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tb_, 4 godziny temu

I think the Halo show could’ve been much more interesting too if they focused on someone not the main character of the games.

But no, gotta keep the most recognizable character

tb_, 6 dni temu

Nordic Games bought what remained of THQ back in the day when the latter went bankrupt. (THQ used to be comparable to the likes of EA and Ubisoft before they made some poor decisions)

The holdings company behind THQ Nordic rebranded into Embracer some years ago.

tb_, 6 dni temu

Piranha Bytes GmbH was a German video game developer based in Essen. It was best known for their Gothic and Risen series of role-playing video games.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piranha_Bytes

Embracer has reportedly closed Elex developer Piranha Bytes

pcgamer.com/…/embracer-has-reportedly-closed-elex…

:/

tb_, 6 dni temu

Fortunately, the remake is being made by THQ Nordic.

How is that fortunate though?

THQ Nordic, the company which became Embracer, bought Piranha Bytes, shuttered the studio when they fucked up, and is now using their IP for a remake?

tb_, miesiąc temu

Disastrous, unoptimized launch. Paid DLC whilst the game was still full of performance issues (DLC which was later made free, after outcry. But their hand was shown).

Probably much more, but those are the two big things I remember.

tb_, miesiąc temu

Yeah. And consider the verification process games have to go through on consoles, probably easier to do it all in one big update.

tb_, 3 miesiące temu

I keep avoiding RPS links for that reason.

Oh, you want to withdraw consent? Have fun disabling them separately for each individual partner.

tb_, 3 miesiące temu

The TPM is a feature of the motherboard, not the CPU (generally).

You can even get separate TPM modules to plug into your MoBo, if I’m not mistaken.

tb_, 3 miesiące temu

BoTW-esque game

Sable is really good as well

tb_, 4 miesiące temu (edited 4 miesiące temu)

They need admin permissions to install, not to launch.

But, you know, so does basically any other application you install.

You may get a second pop-up when it begins installing the anti-cheat, but that depends on how the application is configured.

Ubisoft Connect gives me three (!) separate pop-ups whenever it has an update. (or at least it used to).

^(Edit: typo)

tb_, 5 miesięcy temu

Cough Warframe cough

tb_, 5 miesięcy temu

If you say one thing to a single customer, there’s that. But when you make that snarky post on a public forum it has a chance of getting amplified and misunderstood.

tb_, 5 miesięcy temu

Capitalism bukake

tb_, 5 miesięcy temu

Given how atrocious it is to download drivers from their website…

You’re mostly right but damn, their offerings aren’t pretty.

tb_, 5 miesięcy temu

That is good knowledge

tb_, 5 miesięcy temu

TL;DW: June

tb_, 5 miesięcy temu

Basically Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator

tb_, 5 miesięcy temu

So if this wholly relies on

No, it doesn’t. But you stopped watching the video.

That said, it is a legitimate argument. Just like “it’s cool to be Spider-man” is a reason to pick up Insomniac’s recent games.

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SkillUp argues that in a vacuum, and for a reduced price, Skull and Bones is a decently functional game. But it doesn’t exist in a vacuum and Black Flag is better in (almost) every way.

tb_, 5 miesięcy temu

It’s a reasonable argument. Perhaps my initial comment was a bit mean.

What I find difficult is that it is a pirate game, very clearly. If you don’t enjoy the pirate theme, what were you expecting to get from a review like such?
Perhaps you’re a fan of naval combat. Which, fair.

tb_, 6 miesięcy temu

Lego Star Wars on a PS2 at a friend’s place.

tb_, 8 miesięcy temu (edited 8 miesięcy temu)

Microsoft doesn’t do that anymore

Literally Starfield.

I mean, it likely will come to PC, but I doubt it will be on PlayStation.

tb_, 8 miesięcy temu

What!?! Do you mean there’s an area between black and white?! That’s impossible!!!

tb_, 8 miesięcy temu

> needing a code block for that

tb_, 8 miesięcy temu

AAA companies:
We made record profits!

Also AAA companies: We’re laying off a substantial portion of our team.

tb_, 8 miesięcy temu

It’s included in the Netflix subscription so no additional cost for subscribers.

Save for all the other price increases

tb_, 8 miesięcy temu

Perhaps, but the seasonal events “complete this grind now or get locked out forever” FOMO bs is very much a new thing, at least in how widespread it is.

In, idk, classic Final Fantasy games you could quit whenever and resume exactly where you left off months down the line. Today games demand your attention like they never really did before.

tb_, 9 miesięcy temu

On Samsung phones you can make stickers just the same way you can on iPhone, with the stock gallery app.

Dunno about Google Photos.

In fact, here it is without the background:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e3d93d67-949f-49eb-9185-2b8c2f6ea169.png

tb_, 9 miesięcy temu

Nintendo? You’re going to wait a very, very long time.

tb_, 9 miesięcy temu

No such luck here

tb_, 9 miesięcy temu

“Look at all the games you love! Please forget we’re a massive corporation which just moved 70 billion dollars closer to a monopoly and would certainly never abuse that position uwu”

tb_, 10 miesięcy temu (edited 10 miesięcy temu)

Am a fan too. I’d mention YongYea here, but the unorganized unscripted way in which he makes 20 minute videos on every topic really kills it for me.

SkillUp’s weekly summary is much nicer.

Edit: remembered a word

tb_, 10 miesięcy temu (edited 10 miesięcy temu)

But that still means they had your plaintext password at some point.

Edit: which, as some replies suggest, may not actually be much of an issue.
I’m still skeptical about them returning it, however.