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Latest Comments by Termy
Embracer closes Volition developer of Freespace, Red Faction, Saints Row
1 Sep 2023 at 6:33 am UTC Likes: 1

That said, their latest release with the Saints Row reboot didn't exactly gain recognition.
Well, what a surprise.

Still a shame though.

Deimos Games shutting, making Helium Rain and Astral Shipwright free to play
28 Aug 2023 at 1:01 pm UTC Likes: 12

Kinda sad, but at least the end is as exemplary as what came before. If every company would release this way and be open, the gaming world would be a much better place ^^

Epic Games' new exclusive deal gives devs 100% for 6 months
23 Aug 2023 at 9:06 pm UTC Likes: 2

While i still despise artificial exclusivity, 6 months is not that bad. I mean, for many games that is about the time it takes to go from beta ("Release") to a somewhat finished state, so...

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart update includes a fix for Linux gamers
17 Aug 2023 at 6:27 am UTC Likes: 1

Thats the first time in a really long time that i cared about a fix for NVidia :D

Overwatch 2 becomes the worst user-reviewed game on Steam
14 Aug 2023 at 2:38 pm UTC Likes: 19

The first word that comes to my mind: deserved ;)

Modrinth announce their Minecraft launcher is now in Beta
8 Aug 2023 at 6:26 am UTC

Quoting: StalePopcornReason, I've got to login to my micro crap account every time I launch the damned thing and am wondering if it's a permissions issue
Haven't tried modrith yet (but surely will, when the next round of Minecraft is on), but at least for other Launchers in Flatpak i never experienced that. Might still be the case of course.

Besides that, are you sure you are using the Modrinth launcher? I can only find jdMrpackInstaller on flathub when searching for it?

The 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard looks awesome
3 Aug 2023 at 4:52 pm UTC Likes: 2

Although it looks cool: never again will i buy any keyboard with proprietary software/drivers. QMK/VIA is the way to go.

For Honor from Ubisoft gets an anti-cheat update - now Playable on Steam Deck
28 Jul 2023 at 3:05 pm UTC Likes: 1

Every bit of progress is good, but as long as they force this abomination of a 3rd party launcher down my throat, they can go rot in hell...

Tencent to get a majority stake in Dying Light dev Techland
26 Jul 2023 at 8:24 am UTC

Quoting: Guesthow exactly is Tencent "shady"? They are one of the most hands off publishers on the market. If anything, thats a boon for techland
The fact that they interfere so little is part of the 'shady' bit, even if it seems like a better approach than what EA and others are doing. But if a company (seemingly) only throws money somewhere without any obvious motivation and action behind it, one starts to wonder what those motivations might be. Best case: they are the only company that is fine with a positive ROI instead of being greedy and striving to squeeze out every last bit of (im)possible growth. But it's hard to believe such a company exists...

Tencent to get a majority stake in Dying Light dev Techland
24 Jul 2023 at 5:48 pm UTC Likes: 4

I get the need for publishers/investors. But i won't pretend it is a good idea to consolidate the whole market into two or three big players. And that is not even considering the shady nature of Tencent. So...thumbs down from me...