I beat Kingdom Hearts 1 last week, so this week I’m doing Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories! I think I’m about halfway through now, just finishing floor 12 I think, but the battle’s been rough on me to say the least. I think I’m gonna need to grind up some cards and levels today to get past it.
NEW - I got a major update from Unity about their new fees
Unity “regrouped” and now says ONLY the initial installation of a game triggers a fee
Demos mostly won’t trigger fees
Devs not on the hook for Game Pass
This is a truly pathetic attempt to save face. Fuck Unity, its now proven definitively that they cannot be trusted for current and future projects. The only thing they’ll learn from this is to not be so loud about these sorts of changes.
Unity: YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND! YOU DON’T KNOW THE FULL STORY
Devs: You’re charging us based on how many times a game gets installed and reinstalled, or opened in streaming services?
Unity: Oh so you do have the full story. What’s wrong with that?
Plainly, whoever’s at the head of this doesn’t understand developers or the industry, and is likely refusing to listen to their subordinates.
When I mean “specific,” I mean things like something dedicated to a certain genre, a certain video game, to gaming suggestions, to asking whether you should buy a certain game… anything that isn’t just one catch-all for any video gaming topic. So I’m not including the various !games@instance or !gaming@instance links....
When I mean “specific,” I mean things like something dedicated to a certain genre, a certain video game, to gaming suggestions, to asking whether you should buy a certain game… anything that isn’t just one catch-all for any video gaming topic. So I’m not including the various !games@instance or !gaming@instance links.
I know about the following and will be adding to this list with links people comment with:
This is a Lemmy instance, I’d recommend posting Lemmy-formatted links (!game@instance.xyz) here, and kbin-formatted (@instance.xyz@game) links in a kbin-hosted instance.
I’m requesting for recommendations for games that stand out from the rest in their genre, and not in the sense of being the best game in that niche but actually bringing something new and innovative to the table. I’ve not had much experience in gaming, but I have a few games to give you a hint on what I am talking about:...
It doesn’t, unfortunately. Programmers, animators, concept artists, designers, each need to unionize in order to leverage collective action grants at the bargaining table. With last week’s decision by the NLRB though, it’s certain to be easier than ever to get unionized. Still, the amount of coordination it gets to even petition the NLRB to have your union recognized is no small feat. Just now it’ll be that much more difficult to bust a union election
I don’t know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I’m an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It’s not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the japanese public, after hearing about this, is not going to want PlayStation+, nor will they purchase any of Sony’s games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Sony has alienated an entire market with this move. Sony, publicly apologize and cancel your 30% price hike for PS+ or you can kiss your business goodbye.
I’ve not played enough of the other FF games since 7 to say with certainty, but FF7,12,14, and 15 were extremely explicit political dramas. That was their entire plots
$9.99 for a month of gamepass PC, or $10.99 for console (ultimate you’re paying for cloud access or online play, so it’s a disingenuous comparison) You can play starfield for a month, then buy it for 20% off through gamepass, so $55.99. $55.99+10.99 = $66.98.
So you basically get a $11 month-long trial, then $2 off the full price if you decide you like it enough to keep.
Fr you’re a mod, you’re not allowed to be a human with feelings and ideas and opinions! Just blindly care about the community, don’t contribute to the discourse!!
If they go against that now, then they’ve engaged in false advertising and will immediately get slapped with a huge lawsuit and/or fine,
No they won’t. Companies aren’t beholden to their commitments from advertisements in perpetuity. In the first place, someone would need to sue, or begin a class action. That’d drag out for years, and almost certainly lose.
Yeah, we know. That’s how updates to games work. If it didn’t change forever, it means they had to roll back the update and someone’s getting fired....
None are baldur’s gate. While I’m loving baldur’s gate, it’s far from a market disruptor. The three games I was thinking of were TOTK, Diablo 4, and FFXVI.
To be clear, of the ones listed I only care about TOTK and BG3. I’m looking at “megaton games” by a general ascertainment of how relevant they are to the enthusiast gamers, and how much they sell. FFXVI came out and kinda did not great for an FF game so I’ll concede there. No idea about Diablo 4, I assume it was middling or “as expected”, while TOTK sold 18 million in its first 6 weeks; though I may largely be familiar with that due to being in proximity of Nintendo-related circles.
It really is subjective what measure we’re using though. BG3’s been amazing in relative terms to what would typically be expected of “DnD RPG” (maybe there’s a better term), and developers have been reacting to it far more than they would most other megaton games. TOTK’s no slouch on its own, impressing developers over its extremely impressive yet performent physics engine.
Fair say! I’m personally not someone who particularly vibes with the aesthetic of bethesda games so I’ll be missing out, but I hope it’s as good as fans expect ❤️
Mine is simply a more specific example of the “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism” argument that has been repeated here many times.
You mean the argument saying we cannot fix the system without abolishing the system? You’re using it to instead justify the inequities of the system and henceforth ignoring them because you completely missed the point of the phrase?
They don't know the keys on G2A and the like unless they buy them themselves. And these unauthorized key sellers aren't in the business to cooperate with them, since the money laundering is their bread and butter.
Yes they were given to an intermediary like green man gaming who then sold it to what they believed was a customer but was actually a credit card scammer laundering money
If I steal your credit card and buy a key to the new FNAF that costs $60, I can sell that key on G2A. Let’s say I make $50. That $50 is mine, the third person has the key and thus the game, the developers have your $60.
But your CC was stolen. You shouldn’t pay for that. So you contact your financial institution and are like “hey wtf I don’t wanna pay for this.” They respond “yes sir/ma’am, sorry sir/ma’am” and return the funds to your credit card.
Now your financial institution isn’t just gonna take the hit. So they’re like “well, this money is with the weird dude who made FNAF, so let’s take that money back.” They issue what’s called a chargeback, reclaiming the $60. But that’s not enough, right? Because “We don’t want them putting their products in sketchy places that might make us do this more, so we’re gonna add a punitive fee.” These punitive fees range from $30 to $100 depending on your institution.
So now, I have the G2A user’s $50, you have your $60 back, the third person has the key, and the FNAF developers? They had $60, but after the chargeback that turned to $0, and then there was a punitive fee. They now have -$30.
Epilogue:
After losing the money, and in fact paying for someone else to have the game consider their options. They’d be right to revoke the key as the person who used it didn’t actually pay them for it. But if they did, they’d get bad reviews, the G2A customer might be mad at the FNAF devs, and you may just go and buy another key from G2A. So in all likelihood they just cut their losses and let you keep the game as it causes less problems that way.
Hello friends! Is there a lemmy community for roguelikes? I am, in this case, looking for a place focused on more traditional roguelikes (DCSS, CCDDA, BROGUE, etc)...
DragonFangZ is a cute, anime themed traditional roguelike that's noteworthy for its cute chibi artstyle, and its rather poor localization. It's not bad in that the translation choices are bad, but in that the person who did the translation, they did their best and it's really endearing!
The gimmick of this game is the Fang system, wherein sometimes when you kill a monster, they'll drop a "Fang" which can be consumed for a permanent upgrade, or equipped for access to an ability. These are themed around the monster the Fang dropped from and can be combined. Further, there's the Brave system that incentivizes players to leave corridors and battle with 8 spaces surrounding them for an attack boost.
Overall, it's a really sweet and endearing game, and I wish more people would give it a shot!
Mine is vehicle building games like Stormworks or Scrap Mechanic. It's so much fun to shoot at your friends with your latest nuclear drone while hiding in your bunker with a better defence system than Area 51 !...
First person tile based dungeon crawlers! Like SMT I and II, or the Labyrinth of Refrain games! The less map and info, the better, so I can get full immersion in exploring and getting lost in a dungeon for days!
Unity reportedly told dev Planned Parenthood and children's hospital are "not valid charities" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of September 17th
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Update: Unity office death threat was made by a Unity employee (www.polygon.com)
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Unity rushes to clarify price increase plan, as game developers fume (www.axios.com)
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Rent is going up more than $100 a month right now — with the average asking price a record $2,117 (www.cbc.ca)
Average asking price for a new tenant has risen by 9.6% in last year, Rentals.ca says
List of specific video game communities on the Threadiverse, feel free to comment with more (kbin.cafe)
When I mean “specific,” I mean things like something dedicated to a certain genre, a certain video game, to gaming suggestions, to asking whether you should buy a certain game… anything that isn’t just one catch-all for any video gaming topic. So I’m not including the various !games@instance or !gaming@instance links....
Looking for games with unique core mechanics
I’m requesting for recommendations for games that stand out from the rest in their genre, and not in the sense of being the best game in that niche but actually bringing something new and innovative to the table. I’ve not had much experience in gaming, but I have a few games to give you a hint on what I am talking about:...
Google: Haven't provided your phone number? It'd be a shame if something happened to your email... (lemmy.ml)
Gmail prompt to provide phone number sounds like a threat
Square Enix confirms Final Fantasy 16 PC version and DLC plans | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
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SAG-AFTRA votes unanimously to expand its strike to include the games industry (www.eurogamer.net)
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Nintendo Direct announced for this week (www.eurogamer.net)
Tune in this Thursday, 31st August at 3pm UK time for roughly 15 minutes of action from the game, broadcast via YouTube
Final Fantasy XVI Suffers From Its Superficial Handling Of Slavery (kotaku.com)
In Square Enix's latest epic RPG, the moral monstrosity of slavery is effectively reduced to window dressing
Microsoft completely removes recently-nerfed £1/$1 Xbox Game Pass trial (www.eurogamer.net)
If you thought this was too good a deal to be true, I guess Microsoft agreed. A short excerpt:...
Starfield leaker arrested after selling copies on Internet (www.gamescensor.com)
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Larian drops Series S split-screen as "solution" to bring Baldur's Gate 3 to Xbox this year (www.eurogamer.net)
Should put this whole issue to rest (for a while, at least 😉).
Phil Spencer Insists Games Launch Across Xbox Series X and S Despite Baldur's Gate 3 No-Show - IGN (www.ign.com)
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has addressed the fact Baldur's Gate 3 launches on PS5 before Xbox Series X and S in an interview at gamescom 2023.
An Update on the State of BioWare - 50 roles being eliminated (blog.bioware.com)
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"X is about to change forever!"
Yeah, we know. That’s how updates to games work. If it didn’t change forever, it means they had to roll back the update and someone’s getting fired....
Microsoft signs 15-year cloud streaming deal with Ubisoft in latest bid to win Activision Blizzard approval (venturebeat.com)
Starfield install size revealed, available to preload now (www.eurogamer.net)
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Rant: Frustration Related to Ethics of Games Companies
Hi, everybody! Sorry for the rant!...
Microsoft acquired Bethesda after hearing Starfield would be exclusive to PlayStation (www.theverge.com)
Postal Devs ask fans to pirate games instead of using key resellers, giving explicit permission to fans (twitter.com)
Running With Scissors:...
Mockup of Tears of the Kingdom for PS5 (lemmy.ca)
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roguelikes and lemmy
Hello friends! Is there a lemmy community for roguelikes? I am, in this case, looking for a place focused on more traditional roguelikes (DCSS, CCDDA, BROGUE, etc)...
What is your favorite niche game genre ?
Mine is vehicle building games like Stormworks or Scrap Mechanic. It's so much fun to shoot at your friends with your latest nuclear drone while hiding in your bunker with a better defence system than Area 51 !...