Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of September 10th
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911 Operator free on Epic Games (store.epicgames.com)
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‘Starfield’ Announces Nvidia DLSS Support, Food-Eating Button, Future City Maps (www.forbes.com)
Bethesda has just published a new blog post detailing updates coming to Starfield in the short and long term, including a ton of popular requests, most of them on the technical side, initially.
Cosy, brainless games when you're sick
I’m trying to get through an unpleasant cold, do you have title recommendations for a half-dead, bored brain?...
The War Thunder forum has once again been used to share restricted plane documentation - this time about the F-117 Nighthawk (www.techradar.com)
The thread has now been removed
Unity plan pricing and packaging updates (blog.unity.com)
Effective January 1, 2024, we will introduce a new Unity Runtime Fee that’s based on game installs. We will also add cloud-based asset storage, Unity DevOps tools, and AI at runtime at no extra cost to Unity subscription plans this November....
What are some games that "spin" failure states?
What I mean by this, is instead of when you fail and are met with a game over, the game finds some way to keep it going. Instead of being forced to reset to a previous save or an autosave checkpoint, the game’s story continues in an interesting path. Are there any games like this?...
びぐわいとぺにす (lemmy.nz)
Old School RuneScape punishes innovation, prevents player from using their own severed toe to skirt anti-botting rules (www.pcgamer.com)
All I'm saying is it should be fine according to a strict reading of the TOS.
Here Are Some ‘Starfield’ City Maps, Since The Game Doesn’t Have Any (www.forbes.com)
Starfield's maps are not defensible, but fans are already starting to fix them.
Hi, I'm A Stupid Person Who Gets Mad At Review Scores (www.thegamer.com)
A 7/10 is basically a complete failure, so why didn't reviewers take my feelings into account before publishing their scores?
All Picross e games to be re-released on Switch (www.eurogamer.net)
Lies of P - Metacritic (www.metacritic.com)
Reviews currently trending positively in the low-80s....
Consumer Nintendo Switch 2 rumored to have more RAM than the Xbox Series S (www.notebookcheck.net)
A new Nintendo Switch 2 rumor has surfaced claiming that the next-generation hybrid console could actually arrive with more memory than a powerful rival like the Microsoft Xbox Series S. The same source has also offered an update in regard to the Switch 2’s potential DLSS support and ray-tracing capabilities.
‘Tron’ fan finds rare ‘holy grail’ arcade game abandoned on sidewalk (wapo.st)
WP gift article expires in 14 days....
Developer Explains Why Starfield NPCs Look Like They’re Dead Inside - IGN (www.ign.com)
Playing Starfield and wondering why the NPCs look like they’re dead inside? One developer reckons they’ve worked out why.
Sweden’s Embracer weighs options for Borderlands maker Gearbox Entertainment (www.reuters.com)
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Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is out on Steam and Switch TODAY (store.steampowered.com)
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, from Team Reptile, is out today! Team Reptile is best known for Lethal League and Lethal League Blaze. Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is frequently described as a spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio....
25 Years Ago, Sonic Adventure Was Revealed To The World: A Look Back - Sonic Retro (sonicretro.org)
Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition has been seen on Singapore's ratings board (www.gamescensor.com)
23 years after I first played it, I finally beat Final Fantasy Tactics [Heavy Spoilers]
And just, wow. I’m a bit disappointed they tried to cop out Ramza and Alma’s death, because it feels like that cheapens the whole thing, but it’s easy enough to head canon....
What makes spaces in Metroid passwords so special? (makertube.net)
What incremental games do you enjoy?
I recently played through universal Paperclips. It was okay, looking for more to try.
Starfield's Numbers Surge in Early Access - Insider Gaming (insider-gaming.com)
Starfield's numbers have swollen in early access on streaming and gaming platforms - and the global release is yet to take place.