Golder wrote on Aug 7, 2020, 11:42:
Seems like it'll be a Game as a Service, so I'm out

Where did you hear this? That would be a shame.

I've been seeing the random freezes in my AC:Odyssey runs this week. Nice to know why.

buckrussell wrote on Jul 23, 2020, 08:55:
cancel culture strikes again. i hope, in the final reckoning/fallout of all this petty bullshit, that the people who’s lives are being ruined by this modern day mccarthyism get revenge on the crybabies.

don’t get me wrong, there ARE injustices out there but in typical american fashion we have to ruin everything that should be simple.

Ubisoft is a french company for starters, and the simple thing here is that there WERE injustices and they are being dealt with appropriately.

If exclusives are bad for business they will probably go away. Businesses are generally pretty good at learning what's good and what's bad.

I don't think they will go away. If the property is hot: Most of the people who would have bought at launch will still buy it after the port, and you can take that time to learn what went well in the first launch to make your second launch go even better. If the property is not hot, you may get more purchases as the exclusive because it's a perception of value, and you are a bigger player in a smaller pool. And hey, you also get whatever the platform gave you for being exclusive, which is usually a better deal, and lowers your risk.

So tired of people being unnecessarily cruel and nasty.

Primalchrome wrote on Apr 20, 2020, 10:03:
I'm not sure how this will unseat TableTop Simulator? They already have a entrenched playerbase, workshop support, and massive library of DLC/mods.

The design interface looks light years beyond TTS...but that is something only a tiny percentage of users would ever actually access. Depending on the pricepoint, I might be tempted to pick up a copy just to play around with the design aspect.

TTS being common and functional doesn't mean it's that good. Thus far it has been the only real option, but there is plenty of room for a competitor that... actually competes. Dunno if that's this but it looks promising.

Nevermind, it seems it's windows only. I would bet a lot of the designers who might be tempted to use it use other platforms. So not a real competitor after all.

When I got a steam controller I went from using different input devices for every game to using the steam controller for basically everything, outside of some first person shooters (which I rarely play because my TV setup doesn't make mouse+keyboard particularly comfortable).

Since it was discontinued I've been quite nervous that I will break it and not be able to replace it.

So I do hope they come out with an updated version.

How to turn Half Life into Tresspasser

It would be, except that the unemployed viewers will before too long only be able to spend on necessities, so things like subscriptions and bits will be much less attractive when the core content is still free.

Retired wrote on Mar 23, 2020, 20:48:
Cool game, wasn't sure what people were talking about "warping" as there is no walking. Watched some Twitch - ugh. Feels like there is a better way to move around - that....is......ugh.....

There is a shooting game like Ghost Recon I had watched people play on Twitch that was a lot smoother and they "walked" around with one of the hand controllers.

Alyx has both options. Some people can't handle smooth movement in vr, and the warping can be a good compromise. You can even set up the controls to allow both - using continuous when you are more comfortable or the action is less intense, and teleport when you can't handle it.

Even if you aren't on lockdown, a lot of tech companies where it is feasible to work from home are encouraging their employees to do so.

Tech employees are likely to want to blow off some steam on... steam...

They couldn't sell the game anymore because they ran out of keys iirc. GFWL first stopped the multiplayer from working, but also was used as part of the activation mechanism when you bought the game. However, until the surplus of keys ran out, it would still activate locally. It's just that they were prevented from creating any new keys for new copies of the game.

I probably will not buy this game but A+ trailer. The animal mech cracks me up I must say.

HAHAHA

We don't have enough time to finish the game. We have about 10 months of work left. So let's just delay 5 months, burn out our developers, and still end up releasing the game too early.

Cram wrote on Jan 15, 2020, 11:51:
Anyone have thoughts on this game yet? I assume it's one of those if you played the first two games you'll probably love it, otherwise if you didn't there's no point?

The things you might have loved or hated in the first two you are likely to love or hate in the new one.

Which to me is exactly what a sequel to an old game that was equally loved and hated should be.

I loved arkham knight, batmobile and all. May have helped that I played it recently after many patches and only spend 15 bucks on it. Down for more, though I thought knight ended the trilogy perfectly.

Cutter wrote on Jan 5, 2020, 16:48:

Evil Timmy wrote on Jan 5, 2020, 16:31:
While they could have handled the time jumps in a much more deft manner, the showrunners have said the main reason for them is that Ciri wouldn't even be in the story until two or three seasons in, if told purely chronologically.

Yeah but I think it's universally agreed it could have been done much better. I remember watching Ep7 and thinking, 'Wth, why am I watching the same thing again? Didn't I already watch this?' took a while to clue in that it was the same time and just Geralt's perspective.

Anyway, I'm replaying the game again atm and still loving it. Hope they get some more monsters into the next season. Mebbe a few other Witchers to spice things up.

The timelines are probably my favorite part of the adaption (I have some issues with other things). I loved all the ways they used the jumps to tie together themes and disconnected events in a way the short stories couldn't.

Cutter wrote on Dec 30, 2019, 20:34:
I actually just started a new playthrough - my second - with the HD graphics mod, and everything running on ultra and it looks effing amazing. Such a goddamned good game! Can't not wait to see what these mofos come up with for Cy2077. Can't wait for more Weecher goodness from them - and you know it's coming.

With the success of the series and the legal issues with the author now settled, they'd be crazy not to go back to this well.

Cutter wrote on Dec 16, 2019, 12:49:
Is this article satire or some clickbait garbage attempt for PR? 1.75 million people watched the LOL world championship and then goes on to say, “League of Legends is a huge global event, it’s already got numbers right below the Super Bowl, it’s already coming and it grows every year.” Last year the Superbowl had about 160 million people globally tune in. So...wtf?

I'm not sure what numbers to trust. I am seeing 99.6 million or one of the league of legends viewer worlds event, which does put it in the "right below" range that Fox in the article was talking about. It looks like the 1.6m mentioned in the article is only the peak concurrent viewers, where many more viewers tune in over the course of the event.

business insider

"Disney Says ‘Rise Of Skywalker’ May Pose Seizure Risk"

If you are putting out a movie most people will see, maybe don't include stupid flashy lights that pose a seizure risk? I don't have a risk of seizures, but the flashing lights in Incredibles 2 still hurt and made me hate that movie.