I think the only good implementation of a battle pass is the one in Deep Rock Galactic, which the devs seemingly added for pure entertainment rather than to drive engagement metrics (although those don’t hurt, let’s be honest).

There were technically “first party” Valve-branded and configured Steam Machines, but you’re right that they never saw retail. They were just beta kits that were sent out to seed developers and reviewers.

Immortal Ring of Shadows: Sky Warriors of Aveum

I think you may be underestimating the resolve of bored, inconvenienced people on the internet.

There’s a large amount of truth to this, but crucially it didn’t help those who lived in the same building from being severely impacted by what was happening on the first floor shop. There are a high number of shoddily made cells, battery units and chargers out there, and any effort to improve a certification process…

Oh man, that looks so good.

We also have a bumpy record with adventurous billionaires.

Rando internet pic of a DS2. Both shoulder buttons were just normal buttons.

The DS2 had analog sticks (and face buttons!), but didn’t have analog shoulder triggers. :)

Every time these get posted, I am legally obligated to point out the Sno-Freighter that broke down and was towed back to just north of Fairbanks, where it still sits:

Here’s the full soundtrack, for anyone who wants to relive their most excellent PS2 era synth-jazz and such.

Enthusia was great! I still have my copy on the shelf just above my desk.

Self followup... oh shoot, I hadn’t watched any of the trailers so as not to spoil things should it turn out well reviewed, but I just read that Dee Bradley Baker is voicing a companion character.

No idea about the rest of the, uh, post, but the design reminds me of the recent-ish New Tales From the Borderlands character L0U13 (and easily the best part of the game):

After using the power station for a while, one feature I’d like to see is the option to have it turn on automatically when a power outage is detected (such as when the outlet it’s charging from no longer delivers power) to make it easier to locate in the middle of the night if all the lights go out.

You’re allowed to be wrong.

I still daily drive a wireless Xbox 360 controller on my PC, using the USB wireless receiver. The analog stick bits are worn down, but I can’t complain much, what with them being older than most current Kotaku contributors.

https://kotaku.com/stop-preordering-video-games-5909105

Not sure if I’m misinterpreting your last sentence, but Kim Dotcom was the founder of Megaupload, and subsequently co-founded Mega (along with the two others in this article) after Megaupload was shut down. He left Mega in ~2014.