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...
no it’s like fortnite or cod. They’re usually quickplay multiplayer games with a low cost to entry, infinite grinding potential, and microtransaction hell
You might get one dual console launch game like twilight princess or BotW but that’s it. If switch 1 could run elden ring or FF7R they’d have had ports years ago
I’m not saying they’re doing the right thing but this is always such an overreaction. Among all the evil in the world today nintendo’s actions are relatively minor, and widespread piracy gives them a plausible legal basis for doing it
Every handheld console except for the DS and Switch was a copypaste + upgrade from the last one. GB Pocket, GB Color, GB Advance, GBA SP, GBA Micro, DS Lite, 3DS, 2DS, New 3DS, 3DS XL
Getting to the final boss of persona 3 as my first SMT game, feeling actually scared irl, fighting it for over an hour and then getting wiped out when it had zero pixels of hp bar left. The party AI was sabotaging me and I was coming up with new strategies in real time to counteract it, it was great
The final dungeon of FFIV-2 (yes I agree most of the game is shit). I had to finish it in one night because it was the end of spring break and I was driving back to college the next day. My real world scheduling was good but I didn’t plan for it to be the longest final dungeon in FF history. Luckily this was the best part of the game and I played for 12 hours until sunrise, delirious while taking down the final boss and getting to see the credits roll.
There are a lot of reasons that this makes sense for them. But also, given the other things they’ve been promising, I think this is going to be an expensive piece of hardware that basically just hides Windows under the hood.
Nothing, maintaining a library like that would be too much work. 95% of the time I don’t want to play a game more than once and if my chosen store closes I can ethically pirate it. Or maybe the game will be buyable as a $5 retro game 20 years from now.
I have 100+ digital only games on Switch too. That’s going to shut down at some point but in the future you’ll be able to download NS1.zip in ten minutes and it’ll have the entire library. So why worry about it now? Once the switch console batteries all start degrading PC emulation will be the default anyway.
I just looked at a game that is 60€ and said “I dont think its worth that and would buy now for 30, just to check it out”. Then I had the idea that some publishers/devs might benefit from knowing that 1-100000 people think that the game is worth X and would buy now for that price right now. In a case like today, the...
“It was pretty much done, it was in final [quality assurance testing],” Free Radical founder and former studio director Steve Ellis told GamesIndustry.biz in 2012. “It had been in final QA for half of 2008, it was just being fixed for release. LucasArts’ opinion is that when you launch a game you have to spend big on the marketing, and they’re right. But at that time they were, for whatever reason, unable to commit to spending big. They effectively canned a game that was finished.”
Whenever you see hardcore fans say “this obscure low budget game is the actually the greatest of all time”, chances are it’s just bad. TQ is one of those games. I played it this year (all expacs) because of the hype and it was not a good use of my time.
As we can see, there is a small performance hit with NVIDIA App. However, it’s nowhere close to what has been reported. On our PC system, it’s around 4-6%. And that’s mostly in CPU-bound areas. For instance, in Indiana Jones which is a GPU-bound game with Path Tracing, there isn’t any performance hit at all....
A look at the downfall of turn based battle mechanics in the Final Fantasy series and through out the larger industry. Followed with new hopes in recent releases and upcoming ones like Expedition 33
Only 1 2 3 and 10 were turn based. Even if you consider ATB to be turn based, that was last seen in FF13 which was 15 years ago. This complaint never seems to end.
It’s good in theory but still doesn’t work. For political lies, someone from both parties has to approve the note and the conservative often vetoes it.
I have rewatched MGSV trailers multiple times, and I find this combination of 5+ minutes videos with scenes and music building the right atmosphere to be amazing. The other thing is, that for some, they created fake expectations of what story was going to be about....
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...
All the Games Reportedly Set for Release on Nintendo Switch 2 - IGN (www.ign.com)
Report: Switch 2 Announcement Expected This Week (smarfdurden.wordpress.com)
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Nintendo Responds to Leaks: "Not Official" (smarfdurden.wordpress.com)
What's the greatest joy you have gotten from a video game?
2025 will be a make-or-break year for triple-A video games as we know them (www.eurogamer.net)
Next Xbox Rumored To Launch In 2026 With New Call Of Duty (www.gamespot.com)
There are a lot of reasons that this makes sense for them. But also, given the other things they’ve been promising, I think this is going to be an expensive piece of hardware that basically just hides Windows under the hood.
Notch says he will work on a spiritual successor to Minecraft (x.com)
How many games do you manage to play at the same time?
I’m a separated dad with a demanding job and a fiancé. I only have the kids when I’m not working but I want to be fully available for them....
What procedures do you take to save and archive your games?
For example; GOG games - what happens if they were to shutdown their busieness. How would you archive these games if you had to?
Is there any way to search through all the games on Steam for titles that don't use the word "dystopian" anywhere in the description? (fedia.io)
Genuinely would love to see a list of Steam games that don't rely on that premise.
Have JRPG battles become a sub-system?
First some definitions or my understanding of terms....
Putin's 'sovereign' gaming console projects detailed, found lacking (www.tomshardware.com)
China's internet is upset that a knock-off of its darling video game, 'Black Myth: Wukong,' is listed on Nintendo's store (www.businessinsider.com)
Would "suggest price" be a positive option for steam?
I just looked at a game that is 60€ and said “I dont think its worth that and would buy now for 30, just to check it out”. Then I had the idea that some publishers/devs might benefit from knowing that 1-100000 people think that the game is worth X and would buy now for that price right now. In a case like today, the...
Fully playable Star Wars: Battlefront 3 Wii build leaks online (www.polygon.com)
The best game music of 2024, as chosen by composers | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter launches in fall 2025 worldwide for PS5, Switch, and PC (www.gematsu.com)
Steam Winter Sale 2024 Has Begun! (store.steampowered.com)
Post good deals in the comments
Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions' (www.pcgamer.com)
Black Myth: Wukong producer on The Game Awards top prize snub: "I came all the way here for nothing!" (www.eurogamer.net)
Woof, what a bad response.
Does the NVIDIA App cripple your PC gaming performance? (Answer: no it does not) (www.dsogaming.com)
As we can see, there is a small performance hit with NVIDIA App. However, it’s nowhere close to what has been reported. On our PC system, it’s around 4-6%. And that’s mostly in CPU-bound areas. For instance, in Indiana Jones which is a GPU-bound game with Path Tracing, there isn’t any performance hit at all....
Baldur's Gate 3 Is Being Review Bombed By Chinese Gamers After The Game Awards (www.thegamer.com)
Just funny and dumb.
The Witcher 4 got a surprise reveal at The Game Awards, and this one is all about Ciri | PC Gamer (www.pcgamer.com)
Okami sequel - Project Teaser Trailer (www.youtube.com)
OHHHH MYYYY GOOOOOOD
The Last of Us Part II Remastered PC Announcement Trailer (www.youtube.com)
New Virtua Fighter Project Teaser Trailer (www.youtube.com)
GTA 6 will have a 'significant online mode' to generate revenue for years into the future (www.tweaktown.com)
We need more turn-based RPGs (youtube.com)
A look at the downfall of turn based battle mechanics in the Final Fantasy series and through out the larger industry. Followed with new hopes in recent releases and upcoming ones like Expedition 33
Funko gets community noted (lemmy.world)
What are your favourite trailers?
I have rewatched MGSV trailers multiple times, and I find this combination of 5+ minutes videos with scenes and music building the right atmosphere to be amazing. The other thing is, that for some, they created fake expectations of what story was going to be about....
Moonlighter 2 World Exclusive Reveal Trailer (www.youtube.com)
'I want to acknowledge that we messed up': NZXT addresses concerns about its controversial Flex gaming PC rental program and commits to taking action (www.pcgamer.com)
This response is not nearly enough in my book.
*Everyone liked that* (i.redd.it)
Square Enix Appears To Be Using The DMCA Takedown Process To Silence Criticism (www.techdirt.com)
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Blizzard is delisting the OG Warcrafts from GOG, but GOG says it's gonna preserve them forever anyway, hands out a discount, and announces new policy for its preservation program to boot (www.pcgamer.com)
Obsidian's new first-person RPG Avowed channels Baldur's Gate 3 in one key way: "The core of RPGs that makes them special is missable content" (www.gamesradar.com)
Marvel Rivals | Launch Trailer (www.youtube.com)
The Witcher 4 has entered full-scale production, CD Projekt has confirmed (www.videogameschronicle.com)