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markpaskal, to pcgaming in Classic free physics sandbox game The Powder Toy is now on Steam

I used to spend hours making different bombs in that game. I still load it up any time I get a new computer to see what the FPS on my favorite saves looks like on the new hardware. Back in the day I was lucky to get 30 fps on a busy save but nowadays even my laptop processor can handle the big cities and explosions.

UltraGiGaGigantic, to games in Selaco has sold 51,000 copies in only two weeks

Amazing work. Art.

the devs should be proud.

BallShapedMan, to games in Selaco has sold 51,000 copies in only two weeks
@BallShapedMan@lemmy.world avatar

I’m glad to hear that, it’s a great game that I suck at!

LordSinguloth, to games in Paradox Interactive has completely cancelled "Life By You"

Probably because it would be the death of Sims is why it was canceled this way.

Voroxpete,

What in the actual fuck are you on about?

LordSinguloth,

Wow people here don’t comprehend the third order calculation

Ea regularly buys out or pays off anyone who makes sim competitors.

Look it up.

Voroxpete,

In order to buy out Paradox, EA would have to make an offer for their entire existing share float, which would then have to be accepted by the shareholders. This means that they would almost certainly sell their stock at over market value (because why would they accept less?).

From their point of view, this would be a good thing. So why then would the shareholders allow this project to be cancelled if it was about to net them a huge payout, according to your theory?

LordSinguloth,

Holy fuck I think the bots here cant fuckin read

fibojoly, to games in Selaco has sold 51,000 copies in only two weeks

Well deserved. It’s not just a technological wonder, it’s also a genuinely solid game choke-full of amazing details.

WeLoveCastingSpellz, to pcgaming in Death Road to Canada gets a major 2024 upgrade with new events, characters, perks and more

hell yea, I love that game

ZC3rr0r, to pcgaming in Death Road to Canada gets a major 2024 upgrade with new events, characters, perks and more

I think this is still the most played game on my Switch. I need to stay far, far, away from this if my productivity is to survive.

aDuckk, to pcgaming in Death Road to Canada gets a major 2024 upgrade with new events, characters, perks and more

Like a decade old and still actively updated with new content, while the dev is working on a new game no less.

ImplyingImplications, to pcgaming in Embracer Group put out their plans for AI in game development

Certainly, one of the major risks for a company is not to use AI, as this would mean a competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis other industry players.

To quote I Will Fucking Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again

How about you remain competitive by fixing your shit?

Rentlar, to pcgaming in Flathub continues growing with over 2 billion downloads recorded

People love convenience and Flathub sure is convenient.

Vilian, to pcgaming in Flathub continues growing with over 2 billion downloads recorded

this don’t has anything todo with gaming

JimboDHimbo,

How are games built? With code, right? Well, you’ll never guess what Flathub is.

altima_neo, to games in Infogrames (Atari) have acquired the Surgeon Simulator franchise
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

They’re not really Atari. It’s just that they acquired them and then wore their skin.

gcheliotis,

I don’t think they’re infogrames either

altima_neo,
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

Actually, I think they are. At least the parent company was always infogrames.

They started as infogrames, then they acquired Atari and started calling themselves that. Then they spun off a new publishing label using the infogrames name again. The problem is keeping track of what infogrames of today, used to be? They’ve acquired so much shit over the years that’s it’s a freaking mess.

noxy, to pcgaming in HORI announced a special gamepad for Steam / Steam Deck [classic "Xbox layout"]
@noxy@yiffit.net avatar

HORI, a manufacturer of popular gaming accessories

if they’re so popular why have I never heard of them? especially as I’ve very recently researched PC gamepads and settled on an 8BitDo.

HORI sounds like a bullshit throwaway Amazon brand.

That said, I am very very eager for a gamepad which can do gyro aiming, have back buttons that actually function as additional buttons (as opposed to merely copies of other buttons), and do so over better-than-bluetooth wireless. Doesn’t look like this is that, though, so whatever

Rakqoi,
@Rakqoi@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

They’re mostly known for their officially licensed Switch controllers and accessories, which from my experience, are made extremely cheaply, with lackluster features, and terrible build quality. I absolutely wouldn’t spend a whopping $60 on a controller from them, personally…

ZC3rr0r,

HORI has been around for a good whole, and they make what are arguably the best aftermarket Nintendo switch controllers.

stardust,

It’s known if for Nintendo users with hori switch controllers and taiko drum.

Skepticpunk,

PC

There’s your problem. They’ve been pretty well known in the console marketplace for a long time, and have peripherals dating back to the Super Nintendo.

corus_kt,

HORI is a household name for fighting sticks btw, there’s some degree of quality asurance there. But for regular controllers I do think there are better alternatives.

8BitDo is absolutely fantastic, loved using my Pro 2 because of the back buttons

LaserTurboShark69, to pcgaming in HORI announced a special gamepad for Steam / Steam Deck [classic "Xbox layout"]

Ohhh man finally another controller with back grip buttons. I may have to pick one of these up

chemical_cutthroat,
@chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world avatar

I’ve been looking for a replacement for my Xbox controller because I’m tired of buying new ones that all have sticky B buttons. Hopefully this will do the trick.

Codilingus,

Check out 8bitdo. In have their pro 2, and I bought their Xbox buttons for it and installed them. Goated controller with replacement parts. PlayStation layout, styled like SNES, and XBOX ABXY buttons.

Grass,

can’t those can only duplicate standard controller buttons? we need separately mappable extra buttons like L/R 4 and 5 on steam deck. more of them though. games fully supporting steam input can give you named input functions and in game it shows the button you set it to for prompts. it would be great for separating inputs in games where buttons are shared like jump and interact being the same button depending on if an interact prompt is up.

Codilingus,

I have done 0 configuration to the controller or steam inputs, I just set the toggle to X for windows/Linux, then Bluetooth pair it. Every button gets mapped and can work independently. Even the 2 grip buttons, and 2 special menu buttons. I did the XBOX buttons because I noticed every game made for controller had the ABXY layout, and not always PlayStation’s square, circle, etc.

LiveLM,

And back buttons you can actually map with Steam Input!!!
AFAIK the only other controller with this capability is the eye-wateringly expensive DualSense Edge

Zoot, to pcgaming in HORI announced a special gamepad for Steam / Steam Deck [classic "Xbox layout"]
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Got really excited for a Steam Controller like controller… Missing the track pads? Can barely be considered a “Steam Deck” like controller without them… This is no different from an Xbox controller minus a few buttons. Hell id rather use a PS controller since they have a trackpad!

tuckerm,
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Yeah, it definitely needs trackpads that are easy to reach in order to be a Steam Deck controller. (And I'm saying "easy to each" because the awkwardly placed Playstation touchpad doesn't count.)

I'm curious about this part, though:

Gyro in the "Steam mode". With the sticks having a touch sensor too.

That sounds like an advantage over a Playstation or Switch controller. I'm guessing that means you could enable the gyro just by touching the analog stick, without having to press a button. That's like what most people did on the Steam controller, where the gyro would enable when you touched the trackpad.

And009,

I love gyro, need more controllers using them

Skepticpunk,

It’s pretty much a standard feature at this point. Unless you’re an Xbox player.

And009,

That’s the one I’m stuck with

asexualchangeling,

If that’s the case it at least has a feature over the dual sense edge, but as expensive as it is I still prefer the edge with all it’s inputs and touchpad

helenslunch,
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Meh. These are just Hori controller with Steam logos and Steam Input integration. Don’t see anything special.

Skepticpunk,

Yep. I’ll keep my Dualsense, thank you very much. The trackpad is invaluable for things like weapon selection, and having the gyro default to on means I don’t have to take my hands off the face buttons to aim. Also, flick stick rules.

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