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How can anyone prove that this is actually AI? These avatars have the same syle / look as the ones that were given away in the years prior.
I assume this is just the path of social media of at first people are joking about it, others take it (too) seriously, suddenly there are allegations etc. As others pointed out, this "witch hunt" is getting rediculous on so many levels.

This looked really cool! I liked F.I.S.T. quite a bit and this seems like a big development into a hack & slay action-adventure game. I hope there will be more information in the months come.

I thought this was a well produced show (I really liked the more tangible studio look) and time flew by with a nice variety of games and interesting news / updates - Good show!

I think the major difference to the Telltale games (and also back in the day, Don't Nod with Life is Strange) is that there are not (many) months between releases of episodes.

If there is something new to play every week on a fixed schedule, that sure works and is actually good marketing. There is a longer and more consistent "word of mouth" effect and general interest that way ... I am glad the game is doing well and people are having a great time with it!

The review reflects my personal thoughts and feelings (or worries) after the playing the demo. There were cool elements and moments, but it felt flat at times and that the composition of elements is not fully clicking. I nevertheless hope that many people will have lots of fun with the new digimon game!

Funny enough, it always made a lot of sense to me to change the voice actor based on the story and what you uncover all the way at the end.
But good to read that he played the games and had a good time with them.

It is not like I have any expectations for a special sale, but damn is that offering abysmal in context to a "15 year celebration". It is not like I am personally missing out on games that I want / need or that I am offended for the sake of it - I am really just a bit dumbfounded.

Heck, even some more stuff from the early / earlier PS+ days that people may have never had to chance to claim for a really cheap price could have been a nice hommage (although, that at least goes for Outlast and the The Walkding Dead Telltale games). Kinda weird.

On the plus side (no pun intended), we get Diablo IV on Tuesday and that is by no means a small giving as well as a wonderful indy gem with Jusant.

I just played it for roughly an hour. I think all in all the review synopsis fits, that there is just a certain hook missing. The mission goals are just repetitive and they become dull ruther quickly. Matching was super smooth and the gun gameplay is really damn good.

Is this a fun game for a few rounds or an hour with your pals? I'd say yes! Is it fun alone? Absolutely not. I am glad this game excists and I hope it finds a good and caring audience / community.

I like spending money on video games, even some really good money. May it be fantastic big productions, some indy gems or the occasional "double A" miracle. And I think most of the pricing discussions or comments are often abysmal. But even with all that, I was absolutely dumbfounded when I saw the 79,99 EUR price tag on the PlayStation store.

So that is why the presentation was about "everything is bigger, we doubled on whatever" and so on.

Plus, the deluxe edition for 99,99 EUR has the wonderful "five days early access" desease included (although also an expansion pass).

This looks super interesting! And while I don't like putting this game into a positive light, with putting another into a negative one, my initial thought was: This is the game that Bloom & Rage should have been or maybe wanted to be at some point, before it turned into a damn mess.
(Although we have to wait and see how Mixtape ultimately turns out).

That's great news! The game was announced a very long time ago, I really believe very close to the release of the PS5. Mohammad Fahmi's sad and unfortunate passing surely played a role in that, yet it is great that this final project will be released soon.

I think the headline of the article is rather misleading and a few comments show that they did not really read what the dev was really saying here (meaning the times before layers of fear) ...

Death Stranding 2 is definitely my number one, plus maybe more in-depth looks at Silent Hill 2 Remake, the new Life is Strange game ... I only did not vote for Astrobot because I am already in the phase of not wanting to see anything more before the game is finally there - It's gonna be so great!

As so often, the real greedy people are the ones here in the comments ... I could write a novel as to why I think this way, but no one will read that anyway.

Thank you for the review! It is always awesome that Push Square gives those smaller games a mini-review.

I really have to disagree with the "no physical edition hurt them" comments. Sure, they could have what I would estimate another 300k copies sold. But that does probably only makes a dent on the profit side of things, as the related costs or lost in profits are not to be overlooked.

And I do not mean the costs of the disc or box itself. A lot of planning goes into a physical edition. They would need more staff (maybe even a lot more with an own sales team) or a distribution partner (publishing partner) which wants their own cut. And (online) retail, especially with this being more special interest, would have some tough conditions to negotiate. And no, just selling it online by their own isn't the quick and easy answer for this either (another topic of its own).

I also find the usual "buing it in a sale" and "broken games" comments a bit sad. Not everything that is AAA or a high priced game is Call of Duty ...

This was a great read with many interesting details or information - And great pictures. Thank you guys for this!

That was fun! Thanks for putting it together!

@Godot25 I see many voices in the comments that state, that they are very happy that the leaks are not covered in detail. Maybe those are similar voices that existed during the mentioned "Capcom leak" and PushSquare (and some other outlets) adapted and changed their behavior?
I think it is a bit sad to confront people with supposedly moral high ground or double standards, when there is positive change in how situations like these are handled.

I gladly supported the Kickstarter a moment ago!

Thank you to Liam / the team for pointing out that there is a campaign running. Forgotton Anne was such a wonderful game, I am super excited for this one.

While there are many interesting points Embracer states, the part of "Increased external funding of internally developed, large-budget games" just for the sake of the games themselves is very intriguing. That sounds a lot like exclusive development for whatever platform or subscription service (or "selling" specific projects to those).

What was interesting to oberserve over the years was that all the "branches" they bought (like Koch Media) continued to operate like nothing changed - Many of them are just doing their own thing. In one way, that is good for the excisting company but it was definitely lacking a complete and connecting strategy. But with that being said: Maybe Embracer really just wanted to have all puzzle pieces first before starting to create all the changes, using or combining their assets more effecient (like one main distributor, one combined merch shop, a few publishing brands instead of a dozen etc.).

It will be interesting to see how this will continue to develop.

Overall, I think it was a very enjoyable and diverse show that moved along nicely. There were a good bunch of cool games, a little bit of something for probably almost everyone. I really don't know what some people expect from these shows and presentations ...

I dislike to be that one guy, but the War Games format was used orginally starting in the late 80's (I think '87 or so) until the late 90's.

Nevertheless, thank you for the great in-depth review! Although I am not getting the game, I am just happy to see that the games are back on track again with a pretty good basic quality. Personally, I've had a good time with the game from last year!

It is silly, but also rather charming in my opinion.

On the other hand, I was surprised to see Kratos and Atreus for a quick moment in the sponsored spots for PlayStation during the Champions League games last week.

What is noteworthy to me is that the regular game is 40 EUR, instead of 60 EUR like the previous release.
If this is more like an update with the new Hybrid Engines etc. and the mentioned updates to some stages and the Rally Sweden, then I think that pricing move is somewhat fair. But still a bit surprising.

On a personal level, I was a bit disappointed by The Quarry. I was expecting a little bit more and no, I don't mean on a "super hyped level" or whatever. Not at all. They scaled back the level of interactivity so damn much, it really is a movie on rails with a few decisions in-between and way too easy gameplay elements. There are also a good bunch of really illogical elements in there that harm the immersion (collectables and hints, especially their placement). And again on a personal level, not ever spooky or thrilling.

I enjoyed playing it and is not a bad game at all! I had a fun weekend with it. But I think a 5 or 6 out of 10 is more than fair and in the right direction. There was a lot left to be desired and that even without putting the price tag in context to it.

Those quizzes are always a ton of fun! Please keep them coming!