I went ahead and bought a bunch of indie games, picked up Darkchaser, Oxygen Not Included, and UFO50, and also grabbed Cities: Skylines. Got used to the launch prices of some AAA games, buying these discounted low-priced games really doesn’t hurt much....
Arma (or Flashpoint before it). Although it’s gotten slightly better in that regard, I think. Haven’t run it in quite some time. It’s still probably the best there is for milsims though.
Otherskin is a third person shooter that plays like your favorite, obscure, janky action adventure game from the PS3 era. It has a lot going on, with unique powers you absorb from defeated enemies, an array of weapons and power-ups, and a story that feels a lot like Returnal.
It has the potential to be an amazing game. But it probably never will be.
I fire it up once or twice per year. It looks great. Beyond that… it’s kind of fun to explore a bit, but that’s pretty much it. Not sure if anything will ever become of it.
I’m sitting in a dark hotel room on the eve of my first - and possibly only - total solar eclipse, with my partner and step-son, and I am positively awash with emotions....
Ignoring the lack of updates if the game is buggy, games back then were also more focused on quality and make gamers replay the game with unlockable features based on skills, not money. I can’t count the number of times I played Metal Gear Solid games over and over to unlock new features playing the hardest difficulty and with...
I play casually on coop servers from time to time (at level 250 or something, although it’s nice that levels are meaningless in that game). I mostly see it as a fun and not too serious shooter that’s good for a quick game.
Trump tariffs threaten the future of physical video games, analyst warns (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Helldivers cured me of this affliction REAL quick (lemmy.world)
PSN Is Still Down After 14 Hours And No One Knows Why (www.forbes.com)
(18 now actually)
Wonder Woman Game is "Years Away From Release" As Warner Bros. Gaming Division Struggles (insider-gaming.com)
Cyberpunk 2077: Patch 2.21 (www.cyberpunk.net)
Most notably Cyberpunk is the first game to have DLSS 4 and the new multi-frame generation.
Guys, what did you buy during the Steam autumn sale?
I went ahead and bought a bunch of indie games, picked up Darkchaser, Oxygen Not Included, and UFO50, and also grabbed Cities: Skylines. Got used to the launch prices of some AAA games, buying these discounted low-priced games really doesn’t hurt much....
What are some video game quotes that is stuck in your head?
“You Must Construct Additional Pylons”
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's launch has been marred by long load times, server issues and now it has overwhelmingly negative reviews (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will NOT have Denuvo on PC (www.dsogaming.com)
Otherskin Preview - Your New Favorite Janky PS3 Game (youtu.be)
Otherskin is a third person shooter that plays like your favorite, obscure, janky action adventure game from the PS3 era. It has a lot going on, with unique powers you absorb from defeated enemies, an array of weapons and power-ups, and a story that feels a lot like Returnal.
Star Citizen devs report drying funds, micromanagement, overspending, and episodic release for Squadron 42 (massivelyop.com)
Subnautica 2 - Official Teaser Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Epic detail plans for Unreal Engine 6 and share vision of a metaverse spanning "Roblox, Minecraft, and Fortnite" (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
I love how even the author has no idea what they’re talking about because it’s just a soup of buzzwords.
Help me to settle on a face design for the character I've just added to my game, called The Humorless Toaster. (It's only here to make toast, not listen to your nonsense.) (lemmy.world)
Higher difficulties in every single RPG.
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Star Citizen Pushes Through the $700 Million Raised Mark and No, There Still Isn’t a Release Date (www.ign.com)
What’s Even The Point Of Xbox Game Pass Now? (kotaku.com)
Making good, profitable games 'will no longer keep you safe': industry expresses fury and heartbreak over closure of Hi-Fi Rush and Prey studios (www.pcgamer.com)
How times change (lemmy.world)
After 10,000+ hours grinding, MapleStory's first level 300 player slams the brakes at 299.99 to rant about the MMO and then quit, all on a dev-promoted stream (www.gamesradar.com)
Feeling old (lemmy.world)
Putin Orders Russian Tech Companies To Somehow Make Competitive Game Console In 3 Months (www.techdirt.com)
After 30 years, I'm finally going to see a total solar eclipse. Also, Potato World is a thing.
I’m sitting in a dark hotel room on the eve of my first - and possibly only - total solar eclipse, with my partner and step-son, and I am positively awash with emotions....
They're often much older if I'm emulating (lemmy.world)
Gameplay mechanics were also a lot better with more replayability. (lemmy.world)
Ignoring the lack of updates if the game is buggy, games back then were also more focused on quality and make gamers replay the game with unlockable features based on skills, not money. I can’t count the number of times I played Metal Gear Solid games over and over to unlock new features playing the hardest difficulty and with...
Quest 1 becomes near-E-waste Apr 30 (lemmy.nowsci.com)
Just fuck off back to ranked already (lemmy.world)
The upcoming Crazy Taxi reboot is a triple-A game, according to Sega (www.videogameschronicle.com)
No Sega, a remake of a, admittedly great, nearly 25 year old game is not a triple A game but does make you sound like a quadruple A-hole.
I truly don't know how to explain this to anyone who wasn't around then without them thinking we were out of our minds. (startrek.website)
How can it be so bad? (startrek.website)
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Oh trust me. I know your frustration better than you do. (lemmy.world)
I can't live like this (startrek.website)
Ready or Not - 1.0 Launch Major Feature Changelog, 1.0 Out Now! - Steam News (store.steampowered.com)
Insurgency Developer New World Interactive Shut Down (insider-gaming.com)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/10438175
GTA 6 is likely to skip PC again and only launching on current gen consoles (kotaku.com)
I’m confused why Kotaku mentioning next gen in the title when Rockstar only commented on current generation PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
People really hold their mouse like that?! (lemmy.world)
Only You Can Prevent The Game Awards Hype Cycle - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
Amazon Lays Off 180 Employees In Its Games Division - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
The Invincible is now available on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
The 14-Inch Togepi Pokemon Squishmallow Is Back In Stock On Amazon (www.thegamer.com)
An important notice from your Healer (startrek.website)