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9 votes
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Flamethrower
4 votes -
The power of video game HUDs
8 votes -
NES Tetris players call it 'rolling', and they're setting new world records
19 votes -
Digital Foundry analysis of the upcoming Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition, the first major game release to require ray-tracing capable graphics hardware
7 votes -
Video game giant EA steering players into loot-box option in popular soccer game, insider says
13 votes -
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles will be released in English on July 27, 2021 for PC, Switch, and PS4
15 votes -
OXENFREE II: Lost Signals | Announce trailer
6 votes -
Games that save the best for last
7 votes -
Super Mario Party update allows online play, adds new games mode
11 votes -
Return of the Obra Dinn: Development log by Lucas Pope
15 votes -
LittleBigPlanet has been near-unplayable for a long time, and no one's said why
14 votes -
A thorough look at Star Wars: Dark Forces / Jedi Knight
4 votes -
Ten developers on what makes their games "hand-drawn"
12 votes -
Enough with the red screen of almost-death
6 votes -
Why Lichess will always be free
19 votes -
LudoNarraCon 2021 - An annual digital festival held exclusively on Steam to celebrate narrative video games and the developers that make them, running April 23 - 26
7 votes -
Game Accessibility Guidelines
6 votes -
We talk to Disco Elysium's incredible narrator, who recorded 350,000 words of dialogue and has never acted before
13 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.
12 votes -
Gearbox threatens to leave Texas over anti-trans bill
27 votes -
The indie online storefront itch.io is coming as a downloadable app to the Epic Games Store
12 votes -
What are some casual, kid-friendly games that can be played remotely, over a videoconference such as Zoom?
I have a friend who's in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. They're currently all meeting remotely, for Obvious Covid Reasons. The kid they were paired with asked if they could play a game like...
I have a friend who's in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. They're currently all meeting remotely, for Obvious Covid Reasons.
The kid they were paired with asked if they could play a game like Monopoly or Wheel of Fortune.
I'm sure there are some amazing games out there that are a) well-suited to be played over Zoom or a similar videoconferencing link and b) enjoyable for an adult and a kid to play together (most likely 1-on-1, but if there's games that could be played with N adults and N kids, those could also work)
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Portal Reloaded (Portal 2 Mod) | Gameplay trailer
21 votes -
Sony cancels their plan to shut down the PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita this summer
26 votes -
Earthblade: the "vibe reveal" - A teaser poster and snippet of the soundtrack for the next game from the developers of Celeste
8 votes -
Minecraft update caves and cliffs is split in two, and a review of snapshot 21w15a
12 votes -
Solving a Sudoku with no actual digits... at all
12 votes -
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Second Life island run by furries was a misunderstood oasis
8 votes -
Exploring the top of the D&D power curve with Vecna
7 votes -
How a reckless lie caused huge internet drama for Path of Exile's developer
16 votes -
What game(s) have you tried to repeatedly get into but ultimately could not?
This could be a gaming series that is very popular but for some reason or another doesn't resonate with you, or maybe a weird one-off within a genre that you love. What aspects didn't resonate...
This could be a gaming series that is very popular but for some reason or another doesn't resonate with you, or maybe a weird one-off within a genre that you love. What aspects didn't resonate with you and what could have been done differently that would made it easier to like the game?
21 votes -
Elite Dangerous | Exo-Biology (Alpha)
6 votes -
New Pokémon Snap | Overview trailer
4 votes -
Mass Effect Legendary Edition - Visual improvements
12 votes -
Nintendo Switch Indie World Showcase - April 14, 2021
7 votes -
Subnautica: Below Zero | Trailer
5 votes -
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?
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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.
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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
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PAC-MAN 99 | Announcement trailer
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Nintendo’s obsession with gameplay is dumb. Here’s why.
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Path of Exile 2 | Official trailer
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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
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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