CosmoNova

@CosmoNova@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Blizzard reportedly partnering with Arc Raiders owner Nexon to revive StarCraft as a shooter⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It‘s so funny to me that Nexon is now known as the Arc Raiders owner. They threw money at Embark Studios and had nothing to do with development otherwise so don‘t expect anything great coming out of this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord will restrict your account next month unless you scan ID or face⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  That sounds more like the Discord I know.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Japanese Developer Behind Tech That Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki Called an 'Insult to Life Itself' to Release Cosy God Sim Game - IGN⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Arc Raiders is the living proof if it. In no other game can you witness robot animations that look and feel as grounded and smooth as in that game. It‘s chilling sometimes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GOG caught using AI tools, head of product tweeting AI Instagram scams⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It‘s sad to see they use the very tool that has become a true menace for anyone who wants to play games right now. There are so many aspects to it that put the entire concept of ownership at risk and they just use it nilly willy. I‘m not even surprised anymore but still so very disappointed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Turning Gaming Handhelds into Digital Audio Players: An Interview with Riley⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  We‘re talking about running MP3s on them, you know? Something that has been done on mich smaller devices for well over 20 years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Hardware: Launch timing and other FAQs - Steam News⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  And here I was ready to finally give VR a real go this year with the Steam Frame. It‘s probably not going to happen anymore.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta progression in roguelites was fun for a while, but it's starting to feel unrewarding⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The antithesis to what you and OP are describing would be The legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild. But even fans of that formula are tired of it after 2 games in the series because as much freedom as it gives you, it‘s overwhelming.

  I think what I‘m trying to say is that trends have cycles. They come and go. What you said is a valid opinion that I can kot possibly disagree with. However, these down sides become more apparent with time until we‘ve had enough and move on to the next thing. I am sure we‘ll remember most of those games fondly one day regardless. Nostalgia will kick in one day and we‘re able to look past the flaws again.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Take-Two CEO Responds to Stock Price Drop Following Google Genie Announcement: 'I Think People Are Confusing Tools With Hits' - IGN⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Do AAA game CEOs even realize AI is the main reason sales are down? The very hardware to run your slop has become unaffordable, you clowns! Bloating about AI is about the most tone deaf thing you can do right now.

  Besides, we don‘t want slop in our games. If you actually used your products you would know why.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Obsidian's The Outer Worlds 2 Underperformed, and There Won't Be a Third - IGN⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn‘t like the first one so this was a hard pass for me. However I didn‘t even know the sequel was out yet. This thing completely drowned among better priced indie games.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"We don't use it, we have no interest in it" Romeo is a Dead Man's Suda 51 dismisses AI development tools, says AI images and videos "feel kinda 'off'"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  He is absolutely right about that.

  I had yet another tiring conversation about AI usage with my boss at work the other day. Had to look at examples from competitors and how they use AI. What can I say? It was slop. Felt off. It wasn‘t the worst thing I have seen but god damn the shit people suddenly look past when AI is involved drives me up the walls. That sruff would not fly if I delivered results of similar quality. But when it‘s AI people half their expectations apparently.

  So yeah props to Suda 51 for not conveniently starting a tangent about AI when discussing wages with his employees.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Turning Gaming Handhelds into Digital Audio Players: An Interview with Riley⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That‘s rare for small handhelds but it doesn‘t really change anything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Turning Gaming Handhelds into Digital Audio Players: An Interview with Riley⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean they‘re little Android devices so I expect them to pull that off. Most of them can comfortably run games like Hollow Knight or N64 roms.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Game companies see share prices plummet following the launch of Google's very limited virtual world generator, Project Genie⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Pretty much, yeah. Markets have become a circus for clowns to prove each other how reckless they are. They haven‘t reflected growth in a while. Instead they have become tools to hollow out entire industries or serve as glorified Ponzi schemes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I appreciate modding projects like this one and TF2 remains one of my most played games of all time. I‘m through with it but godspeed to them!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But think of the landlords!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  homelessness

  Data centers, that empty parking lot outside the abandoned mall, deportation camps…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisoft has cancelled 6 games, including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake | VGC⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They‘re essentially a corpse that gets electrocuted every now and then to emulate nerve signals.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Alleged Fable concept art seems to point towards a return to Fable 2's rogueish hive of scum and pub islands⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You‘re right. I love Fable. The first one that is. I‘ve played two and three as well simply because I enjoyed the first one so much. I probably won‘t play this one. Ever. Microsoft can piss off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'What the f***': Modding arch-sorcerer casually invents Minecraft x Hytale crossplay, defies laws of god and man alike⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hytale is literally modded minecraft. Doesn‘t mean it shares the exact same code or engine but damn it‘s modded Minecraft.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hero shooter Highguard reportedly didn't even pay for the Game Awards slot that's earned it so much preemptive hate—the showrunners thought it deserved the spotlight⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Monster Hunter Wilds and Matrix 4, huh? It looks to me like the Game Awards don‘t have the best track record for choosing their last big reveal if that‘s what people expect.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Steam dev is deleting his own game after girlfriend made him realize AI is bad⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There are endless assets online for cheap. It‘s kind of the last thing you would need AI for. If only more people realized that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hytale is OUT NOW in early access!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  After so many years of development drama and criticism surrounding Hypixel themselves even before they actively worked on this… I think I‘m good. Playable doesn‘t mean you will get the full experience for s one time payment. Hypixel love subscription models.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hytale is OUT NOW in early access!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I would guess it‘s probably closer to Roblox or modern Minecraft. Hypixel started the project to have a constant money flow so expect monetization left and right.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Facial age checks are now required to chat with anyone on Roblox⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  All these images will get leaked if they haven‘t already. It‘s a nightmare situation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch 2 Sales Reportedly Struggled Over The Christmas Period⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well I saw Pokemon Legends ZA for 48% off recently. Not that it‘s worth that much or that I would ever buy a Switch 2. I actually stumbled upon that sale randomly. But the fact it‘s on sale already speaks volumes. Nintendo is likely in panic mode.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Video Game Websites in the early 00s⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Except Wario isn‘t really there anymore. Probably because the greedy guy is running things in the background.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rockstar still hasn’t dropped a solid explanation for cutting loose 30+ GTA 6 devs.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Also look at the „GTA VI ?“. All the parts have different sizes, the VI is weirdly placed to the right and the question mark is placed in a super weird way. The letters don’t even look like a cohesive typeface. That‘s textbook AI.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Help is needed⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Electric Cellboy

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI-Induced RAM Crunch Could Push Next PlayStation and Xbox Past 2028⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don‘t see why. All the hardware you need is already integrated in their data centers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The 2025 Steam Awards Winners⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You weren‘t kidding. These are all real winners for the players. And I wouldn‘t say last year was totally packed. At least not for me but this is a great list of games to add to your pile of shame.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨World's Video Game Companies⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Is Groombox actually that big or is it based on what the CEO says it is worth? I remember reading some ridiculous statements about their net worth.