I was going to say replaying but I feel like that limits the question to games like Prey or Fallout New Vegas that have endings and games like The Sims 2 or Cities Skylines where you can play indefinitely end up excluded....
When talking about the best games of all time people generally mention Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario 64, Halo 3, The Last of Us, Nier Automata, etc. , but dismiss other great games....
Much like AMD did today for CES 2024, much of NVIDIA's event was also all about AI but there's a few bits in there for normal consumers like the announcement of Half-Life 2 RTX, plus GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series GPUs.
Personally, I really don’t like most of these games due to the tedium and frustration that comes with hunger/thirst mechanics. Most of the exceptions that I do actually like either make up for it through something else that elevates the experience enough - or they either don’t have these mechanics or allow for players to...
In case you’re out of the loop, the old Steam Deck had Philips screws that screwed into self-tapping plastic holes. This lead to occasional stripped threads and often stripped screwheads....
Quick shout-out to Grayjay: An app to watch videos on any platform - reducing the power of individual services. The Software is open-source and can be found here: gitlab.futo.org/videostreaming/grayjay...
Online gaming has become an integral part of our lives, offering us the opportunity to connect with friends and players from around the world. However, as technology evolves and new games are developed, older titles must inevitably make way for the future. Electronic Arts (EA), one of the gaming ind
One good thing to come of this (hopefully) is the chance to clear the C Suite people from AKB. I hope all of the AKB employees get what they deserve, which is a new set of higher ups that aren’t sexist dickbags.
For me it was Dead Space 2 when I was 12-ish. For reference, at this point the most gruesome/gorey/violent media I was exposed to was the Halo 3 Flood levels and the original 2 Alien movies....
What if the modular computing evangelists at Framework decided to make a handheld? YouTuber Pitstoptech has largely answered this question by building a “fully upgradeable gaming handheld” around one of Framework’s upgradable motherboards....
A lot of haters in this thread but the PC38X (and family of confusing names) has been me, my wife, and my friends go-to head sets for the last five or more years.
Decent price, quality, weight. Light enough to wear for hours without going sore, but sturdy enough not to snap.
The quick mute boom mic is awesome and my original G4ME ONE (Lol naming) came with a cheesy USB sound card with sidetone which is a great feature that I still try to get on dac/Amos today.
After 10,000+ hours grinding, MapleStory's first level 300 player slams the brakes at 299.99 to rant about the MMO and then quit, all on a dev-promoted stream (www.gamesradar.com)
PSA: Twitch Shadowbans Users on VPN + Linux
If you notice your chat messages show up in the chat feed but don’t appear on the streamers in-screen chat, you have been shadowbanned....
I hate that I enjoyed singing that (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
So I wanted to opensource my website, but I have some questions.
Can I opensource it in a way where changes is not open to the public?...
What are some games you find yourself frequently coming back to?
I was going to say replaying but I feel like that limits the question to games like Prey or Fallout New Vegas that have endings and games like The Sims 2 or Cities Skylines where you can play indefinitely end up excluded....
Tiger mosquitoes now everywhere in France after spreading to Normandy (www.rfi.fr)
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Biden Campaign Raises Over $53 Million In February: As Donald Trump struggles to raise cash, the sitting president has now amassed $155 million to spend (www.huffpost.com)
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In case you want something to send to your humans that say "I have nothing to hide" when you mention privacy. (lemmy.ml)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR7D6Fx0fTQ...
New study suggests kids are now experiencing social pressures to buy in-game items (patrickklepek.substack.com)
Once you hit middle school, the pressure to “fit in” hits. Naturally, this includes games now.
Phil Spencer has reportedly reassured employees Microsoft ‘won’t stop making Xbox consoles’ (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Canadians are going into debt to cover out-of-pocket cancer costs: survey (globalnews.ca)
'There was a whole slew of anti-nausea medications that I would have to take ... a lot of these medications were not covered under OHIP.'
What games do you think are unfairly snubbed when talking about the best games of all time?
When talking about the best games of all time people generally mention Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario 64, Halo 3, The Last of Us, Nier Automata, etc. , but dismiss other great games....
Twitch "isn't profitable" admits CEO, in wake of recent layoffs (www.eurogamer.net)
NVIDIA reveal Half-Life 2 RTX, plus GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series GPUs (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Much like AMD did today for CES 2024, much of NVIDIA's event was also all about AI but there's a few bits in there for normal consumers like the announcement of Half-Life 2 RTX, plus GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series GPUs.
Players who don't like survival games as a genre: Which survival games are your personal exceptions, which ones have you enjoyed nonetheless and why?
Personally, I really don’t like most of these games due to the tedium and frustration that comes with hunger/thirst mechanics. Most of the exceptions that I do actually like either make up for it through something else that elevates the experience enough - or they either don’t have these mechanics or allow for players to...
New single planet fantasy game from Hello Games (www.youtube.com)
Sea of Thieves' long-awaited private servers arrive next week (www.eurogamer.net)
What game company from your childhood do you remember with fondness?
I was thinking about how I remember Maxis fondly, and I got to wondering what other people’s experiences were like!...
Rant: Valve's new Steam Deck screws speak volumes about their ethos.
In case you’re out of the loop, the old Steam Deck had Philips screws that screwed into self-tapping plastic holes. This lead to occasional stripped threads and often stripped screwheads....
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of October 29th
Whatcha all been playing?...
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2’s Latest Update on Steam Allows Steam Deck Players to Play Offline (gamingbolt.com)
The update revolves entirely around making Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 better to play on the Steam Deck.
Shout-out to Grayjay (grayjay.app)
Quick shout-out to Grayjay: An app to watch videos on any platform - reducing the power of individual services. The Software is open-source and can be found here: gitlab.futo.org/videostreaming/grayjay...
It's official, Microsoft now owns ABK (news.xbox.com)
EA Games will Shut these Online Servers Down in 2023 — Gaming Arcade (www.gamingarcade.co.uk)
Online gaming has become an integral part of our lives, offering us the opportunity to connect with friends and players from around the world. However, as technology evolves and new games are developed, older titles must inevitably make way for the future. Electronic Arts (EA), one of the gaming ind
Microsoft expected to finally buy Activision Blizzard next week (www.eurogamer.net)
Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game (www.theguardian.com)
Climate activists condemn oil giant for paying influencers to showcase marketing game from new gasoline campaign
After decades of climate deception, Shell uses Fortnite to court demographic most concerned about climate change (www.mediamatters.org)
Cancelled Hyenas was ‘Sega’s biggest budget game ever’, it’s claimed | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
What was the formative horror game of your childhood?
For me it was Dead Space 2 when I was 12-ish. For reference, at this point the most gruesome/gorey/violent media I was exposed to was the Halo 3 Flood levels and the original 2 Alien movies....
Microsoft addresses the huge Xbox leaks: here’s Phil Spencer’s full memo (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/gaming/t/471480...
The Elder Scrolls VI will skip PS5 and isn’t coming until at least 2026 (www.theverge.com)
Modder Turns Framework Laptop PCB Into a Handheld Gaming PC (www.tomshardware.com)
What if the modular computing evangelists at Framework decided to make a handheld? YouTuber Pitstoptech has largely answered this question by building a “fully upgradeable gaming handheld” around one of Framework’s upgradable motherboards....
Unity rushes to clarify price increase plan, as game developers fume (www.axios.com)
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Sennheiser Exits Gaming Headphone Business (www.anandtech.com)
Technically the successor owner of the gaming brand....
Need some local coop recommendations
Hello! I’ve come here to ask you lovely people from Lemmy if you guys know of some fun local coop games for at least 2 player....
Videogamedunkey - Bigmode Memo 2023 (www.youtube.com)
A one-year update after game-critic/full-time jokester started his publishing company Bigmode....
What's a good game you played with an awful tutorial?
Either it didn’t teach you anything at all, or it taught you the most irrelevant parts of the game.
Destiny 2’s Zavala Recasting Was A Tough, Correct Choice (www.forbes.com)
Bungie makes the right call with a tough situation, as they have recast Lance Reddick's Zavala with a new actor.
So near, yet, so far... (media.kbin.social)