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Valheim: Ashlands is out now with a supremely cool animated trailer
15 May 2024 at 3:00 pm UTC

I wonder what the roadmap is. I would like to start another run, but since time is constrained I only want to do that when the final content update is in.

EA want to put adverts in your video games to squeeze you for every penny
13 May 2024 at 12:31 pm UTC

Quoting: Talon1024The Seven Deadly Sinners of the Game Industry

Greed: EA
Wrath: Nintendo
Sloth: Bethesda
Pride/Hubris: Rockstar Games
Lust: Epic Games
Gluttony: Microsoft
Envy: ???
Warner Bros Games would be envy I'd say. In particular their envy towards live service.

EA want to put adverts in your video games to squeeze you for every penny
13 May 2024 at 10:03 am UTC Likes: 6

It's very simple to me. Ads are not compatible with paying. But in this case it's EA, so nothing is lost in the first place.

SteamVR Beta gets an SDL fix for Fedora Linux fans
7 May 2024 at 11:45 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: BrokattHow is the VR experience on Linux? I have a Valve Index but haven't used it since I switched from Windows.
There are definitely issues, but there's also a lot that works well. With an Index, it's worth setting up.

SteamVR Beta gets an SDL fix for Fedora Linux fans
7 May 2024 at 10:56 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: GuestBiggest frustration? Well, last I tried 2.0+, the bug that causes async reprojection to be unusable still hasn't been fixed:
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/616 [External Link]
That would be mine as well. No report from the last three betas though, so I may take my upcoming free week to run a few tests.

Valve graphics dev gets Gamescope working on NVK with Explicit Sync
6 May 2024 at 3:35 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: whizse
Quoting: GuestWait. Why? Is valve...? Why are they doing this? Is something with nvidia in the works or is it steamos?
Flirting with Nvidia to keep AMD on their toes? :tongue:
Could be. I'm sure Valve would like to have options for any future hardware developments.

HELLDIVERS 2 sees over 130K bad reviews on Steam as Sony double down
5 May 2024 at 8:49 am UTC Likes: 18

Now, Sony seem to be doubling down on this. As shown on SteamDB the game is no longer available for purchase in 177 locations. Why? PlayStation Network is not available in a lot of places, and so forcing this will mean players in these regions will be unable to play the game.
This is where things get seriously immoral. If it was always the plan to enforce PSN accounts, why was the game sold in these countries?

HELLDIVERS 2 will soon actually require a PlayStation Network account
5 May 2024 at 7:59 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: GuestI bet they’re gonna add it to Zero Dawn and past games too, which should totally be illegal!
It should be illegal for companies to release a game without a launcher and account requirement but then patching it in years later.
I agree that retrofitting external dependencies should be illegal. But not that easy with these games. They're on GOG as well, where they would not be allowed to require this and at least on Steam you can always download an earlier build.

Roguelite survivor game Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok has launched
3 May 2024 at 7:15 pm UTC

When I first bought this game, I was not enjoying it. Couldn't get into it. Balance between characters seemed way off. Tried it again with the 1.0 version and I have to say that it's gotten a lot better. Balance is pretty good now and you can feel a pretty clear progression curve. Still a big grind though, but that's kind of a standard feature for these kinds of games. The game could do with a few more quality of life improvements, but it's enjoyable.

HELLDIVERS 2 will soon actually require a PlayStation Network account
3 May 2024 at 4:32 pm UTC Likes: 3

I skipped on it because of the external account requirement. Didn't even know that it wasn't needed all this time.

Quoting: Nezchan
Quoting: TheRiddickI don't really see the reason why everyone who never plans to have a playstation needs now make a PSN account to play the game bought on steam. But apparently it was in the fine print somewhere.

is PSN store coming to PC? then that would make some sense.
I've heard word that Sony is trying to set up their own version of GamePass, so it makes sense (if somewhat scummy) that they'd be pressuring devs to require a login. I imagine Arrowhead is caught in the middle , and will see no benefit at all.

Hell, they won't even be the ones harvesting monetizable data.
Something like that would have been my guess. I wouldn't even be surprised if the "grace period" was done on purpose in order to give many more people a "smoother ride" into the game. That may sound a little conspiracy, but Sony has done worse things.