I hope this isn’t perceived as advertising… I’m quite apprehensive about making this purchase and will absolutely update with my progress if/when the console arrives....
My first impression of Burnout Paradise was similar. I spent an hour or so waiting for it to download an update, only to find the update was an island I couldn’t go to unless I paid them more.
I found a box of CD-Roms and floppy disks in my mum’s basement and damnit, I want to play them! I could use emulators, DosBox or VMs but it’s never quite the same as having the real thing, so between an eBay mobo and a box of old parts I managed to build my new gaming rig to cover 1990-2005....
I remember buying C&C Red Alert many years ago, and being completely unable to play it due to CPU speed. Moving the mouse to the edge of the screen would instantly zip to the edges of the game world.
British band Massive Attack have pulled out of a concert in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, in protest against the government’s “attack on basic human rights”....
In fairness to him, Paul was indeed a nob. And you don’t really want to do anything that might bring legal action against you, like I dunno, deleting a load of servers and losing your company close to a million. Just as a random example.
And the wifi password is now a long complicated string of characters that only gets given to a few people, rather than just being the company name with 123 at the end.
“Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has announced that he is dissolving the national assembly, and calling for legislative elections on June 30 and July 7....
While I hoped the Tories weren’t popular in 2016, unfortunately for all of us, Boris (and Corbyn proving about as popular as a fart in a spacesuit) kept them relevant.
I really liked the first reboot, but felt Eternal overcomplicated it and made it like a memory game of working out which gun was best for each enemy, which isn’t really what I wanted from it. Too much finicky precision (like shooting the goddamn turrets off things), and not enough wanton carnage.
It took the story way too seriously as well, and the most enjoyable thing from the first game’s story was somebody starting some exposition, followed by Doomguy smashing the radio.
Just wasn’t feeling it as much as I was with the first. It was only the soundtrack that got me through it tbh, and with Mick Gordon very much not on speaking terms with id Software, I’ll keep my expectations lowered for this.
They should have it so if one player has DLC, everyone gets to use it in multiplayer. It Takes Two works for players that haven’t even bought the game, and that’s published by EA ffs.
“We all know what to do, but we don’t know how to get re-elected once we have done it.” – Jean-Claude Juncker
You’ve got this odd situation where people don’t actually realise how bad this is, because if it was really bad then the governments would actually do something about it, but the governments know that if they do what is needed, a lot of people will be substantially poorer, and then they’ll get voted out and replaced with somebody who brings back all the petrol cars and the toxic shit being dumped into rivers.
Yeah, that’s what the rest of the west want, but Ukraine just want to punch Russia in the face and send them packing. They don’t have the people or morale for a full-on meat grinder war over the next decade.
Poverty is indeed the root cause of many societal issues, but it still boggles the mind that the answer to “income inequality” is “vote for the billionaire”.
Elden Ring DLC launches to "Mixed" reviews as players bemoan difficulty, PC performance in Shadow of the Erdtree: "There's a big problem with balancing" (www.windowscentral.com)
Members of Britain’s richest family get jail terms for exploiting Indian staff at Swiss mansion | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
hooooly shit! has anyone else played journey? (sh.itjust.works)
I feel like that game literally changed my life in the 2 hours or whatever it took me to play it....
Roger Stone Spills Trump’s Plan to Deny Election Loss Again (www.thedailybeast.com)
I just ordered a 3ds from AliExpress - Wish me luck. (lemmy.world)
I hope this isn’t perceived as advertising… I’m quite apprehensive about making this purchase and will absolutely update with my progress if/when the console arrives....
UK’s richest family on trial in Switzerland for human trafficking, confiscating staff passports, paying as little as £7/day (www.bbc.com)
It's not that serious. (lemmy.world)
Inspired by a recent post about fork types. Stuff always seemed unnecessarily complicated.
China's Xi accused the US of trying to trick him into invading Taiwan, but said he won't take the bait, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Xi Jinping accused the US of trying to trick China into invading Taiwan, the Financial Times said....
As Starfield Steam Reviews Plunge to ‘Mostly Negative,’ Todd Howard Responds to Paid Mods Backlash - IGN (web.archive.org)
A future sci-fi writers never could've imagined
1990 - 2005 Gaming Build
I found a box of CD-Roms and floppy disks in my mum’s basement and damnit, I want to play them! I could use emulators, DosBox or VMs but it’s never quite the same as having the real thing, so between an eBay mobo and a box of old parts I managed to build my new gaming rig to cover 1990-2005....
Ark: Survival Ascended is the worst optimised Unreal Engine 5 game we've seen on console (www.eurogamer.net)
Japan forces Apple and Google to open their mobile platforms • The Register (www.theregister.com)
For Republicans, raw milk is the new masking (www.salon.com)
Essentially, for Republicans, it seems like avoiding raw milk is the new masking — and they’re just not going to do it in order to prove a point....
Massive Attack pull out of gig in Georgia in solidarity with protesters (www.theguardian.com)
British band Massive Attack have pulled out of a concert in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, in protest against the government’s “attack on basic human rights”....
Justice for our boy
Today, it has been 6 years since The Elder Scrolls 6 teaser (www.youtube.com)
Fired employee hacked into company’s computer system and deleted servers, causing it to lose S$918,000 - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Epic won’t update Fortnite to run on the Steam Deck. Tim Sweeney says Linux is ‘a terrifically hard audience to serve’ (2022) (www.theverge.com)
A Majority of Voters Backing Biden Are Mostly Motivated by Stopping Trump — Poll (truthout.org)
Man detained in mental hospital after trying to set up Pakistan’s first gay club (www.telegraph.co.uk)
EU elections 2024 live: Emmanuel Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap elections after huge far-right gains (www.theguardian.com)
“Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has announced that he is dissolving the national assembly, and calling for legislative elections on June 30 and July 7....
DOOM: The Dark Ages | Official Trailer 1 (4K) | Coming 2025 (www.youtube.com)
We are so back
The First Borderlands Movie Clip Looks Like An SNL Skit (kotaku.com)
Today, during IGN Live, we got our first real look at the Borderlands movie, and folks, I’m not sure this is going to be very good....
TBH 6 was kind of a downgrade from 5 (lemmy.today)
Israel Has Used White Phosphorus on 17 Towns in Lebanon Since October (truthout.org)
Alex Jones agrees to liquidate his assets to pay Sandy Hook families, in move that would end his ownership of Infowars (www.cnn.com)
We’ve just had a year in which every month was a record-setter (arstechnica.com)
“if you can obtain a copy of a court order...we’ll do our best to make it happen" Unlike Steam, Good Old Games claims they are willing to transfer accounts to entitled parties after a user's death (x.com)
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Ultrakill dev says it's fine to pirate his game if you don't have money to spare: 'Culture shouldn't exist only for those who can afford it' (www.pcgamer.com)
Netherlands allows Ukraine to strike Russian territory with its F-16s (newsukraine.rbc.ua)
Half-Life Was 95% Ready for Dreamcast (timemachiner.io)
🎠🎠🎠 (lemmy.world)
Trump Supporters Issue Threats of Violence Online After Guilty Verdict (truthout.org)
The only time it's ok to snitch... (lemmy.world)
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈
Embracer Boss Mulls Increasing the Price of Video Games Beyond $70 (www.ign.com)
Israel describes a permanent cease-fire in Gaza as a ‘nonstarter,’ undermining Biden’s proposal (www.nbcnews.com)
New Astro Bot Will Feature Over 150 Bots Inspired By PlayStation Characters; No In-Game Purchases Or Multiplayer (noisypixel.net)