Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of December 24th
Merry Christmas!! 🎄 What have you all been playing!!
Have they fixed the achievements in Sons of the Forest by now?
I really want to get them all
thoughts on the new skate game?
I love skate 3 and have been super excited since they announced the game was in development. I even played the alpha on PC but it was fairly sparse so there wasn’t much to do. I’ve heard the beta tests now are more filled in but I have yet to get invited to those ones....
PC CD-ROM games at the hotel I stayed at
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Male players: Why do you play female characters? (kbin.social)
Got the idea of posting this when I watched this YouTube video that talks about reasons men love playing as girls....
After 23 years, developer reveals he snuck a cheat code past Sony that turns a cult-classic horror game into a godsend for retro enthusiasts (www.gamesradar.com)
Silent Hill 2 Remake developer teams up with The Walking Dead's Skybound Entertainment (www.eurogamer.net)
Nomic, one of the best concepts of a game I've seen (en.wikipedia.org)
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/7647192...
Terra Nil - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch - YouTube
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.”
FFVII Rebirth Director Naoki Hamaguchi says that Cait Sith's name is pronounced "Cat Shee."
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Was 2023 the Greatest Gaming Year of All Time? (www.theringer.com)
Indie publisher Versus Evil has shut down (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Caveblazers is on giveaway at GOG (www.gog.com)
Subscribing to the GOG newsletter will allow you to add the game to your library, which can then be downloaded DRM free...
it's the steam winter sales, what game did you enjoy playing and want to share?
The Steam winter sales are here, up to the 4rth of January....
Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick departs in just a few days (www.eurogamer.net)
What Hacked Files Tell Us About The Studio Behind Spider-Man 2 (kotaku.com)
Riven remake titled Riven: New Discoveries from the Lost D’ni Empire, first details and screenshots - Gematsu (www.gematsu.com)
All of Insomniac's upcoming titles have leaked (www.resetera.com)
I believe Insomniac were hacked / ransomwared last week or something. Apparently here’s the leak of all their upcoming titles....
Looking for a rec: story oriented RPG with minimal focus on combat
Preferably in the high fantasy or sci fi genre....
Freeware recommendation: The Spirit Engine and its sequel, two unique and refined side-scrolling RPGs (www.thespiritengine.com)
I think these two deserve more love. The sidescrolling presentation and gameplay makes them stand out, but they also boast a competent combat system, interesting narratives, colorful and detailed visuals and soundtracks so memorable, I ended up whistling some of the tunes for years.
VGC’s Platform of the Year is Nintendo Switch (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Lost Ruins is on giveaway at GOG for the next 3 days (www.gog.com)
Subscribing to the GOG newsletter will allow you to add the game to your library, which can then be downloaded DRM free...
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of December 17th
What have you all been playing!...
Super Mario 64 Footage Seemingly Shows Off a Multiplayer Mode With Luigi For the First Time - IGN (www.ign.com)
