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16 votes
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Popup Dungeon | Launch trailer
5 votes -
Tiny Teams festival - Sales, demos, and streams for games made by small indie teams (mostly 1-3 people)
5 votes -
The Pathless | Gameplay walkthrough
4 votes -
Where Birds Go to Sleep | Teaser trailer
9 votes -
Horizon Zero Dawn PC port analysis
6 votes -
The "hat DLC" for the new Frog Fractions: Game of the Decade Edition is actually the next entry in the series
8 votes -
Which gaming account should I get/setup for my teen daughter?
Here's the background... So, I tend not to play video games at all any more (not for at least 15 or 20 years). My teen daughter wants to get a Playstation gaming console...but it seems less about...
Here's the background...
So, I tend not to play video games at all any more (not for at least 15 or 20 years). My teen daughter wants to get a Playstation gaming console...but it seems less about playing and more about socializing with her friends. Her friends - while i promised my partner not to call them 'idiots' - are not really the best decision-makers and they're quite affluent (and we definitely are not affluent), so their poor choices usually never impact them. (I think it is less about being teens, and more about them being rich, entitled poor decision makers, because my daughter and a few other poorer friends are actually good kids who know that we can not get all the things.) Here's an example: all of my daughter's rich friends will ask their parents to buy them widget X, and so of course my daughter wants one so she can connect with these rich teens. For these rich kids, after they inevitably abandon widget X, there is no issue; they merely drop them off in one of the rooms in their mini-mansions. But for me, i can not always afford to buy widget X and then have my daughter abandon stuff in our little, meager but love-filled house. (Please if possible let's avoid the topic of how I'm raising my daughter, because all of the parents of us poorer kids in town have the exact same issues with our kids.) Now, we come to the part about my daughter wanting a playstation...I don't mind saving up for a PlayStation - especially if she'll use it...However, since she really only wants it to socialize with her rich friends via a couple of games, i was thinking on getting a PC/gaming rig (not as expensive as PS or some sort of AlienWare) instead of the dedicated gaming console, but still plenty usable for some games...So that, after some time if she abandons it (because for example her friends have migrated to other avenues of socializing), i can always re-purpose the machine. In my mind it seems a more worthwhile investment. (I'm a software guy mostly, but over the decades, almost every machine i have/own has been franken-built by me...so i know just enough hardware.) Now, if I go the route of a PC/gaming rig, can i just sign her up for online gaming accounts like PlayStation Network, and that will suffice for her to use her PC but still connect, say via PSNetwork, with her friends playing PS games?? (To help, i should clarify the games these teens play are fortnight, minecraft, and grand theft auto...I think GTA does not support in game chat/comms with friends, though i could be wrong.)So, is it possible for me to sign up my daughter on an online gaming account - like PS Network - that would allow her to communicate with hr friends? And, if so, which gaming network should I set up an account, PS Network, Steam, etc.??? Thanks in advance for any suggestions!!!
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Microsoft Flight Simulator PC hands-on: A generational leap in graphical realism
16 votes -
Parkasaurus | Launch trailer (leaving Early Access on August 13, 2020)
2 votes -
Hands-on: The $300 Kano PC, a “build-it-yourself” Chromebook competitor
7 votes -
Rogue Legacy 2 | Early Access trailer (releasing August 18, 2020)
10 votes -
Death Stranding PC tech review
6 votes -
Necrobarista | Launch trailer
6 votes -
Watch Dogs 2 free on PC right now
13 votes -
Steam Labs celebrates one year of experimentation - A look back at what they've learned, shipped, and shelved so far
6 votes -
Microsoft Flight Simulator will launch on August 18 for PC, and will be available through Xbox Game Pass for PC
9 votes -
A beginner's guide to driving skills in Trackmania
10 votes -
Lovely town-building toy Townscaper is out in Early Access – Oskar Stålberg expects to launch the full version in about four months
12 votes -
Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition - PC features trailer
11 votes -
Trackmania | Launch trailer
12 votes -
Introducing Worms Rumble - A real-time, 32-player Worms game with deathmatch, last worm standing, and battle royale modes
13 votes -
After previously announcing they would drop two of the game's three modes, Amazon's free-to-play shooter Crucible is now "un-launching" and going back to closed beta
10 votes -
The 2020 Steam Summer Sale is live and goes until July 9th
23 votes -
Deus Ex at twenty: The oral history of a pivotal PC game
11 votes -
Playing full PC games on a Raspberry Pi 4
6 votes -
Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition - Exclusive limited-time demos available for many upcoming games, along with interviews and livestreams with devs
9 votes -
Dwarf Fortress Steam version - First look gameplay and dev commentary
20 votes -
The PC Gaming Show 2020
7 votes -
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 – Partnership Series: Meteoblue
5 votes -
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection | Launch trailer
11 votes -
Haven't gamed on a PC for ten years. Built a gaming rig. What games do I install?
I've been out of PC gaming for at least 10 years. Although I have a PS4 and I loved playing God of War 4 and Witcher 3. Through what might only be described as a mishap, I've ended up building a...
I've been out of PC gaming for at least 10 years. Although I have a PS4 and I loved playing God of War 4 and Witcher 3.
Through what might only be described as a mishap, I've ended up building a computer with a kickass GPU. 3700X, RX 5700XT, 2TB Gigabyte Aorus NVMe. The works.
Build's half done, I plan on dual booting hackintosh & windows 10 -- the latter I haven't used in many years as well, I'm a UNIX guy.
What should I even install on this thing? I've been very disconnected from the gaming industry and I've no idea what games are new or good or cool to show off what my hardware can do
19 votes -
Electronic Arts games listed on Steam
18 votes -
Mario 64's unofficial PC port will look glorious once modders get done with it
9 votes -
GOG's summer sale has started and runs through June 15
15 votes -
Steam Spring Cleaning event - Challenges to help dust off and dig into your Steam Library collection of games, runs until May 28
13 votes -
Noita: A magnificent misfortune simulator
21 votes -
Wildfire | Launch trailer
6 votes -
Umurangi Generation - Launch trailer
6 votes -
Artifact Beta 2.0 - A peek at the state of the beta and what's still being worked on
4 votes -
Steam has added a "Play Next" shelf to the Library, using machine-learning to try to suggest which games you own that you should try next
21 votes -
Epic Games Store - Grand Theft Auto V available for free + Mega Sale including $10 off most games $14.99+
13 votes -
Crucible has released on Steam - A free-to-play team-based PvP action shooter, the first PC game from Amazon Games
9 votes -
Crusader Kings III will release on September 1, 2020
13 votes -
VirtuaVerse | Launch trailer
7 votes -
Fan releases Super Mario 64 port for PC, powered by DirectX 12
19 votes -
Steam: Square Enix Eidos Anthology (-95%/$39.24 USD)
14 votes -
Indie Megabooth - Going away (for now) Steam sale
8 votes -
Total War: Shogun 2 is free-to-keep on Steam this week
8 votes -
XCOM: Chimera Squad announced, releases 4/24
Firaxis just announced a new addition to the XCOM series in the form of XCOM: Chimera Squad. It takes place 5 years after the events of XCOM 2 and focuses on a specific squad of named human and...
Firaxis just announced a new addition to the XCOM series in the form of XCOM: Chimera Squad. It takes place 5 years after the events of XCOM 2 and focuses on a specific squad of named human and alien characters trying to maintain the peace in a one of the new cities.
It's currently $10 on steam, presumably since it looks like it was built on the XCOM 2 engine. The sale lasts until May 1st, so you'll have time to wait until some reviews are out before you buy it.
I absolutely loved XCOM 2: War of the Chosen, so this is a nice surprise for me. Some of my friend who have played some of the older XCOMs are comparing it at least thematically to XCOM: Apocalypse
Edit:
@cwagner provided a link to GMG where its currently $9.509 votes