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[FakeSympathy]

 

[Hawki]

So what happened to A to O? Did they tell the truth or something?

 

[BrawlMan]

Bloodborne 2 is looking great!

So what happened to A to O? Did they tell the truth or something?

Don't you get it? There never was an A-O. Even if there was, there truths wouldn't matter much.

Wanted: Dead comes out tomorrow.

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[Gyrobot]

I just stopped playing it after the third land. I just can't stand JRPG story/writing anymore, it's all bottom barrel anime level, nothing makes sense, every scene feel like an excuse for character to act in the most dramatic way possible, we're still doing the "amnesiac main character" in 2023 and every twists the game tries to come up can be seen coming miles away while also being telegraph in the most awkward way possible ("Oh no, the guy who look obviously evil turn out to be evil!"). And the awkward humour/levity make its really hard to take the game seriously when the other half is so upfront about mass slavery/genocide, like one of the first thing we do is take a detour from stopping the bad guy from mass executing slave is to go find a dress for the female lead...

As far as gameplay, I still find tale of game peak at grace and since then just seem to refuse expanding on the system because...? Good gameplay doesn't sell maybe? Although arise is nowhere near as bad as Xillia. Theoretically arise is about juggling enemy and using all your power to keep combo going, but that only work on weak trash, boss are immune to stunlock and being launched in the air from regular attack/arte so you have to do hit and run all the time, I'd rarely get more than two hit in before I had to interrupt with dodge. The balance is also pretty bad (on hard) with the second land boss literally being the hardest fight in the game. Killing enemy while you explore also quickly lead to overleveling even without doing any sort of grinding. I do like that they added a limit to how much you can heal, but its easily replenished with item that quickly become abundant, and there's never anything that really stop you from going back and refilling it, also annoyingly support ability uses the healing resource. Also liked that character played differently and they made a clear effort to make all of them viable as main controlled character. I liked the skill system, but it felt like a water down version of the superior title system from grace, so half and half.

Honestly it felt like an average tale game with very pretty environment, maybe I'm just too old for the franchise at this point.

You are unfortunately, it is also the only really viable kind of anime game on consoles since ESG makes difficult if not impossible for more trashy games like Senran Kagura to exist anymore outside of the gacha industry

 

[TheMysteriousGX]

You are unfortunately, it is also the only really viable kind of anime game on consoles since ESG makes difficult if not impossible for more trashy games like Senran Kagura to exist anymore outside of the gacha industry

ESG is stock price bullshit. If trashy anime games sold better there'd be more of them and that's that.

 

[FakeSympathy]

A Division 2 update broke things so bad the game can't be updated again until they fix the system for delivering updates

'Something very unusual has happened and it sounds like they are much less prepared than they needed to be.'

www.pcgamer.com

Man, Ubisoft just can't catch a break. I actually feel bad for the hard-working individuals who probably are neck-deep into this.

 

[BrawlMan]

Video Game Voice Actors Doxed and Harassed in Targeted AI Voice Attack

The harassment campaign shows that if there is audio of you speaking available online—podcasts, streams, YouTube—you could also be a target of AI-generated voices.

www.vice.com

New Montreal video game studio to hire 150, develop fantasy series

A new AAA game studio is set to enter the Montreal market. KRAFTON Inc. said this week that it will open its first Canadian studio in the city that is home to gaming heavyweights Warner Bros. Games, Ubisoft, Gameloft and others.

montreal.ctvnews.ca

Dead Space Was the Best-Selling New Game in the U.S. in January 2023 - IGN

The latest figures from The NPD Group reveal that Dead Space is the best-selling new video game in the U.S. in January.

www.ign.com

Video game-like controller helps Reston surgeons detect lung cancer in patients

A new surgical robot at Reston Hospital Center is helping doctors find and diagnose lung cancer in patients.

www.google.com

 

[Chimpzy]

Sometimes high fidelity genitalia just accidentally wander into a game. It happens

Witcher 3 Vagina Modder Claims CDPR Used Mod Without Permission [Update]

The modder alleges the Witcher 3 studio added their ‘Vaginas for Everyone’ mod to the next-gen game

kotaku.com

Vaginas for Everyone is an old Nexus Mods mod created for the original PC release of The Witcher 3. It does as the name suggests: adds realistic vulva and pubic hair to many of the female NPCs, including ones who never explicitly do full-frontal nudity in the game. After examining the way the genitals are depicted in the mod and comparing them to the ones seen in the next-gen version of The Witcher 3, I reached out to the mod's creator to confirm if their creation was indeed one of the fan-made mods CDPR had boasted about adding into the next-gen update.

It's unclear how the modder in question could confirm whether or not the studio had used their mod, but considering how similar they look and CDPR's own statement, it's certainly possible. In response to a question about the inclusion of the more realistic genitals in the upgraded game, CDPR told Kotaku that "the next-gen version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt features several community-sourced mods not created by CD PROJEKT RED, on top of numerous enhancements created and implemented by the studio internally. Merging everything together was a complex process and the textures in question are an unintended result present in the release version. This is something we are working to address."

 

[Gyrobot]

ESG is stock price bullshit. If trashy anime games sold better there'd be more of them and that's that.

Unfortunately that isn't the theory I believe in but the weebs who got alienated was to find something to blame along with popular alt right buzzwords like "snoy", "Pozzed" and "CCP"

The decision to alienate these fans unfortunately created a toxic environment for anime games that is difficult to ignore

 

[BrawlMan]

Brenda Romero calls out bestselling video game-themed book for leaving out credit

Video game developer Brenda Romero has criticised a bestselling book for leaving off her credit in the acknowledgements.

www.nme.com

Video games developer signs giant letting in Liverpool

Firesprite’s deal for 50,000 sq ft building in Duke Street is the biggest letting in Liverpool city centre for three years

businesscloud.co.uk

Update On AEW Fight Forever Video Game Release Date - WrestleTalk

An update has emerged on what seems to be the planned release date for the upcoming AEW video game, Fight Forever.

wrestletalk.com

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

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Microsoft confirms Game Pass cannibalizes sales

The UK Competition and Markets Authority's provisional report on the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard acquisition includes…

www.gamesindustry.biz

Flashback -

Phil Spencer: Game Pass leads to more game sales

This past weekend's X018 event was, arguably, a two-hour long advertisement for Game Pass, and given what Microsoft gam…

www.gamesindustry.biz

ORLY?

 

[CriticalGaming]

Sometimes high fidelity genitalia just accidentally wander into a game. It happens

Witcher 3 Vagina Modder Claims CDPR Used Mod Without Permission [Update]

The modder alleges the Witcher 3 studio added their ‘Vaginas for Everyone’ mod to the next-gen game

kotaku.com

Why would they grab that mod for the game? Did someone think, "You know what we need for the NEXT GEN? Real Pussies! Let's make all the characters have realistic vag because it'll totally be next gen bro!"

 

[TheMysteriousGX]

Flashback -

Phil Spencer: Game Pass leads to more game sales

This past weekend's X018 event was, arguably, a two-hour long advertisement for Game Pass, and given what Microsoft gam…

www.gamesindustry.biz

ORLY?

In fairness to Phil Spencer (ugh), something that was true 5 years ago might not be true now.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Microsoft is a poison to the games industry.

The games industry is poison to the games industry, being honest.

 

[FakeSympathy]

The first “Bored Ape” NFT game costs $2,300+ for three weeks of play

Speculative frenzy drives $12.8 million in transactions in one day.

arstechnica.com

Dear god, they are actually following through with this

 

[CriticalGaming]

The first “Bored Ape” NFT game costs $2,300+ for three weeks of play

Speculative frenzy drives $12.8 million in transactions in one day.

arstechnica.com

Dear god, they are actually following through with this

I need to make an NFT.

 

[BrawlMan]

The first “Bored Ape” NFT game costs $2,300+ for three weeks of play

Speculative frenzy drives $12.8 million in transactions in one day.

arstechnica.com

Dear god, they are actually following through with this

It will flop within the first week.

 

[XsjadoBlaydette]

Get your sick bags at the ready.

Fresh details on Square Enix's blockchain experience Symbiogenesis revealed

Details of Square Enix's Web3 blockchain experience Symbiogenesis have been revealed ahead of its launch this spring.

www.eurogamer.net

Details of Square Enix's Web3 blockchain experience Symbiogenesis have been revealed ahead of its launch this spring.

The project was first announced last November as an NFT project to mark a "new franchise". At the start of this year, the company once again stated its intention to release blockchain games.

Now we know what Symbiogenesis will be: an "interactive Web3 digital collectible art experience" on the Polygon blockchain.

The description continues, as per a press release: "Symbiogenesis will offer a unique experience built around digital collectible art that is tied to a storyline players will unfold in a virtual (turn-based) adventure. The art evolves with each strategic move a player makes. The project is set on a mysterious floating continent where unique storylines unravel based on information obtained by holding digital collectible arts that represent different characters. Players can unlock numerous engaging stories about this secretive world and its inhabitants by holding or trading digital collectible arts and can earn them by completing various missions.

"Players can also replicate and sell digital arts for their character, sharing their unique storylines with others and working together as a community to complete the mission."

Further, with regards to specific NFT usage: "Players can use Polygon NFTs as utility items and freely trade them within the ecosystem. NFT collectibles can also be used as profile pictures and other ways by examining the world and finding various items. The NFTs allow players to access secret stories as holders can determine if they want to keep the secret or share the information with others."

The game will have multiple endings, although only three players "meeting specific conditions" will be chosen to participate in the final 'World Mission' to decide the fate of the world and its inhabitants.

Symbiogenesis will utilise the Polygon network, described as "highly sustainable" thanks to its carbon-neutral status. It will also leverage Ethereum's "robust inherent security and decentralisation".

"Symbiogenesis was designed from the ground up on the blockchain and is designed to provide an exceptional experience for both community building and trading," said Symbiogenesis producer Naoyuki Tamate. "Square Enix opted to tap into Polygon's high transaction speeds, low gas fees, and overall user-friendliness to deliver this unique experience to Web3 fans."

Urvit Goel, vice president of global games and platform business development at Polygon Labs, added: "We are extremely proud to collaborate with Square Enix, a highly respected gaming company with a proven track record spanning over several decades.

"Our latest collaboration just goes to show that Web3 is decisively getting more and more traction among the world's largest developers, proving yet again that this innovative stack of technologies and the benefits they bestow have massive potential when it comes to gaming."

Square Enix first revealed its plans to utilise NFTs and blockchain technology in a statement from president Yosuke Matsuda at the start of 2022. Few projects have been revealed beyond Final Fantasy NFTs for the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy 7.

So far, the wider gaming community has been critical of the blockchain. The most recent State of the Game survey from GDC noted that interest in blockchain technology has waned in the past year, with a clear majority opposed to it.

Quite telling there is zero promotion of what the story or plot or world is even supposed to be. This is all just about the chedda and the chase for infinite financial growth.


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The games industry is poison to the games industry, being honest.

 

[CriticalGaming]

Quite telling there is zero promotion of what the story or plot or world is even supposed to be. This is all just about the chedda and the chase for infinite financial growth.

"We here at Square-Enix believe our new project will make a lot of money. The game will feature many ways to make us money, with a rich and deep money making system to promote making money. Players will give us money in a lush world fill with lots of ways to give us money."

 

[BrawlMan]

Get your sick bags at the ready.

Fresh details on Square Enix's blockchain experience Symbiogenesis revealed

Details of Square Enix's Web3 blockchain experience Symbiogenesis have been revealed ahead of its launch this spring.

www.eurogamer.net

Quite telling there is zero promotion of what the story or plot or world is even supposed to be. This is all just about the chedda and the chase for infinite financial growth.


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It will die within a day. I really hope Square loses so much money on this and they kick the president out of the company.