MurrayL
@MurrayL@lemmy.world
- Comment on What went wrong with Pizza Hut? 1 day ago:
This is a BBC article about Pizza Hut in the UK, posted on the unitedkingdom community.
- Comment on Is holly associated with Christmas because it's a holly-day? 2 days ago:
No, holiday is just a corruption of ‘holy day’.
- Comment on Mass layoffs in the gaming industry continue - estimated 11k layoffs in 2025 and total 46k in the last 3 years 6 days ago:
That post is 2 months old. There’s a more recent update and projection here.
- Comment on Does Coke Zero taste different in the UK vs. the USA? 1 week ago:
Interesting! And thanks for actually reading the question properly.
If that’s true it might suggest Coke Zero tastes the same worldwide? In which case I wonder which original Coca Cola it’s closest to?
- Comment on Does Coke Zero taste different in the UK vs. the USA? 1 week ago:
We love salt and vinegar in the UK. I think statistically it’s the second most popular flavour of crisps here, after cheese and onion.
Sorry to hear the US somehow ruined it, although I’ve had pickle flavour crisps from the USA and enjoyed them, so I think there is hope.
- Comment on Does Coke Zero taste different in the UK vs. the USA? 1 week ago:
This is interesting! But sadly does not answer my question.
- Comment on Does Coke Zero taste different in the UK vs. the USA? 1 week ago:
Yes, I realise Coke Zero is not sweetened with HFCS or cane sugar. That knowledge is in fact central to my actual question: does Coke Zero taste different in the UK vs. the USA?
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- Comment on Are there video media (e.g TV shows, Movies, anime, video games, youtube videos, etc...) with a majority of the dialogue in an fictional language? 1 week ago:
Some of the best language-based games:
- Tunic
- Chants of Sennaar
- Heaven’s Vault
- I Mother (not released yet)
- Comment on Punch Time 2 weeks ago:
This is exactly why lazily throwing your game’s text into a machine translation tool is not the same as hiring an actual localisation specialist.
- Comment on Does more expensive phones have better reception? 4 weeks ago:
Yeah, iPhone 4 was notorious for having antenna issues if you held it in a certain way
- Comment on Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown gets a first gameplay trailer and you can keep Tuvix 4 weeks ago:
They absolutely knew what they were doing when they put Tuvix in the trailer, and that actually gives me some confidence that they understand their audience.
- Comment on oh cool 4 weeks ago:
A word for this is ‘backronym’
- Comment on Xbox invests big into indies, signs Game Pass deals with over 50 studios 5 weeks ago:
Given the state of the industry right now, there’s a good chance these games simply wouldn’t have been made without these deals.
If the choice is between releasing on GP or not releasing at all, I don’t begrudge them for taking the deal.
- Comment on Verified Steam game steals streamer's cancer treatment donations 5 weeks ago:
it’s a huge fuck up by Valve
Agreed! I’m kind of surprised they don’t automatically scan updates for malware. Or maybe they do but this slipped under the radar somehow? Either way the system clearly isn’t working.
- Comment on Verified Steam game steals streamer's cancer treatment donations 5 weeks ago:
Right, so there’s no such thing as an unverified Steam game because every game has to be approved before it appears on the storefront.
So why does the article repeatedly bother to specify that this was a ‘verified Steam game’? By that metric, they’re all verified.
- Comment on Verified Steam game steals streamer's cancer treatment donations 5 weeks ago:
The headline and article repeatedly call it a ‘verified Steam game’ but at no point do they explain what that means.
As far as I know, the only verification scheme on Steam is Steam Deck Verified, but the screenshot of the offending game’s store page shows that it was rated as ‘Unknown’.
Do they mean verified as in ‘Valve approved it for release’? Surely not, because every Steam game is approved for release so ‘verified Steam game’ would be a tautology.
Either I’m missing something, or this source is just adding words for no reason.
- Comment on Looking for a PC FPS with deep gunplay, where NPC enemies are humans 5 weeks ago:
Epic pulled the game from storefronts and then released it officially on the internet archive, fully for free.
- Comment on Looking for a PC FPS with deep gunplay, where NPC enemies are humans 5 weeks ago:
And I’m just providing additional context that might help them make an informed purchasing decision 👍
- Comment on Looking for a PC FPS with deep gunplay, where NPC enemies are humans 5 weeks ago:
Purchasing Escape from Tarkov directly supports Russia’s war in Ukraine
- Comment on Looking for a PC FPS with deep gunplay, where NPC enemies are humans 5 weeks ago:
Good news - there’s a new, officially-sanctioned macOS port of UT99.
- Comment on Looking for a PC FPS with deep gunplay, where NPC enemies are humans 5 weeks ago:
Purchasing Escape from Tarkov directly supports Russia’s war in Ukraine
- Comment on Looking for a PC FPS with deep gunplay, where NPC enemies are humans 5 weeks ago:
I love the series, but if downtime bothers you, like OP says, then Arma is gonna be excruciating
- Comment on Nintendo wins $2 Million settlement against Switch modchip seller who previously denied wrongdoing 1 month ago:
“Typically, when a customer purchases a hacked console or the circumvention services, Defendant preinstalls on the console a portfolio of ready-to-play pirated games, including some of Nintendo’s most popular titles such as its Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Metroid games.”
Yeah, that’ll bring the hammer down every time.
- Comment on 4chan and Kiwi Farms Sue the UK Over its Age Verification Law 1 month ago:
The GDPR applies to any professional or commercial activity which involves the processing of the data of EU citizens.
There are a few caveats, but yes - the GDPR does apply outside of the EU.
- Comment on After More Layoffs, Unionized IGN Workers Are Done Picking Up The Slack: "We feel greatly understaffed and undervalued" 1 month ago:
Weird that worker exploitation is so amusing to you
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Sorry but I don’t believe you.
A quick web search for relevant keywords (‘uk legally registering entry immigration border small boat’) immediately brings up not only the supposedly impossible to find link, but also a guide from the Royal Yachting Association that tells you that you need to register in advance and links directly to the form.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
The ‘beta website’ for announcing your arrival says right at the top that its been live since November 2023, so it seems more like you just didn’t bother to do the proper research before arriving?
- Comment on new Star Trek Voyager videogame: Across the Unknown 2 months ago:
A previous press release says they have the licenses for TNG, VOY, and DS9, and they plan to ‘deliver a deep, story-driven game that puts players into the captain’s chair’ 🤔
- Comment on Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster is the next Nightdive Studios release 2 months ago:
Love Outlaws and hope this makes it easier to play on modern systems as even the GOG version can be temperamental.
That said, the trailer here looks rushed, which raises concerns. Notice how the player goes out of their way not to actually shoot any enemies, often actively aiming away from them before firing. Suggests maybe the damage/death sprites weren’t even ready?