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7 votes
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Subnautica: Below Zero | Trailer
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Anybody fancy a round of the Board Games of Thrones?
I've recently been playing a bunch of the Board Game of Thrones (the epic strategy/war/negotiation game) online over at thronemaster.net, and was wondering if any of you fine folks would like to...
I've recently been playing a bunch of the Board Game of Thrones (the epic strategy/war/negotiation game) online over at thronemaster.net, and was wondering if any of you fine folks would like to join me in a game?
7 votes -
Satisfactory - Update 4 is now available in Early Access
8 votes -
Epic Games has completed a $1 billion funding round at a $28.7 billion valuation, including another $200M investment from Sony
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.
9 votes -
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney is very excited about the Epic Games Store losing a ton of money
7 votes -
Witcher 3 fans built a new quest with perfect Geralt voice acting
8 votes -
Age of Empires IV | Gameplay trailer
20 votes -
PAC-MAN 99 | Announcement trailer
16 votes -
Nintendo’s obsession with gameplay is dumb. Here’s why.
9 votes -
Path of Exile 2 | Official trailer
9 votes -
Tildes Community Valheim Server - April 2021 Update
Hi all, We are approaching the end of the billing cycle for the server and I wanted to gather feedback with all the users who have logged on and contributed to the server over the past few months....
Hi all,
We are approaching the end of the billing cycle for the server and I wanted to gather feedback with all the users who have logged on and contributed to the server over the past few months. I believe we have nearly exhausted the options for gameplay and built an incredible Tildes Town, and as a result gameplay on the server has dropped for the past month. I reset the boss progress a few weeks ago but I think based on the server stats I have checked intermittently over the last few weeks, there is very little activity. Before the billing cycle hits again, I wanted to gather thoughts and feedback on the next steps for it.
- I can keep the server up and running if there is still interest in playing on it.
- The server can go offline and I can provide the world save files for those who want to archive it and continue playing solo offline.
Let me know what you think!
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What we can learn from a 2000 year old puzzle
2 votes -
Apple Arcade is actually pretty awesome
About ten years ago, Sony promised they'd change how we play games. With the launch of the Playstation Vita, they showed us a world in which one could start playing a game at home on your big...
About ten years ago, Sony promised they'd change how we play games. With the launch of the Playstation Vita, they showed us a world in which one could start playing a game at home on your big powerful console, and then you could take it with you in the form of cross-play, where your saves synced via the cloud and you could play the Vita version right where you dropped off. And of course, for games that didn't have a Vita version, there was always the option of streaming your games.
Of course, we know how well that worked out. There were maybe 5 games where you could buy both versions of the game at once, and the majority of the games that supported cross-play required you to buy the same game twice. Streaming is still what everyone's pushing today, but in many places (coughAmericacough) there isn't a good enough connection to stream games with a good experience - especially if it's got twitchy gameplay.
Time has passed and many companies have began to offer a service model for games - subscribe to a program, and you get free access to games. And many of these services have some sort of cross-play component to them, where you get access to multiple platforms, or even with streaming versions, but they all have their downsides.
But it turns out that one company offers a gaming service that actually does offer each of their games in native versions across computers, consoles, and phones, has cross-play support, and doesn't have any of the downsides of streaming, and it's from a company that most people don't associate with gaming - especially when it comes to computer games. I'm speaking, of course, about Apple Arcade.
Sure, it all only works on Apple hardware, and the console part is a bit of a stretch (who actually owns an Apple TV?), but it works remarkably well. And unlike a number of other systems I have tried, it works seamlessly - you can save your game on your mac, launch your game on your iPhone, and instantly be playing your game. And the higher-end games with nice 3D graphics actually do look remarkably better on the big screen.
Of course, the selection of games is much different than any other games service, but I find myself surprised at how many games I legitimately want to play. Sure, there are a lot of 'iPhone' style casual games - right now they just released a bunch of previously released iPhone games cleaned up and stripped of monetization schemes - but I view that as a positive thing - sometimes you just want something simple to pass time with that doesn't need to take space in your brain. But at the same time there are also bigger and more aspiring titles available. There's a new action game from PLATINUMGAMES with an Okami-like artstyle, a brand new RPG from Mistwalker built on top of dioramas, and complex adventure games like Beyond a Steel Sky.
Apple arcade, is, however, missing one notable meta-genre from it's library - Triple-A games. And honestly, I kind of love it for that. The majority of the games companies represented are independent, and that means that many of them are going to be able to offer me new types of gameplay or narratives that you won't get from the big guys. What other service is going to offer experiences like Assemble With Care? And from an ethical point of view, I'd rather reward independent creators who are pushing out these high-quality pieces of work than giant companies who are famous for exploiting their workers.
While Apple Arcade obviously won't be a good choice for everyone since it's limited to Apple hardware, and if you're already in Apple's ecosystem, you probably already know about it (they're surprisingly aggressive at marketing their free trial - which is actually what got me to write this in the first place). I had originally written them off as all casual games, but with the last big release of games it's got some pretty fantastic releases. It's worth trying if you've only got an iPhone, but it's more than worth it if you've got a recent Mac or Apple TV.
19 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.
17 votes -
The revolution in classic Tetris - A younger generation is utilizing the internet to master the NES game in months, surpassing milestones that previously took decades
22 votes -
Gaming in the quarantine years
9 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.
18 votes -
There's no "right" way to play a game, and Twitch streamers are sick of being shamed for playing on easy
17 votes -
GambleAware publishes new gaming and gambling research
8 votes -
After twenty-two years, cult-classic PS1 adventure Mizzurna Falls is playable in English
6 votes -
Xbox is supporting old games, while Sony and Nintendo are leaving them behind
21 votes -
Meet the developers who are about to lose their PlayStation Vita games forever
10 votes -
Elite Dangerous: Odyssey just sent alpha players onto the surface
16 votes -
Chris Delay's fail masterclass (Introversion discuss their failed prototypes)
9 votes -
Evil Genius 2 released
6 votes -
How to create a sudoku masterpiece
7 votes -
PS3, Vita, and PSP Stores to be permanently closed in a few months
20 votes -
What are some older MMOs that can still be played?
I’ve missed a lot of the older mmos growing up like Everquest and dark age of Camelot. What are some good older mmos to play that can still be enjoyed either as a single player or coop experience...
I’ve missed a lot of the older mmos growing up like Everquest and dark age of Camelot. What are some good older mmos to play that can still be enjoyed either as a single player or coop experience with friends that still have online and supported servers? Doesn’t have to have a massive player base or anything, it can even have just a few thousand players. I would also like to avoid WoW, I’ve had a fair amount of time in it and don’t have any desire to go back.
18 votes -
Monster Hunter Rise - Critical consensus
7 votes -
Dungeon & Dragons favorite character sheets?
I have started playing D&D basic with my family as a way to spend time together away from devices. I found the original character sheets:...
I have started playing D&D basic with my family as a way to spend time together away from devices.
I found the original character sheets:
http://www.ultanya.com/2015/10/throwback-thursday-character-sheets.htmlAnyone else have favorite character sheets for D&D?
6 votes -
Recap of the ID@Xbox /twitchgaming March 26, 2021 showcase event
3 votes -
Aiko's Choice - A standalone PC-exclusive expansion to Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, coming late 2021
2 votes -
Leitmotif in Hollow Knight's soundtrack
10 votes -
Total War: Rome Remastered - One of the best strategy games ever made for the PC is back
10 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.
11 votes -
Dota 2 introduces many new features and systems to help new players, and makes smurfing a bannable offense
16 votes -
Lancer publisher Mastiff Press launches official website with hardcover core book available for purchase
7 votes -
Auroboris: Coils of the Serpent - New tabletop rpg by Chris Metzen
7 votes -
Frost Giant enters pre-production on new RTS
3 votes -
Games where a HOTAS takes it to a new level?
Today I was lucky enough to get the Thrustmaster T.16000M FCS Flight Pack that includes a joystick, throttle, and rudders. I also have a Valve Index set up to use for VR flight games. My main use...
Today I was lucky enough to get the Thrustmaster T.16000M FCS Flight Pack that includes a joystick, throttle, and rudders. I also have a Valve Index set up to use for VR flight games. My main use for this setup is to use alongside Flight Simulators to practice maneuvers and other things flight-related while I am taking IRL classes to get my pilot's license. But I want to broaden my scope a bit and try out other games that would suit it (VR or non-VR).
Any thoughts on what to try and play? I have Star Wars Squadrons that I plan to boot up already.
7 votes -
The PC open beta for Magic: Legends is now available - Free-to-play, action RPG set in the Magic: The Gathering Multiverse
7 votes -
Announcing Rocket League Sideswipe - A new standalone mobile game in development, launching later this year
9 votes -
Unexpected joys of kids playing Atari 2600 games
9 votes -
A bird-feed seller beat a chess master online. Then it got ugly.
23 votes -
Anyone wanna play a TTRPG?
My old TTRPG group hasn’t met in months now, and listening to actual play podcasts only scratches the itch. Probably a long shot given the size of the site, but anyone interested in playing a...
My old TTRPG group hasn’t met in months now, and listening to actual play podcasts only scratches the itch.
Probably a long shot given the size of the site, but anyone interested in playing a TTRPG sometime soon?
I’m thinking something easy and low pressure, like Stewpot, or Fiasco or maybe a world builder like the Quiet Year/Microscope/Anomaly/The Ground Itself; I have the PDF for most of those.
But hey, if you have something you’ve been waiting forever to play: I’m here for it.
I have literally nothing to do tomorrow so drop a message if you’re interested! I’m in CST
13 votes -
Fontemon, a game that exists entirely within a font
19 votes -
Magnus Carlsen eliminated from his own tournament – world champion lost his semi-final against Russian champion Ian Nepomniachtchi
4 votes -
Sony Interactive Entertainment and new esports venture RTS have jointly acquired the Evolution Championship Series (Evo) fighting game tournament
10 votes