iamthetot
member since 8 Jan 2026 02:47
GTA 6 is getting a $400 collector’s set filled with Vice City-themed goodies, but it won’t include a copy of the game.
Major changes for the Halo series as Microsoft gives the next major game to Activision to make.
Ninja Theory - developer of the Hellblade series - is shutting down as part of today’s Xbox cuts. Its proposed buyers pulled out, resulting in the closure.
Donald Trump’s White House has launched Arcade.Gov, a site with mini-games where you catch and deport immigrants, or use Tetris blocks to build a border wall.
I know that this is potentially a spicy thing to post to this community, but I do think it is relevant to games and gaming. They are advertising it with using likenesses of major gaming brands.
Leaked GTA 6 gameplay showing Jason playing basketball, driving, and fighting has appeared online alongside new images revealing the game’s map.
I have seen one of the leak videos and it certainly looks legitimate.
It doesn’t seem like Sony is backing down on its decision to end production of physical media by 2028 any time soon.
I understand the sentiment, but I think paying attention to this stuff is important. Like it or not, they are a huge part of the zeitgeist and they can set trends. This is one I’d like to not see. It’s important this shit is reported on and pushed back against, hard.
And, I cannot stress this enough, doesn’t come with the game. Even though the game doesn’t have a disc version. They couldn’t even include a damn code.
Outrageous.
It’s still deceptive. The title should indicate that.
Hellblade 1-2 was a walking simulator without even a cool plot.
I haven’t played 2 yet, but gonna have to defend 1 here… I thought the plot, while not mind-blowingly good, was both engaging and good. In fact I’d say it carried the game more than the gameplay.
It sucks to see, but what happens sometimes (not saying always) is the truly talented people who got laid off can band together to make another, smaller studio.
I for one think it wouldn’t be the worst thing if the gaming industry got a small correction from its current direction. And don’t get me wrong, I’m not a “all AAA gaming sucks now” kind of person (I’m on a FF7 Rebirth replay and cannot wait for Revelation). But I think overall, we need games with slightly smaller scope from people who are paid better.
Call of Halo? Halo of Duty? Call of Duty: Halo Warfare?
The state of this AAA game.
That was legit.
I also use this service.
He continued: “On the contrary, thanks to the time created by AI efficiency, creators are now able to dedicate more time to the essence of creation
X to doubt.
If people want to use a service you’re putting in the effort (and money) hosting, they can put in the effort to learn how to access it, however you choose. Otherwise they can kick rocks.
I like dokuwiki.
What makes you think it’s AI text?
Fair point, that is an upside. But it still feels like it has all the other downsides of both formats. They can take it away whenever they want because the full game isn’t on disc, and it required all the plastic and shipping to move a physical product without all of the product actually on disc anyway.
“First and foremost, personally, I’m very happy that we are able to release a physical disc version of FFVII Revelation considering how the entire gaming market, or the landscape, is veering towards the disc-less direction,”
Except… this might as well not be a physical disc version. It’s like, the worst of both worlds.
The QTE finishing itself is just insulting.
Wasn’t Eufy caught uploading data workout consent? Memory is a little fuzzy but I believe it was something like thumbnails being stored in an insecure cloud whether you liked it or not.
Hm when was the last time you played? I don’t think it’s been like that for a few years now, when they had the last major multiplayer overhaul with the addition of a hub.
If you genuinely haven’t it played it since it first released, you are barely even going to recognize the game. It’s changed significantly enough that it could practically be a sequel by now.
My partner and I have hundreds of hours in co op so I’m not sure what bugginess you might mean, but it’s very playable in co op.
I didn’t say that it does, nor was that really supposed to be the take away from my comment.
There is a plot you can follow, but it’s not exactly a game known for its memorable plot. Like many other survival crafting games, the “what” you’re supposed to do is kind of up to you and your own creativity. It’s not for everyone, certainly.
I haven’t played in a few months, but my partner and I have a few hundred hours in co op. What did you find janky?
A Nintendo game and a remake, Lemmy should love this! /s
There’s also a dedicated jump button and some other control changes. I have to imagine that will also mean some slight changes to puzzles and stuff that could have otherwise been solved by a dedicated jump button. Unless it will just not work the way I’m imagining it would.
I grew up in the 90s and absolute adored my N64. OoT was my jam. Still my favourite Zelda game, though some others have come close.
Saying any N64 game except maybe Super Mario 64 has aged “great” is… a take, certainly. There’s some very strongly rose-tinted nostalgia glasses on a lot of people, I think. And I’m not even just talking about the graphics. The polygons of the N64 era will always have a certain charm, for me. But my gods, but controls and the QoL features in general were not quite there yet in that era.
Goldeneye is another game that I think people mostly remember so fondly because of how they felt when they played it back then. Try playing it again today, after experiencing modern FPS QoL improvements, and uh… it’s not great.
Revolutionary, cutting-edge games for their time, but they have not aged well imho.
I would not dismiss their influence so cavalierly. The shift right among male youth is very concerning and real.
I saw their statement basically disowning the affair, but didn’t see they are actually suing. Do you have a source?
“Crime is legal now."—Coffeezilla
The link is to an IGN article, just in case there is any confusion, not the website itself.
You’ve got some rose coloured nastalgia glasses on, methinks. Games were not always polished to a shine, and they certainly were not bug free. Watch any speedrun of retro games of you think that’s true.
Updates allow for improvements over time. I think that post release updates for games have been way more of a pro than a con in the grand scheme.
My much bigger issue is server side connections being required for things.
Stoked! That new elder looks incredible.
You had me up until “couldn’t be updated after release.”
They are trying to take away your hardware so that streaming is your only option, shitty infrastructure or not.
I don’t have a ton of world experience, but I’ve attended a con every year for the past several years and there’s always army booths and police booths.
Their title and post mention VPNs multiple times. The P is Private. They also mention wanting to use their own storage, again implying privacy. Their entire post implies they care about privacy.
I’d say gaming is my #1 hobby and has been for 20+ years and I still don’t think I’ve ever played video games for 773 straight days, let alone found the time to post about it every day. So, in a very genuine way, I have the same questions as the original commenter.
Lemmy in general seems to really hate GTA, I agree. I think there’s probably a variety of reasons for that.
As for me, I gathered from the extended preview that it looks like they took parts of GTA San Andreas, IV, V, and RDR2 and combined them, then fleshed out some of the systems even deeper. It really seems like it’s going for a lot of immersive elements.
Honestly, it looks incredible to me. I think the people saying it looks like GTA V are nuts. It’s a shame that I’m boycotting it, because I’d probably love it.
The gift link worked as expected for me. I did not have to log in. Cheers.
While I agree that sucked hard, it’s not exactly a like comparison to the software in OP.
Recommending Eufy to someone specifically asking for privacy focused suggestions is wild.
They were caught, and admitted to, lying about being offline only, and storing unencrypted thumbnails, if memory serves. They got fined for it and I’m sure they say they’re doing better but how can you trust them after that?
I would avoid Eufy given the context of post, OP.
I’m tired, boss.
For me, it’s first and foremost how they were/are trained and who gets all the profits/benefits.
I appreciate you taking the time to write this out, but I knew all of that and didn’t really address the question. I was asking why the commenter above mine was using an auth service, like Keycloak, on LAN.
It has been answered a few times, thanks.
Out of curiosity, what is the advantage of using something like this on LAN only?
For the record, the majority of games ship on disc. If you had auto updates off or no internet, the game will play after installing.
Pretty massive downside.
But also, your first two sentences are a huge exaggeration. The vast majority of ps5 physical games ship entirely on disk. You can buy them, insert them into an offline ps5, install, and play. No downloads, no internet required.
My partner and I love the Horizon games and I got the big special statue edition of Forbidden West. I think the game looks pretty neat, and very happy to hear they are dropping live service.
I haven’t seen a single positive comment about this so far even in spaces dedicated for fans of GTA, but I also fully recognize that does not necessarily reflect the majority of consumers.