But it turns out that there's not a whole lot of reason to get Game Pass if the games suck, and if you want to play a game long term, you're better off buying it once on Steam instead of paying a subscription.
And X Cloud still sucks ass.
They have no decent exclusives, and their purchase of Bethesda didn't pay off because Redfall and Starfield sucked ass.
They wasted billions on Activision Blizzard, which it seems like was entirely for the WoW and CoD IPs, and now they're shutting other studios they scooped up with Bethesda which was purchased for the Fallout and Elder Scrolls IP.
They're trying to score exclusive IPs for the next gen to get people stuck in their ecosystem.
Sci-Fi / fantasy is my favorite genre and almost every show they have put out I have liked have not seen all however. Just watched dark matter first two episodes yesterday and they were great....
It seems like every other week a game studio is massively laying off employees; sometimes after years of development. What I'm reading is that it's a quick way to lower expenses and pad the investors' pockets, flooding the market with developers and reducing their value, to then hire them back a few months later at lower...
The reason why everyone doesn't do it is because it requires significant capital to be able to support a dev team through production for a number of years.
Not to mention they will still have to deal with publishers potentially fucking them over, as shown with the Helldivers 2 PSN fiasco.
Great insight it a number of civilisations that have collapsed throughout human history. Explains their rise, peak and of course collapse in great detail.
i avoid hype but as a massive fan of the original kcd and the honesty of this reveal, im hyped! wont be pre-ordering though, never pre-order its bad for the industry and consumers.
Such an incredible gaming experience with absolutely no words.
I also love Abzū, which is kind of like a sequel to it, but also not really.
I did try and get my girlfriend (non-gamer) to play Journey and she did not enjoy it at all, which made me realise a large part of why I love it is that it doesn’t hold your hand, and it assumes you are adept at gaming in some way.
Listening to a recent episode of the Solarpunk Presents podcast reminded me the importance of consistently calling out cryptocurrency as a wasteful scam. The podcast hosts fail to do that, and because bad actors will continue to try to push crypto, we must condemn it with equal persistence....
They are probably using the default installed theme, which doesn’t have scalable icons so everything is horribly pixelated. Not sure why it’s still the default, but as you said it’s pretty easy to change.
I’m not usually a huge fan of rogue-likes, but I’ve enjoyed a few, like Hades. I bought Balatro last week and have been absolutely smashing it ever since then. I love the way the game works, each run being so different even within the same framework, and the feeling when your build starts to go off is so incredibly...
It’s crazy how I feel like I barely notice the music when playing but it just pops into my head throughout the day.
I had to play on mute the other day when my headphones died and it was like a completely different game with out the background music and the dings to give me that dopamine rush.
Call me crazy, but I think if a game can be “retired” by Warner Brothers (or another megacorp), and the dev doesn’t control it anymore, then it’s not really an “indie”.
I got the urge to play the witness for the 3rd (or maybe even 4th) time again after being slightly disappointed by the Talos Principle 2, and man I cannot express enough how much I enjoy this game. It just satisfies something deep inside me every time I play it. And I know a LOT of people (probably some here) strongly dislike...
Well you can watch it ad free on Nebula, as linked in the video description. I honestly can’t hate on him for that decision, he needs to eat as much as the rest of us, and unless we’re paying for a Nebula subscription, video sponsors are the only way to do that.
Because YouTube and Twitch are notorious for reducing ad payments or demontising creators. Have you forgotten about the adpocalypse already? Patreon also increased their fees with very little notice in 2019.
It’d honestly be an idiotic move to not take a video sponsor if they’re offered, because that is guaranteed and likely upfront, supplemental income to support the creation of videos.
Nebula is collectively creator owned, so it’s the only one of those that won’t fuck over creators for more money, but as I said, not a lot of people are paying for subscriptions. It’s small, the per-creator payouts are probably even less than Youtube.
And finally, the real answer: Man’s gotta eat. Simple.
All of that considered, I didn’t even see the sponsor ads you’re complaining about because I have Sponsorblock skip them automatically.
I am searching for a controller to play emulated switch games on my pc. My requirements are motion controls, good build quality and responsiveness, and preferably hall effect sticks to make the controller last longer avoiding drift....
Very satisfied with mine. Not the ultimate, but the SN30 Pro+. Has no issues connecting to my PC or switch, no mechanical issues so far either, after about 4 years.
math is hard ( lemm.ee )
You Knew This Was Coming ( lemmy.ml )
God of War Ragnarok PC Port Announcement Is Imminent, Leaker Claims ( gamerant.com )
After Buying Up Studios, Xbox Says It Doesn't Have The Resources To Run Them ( kotaku.com )
[The Verge] Apple TV Plus is turning into the best place for streaming sci-fi ( www.theverge.com )
Sci-Fi / fantasy is my favorite genre and almost every show they have put out I have liked have not seen all however. Just watched dark matter first two episodes yesterday and they were great....
Australian Eurovision performer posts in support of Palestine 🍉 ( aussie.zone )
source: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6sUpWuIf3y/
Can somebody explain why game makers don't start their own companies together?
It seems like every other week a game studio is massively laying off employees; sometimes after years of development. What I'm reading is that it's a quick way to lower expenses and pad the investors' pockets, flooding the market with developers and reducing their value, to then hire them back a few months later at lower...
What podcasts have you been listening to the most during the year?
I'm getting close to the bottom of my backlog on a few podcasts, so I'm looking to get something new in there....
Dpad vs analog stick
Which do you prefer? Why?...
Eurovision vows to remove Palestinian flags or symbols ( www.euronews.com )
Maybe hot take: as a handheld, the regular switch is an awful handheld
Have you ever held a switch? Its long, flat and the controllers suck. Awful dpad and bad sticks....
What's your method for determining quality reviews on a product?
I've officially concluded I'm at a loss for how to determine if a product is worth it's cost anymore....
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of April 21st
Another thread! Whatcha all been playing?...
kingdom come: deliverance II reveal ( yt.drgnz.club )
i avoid hype but as a massive fan of the original kcd and the honesty of this reveal, im hyped! wont be pre-ordering though, never pre-order its bad for the industry and consumers.
Let's discuss: Journey ( beehaw.org )
The format of these posts is simple: let’s discuss a specific game or series!...
Reminder: crypto isn’t solarpunk. It’s cyberpunk.
Listening to a recent episode of the Solarpunk Presents podcast reminded me the importance of consistently calling out cryptocurrency as a wasteful scam. The podcast hosts fail to do that, and because bad actors will continue to try to push crypto, we must condemn it with equal persistence....
What is your most watched movie, and how many times did you watch it?
Bullying in Open Source Software Is a Massive Security Vulnerability ( www.404media.co )
What is the last video game that you were completely hooked on?
The kind of game you daydream about while at school or work because you can’t wait to come home and play some more.
A handheld Xbox? Microsoft’s gaming chief can’t stop thinking about it ( www.polygon.com )
[ANSWERED]libreoffice or onlyoffice?
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Rule ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
Draining entire superannuation savings wouldn’t cover most young couples’ home deposits, research finds ( www.theguardian.com )
Research by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia casts doubt on the Coalition’s plan
Anyone else addicted to Balatro right now? ( www.playbalatro.com )
I’m not usually a huge fan of rogue-likes, but I’ve enjoyed a few, like Hades. I bought Balatro last week and have been absolutely smashing it ever since then. I love the way the game works, each run being so different even within the same framework, and the feeling when your build starts to go off is so incredibly...
Romeo and Juliet got nothing on this ( feddit.de )
“It‘s kind of depressing”: WB Discovery pulls indie game for “business changes” ( arstechnica.com )
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The Witness Appreciation Post
I got the urge to play the witness for the 3rd (or maybe even 4th) time again after being slightly disappointed by the Talos Principle 2, and man I cannot express enough how much I enjoy this game. It just satisfies something deep inside me every time I play it. And I know a LOT of people (probably some here) strongly dislike...
Vape-o-nomics: Why everything is addictive now. ( youtu.be )
A video about disposable vapes, and how addiction became the goal of every single company on the planet.
Does the way you say 'France' rhyme with 'pants' or 'aunts'? How the Australian accent is changing ( www.abc.net.au )
Palworld Has Huge Weekend, Sells 5 Million and Overtakes Cyberpunk 2077 in Steam’s Most-Played Games List - IGN ( www.ign.com )
FTC offers $25,000 prize for detecting AI-enabled voice cloning ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Need help finding a controller for less than 50€
I am searching for a controller to play emulated switch games on my pc. My requirements are motion controls, good build quality and responsiveness, and preferably hall effect sticks to make the controller last longer avoiding drift....
The hyperloop is dead for real this time ( www.theverge.com )