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Madsuperninja, do gaming w Now Diablo 4 Is Out in the Wild, the True Horror of Its Costly Microtransactions Has Revealed Itself - IGN

I’m a lifelong Diablo fan, so I’ll probably pick this up next week. One thing that bugs me is that folks keeps saying “it’s just cosmetics”. To me, this ignores the fact that, since Diablo 3, your character’s look is part of the fun. That cool armor you just found looks cool too. Now I worry that the gear is going to look boring so that you’re subtly nudged in the direction of buying cosmetics.

Basically, I still want to be able to play dress-up.

OldQWERTYbastard, do gaming w Bobby Kotick Claims Activision, Call of Duty, and Consoles Are Doing So Poorly It Proves He Was Right to Sell Activision Blizzard to Microsoft for $69 Billion - IGN

Anyone else think a seismic shift is coming for gaming soon? Like “Crash of 1983” level of catastrophic.

Triple-A games just don’t have any heart and soul while crammed full of micro transactions. Shovelware makes it harder for good titles to float to the top.

Indie studios are our best hope.

Ledivin, do games w As Fortnite Enables Third-Party Microtransactions, Steal the Brainrot's Developer is Slammed By Fans For Immediately Adding $45 Premium Bundles and Gambling-Style Mechanics

Don’t forget that while this is all happening, Tim Sweeney (Epic CEO) is actively defending child porn on X.

Mwa, do games w As Fortnite Enables Third-Party Microtransactions, Steal the Brainrot's Developer is Slammed By Fans For Immediately Adding $45 Premium Bundles and Gambling-Style Mechanics
@Mwa@thelemmy.club avatar

So Fortnite is becoming Roblox…

tatann, do games w New Life is Strange Game Spotted, And Yes, This One Will Finally Bring Back Chloe

I liked Before The Storm (although not as much as the ones made by Dontnod), but was really disappointed by The Expanse, and Double Exposure seems to be poorly received by fans, so I’m a bit worried if this one is once again made by Deck Nine

zaphod,

Be worried, it is made by Deck Nine. Dontnod has nothing to do with Life is Strange anymore.

Kolanaki, do games w Larian CEO Responds to Divinity Gen AI Backlash: 'We Are Neither Releasing a Game With Any AI Components, Nor Are We Looking at Trimming Down Teams to Replace Them With AI'
@Kolanaki@pawb.social avatar

From what I saw of this whole debacle was that the CEO himself uses GenAI for mocking up things for presentations he gives to the rest of the staff, and not something they do in general at the studio.

ipkpjersi, do games w Video Game Physical Software and Hardware Sales Just Had the Worst November in the U.S. Since 1995 - IGN

Meanwhile I bought an Xbox Series S and PS5 and a Switch 2 plus a bunch of SSDs all in November lol

Having a knee injury plus not much else to do plus a 75 inch TV I bought back in September will do that for you lol

londos, do games w Video Game Physical Software and Hardware Sales Just Had the Worst November in the U.S. Since 1995 - IGN

If games don’t come on physical media, what’s the point of a physical device?

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

What do you play the digital media on?

londos,

Anything. Xbox, PS, PC, whatever. But there’s no reason to be constrained to one device/platform anymore.

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

And that’s worth talking about in relation to this article too. But also, you buy those devices at retail, and we’re down 27% from last year.

CmdrShepard49,

Those are all physical devices though. I agree platform exclusives aren’t good for anyone but the companies but it does seem like most are moving away from that model with these newer generation consoles.

GreenKnight23, do games w Developer of New Postal Game Shuts Down Studio After Game Was Announced, Then Canceled Over Gen AI Allegations - IGN

you gotta be fuckin kidding…

GissaMittJobb, do games w Paradox Takes the Blame for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Sales Flop, Announces $37 Million Write-Down

NeverKnowsBest made a video about it, which I think is worth a watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWuokRjedOA

He also pins the blame squarely on Paradox.

Mac, do games w Borderlands 4 Dev Gearbox Asks PC Gamers to Wait 15 Minutes for Shaders to Compile in the Background While Playing After Reports Indicate Recent Update Causes Stuttering - IGN

I’ve already written BL4 off. You don’t need to convince me any further. lol

Lembot_0004, do games w Nintendo Customer Support Concern Following Outsourcing Decision Ahead of Switch 2's First Holiday Season - IGN

Can’t Nintendo just sue the customers who claim their dissatisfaction with Nintendo merchandise? Support-shmooport…

chicken, do games w 'My Advice to Users Is to Accept Reality and Tune, or to Not Play' — Randy Pitchford Is at the 'Get a Refund From Steam' Stage of the Borderlands 4 PC Performance Backlash

I played the first one but after that the formula felt pretty samey and I was bored of it. Would a fourth Borderlands game even be good if it wasn’t laggy?

sness,

Don’t let the name fool you, it’s the sixth game.

Binturong, do games w Hollow Knight: Silksong Sparks Debate About Difficulty and Boss Runbacks

If you’re not able to commit to learning new strategies and using game mechanics to adapt to a game’s difficulty, and experience it as the developers intended, maybe it’s not for you. You can always watch a lore video or let’s play by other gamers to get the story if that’s the goal. This is Dark Souls 2 all over again, and I will personally say as someone who initially hated it, then gave it another chance; When you persist and triumph through grit, the game leaves a lasting impression and sense of accomplishment that you cheat yourself out of with a difficulty slider. That’s my favorite game in the series now, which is a deeply unpopular opinion, unsurprisingly.

This debate pops up every now and then and my opinion remains the same, there are plenty of games that aren’t meant to be a challenge to choose from. Part of games that are built to be a challenge is being able to reflect on how far you grew in the process, and people hate to hear it but ‘git gud’ is a real thing for those who believe things worth doing are hard.

MrFinnbean, do games w Hollow Knight: Silksong Sparks Debate About Difficulty and Boss Runbacks

The game screams passion and devs spend seven years making it the way they like it. It is also a dirt cheap.

Critisism is fair and everybody has right for opininion. My opinion is that people who are bitching about the boss runs can shove it up to theirs.

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