I think it’s fair to say that playing video games competitively against other humans is pointless because a computer would always beat you. This is one of the reasons I’ve never once played any online multiplayer game.

Magnus Bastard is such a good name for a band.

I wanted to comment on the announcement as I brought this up on the Max Payne 1/2 announcement but studios employ 100s of people and firing a bunch of your workforce due to a lack of projects is always a huge concern. Not to mention you could always do some kind of softball not-really-a-game for a system’s launch…

By far the most troubling revelation came via a bio for Batgirl, published to the game’s website, that suggested she’d recovered from her disability through “raw willpower and determination.”

BLOODBORNE! PLEASE!

Really don’t get the criticisms of the story of Forbidden West here as though somehow it’s a sudden leap from Zero Dawn when almost all of it is set up in Zero Dawn (what happened to the Odyssey, what was the signal that turned GAIA into rogue AIs, what is Sylens trying to obtain from HADES), or the idea somehow this…

That’s the only logical consequence after both Anthem and Marvel’s Avengers have shown that games-as-a-service means nothing if the core gameplay loop isn’t perfect and receives constant updates. If not even an IP like Marvel can sell a live service game, then an original IP has it even harder.

Holy shit - early covid I randomly decided to rewatch Dawson’s Creek and that rewatch was more impressive than therapy in showing me why I’m so fucked up. That show does not stand up to time.

SO MANY times over the years, I have thought that My So-Called Life was ripe for a reboot that focuses on Rayanne.  And yes, I still want it to be set in the 90s.  While I *knew* as a teenager that I was supposed to relate to Angela, we just didn’t have the same home life.  Rayanne’s life resembled mine a lot more: …

“We have less money than our rival” is certainly a strange attempt at a burn. 

To me, the different approaches seem to go hand-in-glove with the different strategies; Microsoft is focused on GamePass, which means they’re looking for a variety of studios to keep the constant flow of content coming, and Sony is focused on marquee console-selling titles - they want every Sony-owned game to make a…

I wanted to change sprint to left control stick, but that changes dodge too. :(

It’s a shame they reconsidered.  I’d definitely have bought the game if lowering the difficulty was an option.  

You had “rises above the rest” RIGHT THERE.

I think I’ve made the same comment on an earlier article, but I’m surprised that so few games have even attempted to clone BotW. I imagine it’s partially because it must take tons of resources to create a world so large and rich with discovery, but you’d think at least a few devs would have tried.

That’s what the con may be banking on, actually.  Have the governor (or mayor of LA) say oh hell no rather than pulling the plug.  Probably due to contracts, insurance, etc. 

It won’t happen. They’ll cancel it closer to the date. 

The “extremely cheap sense of accomplishment” is how you might experience it, but doesn’t represent how other people might feel about it. Reading a synopsis of Control is an insanely reductive way to experience what the game has to offer, and the challenge of the combat is certainly not the shining achievement of that…

I’ve been thinking this. They said “this is a live service!” and stopped there so everyone’s like “you just saw what happened to Anthem right?"

Holy shit that actually sounds bonkers-amazing.