The Last of Is Part II Remastered Review Thread (opencritic.com)
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Any Orcs Must Die fans around here? (i.imgflip.com)
I’m jonesing for these tower defense games. The first edition was released by Robot Entertainment in 2011, Orcs Must Die 2 came out in 2012, OMD Unchained (online multi-player) was from 2014 and OMD 3 was from 2020/2021. They’re all great fun and I am sad that we may never get an OMD 4. Game 1 was single-player, 2 and 3 had...
Billy Mitchell has surrendered (perfectpacman.com)
Billy Mitchell didn’t win his defamation lawsuit against Twin Galaxies. Not only was Billy not in a position to get a financial settlement, Billy’s cheated Donkey Kong scores were not reinstated(as he’s claiming), and his claimed Pac-Man score from 1999 is also not on the main scoreboards. What had happened is that the...
War Hospital, out now, is a tug-of-war between empathy and efficiency (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has been delayed again [to September 5th] (www.theverge.com)
What are some good games that have a bad reputation due to unreasonable expectations?
For consistency sake, let’s say that any game that’s >or=7/10 at what it’s trying to do while having a popular perception of being a
Ubisoft Wants You To Be Comfortable Not Owning Your Games (kotaku.com)
Elden Ring Challenge: Margit as Bandit Starter Class (Parrying with Buckler) (www.youtube.com)
If parrying hasn’t clicked for you I highly recommend trying this out. The buckler is way easier to use than it seems.
Twin Galaxies, Billy Mitchell settle Donkey Kong score case before trial (arstechnica.com)
For the uninitiated
What games do you think are unfairly snubbed when talking about the best games of all time?
When talking about the best games of all time people generally mention Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario 64, Halo 3, The Last of Us, Nier Automata, etc. , but dismiss other great games....
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of January 14th
What are you all playing? I’ve been playing a ton of Mario world ROM hacks. I beat super nothing world. Now I’m playing some hacks by the jump team
AGDQ 2024 starts in less than two hours (gamesdonequick.com)
Who else is hyped for the event, and what runs are you looking forward to?...
Why iron sights in video games suck (medium.com)
Factorio Friday Facts #393 - Putting things on top of other things (factorio.com)
And the Factorio devs just continue to add more quality of life and interest to the game mechanics....
Capcom adds new DRM to old PC games, raising worries over mods (www.polygon.com)
Not only that, but Capcom seems to be adding this Enigma Protector bullshit to their back catalog as well, if this Steam forum discussion is to be believed. Bet this borks the games on Linux and Steam Deck now.
Sony gives Gran Turismo Sport the boot | This Week in Business (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Once the servers for Gran Turismo Sport go down, you won’t even be able to save your progress in the single player, either. There is no reason for single player stuff to be always online.
What difficult games/game challenges did you give up on?
Be it a game that’s difficult in its entirety, or a particular challenge in a game that you just couldn’t complete....
Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age Rise at Last on Nintendo Switch Online - IGN (www.ign.com)
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Review Thread
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Will Have a Character Voiced by Text-to-Speech at Launch - IGN (www.ign.com)
10 Days Into 2024 And 2300+ Video Game Layoffs Have Been Announced (kotaku.com)
Mostly from Unity: 1800 through the end of March.
Valve: Most games made with AI tools are now welcome on Steam (arstechnica.com)
Well shit…
5+ man group games
Hi everyone, I have a group of friends (we are 5 in total) and we’re looking for some new games....
Tekken 8 - “Story So Far” with Brian Cox (www.youtube.com)
I am loving the absurdity of Manhunter’s Brian Cox explaining who’s throwing who into volcano....
Suicide Squad Boss Downplays Live-Service Elements Of Obviously Live-Service Game (kotaku.com)
