I know it flopped but Titan Fall 2 is more worthy than others in that list. Also it is missing really old and influential games from the Atari 2600, 16 bit, and early PC era.
In all, it is a list put together by somebody young, that really loves Nintendo, l and with limited video game history knowledge, IMHO.
In the graveyard of live service games Concord may just be the biggest headstone, and that seems to have focused some minds over at PlayStation. Previously the noises coming from Sony were all about the importance of live service games to its future strategy, and it had announced plans to launch more than 10 live service games...
Destiny historically vasscilated between “fucking amazing” and “dumpster fire”. The problem has always been that it is near impossible to maintain that level of quality and entertainment consistently while also innovating on a regular basis. It is very difficult and very expensive.
Happy new year guys!😀 Just now, it hit midnight here, and it’s officially 2025. I was playing Pennon and Battle, and I realized it’s the last game I played in 2024!! That gave it a different kind of meaning. Now I’m curious, what was the last game you played in 2024?
I mostly play BG3 now but I was hard into Destiny 2. As long as I capped my FPS to match my monitor (so 120), I could crank it up to pretty much max. BG3 and Last Epoch I max out (still fps capped). Cyberpunk 2077 I didn’t bother with and play it on GeForce Now. Most other games I play are AA or indie and the 1080ti at 1440p handles them easily.
Space Marine II is another that’s going on GeForce Now just because I want it on Ultra everything. So literally 95%+ of my library runs maxed at 1440p/120 on a 1080ti.
Andrew Wilson is reportedly being considered for Disney's top job. It's a big move in the entertainment world, with potential ramifications for fans of Pixar and Marvel as well as The Sims, Battlefield, and Dragon Age
Everything I know about Larian tells me that they did not try very hard to hide it. They had to for liability and contractual obligations, I am sure, but they didn’t try very hard to hide it.
Larian has always supported modding and D:OS 2 included a GM Tool, but BG3 belongs to WotC/Hasbro which likely limits what Larian can allow players to do, officially. My assessment comes from many years of watching how Swen and Larian treats players and how WotC/Hasbro treats players. But, if you enjoy snarky cynicism, I am not going to piss on your birthday cake.
The problem is that unless the agreement explicitly states that the non-disparagment section applies only to the test playtest, the agreement would essentially place a gag order on that creator for the life of the game.
What makes you think that? The language is fairly boiler plate and easily enforceable. We, “the company”, give you, “the creator”, an asset, “a free game copy”, under the condition that you promise not to do or say anything that could diminish the value of the asset. Not only is it enforceable, it leaves room for compensatory damages if you are found in breach of contract.
Early access to a game is not an asset you can “un-receive” just because you purchase your own copy later. Of course, you could make arguments against the terms being overreaching in court, but not many creators have the resources or desire for a legal fight.
Other creators chimed in and said that they brought up the section in Discord and legal said they’d look into it. To me, this just seems as lazy copy and paste that they were warned about but did nothing about. Now they have a possible PR disaster on their hands unless they take swift action.
PS: Apparently section 2.6 is way worse but it hasn’t been shared yet.
I see. That’s not what “unenforceable” means. Unenforceable refers to a contractual responsibility that a court would never enforce. There are many reasons why a court would chosen to not enforce a contract but none of them are because a defendant doesn’t have the means to combat it.
That is certainly something that can be argued in court, and the case might be very strong…but you’d still have to take it to court. Something else to consider is that if the agreement isn’t clear about its limitations, then it can be argued that it isn’t limited. All the company has to do is send you a key to the full game when it’s available and they are technically still in compliance with the agreement. It would not matter if you tell them that you do not wish to participate anymore, or that you bought your own copy, you’d still be bound.
You might be right. This might not have been a mistake. Some creators in the Twitter thread said that they brought it up ahead of time but the company sent those agreements out as is anyway.
Nobody better talk shit about Crate thanks to headlines like this that don’t clarify until you are 2/3 of the way down the article. Crate and Larian restored my faith in game development.
I'm so tired all the damn time.
I’m tired boss....
Rolling Stone's List of 50 Best Video Games of All Time (www.rollingstone.com)
After the catastrophe of Concord Sony is reportedly cancelling other projects including a God of War live service game (www.pcgamer.com)
In the graveyard of live service games Concord may just be the biggest headstone, and that seems to have focused some minds over at PlayStation. Previously the noises coming from Sony were all about the importance of live service games to its future strategy, and it had announced plans to launch more than 10 live service games...
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of January 12th
What have you been playing?...
Dwarf Fortress Adventure Mode - Release Date Trailer (Jan 23rd) (www.youtube.com)
what was the last game you played in 2024?
Happy new year guys!😀 Just now, it hit midnight here, and it’s officially 2025. I was playing Pennon and Battle, and I realized it’s the last game I played in 2024!! That gave it a different kind of meaning. Now I’m curious, what was the last game you played in 2024?
Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024 (www.polygon.com)
Intel Arc B580 'Battlemage' GPU announced - 1440p Ultra gaming for $249 (www.tweaktown.com)
Thank God For J. Stephanie Sterling! (m.youtube.com)
Here’s to 10 more years of this absolute treasure of a woman.
Unreal Gold and Unreal Tournament are now free on the Internet Archive, and Epic says that's A-okay (www.pcgamer.com)
Disney Said to be Considering a Surprising Replacement for Bob Iger: EA CEO Andrew Wilson - IGN (www.ign.com)
Andrew Wilson is reportedly being considered for Disney's top job. It's a big move in the entertainment world, with potential ramifications for fans of Pixar and Marvel as well as The Sims, Battlefield, and Dragon Age
OldUnreal team publishes installers for downloading Unreal Gold and Unreal Tournament from archive.org, with Epic Games's approval! (lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/21988112...
Larian revealed that Baldur's Gate 3 has sold 2 copies in the Vatican (gamerant.com)
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of November 10th
Late post sorry about that....
Terraria hits over 60 million sales with Terraria 1.4.5 shaping up to be another big update (www.gamingonlinux.com)
An Update from PlayStation Studios (Neon Koi and Firewalk Studios are closing) (sonyinteractive.com)
Neon Koi was developing a mobile action game. Firewalk Studios recently launched and quickly delisted Concord.
Was the FF black mage the first to do this? (lemmy.world)
Steam Now Warns Consumers That They're Buying a License, Not a Game During a Purchase (www.cgmagonline.com)
Balatro is now available on mobile! (apps.apple.com)
Finally, the ultimate weapon against boredom while waiting
It only took two days for someone to unlock a developer mode in Baldur's Gate 3's modding tools, opening up the possibility of custom levels and campaigns (www.pcgamer.com)
Everything I know about Larian tells me that they did not try very hard to hide it. They had to for liability and contractual obligations, I am sure, but they didn’t try very hard to hide it.
"Concord servers are now offline. Thank you to all the freegunners who have joined us in the Concord galaxy"
Is this the fastest video game death of all time? Not even Lawbreakers died this fast.
The hubris of AAA publishing in three panels.
2K removes its pointless launcher from Civilization 6, while also announcing that Civilization 7 players will never have to suffer launching the game twice for no reason (www.pcgamer.com)
Space Marine 2 Devs Cancel Beta To Focus On 'Best' Possible Launch (kotaku.com)
Dr Disrespect Admits To 'Inappropriate' Messages With Minor: 'I'm No Fucking Predator Or Pedophile' (kotaku.com)
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 - Gameplay Overview Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Play Your Way – enjoy your GOG games with Luna cloud streaming (www.gog.com)
Nintendo Issues Multiple DMCAs On The Modding Site 'GameBanana' (www.nintendolife.com)
The future of gaming belongs to weird, little games (www.pcgamer.com)
Marvels Rivals requires creators to sign a contract that removes your right to give a negative review in order to access the playtest (files.catbox.moe)
On today’s episode of “This shouldn’t be legal”…...
Warner Bros. returning ownership of some soon-to-be-delisted Adult Swim titles (delistedgames.com)
I hope more follows
Don't say Manor Lords was made by a 'solo developer,' argues competing city builder maker: 'The team size on it is maybe even larger than ours' (www.pcgamer.com)