dormedas

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Star Citizen Expose Paints a Fairly Bleak Picture: 'There's No Actual Focus on Getting the Game Done'⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It was kickstarted a decade ago with release dates which they’ve never kept thanks to a constant modification of what a release looks like - namely splitting the MMO-like Star Citizen out from the single-player blockbuster Squadron 42 - as well as scope bloat. A lot of people originally kickstarted the game (mostly for what we now call Squadron 42 + some multiplayer thing) but now a decade on, the MMO-like Star Citizen is seemingly the priority project and most of the people who are currently funding the game are primarily interested in that.

  After hundreds of millions of dollars of funding, it seems clear that Squadron 42 in particular is in development hell as it still can’t seem to make it to market. Star Citizen, while playable, teeters back and forth from basically unplayable to playable and all “progress” is subject to wipes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of September 15th⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Destroying filthy xenos in Space Marine II with my battle-brother in online campaign co-op.

  What a treat. Also Pokémon Platinum.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gacha games are out of control. Gambling shouldn't be so widespread⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, look how fast the ENTIRE industry shifted to battle passes (and still gacha) and away from “loot boxes” the very moment the first country said they’d consider regulation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OpenStreetMap: The map that saves lives | CNBC International (5:14)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the links. I’ve been mapping in OSM for a year ish now off and on. Nice to find it in the lemmyverse

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve lifts NDA on Deadlock, streaming and talking about the game is now allowed.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There may be more people watching Deadlock than there are watching and playing Concord today based on available data and reasonable extrapolation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Disney creates best argument for piracy in a century.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That was the argument before this case, and in the virtually certain case the judge denies Disney’s motion, there is no additional argument besides “Disney is even more petty and scummy than we all thought.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Disney creates best argument for piracy in a century.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This isn’t so much an argument for piracy as it is an argument to not patronize Disney. Especially considering that Disney’s motion for arbitration is so far beyond baseless that it’s baffling they’d even attempt it.

  AKA: No, Disney will not be able to force you to arbitrate a dispute just because you once (or still do) subscribed to Disney+. Their motion will be denied, and pirating their content will not - in any way - legally protect you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Verge Under Fire For Publishing Info About ‘Deadlock,’ Valve’s Secret Shooter⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Valve isn’t really angry as far as I can tell, or have heard. They’re about as angry as any other person which goes and posts this stuff online: revoking access. If Valve wanted to expand their testing userbase without people leaking it online, they would have sought NDAs and other legally-binding agreements with testers and - by extension - journalists who can test the game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI ‘Friend’ Company Spent $1.8 Million and Most of Its Funds on Domain Name⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The article is even more wack than the price for the domain. They want to launch a $99 necklace that listens to everything you say while it “forms its own thoughts” about it. Then instead of talking to you, it just texts you when IT “wants” (read: on a timer or based on a system prompt)

  The monetization is a one-time $99, no subscription. That’s … suspicious from a privacy perspective.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Request] Retro Recommendations⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ace Combat (PS2): Primarily Ace Combat 4, I’d say as it’s shorter but still great. If you like the gameplay then you’ll need to play 5 and Zero.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can someone tell me if this game cartridge is authentic?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Definitely fake. Batch identifier plus a lot of things being a bit off. www.gameverifying.com/wiki/…/nds