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antaymonkey, do games w Images leak of Valve's next game, and it's an Overwatch-style hero shooter

Valve famously only works on what excites them. You’re yelling me THIS is that?? How utterly defeatingly disappointing.

newthrowaway20,

Bold statement. Might wanna hold judgment till you actually see some gameplay.

Kecessa, (edited )

It goes both ways then, people who are happy should shut up until they see some gameplay.

newthrowaway20,

Yeah I agree.

We don’t know anything yet.

WereCat,

But sir… The comment section? Why are we here?

danthehutt,

People who don’t care are allowed to comment, that’s it.

edgemaster72,
@edgemaster72@lemmy.world avatar

My time is here

MDKAOD,

Artifact would like a word.

reagansrottencorpse,

While I’ll likely still play this I have to agree.

Breadhax0r,

Typically valve only puts out games that showcase something new, so might be interesting

dustyData,

Looks nervously at counter strike and dota.

smeg,

They were both originally mods that they adopted rather than original creations though, right?

Breadhax0r,

I think, also if I recall both games were genre defining

dsemy, (edited )

Is it really surprising? It’s not like it’s their first competitive shooter.

BruceTwarzen,

Like idk, when overwatch came out, it was an absolute blast. I wasn't looking forward to it at all, i didn't care for it a bit until i played it. It just got run into the ground slowly. Also they made team fortress 2 way WAY before, and yeah that's what they excites them.

GeneralEmergency,

Just think of the loot boxes they can sell.

BurningnnTree,

Valve’s game development division feels more like a weird cult than a proper game company. I don’t think they get “excited” for the things that most people get excited for. (Remember when they were excited for a virtual card game where you have to pay for every card?) The Valve of the 2000s is long gone IMO

blahsay, do games w Cyberpunk 2077 director thanks fans as the game hits a 95% positive review rating on Steam

Well deserved. It’s a masterpiece though it took a while to be polished properly

Aielman15, do games w CD Projekt CFO does "not see a place for microtransactions in single-player games"
@Aielman15@lemmy.world avatar

But they see a place for broken games that are sold by lying to their customers and maybe fixed two years later. Fuck off, CDPR. Are you sure you are the right people to do the moral?

BambiDiego,

CDPR also saw no place for a crunch culture in game development… Until they did

echodot,

Crunch is only necessary if something has already gone pretty seriously wrong, either it was feature creep or the time scales were unrealistic, or you pull a Bethesda and try to build a game that’s way outside the scope of your own ancient game engine.

Archelon,

Unethical working conditions are never necessary.

cyberpunk007,

I still love that company. The witcher 3 was amazing, easily one of my favourite games of all time. Cyberpunk had some issues sure, I got it a year or so after release and had fun with it. I really like gog and how everything has no drm and I spend a lot of money there. Compare that to almost every other major competitor and these people are saints.

Aielman15,
@Aielman15@lemmy.world avatar

Cyberpunk had some issues sure

“Some issues” is a very kind way of putting it. The game was unplayable and had frequent crashes and game breaking bugs. Even now, it’s never really been fixed for old gen (the gen it was marketed for and sold in a console bundle with), they just turned it into a ghost town, reducing NPC spawn rate and turning off environmental lights to reduce the stress on the system.

And worse of all, they knew all of that, and still sold a broken product, and to ensure that people would buy it, they didn’t allow journalists to record their play sessions, only allowing them to use CDPR’s marketing videos in their reviews. I could still forgive them for releasing a broken product on the market and fixing it at a later date, if they were at least sincere with their fanbase, but they chose to lie through their teeth because money was more important than integrity.

The fact that they eventually fixed the game on another generation is not enough for me.

Zombiepirate, do games w Unity backtracks slightly on plans to charge developers for game installs
@Zombiepirate@lemmy.world avatar

Not nearly enough though.

They’re still exploiting their customers who’ve been developing products based on a completely different fiscal agreement; you can’t just change engines after years of work.

KoboldCoterie,
@KoboldCoterie@pawb.social avatar

The worst isn’t even people currently developing things - it’s developers who already have released products. Imagine if you released something like, over the summer, for example. You’ve been paying the current revenue share, and will continue to do so until Jan. 1, then you’ll start paying the per-install fee. So you’re paying twice for the same customers’ purchases.

conciselyverbose,

I really feel like they're going to lose a lawsuit on that.

Unilateral contracts don't have unlimited power and "we can blanket change what we want to charge you on games already made" doesn't seem like it's going to be enforceable.

KoboldCoterie,
@KoboldCoterie@pawb.social avatar

Exactly - as others have pointed out, if they can do this, what’s stopping them from raising it to $1 per install, or $100?

variants, do gaming w This Starfield player has a tip to transform your planet surveys

“One of the randomly generated points of interest, the abandoned research tower, usually has a computer at the top where you can download the planetary survey data for the planet your [sic] on,” they wrote. “Just a tip!”

rgb3x3,

So what’s even the point of scanning things?

Why do it in the first place?

LoamImprovement,

The same as anything else in a Bethesda game, busywork.

BruceTwarzen,

Shut up and collect your trinkets

_TK,
@_TK@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz avatar

You still need to scan individual plants resources or animals to get the Surveying perk upgrades, which gives you better zoom on the scanner, which can be useful sometimes.

Xathonn,
@Xathonn@kbin.social avatar

You can sell the scan data to certain merchants, price seems to depend on the amount of stuff on the planet.

averyminya,

It’s a game with exploration elements, so the idea is that an areas you’ve visited may only have estimates of what resources are available. In some cases you could be the first person exploring it or noting its qualities.

The in game reason is the survey data you get is asked of you by one of the constellation members, as their space base “The Eye” has scanned all it can. We use the scan data for finding more artifacts (though I’m assuming it doesn’t outright give more missions). You can get the survey data before this activity and sell it for about half, which is why I assume it doesn’t really affect much.

There are also missions that ask for experienced surveyors to look for hospitable planets for their colony.

Rolder,

It’s a decent way to make money, but not really worth the effort of hunting down all the different flora and fauna. One time I had a planet where I had to land near the ocean and scan fish, that one was a total nightmare.

Nerd02,

You do it if you want to, it’s a game :)

You can make decent money off it, but first and foremost it should be something you enjoy. Personally I think that’s a very chill way of breaking the monotony, after having spent too much time flying around or walking through cities to complete quests. Exploring planets has got the nice plus of not having to deal with loading screens, unless you want to get back to your ship and move to a different biome.

SkyeStarfall,

Damn, bethesda ubisofted starfield

Thalestr, do gaming w Sims-like Life By You early access release delayed into next year
!deleted6828 avatar

Good. I wish more games went back into the oven for more time instead of being forced out.

HeyLow,

That’s alright it’s an epic exclusive, they can have it while it’s shit lmao

circuitfarmer,
@circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org avatar
circuitfarmer,
@circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Yes. We’ve had so many examples of rushed games with great potential that never hit it. It’s actually refreshing to see a delay. It suggests that the dev team is still getting a say and that the game itself and its quality are still primary concerns.

Hathaway,

While I agree, most games are delayed and still garbage, buggy messes. Looking at you cyberpunk, halo, etc.

I just hate the current state of the industry as a whole.

taiyang, do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

At this point I want Switch 2 to flop so hard they go the way of the Sega and start licensing their IPs on other platforms, giving up on consoles. A shame, too, since their tech is little kid hand friendly and the PC market doesn’t seem keen on tiny screen handhelds.

FlashMobOfOne,
@FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world avatar

It’s a nice thought, at least.

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA,
@HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world avatar

i kind of want the steam deck to eat the switch and i really don’t have a dog in the fight

taiyang,

A steam deck lite would probably dominate, lol

TwinTitans,
@TwinTitans@lemmy.world avatar

With the price of software it will be interesting to see how it goes. I think they jumped the gun a bit hard on that one and will have to backpedal.

secret300, do games w Ubisoft announces studio closure as it lays off 185 staff

Sucks for the workers but I hope this continues. Fuck Ubisoft

dinckelman, do games w Ubisoft announces studio closure as it lays off 185 staff

I feel horrible for the people affected, because for a lot of them, this was probably a dream job, but Ubisoft will get 0 sympathy from me

massive_bereavement,

And they probably had to sweat blood and tears to get there, because the videogame industry is a harsh mistress.

essteeyou,

All the people making the shitty decisions will be fine. Everyday people will be the ones to lose their jobs, as is always the way in these things. :-/

Kolanaki, do games w Sony shows off conceptual immersive gaming tech that lets you stand in a TV box and sniff The Last of Us
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Why on earth would I want to smell stinky fungus zombies? Stinky zombies are literally the thing I point to NOT wanting with Smell-O-Vision!

Sony: “Pfft… You also said you wanted to see Morbius again you bastards! We be doing the opposite of what you ask for from now on!”

icecreamtaco, do games w Black Myth: Wukong producer on The Game Awards top prize snub: "I came all the way here for nothing!"
@icecreamtaco@lemmy.world avatar

That’s how awards work lmao. 5 losers, one winner

Glide,

One winner and five nominee’s. Let’s not downplay being in the top 6 nominations for “best game of the year” as “losing.” It’s an incredible achievement no matter how you look at it.

drdiddlybadger,
@drdiddlybadger@pawb.social avatar

Especially for a fresh team that’s amazing.

icecreamtaco,
@icecreamtaco@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah you’re right

Hubi, do games w Alien: Isolation sequel in early development, with original director returning
@Hubi@feddit.org avatar

Alien Isolation was very close to being the perfect Horror game for me and a true love letter to the first movie. Can’t wait for the sequel.

DarkThoughts,

I loved that they also kept the whole cassette futurism aesthetic, unlike the newer movies of the franchise. The one thing I would wish for is that the horror segments are a bit less repetitive / samey.

CrabAndBroom,

I thought the new one, Romulus, did a pretty good job of keeping the retro look going. I actually didn’t like the movie itself very much, but props & costumes did a good job lol.

deranger,

I had this on my “to play” list for years and finally did a full play through as the first game on my new OLED monitor. It holds up incredibly well so many years later. The AI, sound design, and lighting really carry the game, and when I went back to watch Alien I realized how true to the source material it was. 9/10 game for me, had my heart racing numerous times but I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I could only do an hour or two a day but wow, very glad I pushed myself to finish it. Probably the most fun I’ve had with a game’s AI since STALKER’s A-Life or FEAR’s AI.

CrabAndBroom,

I think that game is the third best Alien movie lol

drspod, do games w Crypto bros have discovered idle games, and the results are incredibly boring

Does anyone remember the TreeLoot.com MoneyTree? It existed from 1998-2004 and looked like this:

https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/97328caf-bb93-4814-ad0e-0c8e6a7c56b5.png

I’m all in favor of going back to the old internet, but… not this.

Evotech,

How did that work (pr not) exactly? What was the goal

drspod,

You clicked the tree somewhere and it would tell you either to try again, or you would win something. I think most people who won got $5 and a monkey plush toy. I’m not sure anyone ever won the jackpot. You could just click over and over again trying to remember where you had previously clicked, like a treasure hunt. Meanwhile they’re showing banner ads on the page.

It worked using the https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLImageElement/isMap which tells the browser to add the x,y coordinates of the user’s click to the link when fetching the result.

BirdObserver,

I still have two stuffed monkeys I “won” from that site, from when I was young and stupid and didn’t realize I was probably paying for them with my personal data.

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Oh wow. That takes me back. I remember doing it, but I also remember it being way too slow and annoying to do it for more than maybe 15 minutes.

dinckelman, (edited ) do games w What is the point of Xbox?

Microsoft and Google really aren’t too dissimilar, in a lot of ways. The only reason why Xbox still exists isn’t because they’re so incredibly passionate about it. There was a niche for them to make money, and they’ve created a product in it, that has the minimum viable qualities to complete. Issue is that just as Google does, they stopped caring about it entirely, after the initial pitch

atro_city, do gaming w Kerbal Space Program 2 studio reportedly shut down by Take-Two

Opensource it, if you can't finish it yourself

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