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Comment on Nintendo raises prices for Switch, Switch 2 and NSO in ~games
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Comment on Star Fox Direct shadow dropped right before premiere in ~games
EmperorPenguin LinkAnnouncements: New game, just called Star Fox Comes out June 25, 2026 Switch 2 exclusive Yet another remake of Star Fox 64 Has online multiplayer Has some prequel mission with Fox's dad in it...Announcements:
- New game, just called Star Fox
- Comes out June 25, 2026
- Switch 2 exclusive
- Yet another remake of Star Fox 64
- Has online multiplayer
- Has some prequel mission with Fox's dad in it
- Cutscenes with voice acting
- Includes an animoji style filter so you can look like Star Fox characters when using video chat on Switch 2
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Comment on Star Fox Direct shadow dropped right before premiere in ~games
EmperorPenguin LinkNormally with Nintendo Directs, they like to give a little bit of a heads up, like a day or two. Today, though, they announced it mere minutes before going live.Normally with Nintendo Directs, they like to give a little bit of a heads up, like a day or two. Today, though, they announced it mere minutes before going live.
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Star Fox Direct shadow dropped right before premiere
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Comment on Tales from the Crypt now streaming on AMC+ and Shudder in ~tv
EmperorPenguin LinkUnrelated to this series: One time the family and I wanted to watch the latest season of Better Call Saul while it was coming out. We saw it was on AMC+, so we got a free trial. But once we...Unrelated to this series:
One time the family and I wanted to watch the latest season of Better Call Saul while it was coming out. We saw it was on AMC+, so we got a free trial. But once we actually had the service, we saw they only had the few most recent episodes! So if you subscribed when episode 6 came out, the first episode would be gone, so you couldn't watch the show! We also didn't really see anything else on there. Of all the subscription services we've tried since everyone and their subsidiaries started making their own, that was the dumbest move I've seen. Needless to say, we unsubscribed and haven't tried it since.
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Comment on Questions for ~books on self promotion in ~books
EmperorPenguin LinkSeveral people on Tildes have shared their own works. Recently there was one person who shared a webcomic they made and another who shared an illustrated historical fiction short story collection...Several people on Tildes have shared their own works. Recently there was one person who shared a webcomic they made and another who shared an illustrated historical fiction short story collection they made. As the other comments said, if you're an existing user who posts about stuff besides the book, you're good!
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Comment on Linux privilege escalation (CVE-2026-31431) in ~comp
EmperorPenguin Link ParentThanks so much for the check! Looks like Fedora is safe. Haven't checked Mint or SteamOS yet.lsmod | grep algif_aead # no output means your kernel is safe
Thanks so much for the check! Looks like Fedora is safe. Haven't checked Mint or SteamOS yet.
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Comment on Linux privilege escalation (CVE-2026-31431) in ~comp
EmperorPenguin LinkI'm having a bit of trouble understanding: which kernel has the fix for this issue? Is it only 7.0 or later? I have a Fedora machine, Mint machine, and Steam Deck. All 3 are personal use and not...I'm having a bit of trouble understanding: which kernel has the fix for this issue? Is it only 7.0 or later? I have a Fedora machine, Mint machine, and Steam Deck. All 3 are personal use and not servers or anything. On Fedora 43, the latest it gave me was 6.19.14, do I need to update to Fedora 44, or do I need to wait for the new update to ship? And what about Mint and SteamOS?
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Comment on Invincible Season 4 finale discussion in ~tv
EmperorPenguin Link ParentThat's true, but I think the main issue I had while watching is that a few minutes of missing blood flow to the brain seems like a very mild and mundane injury compared to the type of things we've...That's true, but I think the main issue I had while watching is that a few minutes of missing blood flow to the brain seems like a very mild and mundane injury compared to the type of things we've seen other characters survive. Angstrom was somehow conscious enough to make a portal and ask doctors to heal him with his face caved in, Mark was able to have his organs put in place and get nursed to health after being disemboweled, and Conquest himself had his face caved in and was in that state in a body bad for some amount of time before Cecil tried to revive him. It wouldn't have been too hard to believe Conquest could sleep off a little cut off blood flow or a lack of oxygen, even without someone helping him.
Considering the other fake out deaths, it wouldn't have been too surprising if after the Graysons left the planet, a deus ex machina like some wandering alien found Conquest's corpse, didn't know he was a bad guy, and tried to heal him. Or maybe some alien fungus fused with his body while he was in his grave and brought him back as a zombie. When they showed the post credits scene of his grave, it was a very real possibility they were going to say he survived again, and it wouldn't have been the craziest character revival they've done.
The result of all of this is that I can't really "accept" that a character is actually dead in Invincible until several characters give monologues that act like they're still dead and it's been a few episodes, which makes the in-the-moment death scenes a lot less impactful.
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Comment on Invincible Season 4 finale discussion in ~tv
EmperorPenguin LinkI did enjoy the season and the ending cliffhangers (Mark and Thragg's deal and Allen getting the scourge virus), but I was talking with a buddy of mine who lost interest while watching season 2...I did enjoy the season and the ending cliffhangers (Mark and Thragg's deal and Allen getting the scourge virus), but I was talking with a buddy of mine who lost interest while watching season 2 and they made some good points.
Season 1 was some peak television, especially everything with Nolan, but starting in season 2 they keep on faking out character deaths or having characters come back to life through various means. The show wants to be very serious and have impactful character deaths like Rex last season of Thaddeus last episode, but they'll also show characters get disemboweled or get their brains crushed and they somehow are able to healed from that. But Conquest really did stay dead the second time after he was choked? Even though they hold their breath in space for long periods of time? And some of the human characters like Donald or Mark's friend's boyfriend (I think his name's Rick?) get to come back with cyborg bodies if the plot permits. At this point it's a crapshoot if a character really died or not until it's followed up in the next episode. This issue did make the Conquest fakeout post credits scene really effective as a joke, however.
Another issue is that season 2 kicks off with multiverse stuff, then either season 2 or 3 has time travel too, which are a very big things to introduce into a series! That kinda stuff also really messes with stakes and the impact of character deaths. The MCU waited a good long while to go that route, but Invincible did it really early.
Overall season 1 is very tight and well made, but later seasons didn't really live up to that, bringing in other elements that, while they're tropes of the superhero genre, really cheapens it. The buddy felt they were pitched a show that was different than what we ended up getting after season 1.
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Elden Ring movie adaptation: casting and March 3rd 2028 release date announced
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Comment on Spaceballs: The New One | Coming to theaters April 23, 2027 in ~movies
EmperorPenguin Link ParentI think that Disney revealing that Palpatine was alive through a Fortnite event before The Rise of Skywalker came out (yes, that really happened!) is exactly the kind of absurd thing that any...I think that Disney revealing that Palpatine was alive through a Fortnite event before The Rise of Skywalker came out (yes, that really happened!) is exactly the kind of absurd thing that any self-respecting post-sequel-trilogy Star Wars parody would make fun of. It also makes sense to address why the title is not "The Search for More Money" to any fans who didn't see this announcement video.
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Comment on Spaceballs: The New One | Coming to theaters April 23, 2027 in ~movies
EmperorPenguin Link ParentSaw a good comment elsewhere with a joke they could make during the movie that would pay off the original title: "Wait, aren't we supposed to be searching for the money?" "Oh, we already found it...Saw a good comment elsewhere with a joke they could make during the movie that would pay off the original title:
"Wait, aren't we supposed to be searching for the money?"
"Oh, we already found it offscreen! Didn't you watch the announcement videos?"
"The announcement videos? Where was that, on Fortnite?"
"Fortnite? No that's ridiculous. It was on YouTube!"
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Comment on 'Bloodborne' video game getting R-rated animated movie adaptation in ~movies
EmperorPenguin Link ParentIn a vacuum, yeah. As PelagiusSeptim said, we've already gotten more mainline Souls titles than many series ever get. I also don't feel entitled to more. From can make whatever games they want. I...Call this blasphemous, but isn't it enough?
In a vacuum, yeah. As PelagiusSeptim said, we've already gotten more mainline Souls titles than many series ever get.
they've put one out every 1 to 3 years for a decade, despite the fact that they used to make other things than this.
I also don't feel entitled to more. From can make whatever games they want. I was onboard with a new Armored Core, since they got to take their newfound fame and bring some attention to their other IP and other genres. And once I got over the fact that Nightreign's trailer was a bit misleading, I was onboard with a multiplayer spinoff.
I'm also very impressed with their output over the past 10+ years, and really grateful that at least one studio I follow doesn't make me wait 7 years for the next game.
The thing is, the Souls series has finally become a household name that sells really well, getting movie deals and GOTY awards left and right, and all of a sudden after a decade of constant output they... start making completely different games? Right when people were the hungriest they've ever been for what they were already doing? It's a pretty baffling decision.
I'm sure many people have a sour taste in their mouth when they hear single player studios make a switch to multiplayer games. There was huge backlash when Platinum Games said they were going to switch to "live service" games, and PS5's game library has suffered from when Sony tried to make a bunch of "live service" games that either bombed or were cancelled. Naughty Dog infamously spent a ton of time working on The Last of Us Factions, only for it to never come out. And when multiplayer games do succeed, it takes the studio's attention away from their singleplayer games, like with GTA5 and GTA Online. Multiplayer games are an entirely different beast for Fromsoft to be getting themselves into.
Surely the creatives must be getting a bit tired with the formula at some point?
The formula itself is pretty flexible, with Sekiro having very different mechanics and Elden Ring introducing an open world. Even if they abandoned the Souls formula altogether, I would expect some type of followup to Elden Ring's success with a single player open world fantasy RPG of some kind. When Breath of the Wild was such a big success, we got a sequel announcement many years before TotK would actually release. That's the kind of announcement I would expect by now for an Elden Ring 2 or similar.
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Comment on 'Bloodborne' video game getting R-rated animated movie adaptation in ~movies
EmperorPenguin Link ParentI still can't get over how both the Nightreign and Duskbloods trailers didn't make any effort to clarify they were multiplayer, non-soulslike games, even though they proudly displayed the Fromsoft...I still can't get over how both the Nightreign and Duskbloods trailers didn't make any effort to clarify they were multiplayer, non-soulslike games, even though they proudly displayed the Fromsoft name and showed Elden Ring/Bloodborne style imagery at big gaming trailer showcases. They posted articles a bit after the trailers dropped and made the fans like myself spread the word to everyone who saw the trailers that no, these aren't what they looked like, they're not Souls games. Why couldn't they just have text boxes that said they were multiplayer games during the trailers?
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Comment on 'Bloodborne' video game getting R-rated animated movie adaptation in ~movies
EmperorPenguin LinkSo, since the big success of Elden Ring, Fromsoft/their related IPs have announced two multiplayer games, an anime series, a live action film, and now an animated film. That's all well and good,...So, since the big success of Elden Ring, Fromsoft/their related IPs have announced two multiplayer games, an anime series, a live action film, and now an animated film. That's all well and good, but it just makes me think... where's the next mainline Soulslike title? Sure 5+ year waits for games are common these days, but not for Fromsoft. They've had a Souls game every 1-3 years since 2009, even while working on other games like Armored Core. In 2014-2016 they pumped out three mainline games and a next gen port back to back. I would've expected a Game Awards trailer or a credible leak or something by now.
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Comment on MOUSE: P.I. For Hire | Official launch trailer in ~games
EmperorPenguin Link ParentI wouldn't worry too much about it not being tagged as SteamOS/Linux on the store page. That just means it doesn't have a native Linux build, but you should still be able to use Proton. Proton is...I wouldn't worry too much about it not being tagged as SteamOS/Linux on the store page. That just means it doesn't have a native Linux build, but you should still be able to use Proton. Proton is amazing these days and works with nearly every game that doesn't have multiplayer anti cheats, and it even works with some of those. I've played a lot of games that didn't explicitly have Linux support, and even some that weren't officially Steam Deck verified, and they worked fine.
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Comment on When $1.4 billion isn’t enough: ‘Avatar’ sequels under the microscope as Disney weighs franchise’s future in ~movies
EmperorPenguin LinkThis series is such a missed opportunity to me. They have a cool world, the best special effects I've ever seen, and really masterful use of 3D. But they had to go and skimp on the actual plot....This series is such a missed opportunity to me. They have a cool world, the best special effects I've ever seen, and really masterful use of 3D. But they had to go and skimp on the actual plot. The third one especially just felt like the second one again. As it is now, the first was popular and people showed up to see the sequels. But if we got a genuinely great plot this could've been the new Star Wars.
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Comment on Humble Choice - April 2026 in ~games
EmperorPenguin Link ParentReading about "gotchas" like this for buying products always makes me furious. You made a product, and we want to pay you money! Don't over-complicate it. I had a friend who ran into a game + DLC...Reading about "gotchas" like this for buying products always makes me furious. You made a product, and we want to pay you money! Don't over-complicate it.
I had a friend who ran into a game + DLC bundle being cheaper than the DLC itself, so they contacted Steam support who removed the game from their account. This let them buy the bundle with no further issues. If anyone finds themselves in this situation, that's what I'd recommend, it would be worth a shot!
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Comment on Does anyone play older versions of Minecraft? in ~games
EmperorPenguin LinkSince you last played a long time ago, haven't kept up with all the new stuff added to the game, are interested in playing the game with your kids, and are interested in playing the older...Since you last played a long time ago, haven't kept up with all the new stuff added to the game, are interested in playing the game with your kids, and are interested in playing the older versions, there's a few things you should know:
Minecraft these days has split into two largely similar, but very, very different versions: Minecraft: Java Edition (descended from the one you played in Alpha), and Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (which presents itself as just "Minecraft", as if it was the main official version, but it's really descended from the "Pocket Edition" for mobile devices). Java Edition is available on Windows/Mac/Linux, while Bedrock Edition is available on Windows/Playstation/Switch/Xbox/mobile. Notice how, for people who don't own a PC, their only option is Bedrock Edition. Well, aside from having a lot more game breaking glitches, Bedrock is the edition where Microsoft has dumped invasive and predatory microtransactions, "brand collabs" (which are basically ads), and all that modern gaming goodness, which would genuinely shock an old school Minecraft fan like yourself, who may remember when the devs made fun of microtransactions for April Fools. The real kicker: Bedrock Edition doesn't allow you to install old versions of the game the way that Java Edition does. Also, while it's possible to install mods for the PC and mobile versions of Bedrock, the vast majority of mod developers sell paid mods on the Bedrock microtransaction store instead :/
The good news is, both editions are bundled together on PC, so if you buy one, you get the other, so you can play the version that you want (Java, in your case). But when you buy the game for your kids, make sure you buy them the PC version! Don't be fooled into buying it for them on Switch or PS5, because it won't have the features you're saying that you're looking for!
From what I heard around launch: in Japan, there's a model that only supports the Japanese language that is cheaper since they don't have to worry about issues like tarrifs, and there's an "international" model that supports other languages which is more in line with the US price. I guess the point is to make the domestic model less appealing to international scalpers.