miles and an engineer named Sturges who is described as 'a cross between Buddy Holly and Vin Diesel.'"
-You start in a cryogenic sleep chamber
Seriously Bethesda, get Sawyer, Cain and Avelone to at least make the story and systems not fucking garbage.
So, according to Kotaku, here are some tidbits about Fallout 4, which takes place in Boston for some reason (good, stay out of Black Isle/Obsidian's territory, where Fallout's story actually takes place). Also, apparently no more Ron Perlman, which is cool, it's not like he's been with the series since the beginning.
-Player reads the monologue instead of Ron Perlman
-The Institute (MIT) and The Commonwealth are present
-Male and female player casting still for the people who are for some reason thinking there wouldn't be
-"One script describes a mission in which Garvey sends you to salvage a fusion core from a museum in the Commonwealth."
-"The casting documents describe some of the other characters in the next Fallout's wasteland, like a radio DJ named Travis Miles and an engineer named Sturges who is described as 'a cross between Buddy Holly and Vin Diesel.'"
-You start in a cryogenic sleep chamber
Seriously Bethesda, get Sawyer, Cain and Avelone to at least make the story and systems not fucking garbage.