And if that wasn't required and the hours were paid, it'd be no problem. Especially if they allowed people to flex their work times so working late nights was feasible.
-The breach window was roughly 1:30 PM-2:30 PM Eastern (1830-1930 UTC+0) on 12/25.
-Downfall is safe to launch once more, and has been since roughly 2:30-2:40 PM Eastern on 12/25 (1920 UTC+0 on 12/25).
-If you did not launch Downfall in the breach window, you're clear.
-If you got an automatic update for Downfall on 12/25 but did NOT launch, you're clear.
-If you launched Downfall via the Steam Workshop (meaning you actually launched Slay the Spire), you're clear.
-If you did launch Downfall on 12/25 and succeeded and everything looked normal, you're clear.
-If you did launch Downfall on 12/25 and saw a command-prompt like screen, that starting spitting out a bunch of text after about 10 seconds, you're in the clear. That was actually just the Java log which we usually keep hidden, but accidentally left visible when we restored the game.
-If you did launch Downfall on 12/25 and got a 'no .exe found' type of error, you're clear. That was us exploding the game to prevent anyone else from being affected.
-If you did launch Downfall on 12/25 during the breach window and got a Unity library installer popup, please continue to read. You may be also at risk.
I play in 2 games and run 1. As a player I play both characters who share my gender and one that doesn't. At the table I run there's a guy who plays a woman, and used to be another.
It's never caused issues or confusion. So for anyone interested in playing like this, feel free to do so! For pronouns I've also found success in referring to characters instead of players with names unless explicitly talking to the player, but that's easier as a GM.
That said, I'll usually always play a male character in a Souls title, because [insert valid reason for inconsistency here.]
I often do this when I want the character to mesh with the build. If I'm playing a character with a great shield and giant hammer, I'll want a big beefy character that is often easier to create in game as a male body. And when I play a quick assassin, I often pick female. It's like the opposite of how anime weapons work.
FYI: as someone I think would like incongruent in girl mode, I went as Dr Frankenfurter (creation scene, was cold) for Halloween this year and went all out: full makeup, fishnets, shaved legs, 4" platform heels, etc. It was very fun and could be a good entry into what you might want to do. Also: you can always dress up at home just for yourself.
Yep. When the industry can cut off the only way for games journalists to reliably make money (pre-release review copies) then they are totally controlled by the industry. A real journalism industry would see one company not given a copy or blacklisted and the refuse to cover their release entirely in solidarity. Otherwise none of them can be trusted.
This sucks. I love jocat and all his videos. This is the second creator sheet Lindsey that had quit due to harassment of shit stains. I'm fucking tired if this being the Internet and I don't even have to deal with death threats to my family like they do.
apparently this is in response to a few threads on Reddit flaming Starfield—in general, it’s been rather interesting to see Bethesda take what i can only describe as a “try to debate Starfield to popularity” approach with the game’s skeptics in the past month or two. not entirely sure it’s a winning strategy,...
Yeah, look at Starfield. It has really nice looking textures and objects. Everything else is a disappointment or mediocre. Maybe excepting the Ship Builder feature.
To be fair, it seems like they've made 5 games and 4/5 weren't very good. Not surprised this was their last hurrah. I know Steam scores generally don't equate directly to sales, let alone profits, but it seems like the company was struggling.
They could contract PR out to a firm or team on a part-time basis. They absolutely need someone in PR and marketing. They released a trailer on the fucking Game Awards and the single thing they are most known for is lying to players about their product.
So...what do you do in this game? We've seen movement and very basic NPC interactions. Building entire or part of buildings automatically. But that's it. They mostly just showed off pretty, but almost entirely empty landscapes.
They are also doubling down on procedural generation. I hope they learned from NMS that procedural generation can be useful but only if there are interesting things to do that get generated. If you generated the same set of boring landmasses, there's no point. I saw nothing in this trailer remotely new.
Also their trailer's text was hot garbage. "A fantasy earth". No shit, really? No one would have got that from the fucking dragons.
Will it? We didn't see any combat, nor even complex building that both titles have. I guess I really just hate these kind of trailers that show next to nothing about the actual game. All it does is raise questions and annoy me.
We are shown exploration but little to find besides landscape. We are shown building simple houses with prefabs. We see very basic npc interaction to your presence. But that's it. NMS biggest issue is that there isn't that much to do and it's depth is shallow. I'm seeing nothing here to dissuade that.
Any track, not any artist. You could have a hundred tracks getting hundreds of streams a piece. Maximum before cutoff would be about $3/track. Not a ton but could be hundreds of dollars. And combining that from dozens to thousands of artists potentially in that boat.
The same reason merchandise sellers are on Amazon even though Amazon forces them to lower prices and make less: if you're NOT on Amazon, people just won't find you. If you're not on Spotify, you don't exist in the music world to some people. Because otherwise where else will they search for you? Youtube Music or Apple Music, both pay sites. Otherwise you're having word of mouth or searching manually.
ER did have a lot of reused assets and bosses in the tons of little dungeons. Those things were only interesting for the unique puzzles they sometimes had.
I have to expect the expansion will have all new content without much reuse. They've had as long as they need to make whatever they want. And traditionally Fromsoft expansions tend to be well received.
I would like to add Outer Wilds to this. No combat, virtually no violence, and adult themes are aimed at mild existentialism. Great exploration game with fun physics and puzzles.
For older kids I'd suggest: Satisfactory. Essentially first person Factorio with mild combat vs fauna.
Astroneer: exploration and advancement.
The DLC, definitely. The thorny planet is in the OG game a little bit. For the DLC I turned off scares because I don't really play horror games and it was still very fun.
Right. This is as close to a AAA/AA indie studio as we'll ever get. Studios who only make things they want to make on their own timeline not beholden to shareholders.
After so much time and so many iterations Bethesda hasn't improved much on the things they suck at. This is just fallout in space with all the issues previous games have.
People aren't going to do that. They'll switch to Apple. Linux doesn't have the presence in public consciousness nor does it have the benefits for average users to matter to them. Tech users don't need to be converted, they already know.
An apology doesn't make people less mad, usually. It signals you are aware what you did is wrong or at least made people upset. People get less mad when you act differently in the future. Bioware can keep apologizing but if they keep screwing up no one's going to care.
This just means that penetrative sex with a penis is not required. Doctors can either inseminate people directly, or implant fertilized embryos.
But the only effective way to harvest sperm is through ejaculation. I.e. masturbation. So you're really not avoiding sex altogether. You're just going about it differently.
For me I can’t stand that they put difficult terrain in the act 2 camp. Makes zero sense. Who the F builds their camp in mud? I would sell my soul to Raphael for a boardwalk.
Not wine. Fruit is expensive and it takes too long. Mild beer was the go to. Like 2% so low enough it's functionality impossible to get plastered but kills a lot of pathogens and it's as easy to make as forgetting some barley in a barrel.
Most bottled fruit juice us actually mildly alcoholic as well.
Kotick is retiring because he can't take direction. But will receive hundreds of millions to do so. Why would MS fire anyone else when Activision and King makes money?
I think we need more worker protections. Mandatory severance, can't fire without cause.
A lot of people don't get much choice who they work for. Basic devs and QA and now out of as job and need to scramble to find another job. It's nice some of these are getting severance but it's not mandatory nor the norm in America.
Dragon's Dogma 2 director apologizes for the long wait for the JRPG, says its best ideas were inspired by lack of sleep (www.gamesradar.com)
A Slay the Spire Fan Expansion: Downfall (Steam Standalone) was Breached. (steamcommunity.com)
The full source code for GTA 5 has apparently been publicly leaked (archive.is)
Male players: Why do you play female characters? (kbin.social)
Got the idea of posting this when I watched this YouTube video that talks about reasons men love playing as girls....
The hyperloop is dead for real this time (www.theverge.com)
Rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Steam: Shopping Cart updates and Private Games (steamcommunity.com)
Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick departs in just a few days (www.eurogamer.net)
Heres an idea, Fromsoft should make the Soul Reaver sequel
They had GRRM write Elden Ring. They can get Amy Henning to write SR before she retires...
The Insomniac Hack Reveals The Ugly Truth Of Video Game Hype - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
The games journalist debate over covering the hack is a look in the mirror
In honor of JoCat announcing a hiatus today [Rule] (youtu.be)
JoCat announced that he was going on an indefinite hiatus due to the toxicity he’s received for this awesomely positive video....
Hideo Kojima: Death Stranding, our first child (original IP) after the establishment of KJP, has over 16 million users worldwide 4 years after its launch (as of December 16, 2023). Thank You. (twitter.com)
Nitter link: nitter.net/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN/…/1735820385340584237...
Starfield design lead says players are "disconnected" from how games are actually made: "Don't fool yourself into thinking you know why it is the way it is" (www.gamesradar.com)
apparently this is in response to a few threads on Reddit flaming Starfield—in general, it’s been rather interesting to see Bethesda take what i can only describe as a “try to debate Starfield to popularity” approach with the game’s skeptics in the past month or two. not entirely sure it’s a winning strategy,...
"The Day Before" makers Fntastic are shutting down. (lemmy.world)
Source: twitter.com/FntasticHQ/…/1734265789237338453...
The Game Awards 2023 fell short of honoring its own industry (www.destructoid.com)
No Man's Sky studio Hello Games unveil Light No Fire, a fantasy survival game set on a single, huge planet (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
New single planet fantasy game from Hello Games (www.youtube.com)
The true Cybertruck experience (sopuli.xyz)
Spotify made £56m profit, but has decided not to pay smaller artists like me. We need you to make some noise | Damon Krukowski (www.theguardian.com)
Elden Ring May Be Getting New Content Soon, Judging From Recent Behind-the-Scenes Updates (wccftech.com)
US kids want games subscriptions and virtual currency more than games this Christmas (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Valve accidentally compiled and pushed earliest Left 4 Dead prototype called "Terror Strike" into the latest CS 1.6 update and community figured out how to play it. (twitter.com)
Nitter link: nitter.net/gabefollower/…/1727585163981340974
Todd Howard says it took 7 years to make Starfield fun to play: "I thought we would find the answers faster" (www.gamesradar.com)
Reviews for Starfield on Steam drop to "Mixed" (www.aroged.com)
Here Are The Six GOTY Nominees For The Game Awards 2023 (www.forbes.com)
Here are the six nominees for 2023 GOTY at The Game Awards, in one of the best years for gaming ever.
Microsoft pulls OneDrive update that would quiz you before letting you quit (arstechnica.com)
Sharing here because of the post from 14 hours ago....
BioWare's endless cryptic teases for Mass Effect and Dragon Age aren't just frustrating, they're arrogant (www.pcgamer.com)
Ways of designing intimacy in games - GameDeveloper (www.gamedeveloper.com)
AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 3 Now Available (www.youtube.com)
It’s only available in Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum which is… Unfortunate....
What 1st world Baldur's Gate problem would make you sell your soul to Raphael in order to fix? (startrek.website)
For me I can’t stand that they put difficult terrain in the act 2 camp. Makes zero sense. Who the F builds their camp in mud? I would sell my soul to Raphael for a boardwalk.
Microsoft closes $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal after Britain's nod (www.reuters.com)
Read Xbox chief Phil Spencer’s memo welcoming Activision Blizzard employees to Microsoft (www.theverge.com)
Well, it’s official. Microsoft bought Actiblizz....
Why do they worship crosses (feddit.de)
Epic Games Is Cutting About 900 Jobs, or 16% of Staff (www.bloomberg.com)