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....
Final Fantasy 6 director is still pushing for a remake (www.gamesradar.com)
Thoughts on Space Games, Part 3: Too Many Tiny Games!
Hi everyone, here’s the final post of my Space Game recommendations:...
Hidetaka Miyazaki 'knows for a fact' other FromSoftware devs want a Bloodborne PC port: 'If I say I want one, I'll get in trouble, but it's nothing I'm opposed to' (www.pcgamer.com)
Games like punch out?
Been enjoying punch out and super punch out and wondering if there are similar games out there. Any recommendations?
Interactive Loading Screens - High Hell
Developing interactivity is effort and an investment. Most developers put up a simple loading screen, maybe some text like rotating tips, and a loading indicator. Until 2015 a patent on interactive loading screens may have made developers and publishers cautious and decide against developing interactivity....
Wizards of the Coast confirms it is not selling the d&d IP to tencent (www.pcgamer.com)
The Day Before studio say the game's downfall was thanks to "a hate campaign" (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
If you could gift a videogame to anyone, what would you give to whom? And why?
Imagine you could give a Christmas gift to anyone, famous or not, what you would give and to whom? And why?...
China announces rules to reduce spending on video games (www.reuters.com)
“Online games will now be banned from giving players rewards if they log in every day, if they spend on the game for the first time or if they spend several times on the game consecutively. All are common incentive mechanisms in online games.”
‘Almost nobody left’ of D&D team that helped get Baldur’s Gate 3 off the ground, says Larian CEO (www.polygon.com)
Thoughts on Marathon? Sorry, I know I'm late... (www.marathonthegame.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/12993314...
Hatoful Boyfriend creator: "btw I’ve got no royalty payment for Hatoful Boyfriend from Epic since they acquired Mediatonic back in spring 2021" (twitter.com)
Mid-gen Xbox roadmap hardware leak. Series S|X refreshes (digital Series X refresh at $499), controller with haptics and quieter buttons at $69.99. (www.resetera.com)
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Steam in-house remote play (link)
Hi all, I’ve been thinking about setting things up so I can play Steam games on my TV but I’m a little confused on the setup. So here’s what I was planning:...
Microsoft completely removes recently-nerfed £1/$1 Xbox Game Pass trial (www.eurogamer.net)
If you thought this was too good a deal to be true, I guess Microsoft agreed. A short excerpt:...
Baldur's Gate 3 will be released on Xbox this year, with split-screen features removed for Series S (www.gamescensor.com)
Electricity & Water I Feature Highlights Ep 6 I Cities: Skylines II (www.youtube.com)
I don’t know about y’all… But, I am really looking forward to CS:II
Have you played Manor Lords and what are your opinions? (store.steampowered.com)
I've been thinking of getting that game, though I am not sure on the development pace and state it is currently in....
Let's discuss: Polybius (beehaw.org)
The format of these posts is simple: let’s discuss a specific game or series!...
Rooster Teeth Shut Down By Warner Bros. Discovery, The Roost Podcast Network To Continue (deadline.com)
Simcity 2000 feels.
I have been playing a lot of the DOS version of Simcity 2000 recently. I grew up with it on my windows 98 pc, so revisiting it was nice. There were a few thing I picked up on that I never realized when I was young....
Alan Wake 2 sales figures are letting Remedy feel confident about Control 2 - even if the game hasn't made any profit yet (www.vg247.com)
Game over? Industry suffers slowdown after decades-long winning streak (www.ft.com)
almost certain this is behind a paywall and usually FT is one you can’t get around, so some choice excerpts:...
WWII first person shooters
I’m looking for recommendations for WWII single player fps games for the pc. In particular, I’m looking for older games from the 90s to early 2000s. I always hear how the market used to be over saturated with these games, but after playing through the early Call of Duties and Medals of Honor, I don’t know of any games that...