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https://x.com/jasonschreier/status/1787835350745842153

Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) on X

BREAKING: Xbox is shutting down Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and two other studios. Story hitting Bloomberg shortly

Twitter · May 7, 2024, 1:22 PM

[smoky imp]

Arkane???

[neon scroll]

Well, the Austin branch

Which was responsible for Redfall

[minor bolt]

tango
shutting down the only studio that made a somewhat decent exclusive

lol

[scarlet cape]

austin also did dishonored and prey

[neon scroll]

That game still owes players who bought certain editions a DLC btw. Maybe they're shutting it down to avoid that extra cost

[scarlet cape]

https://fxtwitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1787836112460820692

[jovial wolf]

Lyon wasn't separate studio for first Dishonored yet

and most of the staff that worked on Prey is long gone

(because of redfall )

[scarlet cape]

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1787847169518498199

Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) on X

Xbox head of studios Matt Booty wrote in an email to staff that "we are making these tough decisions to create capacity to increase investment in other parts of our portfolio and focus on our priority games." Not yet clear how many jobs will be lost. https://t.co/my1J0gos2q

Twitter · May 7, 2024, 2:09 PM

[placid otter]

arkane wtf

[dusty imp]

probably moving resources to new fallout game

"at what price" etc

[slate thorn]

Isn't tes coming first?

[scarlet cape]

nothing stopping them from outsourcing another spinoff

[slate thorn]

True

Or remaster / remake of older ones

[dusty imp]

shame about tango

i guess ghostwire tokyo dragged them down a bit

[minor bolt]

MS even said last year they weren’t gonna be shutting down arkane austin cause of redfall

And repeatedly called hifi rush a success

[placid otter]

afaik hifi rush was doing well quite shocking

[dry gale]

Memecrosoft

HiFi-Rush was a success... what happened Microsoft?

Rip people's jobs

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/VGC_News/status/1787843958078333412?s=19

VGC (@VGC_News) on X

Redfall will get no further updates, as Microsoft has "ended all development" on the game.

Players who paid for now-cancelled DLC will get "make good offers" instead.

https://t.co/5KdaUKkLgl

Twitter · May 7, 2024, 1:56 PM

what a scam of a game it truly ended up being

[neon scroll]

While that game was a success I doubt it could make up for the debacle and financial disaster that was Redfall

[neon scroll]

And this pretty much confirms that they'd rather shut down the studio that has barely any talent left anyway than sink more money into a dead & broken game

[minor bolt]

Especially considering it was on gamepass

[neon scroll]

It's almost as if trying to turn a studio famous for high quality single player game experiences into a shitty live service provider was a terrible idea

[placid otter]

that is basically sony in its entirety too and they have to some extend distant themselfs a bit from it too

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/SatisfactoryAF/status/1787932223229849789?s=19

Satisfactory (@SatisfactoryAF) on X

Due to technical issues, as of May 9, all new Satisfactory players will be required to connect their Steam/Epic account to their dad's Disney+ account.

Twitter · May 7, 2024, 7:47 PM

lol

[neon scroll]

They're kinda late on the shade post

Joke is already over

[fallow vessel]

you can pet a frog in Hades 2

they literally went with the yes option on how bisexual you want that game to be

[neon scroll]

Petting frogs is a bisexual thing?

[minor bolt]

something something water is turning the frogs gay

xbox truly in the bin right now

[fallow vessel]

bisexuals tend to love frogs more often

[glass knot]

that's true

crazy

[smoky imp]

Also Hades 2 has ||bathing scenes lmaoooo I am totally gonna romance Nemesis||

[glass knot]

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https://youtu.be/ELmBYBga5SY?si=c2QUXBFhskcGsUYU

lmao

basically nes remix but without "remix"

tho this is neat idea

[placid otter]

here to tell you that hellblade 2 is coming in 2 weeks with little to no marketing so far

[neon scroll]

https://fxtwitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/1787959893099745615

I wonder if that dude realizes how tired that made any Battlefield player instantly feel

[slate thorn]

Andrew Wilson calling the next Battlefield a tremendous live service is like the most disgusting thing that has been said this year

[neon scroll]

idk about that one, but it is high on the "Dear god, why" list

[glass knot]

Ah yes it's not your regular shitty live service

it's a tremendously shitty one

that's very nice

[placid otter]

friend finally bought it so did i now. sure took his time

sadly work in weekend so only got tomorrow to rlly play

[stable stratus]

https://youtu.be/Em6-SjjaYQE?feature=shared

oh hey, Sonic Fall Guys clone

[smoky imp]

https://twitter.com/caro_irl/status/1788282737553530921?t=NMyVjLeHa8jd3zX20CQL4A&s=19

Carolyn Wang 凯伦 (@caro_irl) on X

the video game industry lately

Twitter · May 8, 2024, 7:00 PM

[leaden hazel]

Yo

What kind of games you like?

Open world or linear?

On a single player campaign

[leaden hazel]

No campaign again?

Wish battlfield do a 5v5 match mode too

[jovial wolf]

i feel like that would be kinda against the essence of what bf is

or is supposed to be anyway

[leaden hazel]

Who cares the essence. It's the most popular mode in gaming history.

[jovial wolf]

people that don't want every shooter to be reskin of the same one lol

[leaden hazel]

Ik but it's just another mode

It's too hectic in 16 v 16 or 32 v 32. Everyone do their own thing

[jovial wolf]

if you want to play 5v5 you have plenty of options already, play those

[leaden hazel]

That's true but that's not an answer

It will attract more players

Battlefield 1 is the best

[leaden hazel]

And I don't like live service games either. When I paid a full price for game.

Atleast make it free to play lol

Idk

When xdefiant will launch

Oh it's may 21

I just searched it

[minor bolt]

pretty funny seeing people rake phil spencer over the coals

10 years as head of xbox, basically nothing to show for it and people are finally turning on him

[neon scroll]

But he's Mr. NIce Guy and he even apologized once or twice!

[minor bolt]

he likes games he's one of us!

[scarlet cape]

https://twitter.com/Sam_Snydes/status/1788414778253123985

Sam (@Sam_Snydes) on X

Lmao someone nuked Phil Spencer’s camp in Fallout 76

Twitter · May 9, 2024, 3:44 AM

[smoky imp]

nice

[scarlet cape]

he's on his way to shut down a bethesda subsidary

[minor bolt]

they have 14 days left to shut down ninja theory before hellblade comes out

[neon scroll]

Well, they're already pretending that game doesn't exist anyway

Absolutely zero promotion

Which means they either don't give a shit or it is shit

[minor bolt]

the bits ive seen about it dont look very good

all style with little substance

[neon scroll]

Yeah, but we all know that doesn't really mean anything for the actual game

We'll see I suppose, the non-promotion just doesn't make any sense

[minor bolt]

apparently its only an 8 hour game

which is insane

[neon scroll]

what, lol

Like, HB1 was meant to be this psychological experience, I wonder if they doubled down on that

And MS looked at the result and went "Errrrrr....... ok?"

[fallow vessel]

I thought HB1 was meh but the explanation of behind the scenes was cool

[slate thorn]

I mean, zero promotion doesn't mean that much

Apex Legends had zero promotion up until release where they paid a few streamers to play it

[minor bolt]

apex was a shot in the dark

[slate thorn]

Outside of that, game release with zero warning

[minor bolt]

not really a good comparison

[jovial wolf]

and relying on streamers for br will work better than story driven single player game

[slate thorn]

I also have no promotions and I'm still alive

:^)

[minor bolt]

xbox doesnt have anything to match playstation for exclusives, hellblade is meant to be one of those

[slate thorn]

Well, do they really have to compete with exclusives when ps has like 4 exclusive games right now

[minor bolt]

ok console exclusive

ignore pc

[slate thorn]

They have what, demon souls, spider man, stellar blade, and rise of the shogun or whatever it's called

[minor bolt]

xbox has nothing

[jovial wolf]

god of war

horizon

[slate thorn]

That's all pc as well now

[jovial wolf]

after year+

[slate thorn]

Still though

[minor bolt]

youre completely missing the point regarding exclusives

[jovial wolf]

and ragnarok is not yet

[minor bolt]

playstation has huge system sellers

xbox does not

[slate thorn]

I know

[minor bolt]

which is why its completely in the bin right now

ps games coming to pc 1-3 years after release is irrelevant in this context

[slate thorn]

But clearly they know they can't compete with that so they have to look at other things, yet they're kinda not doing so poggers at that

Is what I'm trying to convey

Sorry if I explain poorly

[minor bolt]

yeah thats why theyre porting xbox exclusives to ps5

xbox as a whole got blown the fuck out so now they need to resort to becoming a multiplat publisher

[neon scroll]

imo Xbox main mistake was just the whole exceedingly dumb decision to make a shitty budget version of their own console and then force everyone wo make their games worse on purpose so they would still play well on that shittier version

[smoky imp]

is gears of war still alive

that's the only xbox exclusive i can remember lol

[minor bolt]

yeah but no one gives a shit about it

same with halo

[smoky imp]

lol

oh yeah halo

[minor bolt]

forza is being done into the ground too

[smoky imp]

think after the tv show everyone is done with halo

[minor bolt]

tbh i dont think the series S holding the X back is as big of a deal as its made out to be. it's just that xbox has no good IP that people actually care about

[neon scroll]

Gears hasn't released a mainline title for this console generation I believe, have they?

[minor bolt]

anything new they try (redfall) just sucks

[jovial wolf]

that's way too recent, the slide started when they tried to push kinect etc

[minor bolt]

yeah they lost the worst generation to lose

[neon scroll]

Eh, PS had their own useless peripherals

[minor bolt]

everyone got a ps4, built up digital libraries and now wont move

[neon scroll]

But yeah, this

[minor bolt]

yeah but the ps camera/move wasnt bundled with the console by default

xb1 was $100 more than the ps4

[neon scroll]

Plus basically for every PS5 remake of PS4 gen games you just need to pay like 10 bucks to upgrade your version for your new PS5

Which is a pretty mad difference to paying... well, 80 bucks

[minor bolt]

if they turned the xbox into a steam machine kinda thing

it would actually be a compelling buy

[slate thorn]

It's a shame seeing xbox fall from glory after the 360

[neon scroll]

tbh 360 was the only good era for xbox

[slate thorn]

Like, they went from perfection to big mistakes

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Outside of that they always lost the war against PS

[minor bolt]

they even "lost" the 360 era by the end of it

ps3 recovered pretty well

[neon scroll]

The thing with the 360 was that is was incredibly easy to turn it into a piracy machine

Which everyone did

So by the end of it no one was buying games for it, lmao

[minor bolt]

modded 360s werent a big thing here iirc

[slate thorn]

Weren't they giving away ps3's almost for free towards the end of it's lifespan as well price wise?

[minor bolt]

probably with bravia tvs

[neon scroll]

Weird tbh. Idk anyone whose 360 wasn't modded

[minor bolt]

probably cause it was all just people playing cod

i remember begging my dad to buy me an arduino so i could jailbreak my ps3 and pirate games

[neon scroll]

kek

[minor bolt]

then the psn went down for a month and mum came home with a 360 lol

[slate thorn]

My 360 isn't modded

My brother did mod his though

Plus the 360 has the best controller ever created

[neon scroll]

Basically 360 was like the DS in this regard. So stupidly easy to mod and a vast library of great games

[minor bolt]

i might get a switch 2 on release

in hopes of it getting modded asap

[slate thorn]

Combine that with the 360 being more powerful and cheaper than the ps3, pretty epic

And it also having halo which was just, the biggest thing back then

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balloon park.

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Btw, re: xbox
https://fxtwitter.com/tomwarren/status/1788356295667466320

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GNGIl9ybkAAzWuQ.jpg:orig

[smoky imp]

Hi-Fi-Rush:

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"It was a hit, so it isn't small any more." - Xbox, probably

[minor bolt]

the epitome of microsoft's problem with xbox lol

[scarlet cape]

oh i think he means they want smaller dev teams working more so there's less paychecks getting in the way of his next holiday home

[scarlet cape]

https://twitter.com/johnjohanas/status/1788389074753171935

johnjohanas (@johnjohanas) on X

Twitter · May 9, 2024, 2:02 AM

[neon scroll]

Had to check the account, but yeah... the actual Tango creative director being in those replies is...

[minor bolt]

apparently hifi rush had dev branches on steam pushed to just 5 hours before the shutdown announcement too

[placid otter]

https://x.com/Rendi_Mento/status/1788396219527565542

Rendi ⛧ (@Rendi_Mento) on X

(Level 1 all) 3 Combat Fire Cape completed

Twitter · May 9, 2024, 2:31 AM

wtf man how

[slate thorn]

By being insane

[stable stratus]

the user is now allowed to touch grass honorably

[neon scroll]

Explain so that a FFXIV player understands

[slate thorn]

Imagine doing a solo raid with your job and equipment being level 1

[neon scroll]

Sounds painful

I guess that raid doesn't have unavoidable damage or else it should be impossible

unless cheese

[slate thorn]

Perfect dodging I suppose

Since level 1 prayer so no damage type invulnerability skill so to say

[placid otter]

game has no dodge system

there is flinching but considerimg where the enemies spawn it is not possible

[slate thorn]

Yes it does

Ranged evading

I guess depends on the attacks

I'm not really familiar with fire cape enemies

I've never done member content before

[placid otter]

dont think we have that term. idk what ur pointing to unless it is flinching

[slate thorn]

Idk

But there are attacks you can evade

Ranged aoe's I believe you can like, step out of the aoe before the attack hits

If you're quick enough

[placid otter]

fight caves has no mmo mechanics

[slate thorn]

Like I said, I'm not familiar with fire cape enemies

[placid otter]

it is straight up basic attacks outside of final boss

[slate thorn]

So idk what kind of stuff you face there and what kind of attacks they have

[placid otter]

eitherway, literally no one has a clue atm how this guy did what he did

he is very known for this stuff too

https://twitter.com/PortKhazard/status/1782471187160846721?s=19

Port_Khazard (@PortKhazard) on X

Infernal cape without protection prayers completed

Credit/thanks to September_OSRS and espectially Unpredictble for pioneering this

90 combat

Twitter · Apr 22, 2024, 6:07 PM

this also a achievement considerd literally impossible to do. still no one has a clue how

inferno difficulty is ultimate fights in ff14

[placid otter]

https://fxtwitter.com/shinobi602/status/1788308600827363439?s=19

microsoft a joke

[smoky imp]

i keep seeing less reasons to be an xbox player

tho the controllers are cool

[slate thorn]

Dunno how ps is doing on the accessibility part

But xbox is really good with their accessibility stuff

So I guess that could be a reason to go with xbox over a different platform

[placid otter]

https://fxtwitter.com/Theswweet/status/1788309030638899265?s=19

[glass knot]

xdd

Xbox is so cooked

[dusty imp]

schrodingers layoff

i do feel like explicity being used very questionably there though

idk why but im starting to suspect buying zenimax might have been a bad move

[glass knot]

I think mr Booty talking about focusing on smaller scale games that do well after axing the studio that did HiFi Rush is pretty funny

In a fucked up way

[placid otter]

it is screwed yeah. they should just stop putting stuff day one on game pass

[dusty imp]

yh

in a weird way they should learn from neowiz/ncsoft

never thought id say that

[neon scroll]

lol

"Yeah sorry, our brand is that we suck. We can't have actual success stories." - MX, probably

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https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1788581228884496475?t=l2IS7Gaj8K16k80GQQiE_g&s=19

IGN (@IGN) on X

Nintendo has signaled that its Switch successor console will not come out until April 2025 at the earliest. https://t.co/BO3sJEd63I

Twitter · May 9, 2024, 2:46 PM

nice, so the console is also ready as well

[pearl cobalt]

https://www.eurogamer.net/what-is-the-point-of-xbox
......
"It's hard to support nine studios all across the world with a lean central team with an ever-growing plate of things to do… I think we're about to topple over."

The absurdity of that one, after Microsoft spent $7.5bn to buy all these studios, speaks for itself.
.......
Perhaps most absurd of all, however, was the reported "main factor" Booty and Braff told staff why Tango and Arkane Austin closed in particular. Both were pitching new projects, and needed to staff up and take the time to make them. Tango Gameworks was in the process of pitching a Hi-Fi Rush sequel, Arkane Austin wanted to go back to its immersive sim roots, perhaps with a new Dishonored. Xbox closed these studios, apparently, for having the audacity to try to make video games.

[glass knot]

xdd

very nice

[neon scroll]

Clowns

[placid otter]

videogamedunkey first game came out and it's been scoring quite well.
is called animal well

https://twitter.com/BIGMODEgames/status/1788766649790689642?s=19

BIGMODE Games (@BIGMODEgames) on X

its been a dream first launch for us, and we can't thank you enough! 🐰💗

Twitter · May 10, 2024, 3:02 AM

[glass knot]

animal well

it's like halo 2 and halo 3 combined iirc

very cool game

[placid otter]

from what i heard there is no combat. just a platformer with alot of secrets.
not familiar with the halo games

[glass knot]

lol

its just a meme from a video dunkey did promoting the game

[dusty imp]

animal well is very fun

its the metroidvania ecosystem sim that everyone thinks rainworld is

[glass knot]

I'll get it as soon as i can

Actually looks like a lovely game from the video dunkey posted today

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It's basically deep dive into darker layers

and it is only around 30 megabytes

[placid otter]

ah he released a vid? time to watch

holy, engine, va, music,etc etc all done by the one single dev??? that is crazy

quite amazing how 2d platformers still have so much new things to think of and create

[glass knot]

Yeah really great work

[smoky imp]

https://fxtwitter.com/PirateSoftware/status/1788842253626273906?t=JvGe2SP1nSdR18hHx-hXOQ&s=19

Wild

[minor bolt]

"something sinister in the background"

when in reality they just havent reverted that change yet

i guarantee this guy will start doomer posting about ghost of tsushima being removed from sale in those countries too

[glass knot]

I was assuming steam just didn't revert that yet too lol

[neon scroll]

I guess he's right in that we have to keep an eye on if they actually revert it

But maybe give Sony a day or two, lol

[glass knot]

I'd think that's a Steam thing? But yeah the entire thing was pretty bad for both Steam and Sony, steam was even issuing refunds and stuff, they're probably talking in the background

[placid otter]

man, i hate the movement when u dive and try stand up againg in helldivers 2

[dusty imp]

its the first game from his new publisher

great to kick it off with such a success

[glass knot]

I remember that stupid controversy when he announced his company

Very stupid

[minor bolt]

there was a controversy?

i thought bigmode was pretty well received from the get go

[smoky imp]

https://fxtwitter.com/HazzadorGamin/status/1788898198888517647?t=dfGtTPwY0V2tT_Pu46Uoew&s=19

[scarlet cape]

i mean this won't really reverse anything

i can't see tango being all that willing to go back if xbox offered

but this does add to their portfolio so it's still good

[smoky imp]

Yeah i doubt that either

[glass knot]

Oh just weird twitter meltdown

Was very wacky

Im sure you can find a random charlie video on it

Lmfao

[minor bolt]

probably just unhinged dunkey haters

[glass knot]

mostly just people saying he wasn't qualified or knew shit about games to make his own company and shit like that

just kinda picking on the way he announced the company

[minor bolt]

it is really funny that he spent years saying shit like "thats not how you make a good game" and got criticized for it

just to publish a great game

[glass knot]

I played celeste because of him and so did a lot of people too

And I'm very thankful for that

Great game

There's also a funny story about that w the whole "controversy" cause Noel Berry defended him

Or was it Maddy

I think it was Maddy

[dusty imp]

hes also far from the first person from gaming yt to go into publishing games

that controversy is the best kind of controversy

[slate thorn]

Or from non-gaming yt

[slate thorn]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1568400/Sheepy_A_Short_Adventure/

Steam

Sheepy: A Short Adventure

Help Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life, as he explores a forgotten and broken world. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.An Original SoundtrackWeaved into the world is an incredible original soundtrack created by Seeking Blue artists Yoe Mase, Hahlweg and Tal Richards (formerly of Echos), currently in ...

▶ Play video

[dusty imp]

where the creator just sits back and go "wtf is wrong you guys"

[fallow vessel]

well Sony is about to become hated once again

Ghost of Tsushima is now delisted from those 170 countries on Steam as well

And L Divers still hasnt returned to those countries either

[placid otter]

been known since yesterday and was expected. people just been accepting it as the situation is very different compared to helldivers

[placid otter]

from what i see that is fully on steam. assuming sony and valve are having discussions. afaik also those that already have the game in those countries can still play.

https://x.com/SteamDB/status/1788981898108182681

SteamDB (@SteamDB) on X

Helldivers 2 purchase restrictions were updated to add Baltics.

Furthermore, Ghost of Tsushima now has the same purchase restrictions.

Twitter · May 10, 2024, 5:18 PM

this is new though

https://x.com/Dexerto/status/1788977304586092874

Dexerto (@Dexerto) on X

EA is interested in putting in-game ads in their AAA titles

Twitter · May 10, 2024, 5:00 PM

the deep dip 2 challenge in trackmania been pretty good to watch very slowly people progressing forward

[glass knot]

Yeah deep dip 1 was pretty fun to follow too

[placid otter]

i didnt hear of it till wirtuals video of it got recommended to me a week before this started. was a great video

[glass knot]

Always nice seeing community driven events doing well

[placid otter]

first time i get to see a full run from 0 too wirtual currently at 737m actually insane how they remember all these angles and do it in one shot. (ofc only after hundreds of failures)

[neon scroll]

EA is really putting out bangers these past few days

[jovial wolf]

And wirtual is quite metodical compared to maniacs like elconn

[neon scroll]

I don't think this one was mentioned yet
https://fxtwitter.com/CultureCrave/status/1788476787091193870?t=FLz5BKgHZz8PChlazEoPow&s=19

Because of course

[placid otter]

it did get him to 2nd last time. oop he just fell

[neon scroll]

can lay off 50% of your work force that way

[placid otter]

saw an ai related tweet earlier today used in a game making the person not wanting to buy it anymore just cant remember what game it was for.

[neon scroll]

There's something to be said for using AI to support certain processes, but we're talking about EA here. It's not about that for them.

[glass knot]

IA very useful to eliminate tedious minor stuff that ends up taking a long ass time

AI*

Iirc some games use some tools to help with lip sync

[placid otter]

tools to help with lip sync
now i remember what it was about.
their using ai generated voice for an antaganist in the game

[glass knot]

using AI voices for a main antagonist is wild

[placid otter]

https://x.com/VoicesByZane/status/1788875195521884544

Zane Schacht - Voice Goblin 🐀 (@VoicesByZane) on X

Update I will no longer be checking out stellaris

Twitter · May 10, 2024, 10:14 AM

found it

[glass knot]

Oh the antagonist is an AI

[smoky imp]

And still people will keep buying EA stuff...

[neon scroll]

EA has been so obviously evil for so long and it has never stopped fanbois from buying cause IPs too strong

Effective sports game monopoly be like

[placid otter]

are racing games the only one where a single company doesn't have an insane monopoly over the rest?

[neon scroll]

Well... racing games don't really have the "yearly edition" kinda thing

[placid otter]

f1 exists

[neon scroll]

They're mostly used as pretty benchmark tools, really

[placid otter]

seems communities are mostly split between the 2 forza games and f1

[neon scroll]

Frankly, not too many people care about the F1 games, especially compared to the big 3 (FIFA, Madden, NBA2K)

Forza the big one, occasionally there's a Gran Torismo or NFS

Though there hasn't been a NFS that didn't suck in a long time

[placid otter]

gran turismo thats the one. idk why i called that 1 of the 2 forza

[neon scroll]

Different consoles

Each the aforementioned benchmark game for its respective console

[placid otter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO_u8YVnFGc

[slate thorn]

What dis? Deep dip song?

[placid otter]

yep

[stable stratus]

interesting

so that's the deep dip you mentioned

i watched his video about speedrun world record

[stable stratus]

https://www.youtube.com/live/-UdmPjtHeac?si=Lsk3wK7F0PnKP6E9

he's streaming now

[slate thorn]

He's been streaming like 10 hours per day every day since deep dip 2 released which is neat

[scarlet cape]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywWwUuWRgsM

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https://fxtwitter.com/Dexerto/status/1789174218770260468?t=p-jgT_EhyTChYFFoPREldg&s=19

[placid otter]

idk about deaths, but less time than it took me

[fallow vessel]

oh looks like 0 Hit League has begun again

https://www.twitch.tv/the_happy_hob

bunch of souls streamers fighting in a league style matches in custom maps against each other trying to beat them without getting a hit

https://0hitleague.com/ here are the rules as well

[placid otter]

https://x.com/eurogamer/status/1789288598165954920

Eurogamer (@eurogamer) on X

Steam is now banned in Vietnam

https://t.co/lucJSKzKSA

Twitter · May 11, 2024, 1:36 PM

https://x.com/VGC_News/status/1789361445013967316

https://x.com/HazzadorGamin/status/1789347262403068008

HazzadorGamin, Dragon of Dojima (@HazzadorGamin) on X

Steam Support has confirmed it was Sony’s decision to restrict Helldivers 2 in countries and not Steam

https://t.co/10GMYs3CvW

Twitter · May 11, 2024, 5:30 PM

hmm 1 didnt embed

[placid otter]

https://x.com/SteamDB/status/1789070453962588600

SteamDB (@SteamDB) on X

Steam is now refunding Ghost of Tsushima for people in affected countries.

Twitter · May 10, 2024, 11:10 PM

just for affected countries

[stable stratus]

https://fxtwitter.com/TortillaDelta13/status/1789305688134463998?t=hxNvD7g3PxOncCLYpzhhDg&s=19

[placid otter]

https://x.com/A_Seagull/status/1789468582281400792

Brandon Larned (@A_Seagull) on X

Extremely disappointed in @MarvelRivals.

Multiple creators asked for key codes to gain access to the playtest and are asked to sign a contract.

The contract signs away your right to negatively review the game.

Many streamers have signed without reading just to play

Insanity.

Twitter · May 12, 2024, 1:32 AM

now this is new lmao

[glass knot]

Literally can't provide subjective negative reviews on it

Incredible

[scarlet cape]

ahhh i see

objectively negative reviews are fine then

if the game is bad then it's no longer an opinion

[neon scroll]

Bruh

Honestly, if as a streamer you still haven't learned to properly read contracts that's on you

That said, usually whenever a company pulls this kinda shit the game is hot garbage or worse

[placid otter]

well, even the biggest streamers i've been seeing stream/play the game so. idk how their streams/opinions went with their impressions, but they def wanted to atleast check it out even with these lines

[neon scroll]

You can check a game out when it releases

So that's not really an excuse

Or valid reason

[slate thorn]

https://youtube.com/@sakana-cg6or?si=3Em5WuL_9tapqznN

[placid otter]

bro, only 12 people ever finished deep dip 1????

first 9 floors here are already equal to that. no way even like 6 get to finish this then

[slate thorn]

Deep dip 2 seems a lot more popular

So it won't surprise me if more people will try

Plus I assume there's going to be more higher skill players now than back with deep dip 1

But hey, I guess time will tell :P

[placid otter]

deep dip 1 being out for 1,5 years and still only 12 says alot

not just anyone can attempt them either

although their apparantly making a easier version for the current one

[stable stratus]

https://x.com/ResiEvilCentral/status/1789625046161293730

Will | Horror Game Central 👁️ (@ResiEvilCentral) on X

More rumours currently circulating about Resident Evil 9:

• Leon S Kennedy is said to be one of the main characters, with the game set in Summer 2025 - Leon would be 48.

• Other characters in the series would be: Jill 51, Chris 52, Claire 46, Rebecca 45, Ada 51, Sherry 39, Jake…

Twitter · May 12, 2024, 11:53 AM

[slate thorn]

RE9: Leon has to deal with back problems

[neon scroll]

Hot [REDACTED] in your area

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/Genki_JPN/status/1789924163412746604

Genki✨ (@Genki_JPN) on X

Square Enix's new 3 year business plan

"Square Enix Reboots, and Awakens"

1. Enhance development productivity by shifting from quantity to quality and focusing on fun.
2. Diversify earnings opportunities by shifting to a multiplatform strategy
3. Create greater foundational…

Twitter · May 13, 2024, 7:42 AM

[stable stratus]

hmm

i wonder what this means

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l1RTNG9ZOk

[jovial wolf]

turned on bren's stream to see him move/equal the WR...and immediately drop 3 floors minute after that

[slate thorn]

mood

[placid otter]

yup lol

https://twitter.com/MarvelRivals/status/1789895401723822410?s=19

Marvel Rivals (@MarvelRivals) on X

Dear Marvel Rivals players,

Today is the third day of the Closed Alpha Test, and we are truly grateful for all the love and support from the community.

We would like to take this opportunity to address the concerns we’ve seen regarding the agreement terms of Content Creator…

Twitter · May 13, 2024, 5:48 AM

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1790049553745412369?s=19

Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) on X

Assassin's Creed Codename Red becomes Assassin's Creed Shadows.
Tune-in for the Official Cinematic World Premiere Trailer on May 15, 9 AM PT.
#AssassinsCreedShadows

Twitter · May 13, 2024, 4:00 PM

[stable stratus]

let's see if this will become another flop AC game or not

tho Black Flag is better than their "AAAA" game

[jovial wolf]

what AC game flopped?

[fleet wave]

I hope this is not another "rgp"

[neon scroll]

The correct phrasing is probably "another shit AC"

Which really is all of them since Black Flag, but alas

[jovial wolf]

well while that may be true for plenty of people, those games are incredibly popular and printed money

so pretty much the exact opposite of flops

[jovial wolf]

apparently it's the Odyssey team

[slate thorn]

Every single ac I've tried after revelations has just been... no 😔

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/shinobi602/status/1790074648014492156?s=19

Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) on X

The layoff purge sadly continues:

Square Enix is laying off US and European employees as part of its company "restructuring". The number affected is unknown for now.

➡️ https://t.co/ifuqjz9uDS

Twitter · May 13, 2024, 5:40 PM

[glass knot]

expected

[jovial wolf]

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1145350/view/4175477072251730219?l=english

[dusty imp]

imo origins onwards dont really have any business being under the assassins creed franchise

ubisoft rpg in a historical setting

forgot about mirage

that one counts

[neon scroll]

And is very broken

[placid otter]

wirtual floor 11 now

[stable stratus]

https://youtu.be/mOJlg8g8_yw?si=dg2fVcIf0zBftCr8

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1790155059113685389?s=19

Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) on X

BREAKING: Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation) will replace former boss Jim Ryan with two new CEOs: Hermen Hulst (CEO of studios) and Hideaki Nishino (CEO of platforms), both reporting to Chairman Hiroki Totoki, company says. Effective June 1.

Twitter · May 13, 2024, 11:00 PM

[stable stratus]

that's... something

[minor bolt]

it makes sense, both have essentially been doing those roles anyway

[placid otter]

https://x.com/Pilestedt/status/1790300010401104124

Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) on X

As announced in the Sony earnings call, we have sold over 12M units!

It's crazy to think that there are more Helldivers than there are Swedes 🤯

What a massive achievement from everyone involved in realizing @Helldivers2. A massive thank you to the community for your support,…

Twitter · May 14, 2024, 8:35 AM

12m units sold

[minor bolt]

a lot more than i expected

[neon scroll]

So I guess Square also announced they won't be doing exclusivity deals any more and just be multi platform

The most "he needs to touch grass badly" person ever

[placid otter]

won't be doing exclusivity deals any more
if anything they will be doing it less. ff16, 7 and foamstars all sold less than their expectations

[fleet wave]

as if the game being available to other people too somehow makes it worth less to the ps5 owner?

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/thegameawards/status/1790387830667010125?s=19

The Game Awards (@thegameawards) on X

Amazon has greenlit a live action series based on Tomb Raider, from Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Twitter · May 14, 2024, 2:24 PM

[smoky imp]

Could work

[jovial wolf]

as long as the showrunners don't hate the ip

[dusty imp]

only if its still angelina jolie

shes only 50 it still fits with the story /s

[bitter portal]

damn as much i enjoy working with an ultrawide. consuming media like Youtube where 1080p is the norm. it's so bad

[stable stratus]

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1790634260455432394

Wario64 (@Wario64) on X

NieR series producer Yosuke Saito is working on a new project with NieR series director Yoko Taro and composer Keiichi Okabe https://t.co/5cY5jtKgXv

"It might be NieR, it might not be NieR. (Laughs.) That’s about all I can say for now.”

Twitter · May 15, 2024, 6:44 AM

Yoko Taro-type

[minor bolt]

love how scammy dell emails look

AW2723DF otw

can't be bothered waiting for 1440p OLED on PC to not suck

[slate thorn]

https://tenor.com/view/now-this-is-epic-gif-14506125224309254566

[minor bolt]

so much room resolution for activities

[slate thorn]

Want to trade :^)

[minor bolt]

dont you have a pretty good monitor

last you posted it sounded good anyway

[slate thorn]

I do but that one is better

[minor bolt]

oh lol

[slate thorn]

:^)

[minor bolt]

you'll have way better selection than i do anyway

[slate thorn]

GL850 my beloved though

[minor bolt]

here its like 80% samsung VA displays then maybe 1-2 asus/acer/msi models

and thats about it

[slate thorn]

Oof

I mean, Samsung VA's are decent at least, but yeah

[minor bolt]

they are but most are curved

which i dont like

the only flat panels are iirc the 32" 4ks

[slate thorn]

Curved is nice when it's UW or super UW

[minor bolt]

yeah its okay on uw but im not big on those either

[slate thorn]

But with more standard aspect ratios curved is just stupid really

[minor bolt]

might get a monitor arm too, not sure

would clean my desk up a bit

[slate thorn]

I'd like to get a monitor arm when I have my own place again, and I can actually use my desk again and stuff :P

I have also had this idea for like 100 years now, but like, a microphone arm, except for my drawing tablet

And it can lock in place

idk if something like that exists, but I would love that

[minor bolt]

hmm

i think i get it

but why would you want your tablet floating

youd have nothing to press against

[slate thorn]

Because crappy ass stand on desk is just so ass, like, having to move everything around and get the biggest cable mess in the universe just to have drawing tablet in front of me

Or maybe I can diy one of those slide thingies below my desk and I can have tablet on that, and slide it out when I want to use it

But yeah, I'd like a solution for my drawing tablet because it's just so impossible to use

[minor bolt]

all i can think of would be having enough desk space, like a longer desk

then a thin and light cable

so its not cumbersome to move around

kinda why i wanna get a monitor arm since a significant chunk of my desk is just taken up by two monitor stands, a laptop and a ps3, things can just sit neatly under the monitors when on an arm

[slate thorn]

Thin flexible cable would be nice, but the cable needs to be usb c to hdmi, usb, and power

So uh... ye

[minor bolt]

[slate thorn]

But I think making a diy slideout thingy for my desk could be nice for my tablet

Like those slide out keyboard trays

[minor bolt]

ok mr 60 year old

[slate thorn]

:^)

But just imagine how neat and how nicely cable managed that would be for drawing tablet

[minor bolt]

those are awful for typing, cant imagine its much better for drawing

[slate thorn]

I roll my chair back, pull out tablet, angle tablet on stand, and poof, I can use it

Instead of taking tablet, fiddling around with all the cables, trying to move my keyboard somewhere so I have space but can still use it, etc

Actually, no need to diy, there's kits out there, as expected

[fallow vessel]

I removed my slidout thingy for keyboard so I can achieve even more degenerate sitting postures

[slate thorn]

That's the only thing I'm worried about, if I can still sit normally

Because I have some real whack sitting positions lel

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/hifiRush/status/1790728899875213673?s=19

Hi-Fi RUSH (@hifiRush) on X

Thank you all for your continued support.

We’re working to release the physical edition of Hi-Fi RUSH with our partners at Limited Run Games, as well as a final patch to address some minor issues releasing later today.

❤️

Twitter · May 15, 2024, 1:00 PM

get ready to buy your copy before they delist it in 10 years

[slate thorn]

I lob physical games

[placid otter]

group ironman coming to rs3 is very exciting. now i just got to max my osrs group iron and find friends to do it with when the time comes

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/1790782586907726288?s=19

Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) on X

Ubisoft has canceled The Division: Heartland.

Twitter · May 15, 2024, 4:33 PM

was a f2p multiplayer spinoff

[minor bolt]

wasnt that the BR?

oh no it was actually just the mp from the main games

[placid otter]

nah this was the survival action game

[pearl cobalt]

from DivCord, most are happy it isn't going forward. even tho Div3 is years away, Heartland is quoted "hot garbage"

as for AC Shadows, Ubi cinematics were always good, but have to wait til June for gameplay. even then, it's already loaded with the standard set of Ubi mtx.

play as a ninja or samurai would be neat but don't know how that's going to gel.

[placid otter]

https://youtu.be/vovkzbtYBC8?si=Zapxhm5HYCSHvrAJ

[pearl cobalt]

ye, guess I should've linked the trailer

[placid otter]

i only just found out a trailer was revealed with the ps tweet 5mins ago

[pearl cobalt]

here's more info: https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-shadows-40-details-you-need-to-know

additional note: it's the Fenyx/Odyssey team working on it so might be okay but Ubi ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[placid otter]

i loved odyssey

[jovial wolf]

me too, it got hard carried by the environments but still

[pearl cobalt]

it does have potential

[smoky imp]

Odyssey was too grindy heavy so I hope it changes

Also I was no fan of the level stuff

But i am really interested in the protagonists already

[pearl cobalt]

ye same. gear/xp progression are back but the characters do look interesting

and some of the details in the IGN link will be neat if they pull it off

[neon scroll]

Oh cool, New AC is all a scam again with their newest scummy sales tactics

https://fxtwitter.com/Grummz/status/1790791069464219974

Look at this shit. Again with this.

At this point truly never ever buy anything from fucking Ubisoft again, just pirate all.

[slate thorn]

I mean, pirating a Ubishit game is just a waste of time really

[neon scroll]

(and yes, there is day 1 DLC and basic quests locked behind the more expensive versions, becaus e 70 fucking bucks isn't enough to get a complete game)

[neon scroll]

Well yeah, but some people like these for some reason

[slate thorn]

Me in 2010

[neon scroll]

And to those I just say, pirate this shit

Ubisoft don't deserve a cent until they stop with their scams

[slate thorn]

Or start making games that don't suck ass

But I guess that's kind of the same thing :^)

[neon scroll]

This could be GOTY and it would still be a scam and not worth paying for

Doesn't matter

If Elden Ring or BG3 did this, neither of them would have been worth buying. Pirate it, done. But they didn't, cause they're not Ubisoft.

[slate thorn]

Like, I don't mind if you add like a silly deluxe edition for like $10 more or whatever that gives some silly cosmetics. But just straight up releasing versions at like double the price with extra content is just gross

Also, ubisoft+ being $18 per month is pretty insane

[neon scroll]

But you get access to.... all their amazing games that are on gamepass anyway already like... errr....

[slate thorn]

Like, is there anyone who actually pays for ubisoft+?

You can get gamepass for nearly half that

[neon scroll]

I mean, realistically that's why they price their new shitty games like this so desperate AC fans get fooled into buying it

[rustic peak]

Dont worry, people are busy fighting the usual culture war bullshit so this will fly under the radar

[neon scroll]

You know, instead of making it a good service with good content

That would be worth the price

[slate thorn]

I've given up on AC a long long time ago 😔

[wispy gate]

the last AC I played was Origins then I gave up on the rest

[neon scroll]

But Ubisoft are big into the "Gamers need to get used to not owning games" thing, so just PAY THE SUB, DIPSHITS

[rustic peak]

Never really got into the series but also havent touched it since ac3

[slate thorn]

The most recent AC I played was the Greek one, didn't like it

Just felt like some really generic boring ubisoft rpg style game. Felt nothing like an AC game

[wispy gate]

oh Odyssey

[neon scroll]

AC both revolutionized and completely ruined open world games

[rustic peak]

The entire tower meme to reveal the map came from them

Also all the small collectables/mini events around the map

[neon scroll]

Find tower, reveal map, do all the shitty sidequests in each sector that are all the same kind of dumb shit without any real story or anything injteresting behind them, rinse repeat

[slate thorn]

Every single AC game after Revelations that I've tried I've uninstalled the same day

[neon scroll]

Filler upon filler upon filler

[wispy gate]

even Black Flag?

[slate thorn]

Yea

Black Flag sucks

[wispy gate]

I found Blck Flag to be good

but that's just me

[slate thorn]

I don't like Black Flag at all

[rustic peak]

Last good ubisoft game was mario&rabbids sparks of hope fr fr

[slate thorn]

I've heard a lot of good stuff about the mario rabbids games actually

[wispy gate]

okay, I only enjoyed the ship battles

[neon scroll]

Black Flag was good whenever you DIDN'T go on land to do the tower reveals + checkmark sidequest marathon

But when you did it was indeed still shit, it was just that the good stuff somewhat outweighed it

[slate thorn]

The whole ship stuff wasn't really my thing. So pair that with just everything outside of the ship stuff being ass and yeah

AC1, 2, Brotherhood, and Revelations peak AC

[wispy gate]

I should go replay Brotherhood and Revelations

haha

[slate thorn]

Brotherhood definitively the best AC game

[wispy gate]

it was the introduction to the disciple thing right?

where you could recruit people to become assasins and train them to be stronger

[slate thorn]

I believe that was Brotherhood yeah

[wispy gate]

noice time to go replay them all

after work

[slate thorn]

Make sure to buy ubisoft+ so you can conveniently have all the games in your library

[wispy gate]

LOL, not worth my money

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/_Tom_Henderson_/status/1790824744176246965?s=19

Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) on X

Hellblade 2 is now in hands.

To avoid spoilers, the embargo is worldwide launch at 1:00 AM PT/9:00 AM BST.

Twitter · May 15, 2024, 7:21 PM

still no marketing

[minor bolt]

review embargo being right on release is never a good sign

[glass knot]

no marketing and review embargo the day of

sus

[stable stratus]

something is definitely going on

[minor bolt]

its $50 for 8 hours of gameplay apparently

thatll never review well

[placid otter]

review embargo said to be to avoid spoilers, but we know better

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1791097598192840865?s=19

Wario64 (@Wario64) on X

Ubisoft has clarified that Assassin's Creed Shadows will not require a mandatory online connection at all times.

"An online connection will be needed to install the game, but you will be able to play the entire journey, offline, and explore Japan without any online connection."

Twitter · May 16, 2024, 1:25 PM

disc? make sure you are still connected

[minor bolt]

https://x.com/gabefollower/status/1791110448114188557

‎Gabe Follower (@gabefollower) on X

Deadlock. Next Valve game. Previously known as Neon Prime, Citadel. Competitive third person hero-based shooter. 6 vs 6 battling on huge map with 4 lanes. Usable abilities and items. Tower defense mechanics. Fantasy setting mixed with steampunk. Magicians, weird creatures and

Twitter · May 16, 2024, 2:16 PM

🤔

https://x.com/gabefollower/status/1791115270905290793

‎Gabe Follower (@gabefollower) on X

Basically, fast-paced interesting ADHD gameplay. Combination of Dota 2, Team Fortress 2, Overwatch, Valorant, Smite, Orcs Must Die.

Hero design pretty much inspired by Dota universe. Main map references modern steampunk European city (little bit like Half-Life). Initially game

Twitter · May 16, 2024, 2:35 PM

[oak ruin]

so that's why new dota patches takes forever. rip

[placid otter]

that sounds like way too much at once

i love tower defence but majority is 2d sadly. hope it is good i can prob but alot of time into it

https://fxtwitter.com/charlieINTEL/status/1791121456727789690?s=19

[rustic peak]

I guess they really do sit elsewhere

[neon scroll]

Addressing the point people were worried about the least

[placid otter]

https://fxtwitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/1791136531249578382?s=19

[pearl cobalt]

waiting for MH Wilds info

[smoky imp]

Discord

[dusty imp]

dammit netflix

change your name

[placid otter]

just some mobile stuff

[scarlet cape]

ah good hoyo is there

probably another zenless trailer

[scarlet cape]

dragon age inquisition free on epic

[neon scroll]

Not very epic

[scarlet cape]

will force ea launcher upon you

not epic at all

[glass knot]

this is like the most cursed row

both ncsoft and nexon there

crazy

and meta

[neon scroll]

This combination of logos is the absolute worst

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/shinobi602/status/1791171466907513091?s=19

Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) on X

The layoff purges sadly continue:

Phoenix Labs, the studio behind the popular multiplayer action-RPG Dauntless, has laid off over 100 developers and cancelled all other projects in development.

The fate of the company is unknown at the moment.

➡️ https://t.co/YN8FBckZpS

Twitter · May 16, 2024, 6:18 PM

https://fxtwitter.com/summergamefest/status/1791201727733281279?s=19

[smoky imp]

yay!

[smoky imp]

nay!

[placid otter]

https://fxtwitter.com/charlieINTEL/status/1791469865942835593?s=19

https://fxtwitter.com/ELDENRING/status/1791468858106069215?s=19

[slate thorn]

Wait

Hold on

Black Ops 6?

Aren't we uh... forgetting 5?

[minor bolt]

no

thats black ops cold war

oh fuck i didnt realize shadow of the erdtree dropped in a month

i should probably start brushing up again

[placid otter]

yeah we at 6th one now. doubt it will be calles 6 though

[slate thorn]

I mean, they could pull a Battelfield and call it 6

[placid otter]

you mean one?

[slate thorn]

That's more of a 1.5 in terms of numbering them :P

[minor bolt]

its supposedly set in the gulf war

so not sure what theyll call it

[slate thorn]

Since it's set in between 1 and 2

They'll probably call it Black Ops: Gulf War

Or 5

Not really sure what else they'd call it

That sounds catchy

[minor bolt]

apparently infinity ward's next game is a ghosts reboot

that will be a prequel to mw19

then sledgehammer is doing something related to advanced warfare

[slate thorn]

Ghosts was kinda whack, but I think a reboot of it could honestly be pretty solid

[minor bolt]

it was yeah

[slate thorn]

It had good ideas and concepts

[minor bolt]

i wouldnt mind more infinite warfare as i really liked the sp in that

[slate thorn]

I mean, that was really the only good thing about IW

[minor bolt]

but tbh i dont think the ending really gave much room for a sequel

yeah lol

[placid otter]

i dont need more alien zombies

[slate thorn]

Outside of the SP, IW was just a worse Titanfall 2

[minor bolt]

pretty much

[slate thorn]

Not that Titanfall 2 has a bad SP, it's also goated

But as a whole package IW just silly

[minor bolt]

honestly i hated the mp at first but i was playing on console

once i switched to pc, i didnt hate it

but i was also playing on 4G internet at the time and cod's stupid lag compensation basically gave me cheats that put me 200ms ahead of everyone

[slate thorn]

The last CoD MP I enjoyed was BO2

All the MP's after that were just... not it

[minor bolt]

hm

i quite enjoyed bo4

but it was also during a time period where i was playing in an overwatch team and had friends to play with

but yeah bo2 and bo1 will always remain the best

[neon scroll]

Ah, good ol CoD. The game announcement that's somehow less exciting than the new AC. (Just without the addition of Ubishit+)

[minor bolt]

the japanese ac looks interesting

[slate thorn]

I refunded BO4 lol

[minor bolt]

i refunded mw19 and vanguard iirc

both were awful

[neon scroll]

Let me refer you to the payment model

[slate thorn]

Or actually, no, I didn't refund it, I sold it to someone

[neon scroll]

Which instantly makes it "pirate only"

[slate thorn]

Since it was physical copy

[minor bolt]

why

(last ubi game i played was watchdogs 2)

[slate thorn]

They are locking in-game content (missions etc) behind deluxe versions of the game

[neon scroll]

#1022122099374051328 message

[slate thorn]

From what I understood

[neon scroll]

They're doing the same thing as with the SW game

[placid otter]

i liked bo4 mp. was fun

[minor bolt]

i assume this ultimate pack includes actual content

[neon scroll]

Yes

[minor bolt]

lame

[placid otter]

it includes a quest not available in normal version yeah

hm content idk

[neon scroll]

If you buy the base version you don't get a full game, simple as that

Day1 content DLC

[slate thorn]

The season pass includes bonus content from day 1

[minor bolt]

oh it looks like that quest is a preorder bonus rather than a ultimate tier bonus

still not good but yeah

[fallow vessel]

locking content behind more expensive version of the game makes me not want to play the game at all

[placid otter]

that is a diff one

both have content

[slate thorn]

So unless you spend 110 you're locked out of content on release

[minor bolt]

bad advertising here then

[fallow vessel]

kinda sad because I was looking forward to playing Yakuza 8 and Dragons Dogma 2 but now I guess I can't get excited about games anymore

[minor bolt]

ill wait for reviews and just pirate it meh

this year is pretty dry after stellar blade

[neon scroll]

It's all a quite obvious scam to make people sub to Ubisoft+ instead

[minor bolt]

hoping the PS showcase this month has some bangers

[placid otter]

dd2 is great and the recent yakuza was also reviewed really well by both critics and the public. wouldnt just push them away

[slate thorn]

With how I didn't like any of the recent AC games, I'll also just wait and see and then pirate if it seems interesting enough for that

And if I actually like it then I'll buy

[fallow vessel]

well morally I can't accept those games

which sucks for me

[placid otter]

no 1st parties releasing till after next year april though. atleast no aaa quality

[slate thorn]

But if like the other AC's it's just underwhelming, then no buying from me

[placid otter]

just hellblade 2 and ER DLC i think

[slate thorn]

ER next month ye

Which is pretty poggers

[minor bolt]

yeah ive still got ff16 dlc to do

ER will probably keep me occupied for a bit since its supposedly pretty big

just not much else after that

[slate thorn]

It's Fromsoft's biggest dlc they've ever made, or so they say

So should keep you occupied for a while yeah

[placid otter]

elden ring not for me so wont be playing it. havent even finished base game

[minor bolt]

saying that, i did platinum ER in 2 weeks

so maybe not

unless its way harder

[neon scroll]

"Quality"

I dare say the best games of the last few years minus Elden Ring weren't AAA to begin with

BG3 was christened with that title after release & success, but it actually is AA

[jovial wolf]

can't really complain about the quality of PS 1st party games lately

[minor bolt]

yeah i dont remember the last ps first party stinker

[placid otter]

yeah been great, compared to all those other studios during those hard times

[minor bolt]

days gone maybe

even then it was just kinda mid

[minor bolt]

https://twitter.com/StellarBlade/status/1791512669029306852

StellarBlade (@StellarBlade) on X

Twitter · May 17, 2024, 4:54 PM

[slate thorn]

👀

I'll get ready

[neon scroll]

[placid otter]

they mean your wallet

[slate thorn]

Oh no

I'm not ready

[placid otter]

https://x.com/Fallout/status/1791542455940137223

Fallout (@Fallout) on X

Something S.P.E.C.I.A.L. coming...

Twitter · May 17, 2024, 6:53 PM

lol

[slate thorn]

Now this also was not on my bingo list

They better bring Todd Howard into the game as well

[glass knot]

I would say this was on my bingo list

anything popular im like yep it'll be on Fortnite

and it was known the theme for the next season on fortnite would be apocalypse
right about when the fallout show gets released hmmmmm

[neon scroll]

So this is just gonna be Lucy & Cooper, right

Don't see them adding anything based on the games

[glass knot]

gotta add a vaultboy backpack that does the thumbsup when you kill someone

[slate thorn]

Probably going to be characters from the show yeah

[placid otter]

still watching alot of deep dip. hazard actually insane. he was in the lead last week, before he had to be out for a whole weekend. is far behind in time spend compared to the rest and caught up so fast that he the current runner up

[rose nova]

https://fxtwitter.com/GosuGamers/status/1792359628225077371

I am so confused at what am I looking at

My brain had a stroke

[oak ruin]

lmao would try

[neon scroll]

So.. to no one's surprise Blizzard saw the new bs Ubisoft is trying to pull and said "hold my beer" and will have early access for just 40$ on top of the already hefty 49$ price tag for The War Within Expansion

Just 89$, what a steal!

[placid otter]

did that just get added? expansion was available for months already

[neon scroll]

It's the Epic Edition

Apparently this is the first time any Wow expansion had early access like this as well, which you know

[placid otter]

didn't diablo 4 already have the 3 day early access aswel. pretty sure it did

[neon scroll]

Truly amazing, Blizzard

[placid otter]

besides, would of thought main complain for ubisoft is the locked away quest. 3 day early access is so common now

[neon scroll]

Reminder that just because it's common doesn't mean it's not a fucking scam

[jovial wolf]

They announced it at the same time as the expansion

[placid otter]

right, i know ppl started discussing it yesterday, but was sure it was already around

maybe only the 3 day part got added yesterday

[neon scroll]

I mean.... it is quite possible that they slipped in the early access later because no one was buying that nonsense

[jovial wolf]

It was there too

[placid otter]

now im even more confused how it all just started

must be cuz asmon simply started talking about it yesterday then

[slate thorn]

Thanks Blizzard

[neon scroll]

That is a possibility

Unfortunately review bombing Blizzard doesn't really do much

[placid otter]

neither does ubisoft as AC is doing very well. most ppl are simply just not on twitter etc

[neon scroll]

In this case being not on twitter etc. is not a good thing tbh

[slate thorn]

blizzard doesn't seem to give a shit about bad reviews yeah

[neon scroll]

Quite obviously the AAA publishers are just trying to force this down our throats and people eating this shit up regardless is just baffling

[placid otter]

what are they gonna do? review bomb on steam?

we saw how shadowlands went and season 4 still did great. season 4 was really good aswel though. rest of the expansion not so much

apparantly ppl having fun right now with MoP remix too

[neon scroll]

OW2 should still be lowest reviewed game on steam now that Helldivers has recovered a bit, right

[slate thorn]

Probably

[neon scroll]

You know that's besides the point here, right

It could be the greatest expansion ever and this would still be a scam and bad business practice

[slate thorn]

Yeah, you can make an amazing game but adding shit to it that's just a fuck you to your customer still leaves a stinky smell to your tasty food

[stable stratus]

turns out not only deep dip 2 that enjoys me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2ZYVsm_mTU

the race to rebirth phase in tetris is also exciting

two people so far are so close of "truly beating" tetris at level 255

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/KINGDOMHEARTS/status/1792722028354818287?s=19

KINGDOM HEARTS (@KINGDOMHEARTS) on X

Kingdom Hearts is coming to Steam!

#KingdomHearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX, HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind (DLC) launch on June 13th 👑

Twitter · May 21, 2024, 1:00 AM

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1792702231893946845?s=19

Wario64 (@Wario64) on X

Nintendo acquires Shiver Entertainment from Embracer. "Shiver’s focus will remain the same, continuing commissions that port and develop software for multiple platforms including Nintendo Switch."

Shiver recently worked on porting & developing Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat 1

Twitter · May 20, 2024, 11:41 PM

[fallow vessel]

https://youtu.be/eEUWDFtxWH0?si=l9kXCmIw7OHx1Z8Z

[wispy gate]

what an absolute gold

[latent mantle]

"STEP AAAWF!! AAAAA THEY JUMPIN ME~"

I remember playing BFIII when it was new and one time they threw a grenade near and I peaked the mic as if I was in the war zone lol

[stable stratus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uT8wGtB3yQ
New dlc story trailer in 2 hours

[slate thorn]

Oooh

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/shinobi602/status/1792837229200699670?s=19

Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) on X

Hellblade 2 | Reviews

5/5 - Eurogamer
4/5 - Game Rant
3/5 - VG247
3/5 - TheGamer
9 - Shacknews
9 - Press Start
9 - VideoGamer
9 - Game Informer
8 - IGN
7 - Forbes
7 - Pure Xbox
7 - Gameblog
6 - Gamespot
6 - WellPlayed
5 - Metro GameCentral
58/100 - PC Gamer

MC: 80

OC: 83

Twitter · May 21, 2024, 8:37 AM

so mixed

still no marketing btw

[minor bolt]

another xbox banger lol

[minor bolt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uT8wGtB3yQ

ooooooooooooooooooooooooo elden ring

[stable stratus]

the ring of elders

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/shinobi602/status/1792949644496093663?s=19

Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) on X

IGN Entertainment has acquired Eurogamer, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun, GI Biz and more.

Layoffs have hit across the Gamer Network portfolio of sites.

➡️ https://t.co/XDqLDQsUjb

Twitter · May 21, 2024, 4:04 PM

[scarlet cape]

[minor bolt]

they better leave digital foundry alone

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/LondonStudioHQ/status/1792872997167984733?s=19

PlayStation London Studio (@LondonStudioHQ) on X

For over twenty years London Studio has been home to some exceptionally talented and wonderful people in the games industry. As we close the doors, and all go forward to new adventures, we wanted to say a heartfelt thank you, to all our past and present, players and colleagues

Twitter · May 21, 2024, 11:00 AM

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/Genki_JPN/status/1793110318098620766?s=19

Genki✨ (@Genki_JPN) on X

Kingdom Hearts IV is currently in development for “console devices”, according to Square Enix! #KingdomHearts

Seems like KH4 will be a part of Sqaure Enix’s new multi-platform strategy!

Twitter · May 22, 2024, 2:43 AM

[neon scroll]

Apparently it's roughly 5hrs long and if that wasn't enough of a deterrent for a 50€ game the complete lack of promotion made sure that next to no one is playing it at all. Sorta sad, really. Doomed studio because Microsoft is shit.

[slate thorn]

I don't mind short games if it's like, really good story and stuff you know. But 5 hours is really short

*For that price

[neon scroll]

Re doomed studio:
https://fixupx.com/NinjaTheory/status/1792601275550302264

And on top of all that it's on gamepass at launch, so really... no one is gonna buy it

[minor bolt]

yeah that read as an obituary lol

xbox fanboys coping cause apparently their next game got greenlit but lol

[scarlet cape]

well it's a good thing games never get cancelled part way through development

[neon scroll]

True

[glass knot]

yeah i can't remember that ever happening

i never played a game that was cancelled partway through development myself 🤷‍♂️

[neon scroll]

That's just silly, game companies would never sell half finished games

[minor bolt]

of course not, they always respect the consumers

[dusty imp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38qwenUMg_M

damn

i dont think yahtzee has been this positive about a game since portal

fully deserved, its a great game

[placid otter]

https://x.com/Pilestedt/status/1793267296682520846?s=19

Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) on X

Hey everyone,

Big update, I've decided to hire @ShamsJorjani as the new CEO of @ArrowheadGS! We go way back and I wouldn't trust the business in any other hands than his. (...and he comes with an impressive resume and love for games)

But what about me and my involvement in

Twitter · May 22, 2024, 1:06 PM

[neon scroll]

So Sony told him to step down, huh.

Definitely my takeaway from this

[placid otter]

i guess i found my one chance to say this

BREAKING NEWS:
https://x.com/12845l/status/1793245275265376680?s=19

Jusuf Vrtáčková (@12845l) on X

EA just robbed all my games for no reason

Twitter · May 22, 2024, 11:39 AM

[pearl cobalt]

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1cxudrt/games_have_been_removed_from_your_library_for_an/

[stable stratus]

ea is fun trolling your money and your insanity

[stable stratus]

https://fxtwitter.com/Xbox/status/1793639436766605429?t=YPm9VIMHQV1cmPj88eOCqw&s=19

unsurprising indeed

[placid otter]

nice a sunday

https://x.com/NextGenPlayer/status/1793408353411993635?s=19

Hunter 🎮 (@NextGenPlayer) on X

Black Myth: Wukong reportedly features more than 160 types of enemies and 80 bosses 👀

It’s also claimed that it has multiple endings and will have New Game Plus at launch

See more: https://t.co/KTimklu949

Twitter · May 22, 2024, 10:27 PM

i truly hope this is good

[dusty imp]

time for silksong to take its rightful place at the top of steams most wishlisted ||and never leave||

[placid otter]

the quality is so high. great trailer

[minor bolt]

https://fxtwitter.com/StellarBlade/status/1793675715625533593

time to pick it back up

[slate thorn]

Thats And...

[placid otter]

boss select instead of chapter select is amazing love this idea

would be an amazing feature for future games too i pray

[slate thorn]

Yeah, just selecting what boss you want to fight, so nice

Plus it keeping track of everything

[wide sentinel]

just start a new series or so, always Modern Warfare or Black Ops

(Black Ops already ended for me after the 2nd one)

[placid otter]

i will never get tired of black ops. enjoyed all of them. some more than others, but yeah still had fun.

this also the first CoD with a 4 year dev cycle. hope that infected the game positively

[wide sentinel]

tbf, for me cod died a long time ago

even tho i still kept buying and playing them

i feel like they "over added" stuff

over the years

the game turned from a casual shooter (like pre bo2) to now a rushed bunny hop, slide abuse, ultimate usage, game

[placid otter]

ultimates? wasnt it bo2 that had those stuff at first

[wide sentinel]

like the specialist stuff is something that turned me off big time, even tho i enjoyed BO3 a lot

yea i didn't like bo2 much

[minor bolt]

specialists were ok in general, the problem was the op ones

hive in particular was always complete bullshit

[wide sentinel]

true

i really mis the OG cod games where sliding and like "super sprinting" wasn't a thing

[minor bolt]

bo1 bo2 peak cod

[wide sentinel]

ye

BO1

man.....

chefs kiss

i wonder how copy paste this cod will be

[placid otter]

as a zombies mainly player this stuff mostly improved my experience. while in mp it is incredibly sweaty in zombies it just feels more active and more fun. just springting to the other end of the map was boring

[wide sentinel]

Zombies indeed improved, i agree there, how zombies is currently tho? not for me. BO3 Zombies remains supperior as the last amazing zombies experience for me.

[placid otter]

cold zombies great, outbreak great, bo3 still the goat, but these other 2 also been really good

[wide sentinel]

even tho this might be a hot take but, the Alien mode thing from Ghosts i also enjoyed quite a lot, not the way how it was build like "go from A to B and back to A" but if they'd improved on this i feel like the alien version could have also been amazing as a counterpart to zombies

[placid otter]

maybe next year as apparantly that might be ghost 2

[rustic peak]

https://fxtwitter.com/JaynezPlays/status/1793756159029158202?t=0-tPtcZOo9epgCxX28kcsA&s=19 im gonna need a 2 hour video with botw/totk development bloopers

[minor bolt]

apparently they added the "uncensored" versions of outfits in the stellar blade update

then the last two are the boss challenge outfits

[smoky imp]

"Fellow incels we have won"

"Now those woke gamers have nothing on us"

[minor bolt]

the whole thing was stupid

[slate thorn]

Ayo, those kunoichi outfits are sick

I suppose one is for normal difficulty and the other for hard

[neon scroll]

Everything from censoring it to overreacting to it was stupid, ye

[slate thorn]

Yeah, people were acting as if the world was ending or something lmao

[neon scroll]

Probably wouldn't have gotten as bad if they hadn't promised NOT to censor anything just days before release

[minor bolt]

its more that ingame, theres way more "extreme" outfits

yeah that

i think i gotta start ng++ to get the new ones

since i stopped playing right as i finished ng+

[neon scroll]

Still haven't found the time to continue playing myself

WIll get there eventually

[slate thorn]

I'm still in my ng+ playthrough

Will play boss challenge this weekend I guess :)

As in, sunday, I'm still feeling kinda ill and wonky today so games I need to focus for aint it. and tomorrow I have a bachelor party so no gaming time

[placid otter]

lmao find this funny esp since it has all quieted down by now too

[neon scroll]

Good tactic to get people back to talking about it and boosting sales a bit more, now fueled by the other side™️

[fallow vessel]

Combo Breaker weekend by the way

starting roughly around now

[placid otter]

https://x.com/Genki_JPN/status/1793784597463101652?s=19

Genki✨ (@Genki_JPN) on X

Stellar Blade Director Kim Hyung Tae says a Photo Mode is currently in development! 🔥 #StellarBlade

He says that if they implement it they want it to be of high quality and are considering adding various features to it, so please wait a little while

https://t.co/J6TPxPt2lp

Twitter · May 23, 2024, 11:22 PM

cant wait to see the photos on my tl

saw a rumour bo6 campaign going to be open world. really hope that is not the case

[minor bolt]

supposedly some scrapped black ops campaign ages ago was meant to be open world

maybe treyarch are resurrecting that

[slate thorn]

Photo mode

[slate thorn]

Apparently Black Ops 6 will still release for last gen, which is a decision I understand yet at the same time does sound kind of interesting

[minor bolt]

have you seen black ops 3 on ps3?

[slate thorn]

I have played bo3 on xbox 360

[minor bolt]

itll probably be like that lol

[slate thorn]

Turbo potato mode

[minor bolt]

also its activision so like

putting it on last gen is a given

[neon scroll]

So it's gonna be shit because they have to make major concessions to get it to work on all platforms like every other high end game that still tries to do that

Just let it die

[minor bolt]

nah activision doesnt do that

they strip the last gen version down to basically just multiplayer

and then strip out most dynamic stuff, bring the graphics settings right down

and sell it to you for full price

[neon scroll]

True

Gamers happily eating shit never gets old

[slate thorn]

Yeah, iirc bo3 on xbox 360 and ps3 was like multiplayer only (and zombies) and it was like the bare minimum for graphics lel

[minor bolt]

i vaguely remember something like, bo3 on ps360 had more in common with bo1 than bo3 ps4/xb1

under the hood

which i absolutely believe just looking at how the weapon recoil works

[pearl cobalt]

prob still releasing on old gen for the sheer numbers of people who probably still play cod on those platforms.

[minor bolt]

yeah ps4 has an install base of like 110m

ps5 only up to 60m or so

well, units sold

[slate thorn]

Yeah, that's why I say I understand it

lots of people who still have a ps4 and will gladly buy the new cod

And I mean, if it looks the same as all the other ps4 / xone cod's then it still looks good

BO3 is such a silly game, I lob

[minor bolt]

yeah i actually really enjoyed it

definitely the best mp out of the three 3d movement games

[slate thorn]

I hate the mp lol

Campaign was pretty solid and zombies is peak

I love with how messed up BO3 has gotten that m0dders are expanding / returning to the other zombie games

[minor bolt]

the campaign for bo3 was just schizophrenic

made no sense

[slate thorn]

Like, we're getting BO2 zombies m0ds, like, what, hello?

[minor bolt]

whats wrong with bo3?

it has mod tools so why would people mod bo2

[slate thorn]

I believe the game has security issues because they stopped providing support for it recently or something like that?

It's still the most popular one by far, but a lot of people are expanding to the older games

[minor bolt]

all cod games prior to like IW have security issues iirc

mw2 has an RCE and its still sold on steam lol

iw4x is the only secure way to play it

[slate thorn]

I believe with BO3 there's several RCE's and I believe there was some controvercy surrounding the only secure client for the game, I don't really know

[minor bolt]

i know there's been advancements in client modding but i didnt know they had moved to bo3

[slate thorn]

It's a bit messy and I believe long story short the other games are significantly safer to play than BO3 atm, but, don't quote me on that

[minor bolt]

last i knew, advanced warfare had only just been figured out

[slate thorn]

I believe the security issues for BO3 started sometime last year

[minor bolt]

ah pretty recent then

[slate thorn]

So it's all pretty recent still

[minor bolt]

i wish sm2 had come out

public mw2 modding hadnt gotten much further than fourdeltaone's importing of the bo2 peacekeeper and bo1 nuketown until then

[slate thorn]

But, due to this it does mean m0dders are once again looking at older games alongside BO3 which is pretty neat, because it means we're getting new m0ds for those older games and also like, actual m0ds for BO2 which is kinda whack

Because from what I understand, BO2 is like really difficult to m0d?

[minor bolt]

pretty sure yeah

mw2 was the easiest so everyone focused on that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWW0XE5wWyo

activision took this from us

[slate thorn]

bo3 also super easy because it has official support for it and tools and everything

[minor bolt]

yeah i have some videos where i was playing around with custom weapons

someone made a widowmaker gun from overwatch

[slate thorn]

I believe as of now the only zombies map in BO2 where you can make mods is Buried because of the way the map functions and is laid out

[minor bolt]

ah now i remember, redacted was the modded bo2 client with custom weapons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhSQdaUwJtk

[slate thorn]

As it has a lot of functioning space outside of the map. And you can't alter the map itself, so you have to add things outside of it, and that's only doable on Buried. Or something like that, I don't really know how it all works

I believe right now the only bo2 stuff is like a few very basic challenge maps where it's just like here's your perks and stuff, buy these two doors and then buy the ending whilst a lot of zombies spawn. Because it's just very difficult to do more than that

Ah, apparently the issue with BO3 is that the safe client was hacked