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6 votes
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent released nine years ago - lessons about designing horror games from Frictional's creative director
7 votes -
Analogue Pocket - A multi-video-game-system portable FPGA handheld and digital audio workstation
7 votes -
Chinese-British citizen posts detailed explanation of reasoning behind Chinese views on Hong Kong/China/Blizzard situation
20 votes -
Introducing Launcher, a new section covering video games and e-sports from The Washington Post
7 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
13 votes -
Stellaris: Galaxy Command launches on mobile, is immediately taken down after players discover it's using Halo 4 concept artwork
6 votes -
Forager - Combat Update now available
4 votes -
Fortnite was down for over 24 hours after a Season 10 finale involving the entire game getting sucked into a black hole
24 votes -
2,500 more MS-DOS games playable at the Internet Archive
13 votes -
Area-focused narrative design
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What would you want in a Digital Card Game?
So, I quit Hearthstone recently. Not just because of current events, but because I lost my taste for the game. Which is a shame, because Hearthstone is pretty well made and what it simplifies from...
So, I quit Hearthstone recently. Not just because of current events, but because I lost my taste for the game. Which is a shame, because Hearthstone is pretty well made and what it simplifies from Magic the Gathering and comparible card games is pretty inspired.
Couple things I Liked
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You pick one class when you create a deck, and your resource management is doled out every turn without intervention or having to worry about Mana Burn or Flood.
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It had a sort of chess by mail setup, where you couldn't really interrupt your opponents turn without laying a Secret trap for them that would trigger when a condition was met. I appreciated that you weren't on the clock for having to play an interrupt or cancel an opponent's move, especially since I mostly play on mobile.
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Finally, it had one of the best UI for getting things done, and letting you know where you wanted to know. The main menu was organized, the deck builder was clean, and the playmat was very polished with the oval minion pieces, while informative on what everything did. I've been trying Eternal recently, and it's certainly an adjustment.
But to prevent this from being a one sided breakup post, I ask you, dear Tildos, what would you want out of a Digital Card Game? Be it a weird mechanic, playing mode, ideal platform or like this except with that, what would keep you coming back to such a game?
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Disco Elysium | Launch trailer
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The architect for the Atari VCS retro console has quit the project, claiming he hasn't been paid in six months
8 votes -
Dragon Quest XI (dunkview)
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Introducing "Double Trouble", an upcoming free, co-op-focused DLC for Wargroove
5 votes -
ScummVM 2.1.0 "Electric Sheep" has been produced
14 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
16 votes -
Who are the best and worst members of your game group and what do they do?
People you are most happy to have in your group of players vs. "that player". What are the things people do that you like the most? What things are just insufferable?
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What games would you consider "hidden gems"?
A "hidden gem" is a game that is considered to be great but not well-known at all. It's something you believe deserves far more recognition and reach than it currently has. A diamond in the rough....
A "hidden gem" is a game that is considered to be great but not well-known at all. It's something you believe deserves far more recognition and reach than it currently has. A diamond in the rough.
Though a hidden gem certainly can be a highly polished experience, the term also allows a bit of roughness, leaving room for clunkiness or flaws on account of the game's scope and production values (hidden gems are rarely, if ever, big-budget). It also seems to place a slight premium on novelty and innovation, favoring but not requiring games to be fresh or experimental for their time.
With this in mind, I'm curious to hear people's opinions and hopefully get some new stuff to check out for when I find myself needing to take a break from Crash and Spyro.
- What games would you consider "hidden gems"?
- Why do you feel they fit the criteria?
- Why do you think they aren't more widely known?
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Official Blizzard statement about Blitzchung's punishment at the Hearthstone Grandmasters tournament
32 votes -
Blitzchung's personal statement on Blizzard and his ban after voicing support for HK
11 votes -
An overview and ranking of the seventeen available Ticket to Ride maps
13 votes -
The original Half-Life just got patched for some reason
11 votes -
Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress, and procedurally generated story telling
11 votes -
Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC - First screenshots, details about new features and updates, and system requirements
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Mark Kern, Classic WoW dev, on why he is boycotting Blizzard
@grummz: This hurts. But until Blizzard reverses their decision on @blitzchungHS I am giving up playing Classic WoW, which I helped make and helped convince Blizzard to relaunch. There will be no Mark of Kern guild after all. Let me explain why I am #BoycottBlizzard
14 votes -
The Biblioteca de Marvila library in Lisbon helped rejuvenate a neglected neighborhood through embracing and encouraging gaming
7 votes -
Murder By Numbers | Announcement trailer
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Hearthstone player banned from Grandmasters Tournament for voicing support for HK protestors
56 votes -
'Hidden In Plain Sight' developer claims Steam beta feature set to be released soon called "Remote Play Together", allowing local-multiplayer games to be played online with friends.
@adamspragg: Hidden in Plain Sight fans... BIG NEWS! 🚨🚨🚨 Steam is coming out with a new feature called "Remote Play Together", allowing local-multiplayer games to be played online! Only the host needs to own the game, and can invite remote friends to play online!
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Rocket League - Haunted Hallows featuring Stranger Things - starting October 14
4 votes -
Sony confirms PlayStation 5 name, holiday 2020 release date
16 votes -
List of 32-bit macOS games no longer supported in Catalina, and their status for being updated to 64-bit
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A more casual, cheaper version of Gloomhaven will come to stores in Q3 2020, with 24 scenarios and 4 new characters
@cephalofair: As others have reported from the SHUX panel today, there is a more casual version of Gloomhaven scheduled to come directly to stores in Q3 2020. No official title as of yet, but it's a 24-scenario campaign in a $40-50 box, with the barrier to entry made as low as possible.
7 votes -
Use big government to fight horrible monsters with Delta Green
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Artifact - Ten key mistakes that led to the game's failure
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Paradox announces Surviving the Aftermath, the next game in their Surviving franchise
4 votes -
How a horrible goose topped the gaming chart
11 votes -
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair | Launch trailer
8 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
19 votes -
DOOM Eternal release date delayed to March 20, 2020
@doom: An update on DOOM Eternal:
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Indivisible | Launch trailer
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Telling Lies - Making a game mechanic out of scrubbing video
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The cheating scandal rocking the poker world
8 votes -
Designing the personality-based narrative system of Jenny LeClue
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An inside look at Microsoft’s newest flight simulator
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GURPS Supers Campaign, could use feedback.
So I've been tossing around a GURPS Atomic Horror/Supers/Space kind of game, the sort of thing where the players make 100-pointers in GURPS Lite to start out then add 350 points in advantages and...
So I've been tossing around a GURPS Atomic Horror/Supers/Space kind of game, the sort of thing where the players make 100-pointers in GURPS Lite to start out then add 350 points in advantages and such after a session or two.
Set in 1950, flying saucers, shooting for a classic appearance, using some updated versions of the species from GURPS Aliens.
I'm tempted to use yet another classic (Nazis on the Moon) as a sort of tutorial once the PCs get their super-abilities, but.. is that too cliched?
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JS13k Results Are Out! - Small JavaScript games playable in browser + source code
5 votes -
World of Warcraft Classic and what we left behind
7 votes