Wholesome Games Celebration (store.steampowered.com)
Elden Ring Tarot - XI - Justice (beehaw.org)
Morgott was one of the Demigods born of Godfrey, First Elden Lord, and Queen Marika. However, he and his brother Mohg were both cursed as Omens and hidden deep beneath Leyndell in the Shunning Grounds. When the Shattering occurred, his Demigod kin scattered to the winds, absconding with the fragments of the Elden Ring. Only he...
Pet peeve, games that won't let you save
I wish all games would just let you save whenever you want to! Why is using checkpoints and auto saves so common?...
The Callisto Protocol developer Striking Distance Studios lays off 32 employees (www.eurogamer.net)
Hasbro Wants Old Transformers Games To Return, But Activision Lost Them (kotaku.com)
“Sadly, apparently Activision’s not sure what hard drives they’re on in their building,” Hasbro told TFW2005. “When a company eats a company that eats a company things get lost, and that’s very frustrating.”
Games similar to Ship of Harkinian?
https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/3f95777c-f3d7-4e28-bc76-66caffa59beb.png...
What Pokémon Go could've been.
By now, it’s well known that Pokémon Go sucks. My biggest problem with it is just how shallow it is. It’s like a minimum viable product with a vaguely addicting gameplay loop....
Sources: Nintendo targets 2024 with next-gen console | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
From article:...
Xbox Series X/S Stormcloud Vapor Controller Revealed (www.gameinformer.com)
Developers and Analysts Sound Off: Does the Next-Gen Nintendo Switch Need to Happen in 2024? (nordic.ign.com)
what are you playing this week?
it’s very much borrowed from one of the reddit subs i frequent(ed) often, but the idea is to share what we’re playing weekly and hopefully create discussions around those games (or simply have a sort of “check-in”).
How Spec Ops the Line Condemns the Player: A Timestamped Excerpt from Games as Literature's Analysis (youtu.be)
The whole video is worth watching, but this section in particular makes a better case than I’ve seen in other analyses: that the game condemns player involvement not by simply chastising the player for choosing to continue playing itself (as I’ve seen other analyses argue), but rather for carelessly and uncritically engaging...
Evercade Showcase Vol. 2 - Indie Special (youtube.com)
They announced the rest of their 2023 cartridge lineup:...
Elden Ring Tarot - X - The Wheel of Fortune (beehaw.org)
The nomadic merchants once roamed widely in the Lands Between as the “Great Caravan.” However, long ago, they were accused of Heresy. Their clan, far and wide, was rounded up and buried alive deep below the earth. In their terror and sorrow, they chanted a fateful curse of despair, one that conjured forth the Frenzied Flame....
Call of Duty Bans More Than 14,000 Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone Cheaters in One Day - IGN (www.ign.com)
The Arcade Game that Crashes Itself for Anti-Piracy Reasons - Retro Game Mechanics Explained (www.youtube.com)
Games that have stuck with you?
Have you played a game that stayed in your head long after you played it?...
New Rule announcement: Meme Monday's
Hey all. Due to a recent influx of meme related posts, we are going to be enforcing a new Meme Monday rule. Meme’s posted outside of Monday will be removed....
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Is Getting A Huge Roadmap Of Content And Updates For 2023 (teamninja-studio.com)
Team Ninja has unveiled a lengthy and detailed road map for its content plans for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty for the rest of the year, including numerous free updates along with two more upcoming volumes of paid DLC expansion content....
Alternate ways of playing games
Inspired by SNESDrunk’s “Unconventional Ways to Play Classic Super Nintendo Games” videos. (You should definitely check SNESDrunk out)....
Caves of Qud to be published by Kitfox Games & 1.0 release trailer (youtu.be)
Caves of Qud is my favorite game ever and I’m absolutely stoked :)...
Ratatan Kickstarter campaign launched (www.gematsu.com)
Shigeru Miyamoto turns 70 years old today (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Elden Ring Tarot - IX - The Hermit (beehaw.org)
Miquella was cursed with eternal childhood. Perhaps immortality might be a boon for others, but it was a burden for the Empyrean. Perhaps thanks to his curse, however, Miquella learned well how to compel affection, and to lead others. His ambitions would lead him to look outside the Golden Order to cure his sister Malenia, and...