CosmoNova

@CosmoNova@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xbox Drops Work on ‘Contraband’ Video Game After Four Years⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Which is exactly what I expected them to do. I laughed at Blizzard fans being hopeful about the acquisition because things didn’t go well at the time. It was always just another step towards closure.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GOG and game publishers launch FreedomToBuy.games to raise awareness on censorship in gaming – GOG Pressroom⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Steam is criminally understaffed and always caves in with no resistance when any actor wants to block access to thousands of games to millions of potential customers. This is just the latest chapter in a long history of them neglecting their users.

  For example a large number of affected games in this case have already been blocked in Germany for a while because Steam refused to implement any type of age verification. They didn‘t even want a dialog with authorities and flat out region blocked affected games instead.

  Now, I will say that this move by Germany was complete hypocrisy because it only affected unrated games and porn, when other 18+ games are still perfectly available because they „only“ contain massive amounts of violence. Somehow age verification isn‘t necessary here for some reason and gambling with cosmetic items is fine too? Good to know we have our priorities straight. /s

  Whatever the case, the point is Steam always choses the path of least resistance. Germany has a system that lets users verify their age anonymously. Sony has implemented it for their store no problem but Steam doesn‘t even bother to have a single German speaker in their support team.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam gets a brand new video player for trailers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Finally we can watch all the trailers that radical christian groups allow us to watch without interruptions!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisoft's annual report dictates that the consumers are the problem⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I noticed something was off when looking at the childish comments of the video and although it started out normally it quickly began hinting at the same anti-woke bullshit talking points they always try to apply to everything that doesn‘t match their twisted, self-enforced and ultimately self-contradictory world view. It‘s a terrible video by a terribly bitter loser who couldn‘t figure out why Ubisoft and other AAA companies are failing when it‘s spelled out for him to save his life. No idea what that even gets posted here and users are certainly only upvoting it here because they only read the title but I find it fascinating how we found the guy who could probably run Ubisoft even worse than it‘s current head.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm doing my part!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It really just highlights the growing injustice in the world and that our problems are growing too severe to solve them with personal responsibility. We need to make billionaires illegal or things with keep spiraling downwards.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨8BitDo Pro 3 Controller Announced with Swappable Buttons, Available for Preorder⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  How do their gamepads compare to the DualSense? They‘re in the dame price range after all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨European Commission preparing token gesture for angry gamers and game developers⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There are “challenges concerning scaling up companies, attracting financing” and “managing cyclical waves of labour lay-off”, the Commission announcement stated.

  So they don‘t actually want to do anything right now because the same scummy companies that kill live service games are laying off workforce en masse as well? Ugh, I didn‘t expect much but that‘s rich.

  They‘re basically saying: „Apologies, but we can‘t improve things right now. You see, the industry is too rotten already.“

  As expected from the EU commission that is just as corrupt as AAA studios.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨He is cooked⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But that‘s literally what this is: A screenshot. What you are describing might be exactly how it transpired.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bethesda is allegedly working on ‘multiple Fallout games’, including Fallout 3 Remastered, teases report⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Fallout 3 isn‘t even a good game on the surface and I doubt anyone actually wants a UE5 slop version of it but people will buy it anyway not knowing they actually won‘t enjoy it because they haven‘t touched it since release if they ever even played it. It‘s success was entirely carried by hype but was ultimately already outdated when it came out. There is no logical reason to revive it because there are endless better alternatives out there but luckily for Todd Howard Bethesda fans aren‘t logical creatures and will buy that shit and proceed to not beat it and forget about it within a week.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That‘s different than a dock which you could argue is part of the console.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  How would it be? Unfortunately there are still a lot of consumer hostile practices going on that are completely legal in the EU. I‘m no expert of course so I‘m curious what EU law would regulate this exact practice.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘There Isn’t Much Sway Held by Past Success’: Baldur’s Gate 3 actors reveal it hasn’t boosted their careers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The game had a huge cast with many memorable characters and moments. Not everyone was going to shine through especially with some fantastic performances like you mentioned.

  I think the title of the post is just deceiving and should be changed to the title of the actual article. And perhaps the article title was changed too but it is a more accurate title of the situation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘There Isn’t Much Sway Held by Past Success’: Baldur’s Gate 3 actors reveal it hasn’t boosted their careers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  She probably did more work on BG3 alone than all previous works combined though. The experience alone boosted their performance immensely. Neil Newbon compared his 4 years at the studio with 4 seasons of shooting a TV show and his role was about the same size as Jennifer‘s. BG3 wasn‘t just any job. Especially not for her. Anyone who actually follows her can attest to that. To say it didn‘t change the trajectory of her life and career takes some serious ignorance.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘There Isn’t Much Sway Held by Past Success’: Baldur’s Gate 3 actors reveal it hasn’t boosted their careers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  She just has become pickier with what she auditions for.

  Most actors in gaming are certainly not becoming pickier with AI looming at the horizon so this is a strong sign that she is in fact doing very good. Certainly better than voicing Child #5 in Original Sin 2.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘There Isn’t Much Sway Held by Past Success’: Baldur’s Gate 3 actors reveal it hasn’t boosted their careers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Those roles are tiny. Like I don‘t even know why you‘re so strongly against the idea that she wasn‘t that big before. You literally just have to look up her actual roles.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘There Isn’t Much Sway Held by Past Success’: Baldur’s Gate 3 actors reveal it hasn’t boosted their careers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This isn’t about me or my perception. I am saying this because she said so herself and the Imdb Page you linked tells the same story. She broke her mold with Shadowheart and now she is getting much bigger and more diverse roles. But feel free to tell me about a game prior to BG3 where she took center stage for marketing like she did for Expedition 33.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘There Isn’t Much Sway Held by Past Success’: Baldur’s Gate 3 actors reveal it hasn’t boosted their careers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You can‘t deny it did boost Jennifer English‘s career to a high degree. You could say it‘s not all about her role as Shadowheart alone but it definitely helped kickstart her online presence. She went from voicing children side characters to being one of the most prolific and recognizable voices in gaming within two years and I doubt her role in Expedition 33 where she was heavily featured in promotional material was the last we‘ve heard of her.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Will Take Cues From Mass Effect, Souls Games and More⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I would have much more trust in their vision if the creative director did compare it to a deck-builder instead of more souls slop.

  To be fair it‘s not clear to me whether the author of the article or the CD made that comparison but seeing how many huge and beloved IPs they‘re throwing around doesn‘t make me hopeful unfortunately. I‘d rather see them show off their (hopefully deep) understanding of the toolbox they‘re working with than dropping big names like Mass Effect, Baldur’s Gate 3 or Darksouls.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hytale, once touted as the Minecraft killer, is ceasing development⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I think so, yes. Although I dipped out of their blogposts around the time they rented some big office space. That was years ago at this point.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The emulator that lets you play NES games in 3D has left early access on Steam⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Didn’t know about this. This is amazing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hytale, once touted as the Minecraft killer, is ceasing development⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly the cancellation was years overdue. I‘m almost surprised it took them this long but then again it‘s not surprising they couldn‘t even get around doing that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pick-ups from the Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Amazing! The upper left quarter is essentially my childhood.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch 2 Breaks Records By Selling Over 3.5 Million Units In Four Days⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I use Discord too. This isn‘t about you or every single Discord user specifically but my impression of the average user and consumer. They may complain at first but then they vote with their wallet and often can‘t even help making ironic remarks about having irresponsible spending habits. Why you bought it is up to you and I think there are good reasons for it despite everything. The console is at the beginning of it‘s life cycle so it‘s a bit early to completely judge for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch 2 Breaks Records By Selling Over 3.5 Million Units In Four Days⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Or am I just some Discord neoliberal?

  So that’s what ticket you off? Because we agree on pretty much everything else it seems. I really don’t know what to tell you here. Discord’s entire business model is neoliberal to the core so naturally you find tons of neoliberals on servers there. You know the kind who complained about 90€ for Mariokart and 10€ for Welcome Tour once they were announced but then shared pics of their Switch 2 hauls on release day in the same chat. It is what it is and I think there is no point in having strong feelings about it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch 2 Breaks Records By Selling Over 3.5 Million Units In Four Days⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Care to paint a different perspective for me then? Just disagreeing isn‘t a good strategy for a discussion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch 2 Breaks Records By Selling Over 3.5 Million Units In Four Days⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  In the end of the day Nintendo products are for casual gamers who only care about commercial material. It wouldn‘t even cross their minds to read reviews or discuss it outside their neoliberal Discord bubble. Emulating? How scary!

  Besides, the Switch is a beloved system and many users waited for an upgrade for years. The Switch 2 is downwards compatible and able to give your older games a considerable performance boost. 90€ for new games just isn‘t enough of an argument to sit out this generation when you‘ve already spent thousands on games in the Nintendo ecosystem. The locked in effect is strong.

  I am not very surprised by this but I sure as hell am glad I bought my Switch and and several games second hand for I‘m mostly a PC gamer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Asus and Lenovo’s handhelds get price hike as Valve pauses some Steam Deck sales⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You would do that probably because you have a huge Steam library but many Switch users have a huge Switch library and want that performance upgrade. You and me are not their target audience but it remains to be seen if the Switch 2 will flop or exactly what Nintendo fans want right now. There‘s a huge difference between 600€ and 1000€ anyway.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stranger Than Heaven - Story Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I know it might be an annoying nitpick but if the game does not comment on Japanese warcrimes then I‘d be deeply disappointed but sadly not surprised.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Witcher 4 | Gameplay Tech Demo⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The presentation looks too fluid. I don‘t see any room or reason to use a controller live on stage there other than to pretend. Feel free to send me time codes where the camera itself actually looks like it‘s controlled by the guy behind the pult, though. I can‘t see anything. Looks like a normal tech demo with preselected inputs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Epic Games Unreal Fest News⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What actually stuck out most to me besides Witcher 4 was their LLM based „Don‘t press the button“ game presentation at the very end of the show. No one is really talking about it because it was really lame but I think it‘s telling how they showed the AI driven stuff after everything else almost to kind of sweep it under the rug because they know most people are already sick of AI but they still had to include it for gullible shareholders or something.