It feels to me like the closer we get to the Nintendo Switch 2’s June launch and the, apparently, $80 games associated with it, the more people are fighting with themselves over what is and isn’t worth it. But at least Sony veteran and previous head of PlayStation Indies Shuhei Yoshida is free from inner turmoil – he...
My first Nintendo console was an NES that I got for Christmas the year it was released in the US. You can say thay I have been a Nintendo fan for a bit. Nowadays I repeat the same thing over and over again.
Even though I have been gaming since Pong (my first game console), I have never played any Elder Scrolls games. This trailer’s voice over is new to me, and it is so strange and nostalgic to hear Patrick Stewart’s young and vibrant voice on the trailer for a game released this morning.
Doom (2016) just launched on GOG, and it’s on offer. I purchased straight away as I really enjoyed this one. Wasn’t expecting to see more Bethesda games on GOG after Microsoft purchases Zenimax.
Pretty surprised, I was kind of expecting it to slip past its supposed spring release just due to its enormous success. Excited to play drm-free, especially after all of the rave reviews.
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.
ADHD gaming
Former PlayStation exec says "$70 or $80" games are a "steal": "As long as people choose carefully how they spend their money, I don't think they should be complaining" (tech.yahoo.com)
It feels to me like the closer we get to the Nintendo Switch 2’s June launch and the, apparently, $80 games associated with it, the more people are fighting with themselves over what is and isn’t worth it. But at least Sony veteran and previous head of PlayStation Indies Shuhei Yoshida is free from inner turmoil – he...
Nintendo warns that it can brick Switch consoles if it detects hacking, piracy (arstechnica.com)
One might wonder about the ratio of Nintendo’s legal budget to actual piracy losses....
ARC Raiders Is the Most ‘It’s Fine’ Game We’ve Played in a While - IGN (www.ign.com)
Doom lore is getting too complicated
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Official Trailer (Available Today!) (www.youtube.com)
Stonemaier Games sues the Trump administration over tariffs and their impact on the tabletop gaming industry. (stonemaiergames.com)
Doom (2016) now DRM free on GOG (www.gog.com)
Doom (2016) just launched on GOG, and it’s on offer. I purchased straight away as I really enjoyed this one. Wasn’t expecting to see more Bethesda games on GOG after Microsoft purchases Zenimax.
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PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now (www.pcgamer.com)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Releasing March 28 on GOG (www.gog.com)
Pretty surprised, I was kind of expecting it to slip past its supposed spring release just due to its enormous success. Excited to play drm-free, especially after all of the rave reviews.
'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch (www.space.com)
They don't know the meaning of the word 'subtle' (lemmy.world)
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.