On Friday, the Hard Fork team published our interview with Roblox CEO David Baszucki. In the days since, it has become the most-discussed interview we’ve done in three years on the show. Listeners who wrote in to us said they were shocked to hear the leader of a platform with 151.5 million monthly users, most of them minors,...
I don't find shame in cheating in video games. It was a stigma to hear about growing up, that cheating in video games meant you prefer the shortcuts in life or that you didn't know what earning anything was. When, that was all just bullshit talk....
People often don’t realize that most things can be and have been done with very simple algorithms, more advanced algorithms or at most very simple neural networks. Instead, they immediately jump to LLM integrations.
TL;DR: Fascists fucking over (mostly) fascists. How about we sit back, watch, learn and switch to alternatives (Luanti), or at least offline/cracked Minecraft?
Weird, somehow we still have media from hundreds of years ago. And games from half a decade ago. Yet modern games, with much more options to store and emulate, won’t last as long? Most peculiar.
I’m interested in hearing stories from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players. I play it day and night. Although I spent the most time in 1.6 of the entire Counter-Strike series, CS:GO still holds a special place in my heart. I’d like to read how you started playing this game - why did you come to it, who invited you, how...
Visited my mom and her bf for the second time or so, and as the bf had to work sometimes (iirc), I was home alone a few times. I don’t know why he thought that giving a 12 y/o access to South Park, H1Z1/PUBG and CS:GO was a good idea but - it kinda was. (Also, Might & Magic Heroes VII and Sid Meier’s Pirates.)
Gog seems to have massive issues rn, I was able to log in but can’t change any settings now. I always get an error page. Downdetector also displays 34/43 reports.
Idk what you both mean with spongey, especially human enemies have a pretty good hitbox imo. And yeah, on high difficulties enemies are basically one(head)shot, and you are twoshot. So pretty realistic, and even easier than easy difficulty in that regard, if you know the game and can aim quickly. Or you just stealth 95% of the time.
spoilerYeah… Killing a Librarian is basically something you do once out of curiosity, and after you burn through two molos, a grenade and 60 bullets you reload your last save. And I don’t think there’s a single demon that’s actually killable. Only the initial/final one takes a certain amount of damage, scriptedly. And you have enough ammo spawning there anyway.
Also, Hall effect fixes all problems, since decades. Why weren’t they used widely? Because that would cost poor little Nintendo/M$/Sony a few cents more. So they sure as hell won’t implement that new thing.
And a switch costs, MSRP, ~300€/$. So they just got 45,000,000,000, 45 billion dollars. Or, in other words: They could raise the MSRP by 6$. Which would be justified for a then better product.
What is “9070-series” supposed to be? “9070” isn’t a series but a specific graphics card! If you want to reference the whole series, then say “9000-series”!
I wouldn’t say fuck upscaling entirely, especially for 4k it can be useful on older cards. FSR made it possible to play Hitman on my 1070. But yeah, if I’m going for 4k I probably want very good graphics too, eg. in RDR2, and I don’t want any upscaling there. I’m so used to native 4k that I immediately spot if it’s anything else - even in Minecraft.
And frame generation is only useful in non-competetive games where you already have over 60 FPS, otherwise it will still be extremely sluggish, - in which case, it’s not realy useful anymore.
I, and a lot of other people, have extreme lag (max 40 FPS permanently, 1s+ lag spikes) on Maps like Train and Basalt. I upgraded from a 1070 to a 7800 XT. AND STILL ONLY HAVE MAX 100 FPS INSTEAD OF THE 200+ I USED TO HAVE. The contrast is HORRIBLE. Even CTs in front of a white wall are hard to spot now.
Subtick is ass. Where you were minorly impacted by higher ping in GO, you’re royaly fucked with low ping now.
There are no useful console commands anymore. Want to see clip brushes? Go fuck yourself.
The worst part? There’s no Linux build for the “legacy” GO version!
They still have 1.6 online as seperate game. They still have Source online as seperste game. BUT THEY REPLACED GO. RIGHT OUT OF CLOSED BETA. WHY NOT JUST MAKE IT PUBLIC, SCALE CS:GO SERVERS DOWN AND CS:2 SERVERS UP???
And, of course, way fewer maps and no dangerzone. Valve tests Alpha-Software on us, for years now. That’s fucked up.
Are you someone who loves creativity and exploration? Do you enjoy games that allow you to craft, build, and create to your heart’s content? Then look no further than Infinite Craft, a highly engaging online game that offers an expansive sandbox world filled with endless possibilities for creativity. Whether you’re a...
Just to gauge what lemmys saying. I’ve had my head buried in Stalker 2 forum thread for the past week. Its polarising with one side saying “its a blast” the other “its a fucking dumpster fire”....
I recently replaced my 1070 with a 7800 XT, and wanted to play the EE, which led to me replaying 2033 and LL first. The little bit I played with the EE version seemed pretty normal to me tbh.
[alt text: a post on twitter by @Ranting_Trans, posted in June 2022. The text in the post says: “People only ask ‘what is a woman’ and not ‘what is a man’, because that question was already answered by the greatest philosopher of our time: Dracula”. Below the text is a screenshot from the game Castlevania: Symphony...
They [transphobes/individuals with extreme self respect and socal issues] only ask it because obviously trans women are men and just pervert creeps, but trans men are women and therefore can’t be creeps or perverts.
The “gay furry weeb mario game” (as described by the dev) not only offers lots of platforming action, but also comes prepackaged with tools to create custom levels and mini-games (which honestly are kinda bonkers, judging from the dev’s previews)...
Roblox is a problem — but it’s a symptom of something worse (www.platformer.news)
On Friday, the Hard Fork team published our interview with Roblox CEO David Baszucki. In the days since, it has become the most-discussed interview we’ve done in three years on the show. Listeners who wrote in to us said they were shocked to hear the leader of a platform with 151.5 million monthly users, most of them minors,...
Do you cheat in video games?
I don't find shame in cheating in video games. It was a stigma to hear about growing up, that cheating in video games meant you prefer the shortcuts in life or that you didn't know what earning anything was. When, that was all just bullshit talk....
Take-Two’s CEO doesn’t think a Grand Theft Auto built with AI would be very good [VGC] (www.videogameschronicle.com)
The oldest Minecraft server, MinecraftOnline, is being shut down by Microsoft
Recently the server staff received an e-mail telling them to moderate the Discord server and the server chat on what they deem to be “appropriate.”...
Dawn of War 4 developer King Art knows what you all really want: 'Overwhelmingly, it's singleplayer content and the campaign' (www.pcgamer.com)
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How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking (www.theverge.com)
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MindsEye developer confirms layoffs as it "focuses on updates and performance optimization for MindsEye" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Fan-made Mario Kart 64 PC port released, with track editor and ultrawide support [VGC] (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Nexus Mods' new owners promise they won't monetise the site to death as users panic at the whiff of venture capital (www.pcgamer.com)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
I’m interested in hearing stories from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players. I play it day and night. Although I spent the most time in 1.6 of the entire Counter-Strike series, CS:GO still holds a special place in my heart. I’d like to read how you started playing this game - why did you come to it, who invited you, how...
Console prices could rise by 69% in the US due to Trump tariffs, tech trade association warns [VGC] (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Nintendo Switch 2 US price won’t increase after tariffs, but accessories will cost more (www.videogamer.com)
Metro 2033 Redux is free to claim on GOG for the next two days (www.gog.com)
Quantum mechanics might have the solution to joystick drift (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/27880332
Day 231 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games l've been playing until l forget to post Screenshots (pixelfed.social)
I continued working my way through Red Dead Redemption 2 today. I did the Bank Heist in Valentine and did a stage coach robbery camp activity too....
EA lost $6 billion in market value, following FC 25 & Dragon Age underperformance news (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Nature is healing
AMD's new AI-based FSR 4 upscaler impresses in hands-on testing at CES 2025 on RX 9070-series hardware [Eurogamer/Digital Foundry] (www.eurogamer.net)
Nvidia Announces RTX 50's Graphic Card Blackwell Series: RTX 5090 ($1999), RTX 5080 ($999), RTX 5070 Ti ($749), RTX 5070 ($549) (www.theverge.com)
What games have you sunk the most time into?
I was looking at my playtime for some games and realized I have over 450 hours in PlanetSide 2....
Unleash Your Creativity with Infinite Craft (infinitecraft.zone)
Are you someone who loves creativity and exploration? Do you enjoy games that allow you to craft, build, and create to your heart’s content? Then look no further than Infinite Craft, a highly engaging online game that offers an expansive sandbox world filled with endless possibilities for creativity. Whether you’re a...
Balatro is rated PEGI-18 and Among Us inspires disgruntled people with medical needs. What other video games have been secretly eroding the very fabric of American society?
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What do we think will be GoTY and which game do we think should be GoTY?
Just to gauge what lemmys saying. I’ve had my head buried in Stalker 2 forum thread for the past week. Its polarising with one side saying “its a blast” the other “its a fucking dumpster fire”....
he got his bachelor's in gender studies circa 1492 (beehaw.org)
[alt text: a post on twitter by @Ranting_Trans, posted in June 2022. The text in the post says: “People only ask ‘what is a woman’ and not ‘what is a man’, because that question was already answered by the greatest philosopher of our time: Dracula”. Below the text is a screenshot from the game Castlevania: Symphony...
Why is the community for Honkai Star Rail and Genshin Impact like this? (lemmy.world)
I can’t be the only one who finds this stuff Just the slightest bit revolting, right? Like … Wow. I’m at a loss for words
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The Epic Games Store Officially Launches on Mobile Devices (www.ign.com)
Honestly I know people here are against Epic, but Google Play is such garbage that I welcome the epic store on Android.
I uninstalled RDR2 out of frustation after 100+ hours
This was a replay, the first time I played I loved the story....
Kitsune Tails, the colorful platformer inspired by Super Mario 3, is out now (store.steampowered.com)
The “gay furry weeb mario game” (as described by the dev) not only offers lots of platforming action, but also comes prepackaged with tools to create custom levels and mini-games (which honestly are kinda bonkers, judging from the dev’s previews)...