For context: DirectX support in Intel’s ARC GPUs were really lacking due to running on a transition layer, it was one of the sore spots of their new graphics card. This update looks like it will help massively.
The video pretty much describes why Fandom is so bad and why many games are moving their wikis to alternative services, and why you should stop using it in general. Some examples include:
Ads everywhere, including autoplaying video ads that play another ad when they’re done. There are also ads sneakily inserted in the middle of articles that are related to the wiki, like a Gamespot review (Gamespot is owned by Fandom)
A sidebar you can’t remove that promotes their content
Fandom hijacked the community’s Mcdonald’s wiki to turn it into a giant advertisement
Accounts that are 4 days old can bypass restrictions and easily vandalize pages
Fandom sometimes introduces things nobody wants, such as AI generated answers that are usually wrong, take up the top half of the page, and with no way for wiki admins to remove it. They removed it after a lot of backlash but still…
When people fork their wikis to other sites, fandom refuses to let admins delete their old wikis. This makes new wikis difficult to start because Fandom usually ends up as the top result on search engines, even if they’re old abandoned wikis.
God, I hate constantly seeing their channel with 50k+ views on Twitch. It’s insane that embedding the player throughout their entire website isn’t against TOS.
I usually play games on “normal” difficulty these days, for a balanced challenge. However, I don’t particularly enjoy boss fights, or at least I don’t enjoy the extra challenge associated with them. Was thinking it would be nice if games had a separate setting so I could just set boss fights to “easy”, while not...
I hate that. Nothing is more enraging than dying and having the loading screen say something like “hey, it looks like you suck, do you want to go back to normal difficulty?” No, no I don’t. Difficulty is part of the enjoyment fot me, having a feature that takes it out of my control would be a turnoff.
This week, it’s Alan Wake 2, which has released and scored an 89 on Metacritic, a tick below a 90, but a 92 if you’re looking on PC where its visuals can be maxed to their fullest.
As someone who almost 100% it with all shrines… Nah. Totk honestly didn’t take enough risks as botw and the new additions were disappointing. The sky islands were copy pasted many times with the same layout, the dungeons were arguably not much better than botw, and the depths all looked the same.
The game is also piss easy once you have enough hearts to tank hits. Still so disappointed I first-tried the final boss.
Still a good game, but 8/10 at best. In a year where much better games came out I wouldn’t even nominate it for Goty
Gameloft was intending this game to be F2P on release, but they’ve backtracked on the decision and decided to keep it a paid game. Note that the game still has microtransactions.
The Finals - a new free to play multiplayer shooter with a focus on destructive environments - reached an impressive 139,531 concurrent players during open beta, before developers had to implement a temporary login queue to mitigate server issues....
Sounds like you have issues. Also, there’s a difference between games being released prematurely and a game that’s been in development for 10 years that completely missed the point of why people wanted it and looks mediocre in every way.
Well they’ve already fixed my biggest issue with the original, you no longer need to kill every enemy to go to the next stage. Everything else is icing on the cake.
We’ll see how they handle being able to avoid damage but I doubt it will be too different from the original.
It was just a misfire overall. They couldn’t create the game they wanted on a dated engine. Loading screens inbetween every action ruined whatever immersion and exploration the game had, it felt shallow and I spend more time fast traveling from planet to planet than I am exploring an area.
So Nintendo just announced their “community tournament guidelines” which basically imposes restrictive rules against anyone running a tournament with their games. Is this even legal?
The devs have honestly done a great job following up with updates and hotfixes. They say the next patch will address the enemy density which is one of the biggest issues. They’ll reduce enemies overall and will move the current enemy placement to NG+.
Intel's New GPU Drivers Boost Performance Up To 750% in DX11, 53% in DX12 (www.tomshardware.com) angielski
For context: DirectX support in Intel’s ARC GPUs were really lacking due to running on a transition layer, it was one of the sore spots of their new graphics card. This update looks like it will help massively.
Graphics can't save boring mechanics (startrek.website) angielski
The Talos Principle 2 | Launch Trailer (www.youtube.com) angielski
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I forgot that these are still coming out.
Stop using Fandom (www.youtube.com) angielski
Devolver Digital acquires System Era, creators of Astroneer (blog.systemera.net) angielski
Lies of P - Director's Letter (youtu.be) angielski
[Fan Game] Bloodborne Kart - Release Date Trailer (www.youtube.com) angielski
Finally, Bloodborne on PC!!!1!1!1!1!
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God of War is coming to GOG (www.gog.com) angielski
www.gog.com/en/game/god_of_war...
Xbox's new policy — say goodbye to unofficial accessories from November thanks to error '0x82d60002' angielski
GTA 6 has patented a new locomotion system to make "highly dynamic and realistic animations" (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Would you prefer if games had a separate difficulty setting for boss fights? angielski
I usually play games on “normal” difficulty these days, for a balanced challenge. However, I don’t particularly enjoy boss fights, or at least I don’t enjoy the extra challenge associated with them. Was thinking it would be nice if games had a separate setting so I could just set boss fights to “easy”, while not...
‘Alan Wake 2’ Complicates An Already Wild GOTY Competition (www.forbes.com) angielski
This week, it’s Alan Wake 2, which has released and scored an 89 on Metacritic, a tick below a 90, but a 92 if you’re looking on PC where its visuals can be maxed to their fullest.
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Disney Dreamlight Valley launches December 5th, will no longer be free-to-play on release (www.digitaltrends.com) angielski
Gameloft was intending this game to be F2P on release, but they’ve backtracked on the decision and decided to keep it a paid game. Note that the game still has microtransactions.
Humble Bundle - WB 100: Play the Legends (www.humblebundle.com) angielski
$5 Tier:...
Remnant 2: Major quality of life improvements update (www.remnantgame.com) angielski
The Finals - a new free to play multiplayer shooter with a focus on destructive environments - reached an impressive 139,531 concurrent players during open beta (nitter.net) angielski
The Finals - a new free to play multiplayer shooter with a focus on destructive environments - reached an impressive 139,531 concurrent players during open beta, before developers had to implement a temporary login queue to mitigate server issues....
Diablo IV is free-to-play on PC through Battle.net until Monday (massivelyop.com) angielski
Skull and Bones Has Yet Another New Release Window (www.ign.com) angielski
It is a marvel this game hasn’t been cancelled yet.
Alan Wake 2 - Review Thread (90/100 OpenCritic) angielski
Game Information...
Steam News - Introducing SteamVR 2.0 (store.steampowered.com) angielski
ARK: Survival Ascended Launch Trailer (www.youtube.com) angielski
This isn’t the sequel, it’s a remake of the original game in UE5.
Risk of Rain Returns drops onto Steam and Nintendo Switch on November 8th, 2023! (nitter.net) angielski
The attached video also reveals a new survivor: Pilot.
Alan Wake 2 - Launch Trailer (www.youtube.com) angielski
WarioWare: Move It! – Overview Trailer – Nintendo Switch (www.youtube.com) angielski
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AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 3 Now Available (www.youtube.com) angielski
It’s only available in Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum which is… Unfortunate....
Minnmax interview with Bruce Nesmith, ex Bethesda design director (video, 1:40:49 length) (www.youtube.com) angielski
They do touch upon what went “wrong” with F76 a few times, one notable quote is:...
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ - Launch Trailer (www.youtube.com) angielski
Nintendo Community Tournament Guidelines (www.nintendo.co.uk) angielski
So Nintendo just announced their “community tournament guidelines” which basically imposes restrictive rules against anyone running a tournament with their games. Is this even legal?
Pizza Tower - Halloween Update! (store.steampowered.com) angielski
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Lords of the Fallen reaches 1m sold in 10 days (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Squadron 42: Hold The Line (www.youtube.com) angielski
It turns out Squadron 42 is NOT vaporwave. Nice!
Geometry Dash 2.2 Trailer (www.youtube.com) angielski
Nintendo of America President: “Everyone Has the Right To Form a Union” (www.inverse.com) angielski