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Faydaikin, 27 dni temu do gaming w Some retailers have broken Doom: The Dark Ages' street date, and huge spoilers are already out there [Eurogamer]

Completely unrelated.

That id software is now owned by Microsoft pisses me off way more than it should. I was already iffy when they were acquired by Zenimax.

And there’s literally no one left of the original crew at this point.

I think I’m done with Doom, Wolfenstein and all that.

Rant over and sorry. It all just dawned on me when I saw the post.

theangriestbird, 27 dni temu

it sucks that half of my favorite studios are now owned by a company that makes it’s money on literally killing people. i want to support the devs for the amazing games that they made but i don’t want my money supporting that heinous shit.

sw00Sh, 27 dni temu

You can decide to be unhappy (or not). The old games will not be stolen from you, and all complains aside, there are far more good games on the market than 20 years ago.

Faydaikin, 27 dni temu

I know that and I’m happy that there is so much to choose from these days, simply because distribution isn’t a big issue anymore. The indie scene has never been in a better place.

It’s a nostalgia thing. Plus, I’m against the whole “exclusivity” thing. And a bunch of other reasons, but it hardly matters.

Sometimes you just need to vent your disappointment, you know?

entropicdrift, 27 dni temu do gaming w Some retailers have broken Doom: The Dark Ages' street date, and huge spoilers are already out there [Eurogamer]

Oh no, not spoilers for the plot of Doom. Now nobody will want to play it /s

SnotFlickerman, 27 dni temu

From what I understand it is actually the most plot heavy Doom to date, so some people might actually care.

entropicdrift, 27 dni temu

I mean, maybe. Doom 3 was pretty plot-driven too, but yeah. I guess my point is that the series is really all about fun gameplay.

SnotFlickerman, 27 dni temu

I wholeheartedly agree… but then I think getting upset about spoilers is silly in general. If a plot point or piece of information wrecks a book/film/television show/video game for you, odds are it wasn’t a very quality one anyway.

Still, I try to respect that I’m deeply in the minority in that opinion.

entropicdrift, 27 dni temu

There are certain stories where a good amount of the first-time enjoyment is trying to guess the outcome/twist, like murder mysteries. IMO it really depends on the story structure.

BadlyDrawnRhino, 27 dni temu

Part of my enjoyment is not necessarily knowing what is coming next so that I can experience it for myself. Spoilers won’t completely ruin something for me, but it is taking something away from the experience.

Also, to everyone out there, just tag the spoilers so people can make up their own mind what they read. It takes a bare minimum of effort to do so. It’s akin to holding the door open for someone behind you, it’s not going to be the end of the world if you don’t, but it can make someone’s day a fraction better if you do.

spooky2092, 27 dni temu

I mostly agree, but then there are pieces of media like Memento where spoiling it changes how you watch the movie. Because you’re likely going to be looking for how they put the movie together to build up to that reveal at the end.

weew, 27 dni temu

Hey guys, I think I saw some things that have, like, fangs and horns and stuff. Do you… Do you think there might be demons? In a DOOM game?

etchinghillside, 27 dni temu

I need to know the origins of the BFG.

Kolanaki, 27 dni temu

I mean, the new ones do actually have a story. With dialogue and everything. Though I have to agree with Carmack when he said “a story in a video game is as important as a story in a porno.”

DarkDarkHouse, 27 dni temu (edited 27 dni temu)

Glad it’s not just me that thinks there’s too much exposition in games that don’t need it e.g., Doom. The good writers understand the medium and the story unfolds through play but the bad ones make you read walls of text. If I wanted so many words I’d read a book.

entropicdrift, 27 dni temu

For real. Digital Choose Your Own Adventure type books are fun if that’s what you’re trying to buy, but Doom is about gameplay

ConstantPain, 28 dni temu do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

Sony tried that in Brazil, but it didn’t go as planned. The court ordered them to unbrick it, but they had to provide a new console because they couldn’t unbrick it. And they paid damages.

anarchyrabbit, 28 dni temu (edited 28 dni temu) do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

That’s cool. I’ll install Torzu on my ROG ally and play all the fucking switch games I want to.

Faydaikin, 28 dni temu do gaming w 200 Overwatch devs at Activision Blizzard vote to unionize [Eurogamer]

A bit late, but good for them.

Dark_Arc, 28 dni temu

How is it late?

Faydaikin, 28 dni temu

Might have helped a bit both before and during Koticks rampage.

umbraroze, 28 dni temu (edited 28 dni temu) do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

That’s it, I’m going to skip Switch 2 and get a Steam Deck next. And I’ll stick to stuff that can run Dolphin.

(Learns that Xbox Series can also run Dolphin without modding) Well shit, I’m set for life, now just need to sort out the portable console situation

Saleh, 28 dni temu

If corporate enshittification is the reason for you to skip on the switch, giving any more money to Microsoft doesn’t make sense either.

samus12345, 28 dni temu

I assume they already gave them money for it years ago.

SoloCritical, 28 dni temu do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

Nintendo emailed me today saying something like they changed their EULA and if I didn’t do anything then it counts as accepting the new EULA unless I close my account. Haven’t had a switch in years, didn’t even like it and gave it away. Anyway I closed my Nintendo account immediately.

echodot, 27 dni temu

It was such an underwhelming product at least from my point of view. I mostly just kept it docked but really other than Zelda games there wasn’t anything worth playing.

I still own it, but for the life of me I couldn’t tell you where it is.

carrion0409, 28 dni temu do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

Well I also reserve the right to not buy their underpowered shit.

BlameTheAntifa, 28 dni temu do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

Oh, you thought you owned that thing you bought? No. This is 2025. You own nothing. It doesn’t matter how much money you gave them. Yeah, gave them. Because you didn’t buy that stuff. You’re just borrowing it.

PeterisBacon, 28 dni temu do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

Cool! Time to go to the sea for more nintendo stuff! Good think you cant brick a device you dont have control over 😘

Vodulas, 28 dni temu do gaming w 200 Overwatch devs at Activision Blizzard vote to unionize [Eurogamer]

Fuck yes!

lechekaflan, 28 dni temu do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

That corporation is still stuck in 1985 or 1989 (otherwise stuck in the Showa Era), trying to keep absolute control of anything it made.

iknowitwheniseeit, 28 dni temu

The 1980s were before the DMCA. In those days if you bought an expensive piece of electronics both seller and buyer expected that you owned it.

Dariusmiles2123, 28 dni temu do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

I’ve recently decided to complete all the games we’ve bought on our family Switch before allowing myself to get a Steam Deck alongside my Ps5.

While Nintendo has some very good games, I think I’ll never buy again from them.

Lumiluz, 28 dni temu

Just fyi, I believe Sony has stated the same right as well.

The reason this is in legalese is because of the possibility of online cheating.

I don’t agree with it, I’m just saying the excuse reasoning console corporations give.

Anyway, it’s illegal to do that in the EU anyway.

Taleya, 28 dni temu

Rverything is about “online cheating” it’s the think of the children!! of the gaming world

Dariusmiles2123, 28 dni temu

It’s not fair, but I give a pass to Sony as their games are more my type and I’ve always used Sony consoles a lot.

Sony ain’t probably better than Nintendo as a conpany, that’s also why I’m extendibg my reach with Steam Deck gaming in the future.

Tattorack, 28 dni temu do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

Pretty sure that’s illegal in most parts of Europe. Checking the article it says that the policy has only been updated in the UK and the US.

Sucks to be a country without adequate consumer protection, I guess.

echodot, 27 dni temu

I’m pretty sure it’ll turn out to be illegal in the UK too, it’s just that the UK isn’t in Europe anymore so these things always end up having to get hashed out in the courts and then it always turns out that the UK basically just follows the EU standard anyway.

kadup, 29 dni temu do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

They can “reserve the right” all they want, that’s illegal where I live, and they sell their devices officially here. I’d love to see them trying to hold this stance in court - even Apple lost here over a similar issue, so go right ahead and try.