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We all know it, but that dosen't make it any less scummy. It's good that people shine a light in it and hopefully bring some changes.

It's insane to me how slow legislators are to react to the tech industry. But in the end I guess we're all just commodity. Abuse your consumers trust and turn players into payers. 💯

Still working my way through SH1. Then it's all about Metaphor: ReFantazio for the foreseeable future. Might pick up SH2R after that, but more likely I'll postpone it until the first sale.

N00b developer, just slap on that default Unreal Engine menu and call it good. Extra points for Comic Sans font. 👨‍🍳👌

Hell yeah, can't wait!

My only wish was that Atlus would start letting us upgrade our games when the inevitable "super-complete-delux-edition" comes out in a couple of years. Kind of tired of having to double-dip to get the full experience. 😑

Some people seems to get so emotionally attached to stuff and makes it so personal that they just can't take the L without making a stink.

All most of us really want are good games, so that this is a satisfactory remake of a revered game should be a win for everyone.

@JonnyAces That's a rough deal. Makes you appreciate the small things in life. Hope he beats that ***** and have a quick recovery. 🤞

Risk of Rain, had it in my backlog for ages. It's a great little game, with a lot of fun synergies...but damn it's straining my eyes. Not very console/tv friendly, going to have to sit closer to the telly if I want to keep playing it.

Started up Silent Hill 1 on my Odin 2 handheld yesterday, it's amazing what they could squeeze out of the PS1. Oozing atmosphere, I can only imagine how great it would look on an actual crt screen

Let the Anno team start their own studio, then the rest can turn into a chinese gacha gaas factory for all I care.

Glad they managed to stick the landing. Too busy with other games atm, but getting this later for sure.

@Oram77 He did a good job for sure, but still.

Ngl, it was kinda cringy how quick Kojima dropped him for Sutherland. For all his vision and creativity, he does seem to have an unhealthy thirst for big Hollywood names. 🤷‍♂️

@Yousef- Lol 😁

I hope it's a tie-in to the fan favorite & box office sucess The Last Airbender movie adaptation by M. Night Shyamalan. 🤞

I did like the original animated show a lot, accessible, fun and a lot of heart. Not sure how they'll capture that in game form, we'll see I guess.

@Bramble Yeah, I've heard nothing but praise from everyone who's given it a good college try. Sadly bullet-hell games just don't mesh with me. Which is sad 'cause there are a ton of great games in that category.

@NEStalgia Any day now. We'll all open our hearts and our pockets to the GaaS gods. So just you wait, this is only a lull. I'm sure Suicide Squad will pull off a resurgence like No Man's Sky and prove us all wrong...any day now. 😅

The Binding of Isaac is my go-to for a quick rougelike fix. This does seem like it has a much smoother co-op experience though. But since I bounced off Enter the Gungeon after just a few hours this probably isn't for me.

@LikelySatan Got to chase down that Fortnite money...or burn down your whole company and thousands of jobs trying.

I'm waaay to stupid to understand how they can't be financially sound without firing all those people. Where does all the money go?

Or are we talking about "financially sound" for shareholders and investors, aka arrow must always point up, up, up?

Sounds like an intriguing concept and they do know how to craft engaging worlds/mechanics. Hope they hit a homerun.

With rumors of AAAA game Skull & Bones costing north of $650 mil and SW: Outlaws doing so badly it's no wonder they're feeling the heat.

Not sure how much a co-op mode will move the needle. But other recent games have had success with co-op, right? Right!? 😬

@NEStalgia Sounds like a blast, and probably a good work-out to boot. I've only seen some gameplay, but the real thing must be even 100x better. The wife has been wanting to try VR for ages, maybe an idea for a x-mas gift. 🤔

Came for the bad Britney lyrics references, left sated. 😁

Beat saber looks so amazing, if I ever get a VR set then it's the first game I'd get.

Glad to hear SH2R has met expectations and Metaphor is shaping up to be a rare day one purchase for me. 🥳

I had no idea that Famitsu was the Japanese answer to IGN...oof. Let's hope other reviewers chime in soon.

Many great memories pouring over gaming magazines, getting exciting news, analysing screenshots and trying out pack-in demos.

But truth be told I haven't bought one since the late 00's. The convenience and on-the-spot info of the Internet claims another victim.

May the staff land on their feet. 🤞

@TheDudeElDuderino It wouldn't suprise me in the slightest if this were to be the case. Funny how pro-consumer corporations get when they're behind. Competition is always a good thing, so would hate to see them shrink even more.

But seeing how wishy-washy they've been lately, who knows what next gen has to offer. 🤷‍♂️

Metaphor and Ys are looking enticing.

Been meaning to look into Anno aswell (I know, a rare Ubisoft W), this might be the month for that...if it looks to have somewhat tolerable controller layout. Oooor get off the couch and get it on Steam. 😋

If I try to drown out Kathleen Kennedys screeching of "the force is female" and close my eyes to Ubis usual design by committee/checklist approach to games.

Then for me it was a mix of different impressions like:

• The main protaganist looked boring with the personality of wet paper
• Only surface level interactions with the world around you
• Janky combat/gunplay
• Stealth that looked as fun as an appointment at the dentist
• Nothing about it seemed related to the title Outlaws. Too safe and "Disney"

These are just my impressions, so take them as such. It might've (is that a word lol? I blame the Norwegian school system 😅) been an amazing game to actual play. The vistas DID look cool, I'll give them that. 😃

It's a bit silly and micromanage-y. But seeing as many IPs are getting absolute trash fanfiction treatment, I can't say I blame them.

I remember playing the OG Lords of the Fallen (2014), it nearly singlehandedly put me off the whole Soulsborne genre lol.

Heard the new one was OK with some nifty ideas, but Remnants II took its slot for offbrand soulslike in my library.

If they can bring something new, apart from graphics then it might peak my interest.

I got a feeling the mod scene is going to make this game a treasure trove for years to come, especially on pc. What an amazing game.

"Having orchestral music does not necessarily mean it won't sink"

• Some engineer working on the Titanic, probably

@Shad361 Yeah, that's nothing new. I got a friend who played nothing but DayZ for 2 years straight. And I have over 1K hours playtime in Pathfinder: WotR.

But Timmys dream of evergreen mtx-games with no end is quite a different beast IMO.

Let's go! Can't wait to pledge my life to a couple of games for the rest of my life. Just link that sh*t straight to my brain and bank account so that they can withdraw cash based on my fomo-meter. Can't wait to imagine the jealous look on other depressed players as they see all the cool gear I totally earned.

Another epic win for Sweeny, Gabe must be steaming knowing he has such a brilliant opponent.

@get2sammyb Nice, thanks for the heads up. I saw the 27.99$ link and immediately balked. It is indeed 9.99$ on PSN, that makes it much more palatable.

Would give this a go if it was under 10$

I never got to play this one originally so I hope it turns out great. As long as it's not 70$ and trusted sources gives it a thumbs up then I'll get it for sure.

Yeah, anyone who thought they'd actually remove him needs to contact me ASAP I've got some amazing bridges to sell. 😅 Not nearly enough time and on top of that the "modern audience" would tweet so hard that the earth would tremble. I mean just look at the amount of gaslighting. Ubi has laid their bed, all they can do now is to give that bowel movement of a game a good spit-shine and hope for the best.

The problem Sony has is that we easily thought this could be intended.

In my case I feel I have less and less control of my console for each generation. No way to customise/personalise, feels more like a broadband media-box that you rent than your own gaming machine. And the constant reminder that everything is just a license, that Sony (perceivably) can change at will, don't help things much.

Maybe I just don't mesh with the UI. 😋

Understandable, who wants to run the risk of getting the attention of corporate lawyers.

That's why you should always release things like this with instructions on how to make/update it and and release it far and wide. The hydra known as the internet can't be stopped.

Yeah, I'd guess that this mandate to cencor and change probably came from square-enix internal DEI (or equivalent) department or as a request from the localization company.

If we are to ever look upon games as a creative art form then we need to stop trying to cencor the creators or alter their work. It just gives off stupid "d'n'd-satanist-scare" and "jesus-against-violent-games" vibes.

Horizon: Concordian Legacy

But jokes aside. A co-op in Horizons rich world is not by default a terrible idea. Pedigree/history aside it's all about execution...and monetization.

It's also a two-edged sword, if this becomes a runaway success then singleplayer games from the studio might become much less of a priority.

Time will tell. 🤷‍♂️

Should've called it XSubmissive and added some musclemommy skins to tap into the untapped overlap of Paypigs and F2P players.

Give me a call Ubi, we'll work something out.

Yeah, no.

Saving up for a UW monitor for my PC and the Switch 2.

Last game I pre-ordered was Fallout 4 Collectors Edition. Biggest let down of my gaming life, luckily got most of my money back by selling it. Now I never buy anything without checking gameplay, mechanics, stability and vibe.

Most games get bought on sale (excluding an indie game here and there) it takes an amazing gem of a game to part 70$ from my wallet.

I don't care about Ubisoft in the slightest, they can crash and burn and I wouldn't shed a tear.

But for people who actually work there to actively make a bad situation worse feels so insanely petty. If ever there were a time for unity at Ubisoft, this is it.

Boohoo, I have to actually meet up at work to get paid. You can't make this sh*t up. 😅

@Ken_Kaniff I'm seriously considering getting Premium just for this.

@dskatter Oof, now I'm sad. One day man, one day. 😢

Newsflash: Better hardware runs games better.

...ok ok, they might have some specific patches to take better advantage of said hardware. But still. 😋

Fun to see actual research that confirms that the real-life need to feel productive/creative translates to games aswell.

Not exactly my cup of tea, but there's no denying that cleaning, farming, renovation and job-simulaton games are very popular.

The gameplay looks fun and interesting. I might be in the minority here but I'd prefer it if they yeeted the floating humans in the trash and rather give us more customisable/personalised mechs. 🤷‍♂️

His face looks a little off in the thumbnail. But apart from that it looks amazing, can't wait to experience this gem again.