Was Astebreed any good or was it one of those games that everyone bought just to get more Japanese games on the store?
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I'm sure everyone will rush out to grab his next project Beekeeper. Which has the release date still set to July. Much confidence. Much organized.
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It was very good. I haven't really played much of the updated Enhanced Edition (the update that was made to add the PS4 additions), but the original game was very enjoyable.
It was actually quite impressive, for an indie shmup, in terms of scale, since it's a very "cinematic" shmup, with frequent changes between 2D and 3D perspectives, some melee combat thrown in (you control a mech), cutscenes, and a very enjoyable soundtrack.
As an example, here's a random gameplay video:
This player is not particularly exciting to watch, but do check a couple of minutes of the video, so you can see the changes in perspective and gameplay.
Automachef is pretty fun so far. I say so far because I know this game is going to get crazy. Lets just hope I can keep up.
I ended up finishing Adventure Pals in about 7 hrs. I thought it was a pretty good game. Nothing difficult, but something fun to play that doesn't overstay its welcome. Each level is broken up into 5 parts, and takes about 15 minutes total. I imagine it would be a good handheld game for on the go.
It looks like the devs have a new game coming out next week that promises to be much more difficult. I hope it's not too frustrating.
I ended up finishing Adventure Pals in about 7 hrs. I thought it was a pretty good game. Nothing difficult, but something fun to play that doesn't overstay its welcome. Each level is broken up into 5 parts, and takes about 15 minutes total. I imagine it would be a good handheld game for on the go.
It looks like the devs have a new game coming out next week that promises to be much more difficult. I hope it's not too frustrating.
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that's good to hear ... i still haven't played it (got it installed, though)
but yeah ... good luck!
That rogue like platformer COLLAPSE is desperately trying to be Cyberpunk Dead Cells but it ain't moving the ticker chief
good try though
try something that isn't absolutely saturated
good try though
try something that isn't absolutely saturated
Some news.
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Severe local 0-Day escalation exploit found in Steam Client Services
This trivially exploited security flaw allows any user root—er, LOCALSYSTEM—privileges.
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I've been meaning to buy this game, but there's something that was a deal breaker for me.
As I understand it, there's already a 3rd person mod for the game. However, from what I've read it's not officially approved yet so I wouldn't be able to use it on official servers or something which I don't really understand. Too bad.
Join the Age of Empires: Definitive Edition Beta August 7th - Xbox Wire
Check out the Xbox Insider Hub on your Windows 10 PC to join the beta today! The beta is available through August 15, 2019.
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Age of Empires Definitive Edition is releasing on Steam later this month. No exact date yet though.
I checked the PSN store and eShop rather recently, since I have not checked them in a long time.
PSN.. it is very unresponsive and slow, the eShop was a lot more responsive and easier to navigate (I was confused on PSN, on what I was clicking).
When it comes to online, Sony seems to shove it in your face (when I booted my PS4 and the PSN store today for the first time in about a year the first thing I saw in the featured section was a page that told me I should sign up to PS+, after some time that went away and was replaced by what I thought was a more appropriate featured page) and as for Nintendo that did not seem to be the case, sure there is a section dedicated to Nintendo Online but it's not as shoved into your face.
The curation of the stores is very different, the way Sony does it is that they have dedicated pages on PSN that tell you about the game (Sony's way of selling you these games), where as with Nintendo they have a dedicated news section on the N/S which is what they use for Curation and highlighting certain games while also talking about them.
PSN has a page dedicated to video games devs recommending games on the PS4, one of the devs is Cliffy B., I do find it funny how it mentions Gear of War on his thing, the main issue is how on his page it has a link to law breakers and if you click it, PSN will basically tell you that it doesn't exist. If we ignore that I am impressed with how Sony handles that page since they do have a number of well known game devs on there.
So PSN does seem to have some very impressive curation going on, but the problem is that this also limits what can/will be shown to you, for better or worse. Assuming that you liked a certain game and that dev made more games or something but you didn't keep up with the dev, then you likely would not know about a new game of theirs if it released on PSN. N/S does seem to have something that fixes this though?
On PSN there is a section dedicated to you and what PSN recommends to you (what it bases it's data off I'm not 100% sure, but I do know that PSN does keep tracking of your playing habit though and even give you a yearly report about it) and it's not that good. For some reason it was trying to sell me on Madden and NBA2K (I am not a fan of those sports nor do I play sports games), I think I once played Fifa on my cousins PS4 years ago and if it's basing it off that data then there is clearly an issue with relevance. Also PSN seems to have no issue showing you both the base game and additional bundles so you will not just see one listing on PSN, on eShop how ever it seems like you are only shown one listing and that is either for the bundle or the base game (the base game has the bundle option in it's DLC section).
For me the eshop seems as bare bones as it gets (and funny enough not even EGS can do that, and from the looks of it even EA origin has something like a trending section).
It did not look like eShop has some form of recommending you games based off what you have played (so you won't see something in a games page about other games that are similar). If you are an indie it looks like eShop will give you exposure in more ways than you could on PSN. On PSN unless you are one of the "choosen" indie games then Sony will not really bother mentioning or showing you (hell PSN doesn't even have a section dedicated to indies, the best I could find was a "unique" section, since that is the type of genre that PSN thinks indies are. And Indies may not 100% be a genre but from what I saw there did not seem to be anything on PSN that highlighted indie games, other than maybe the devs recommendation pages). On eShop, the way that more medicore (aka if you are not an indie darling, maybe hidden gems can also be considered medicore) games stand out is by being a part of the recent releases. upcoming releases and discounts.
There is more that I want to talk about but I will leave it here, have any of you see similar issues with PSN and eshop? I feel like Sony introducing something like the live reccomendation feature on Steam is way out of the question on PSN (especially considering how Sony themselves also pay money to promote certain games and if users can all of a sudden "ignore" that game, then that would be bad for busniess)
PSN.. it is very unresponsive and slow, the eShop was a lot more responsive and easier to navigate (I was confused on PSN, on what I was clicking).
When it comes to online, Sony seems to shove it in your face (when I booted my PS4 and the PSN store today for the first time in about a year the first thing I saw in the featured section was a page that told me I should sign up to PS+, after some time that went away and was replaced by what I thought was a more appropriate featured page) and as for Nintendo that did not seem to be the case, sure there is a section dedicated to Nintendo Online but it's not as shoved into your face.
The curation of the stores is very different, the way Sony does it is that they have dedicated pages on PSN that tell you about the game (Sony's way of selling you these games), where as with Nintendo they have a dedicated news section on the N/S which is what they use for Curation and highlighting certain games while also talking about them.
PSN has a page dedicated to video games devs recommending games on the PS4, one of the devs is Cliffy B., I do find it funny how it mentions Gear of War on his thing, the main issue is how on his page it has a link to law breakers and if you click it, PSN will basically tell you that it doesn't exist. If we ignore that I am impressed with how Sony handles that page since they do have a number of well known game devs on there.
So PSN does seem to have some very impressive curation going on, but the problem is that this also limits what can/will be shown to you, for better or worse. Assuming that you liked a certain game and that dev made more games or something but you didn't keep up with the dev, then you likely would not know about a new game of theirs if it released on PSN. N/S does seem to have something that fixes this though?
On PSN there is a section dedicated to you and what PSN recommends to you (what it bases it's data off I'm not 100% sure, but I do know that PSN does keep tracking of your playing habit though and even give you a yearly report about it) and it's not that good. For some reason it was trying to sell me on Madden and NBA2K (I am not a fan of those sports nor do I play sports games), I think I once played Fifa on my cousins PS4 years ago and if it's basing it off that data then there is clearly an issue with relevance. Also PSN seems to have no issue showing you both the base game and additional bundles so you will not just see one listing on PSN, on eShop how ever it seems like you are only shown one listing and that is either for the bundle or the base game (the base game has the bundle option in it's DLC section).
For me the eshop seems as bare bones as it gets (and funny enough not even EGS can do that, and from the looks of it even EA origin has something like a trending section).
It did not look like eShop has some form of recommending you games based off what you have played (so you won't see something in a games page about other games that are similar). If you are an indie it looks like eShop will give you exposure in more ways than you could on PSN. On PSN unless you are one of the "choosen" indie games then Sony will not really bother mentioning or showing you (hell PSN doesn't even have a section dedicated to indies, the best I could find was a "unique" section, since that is the type of genre that PSN thinks indies are. And Indies may not 100% be a genre but from what I saw there did not seem to be anything on PSN that highlighted indie games, other than maybe the devs recommendation pages). On eShop, the way that more medicore (aka if you are not an indie darling, maybe hidden gems can also be considered medicore) games stand out is by being a part of the recent releases. upcoming releases and discounts.
There is more that I want to talk about but I will leave it here, have any of you see similar issues with PSN and eshop? I feel like Sony introducing something like the live reccomendation feature on Steam is way out of the question on PSN (especially considering how Sony themselves also pay money to promote certain games and if users can all of a sudden "ignore" that game, then that would be bad for busniess)
Shit's good, yo. Kind of like Crimzon Clover being a really good, exciting and accessible shmup.
PSN has never recommended to me something I actually want to play. Its always some dumb exclusive from them, or something everybody knows that exists like FIFA, CoD or GTA.
Considering how much money those games make, you might as well send that time convincing people to buy the game from you. "For the players"
I'm not sure if I mentioned it but they also have a section that tells you which games are popular (trending?) with your friends, but the issue is that it doesn't tell you which friends (this is on the PSN store by the way, I'm not sure if the PS4 tells you this stuff "natively").
Some news.
Severe local 0-Day escalation exploit found in Steam Client Services
This trivially exploited security flaw allows any user root—er, LOCALSYSTEM—privileges.
Yikes. But doesn't this require somebody to be actively typing at my keyboard and or have remote access already?
According to the article, a free to play game you downloaded can be used to facilitate the attack. Combine this with a scenario where your windows user login already have an elevated privileges, it makes it trivial to access C:\Windows\ folder, for example.
I just want my anime games displayed on my feed, just like on Steam
Speaking of games, I was adding the games from that Fanatical bundle to my account. I'm nearing 300 games. Its funny how it barely is a little above 1% of Steam library, but my younger self would have shit himself if he knew that someday I would own that many haha.
Metal Slug: The Ultimate History
Bitmap Books' publication Metal Slug: The Ultimate History looks at the SNK run 'n' gun series' Metal Slug, sharing it's history, influence, and famed artwork.
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All their books are excellent and while I usually on go for the normal versions I can't pass up a slip case which plays in-game sounds.
Annapurna seems to be in trouble:
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I wonder what this means for their games department. Not sure this is the reason why they were the first publisher to go in bed with Epic.
Annapurna Bailout By Larry Ellison Likely As Chapter 11 Looms For Megan Ellison’s Oscar-Winning Studio
A deadline looms between banks, Annapurna’s Megan Ellison and her father, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison that could result in bankruptcy,
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I wonder what this means for their games department. Not sure this is the reason why they were the first publisher to go in bed with Epic.
Void Bastards starting to become too damn hard.XD Having pretty much no ammo when dying isn't helping.
Annapurna Interactive doesn't seem to be in trouble according to their tweets, only their parent-company.Annapurna seems to be in trouble:
Annapurna Bailout By Larry Ellison Likely As Chapter 11 Looms For Megan Ellison’s Oscar-Winning Studio
A deadline looms between banks, Annapurna’s Megan Ellison and her father, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison that could result in bankruptcy,
I wonder what this means for their games department. Not sure this is the reason why they were the first publisher to go in bed with Epic.
Annapurna Pictures has been in trouble for a long time as one of their main competitors (A24 movies) is getting more and more focus and the movies Annapurna published didn't make the money they wanted, so, yeah, it's only their movie division.Annapurna seems to be in trouble:
Annapurna Bailout By Larry Ellison Likely As Chapter 11 Looms For Megan Ellison’s Oscar-Winning Studio
A deadline looms between banks, Annapurna’s Megan Ellison and her father, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison that could result in bankruptcy,
I wonder what this means for their games department. Not sure this is the reason why they were the first publisher to go in bed with Epic.
As for the games, yeah, I thought the same at first (did they go epic route because the grants?) but no, both companies work independently, so they just got that route for the initial money as I don't think their games aren't doing any better that they would do on Steam/GOG, so.... yeah.
Malicious game could just include mamicous installer, no need for any exploit...
regardless if the gaming section is in trouble or not, the money they got from Epic will not trickle down to the developers, that is sure as hell.
Yeah that wouldn't surprise me. Outer Wilds had no buzz at all in the pc gaming community, and I saw several Journey buyers mentioning that they couldn't find other players.
But whatever. Annapurna is and stays on my blacklist for now. Not giving them my money anymore.
Modus Games announces Gamescom 2019 lineup, including two unannounced titles
Modus Games has announced its lineup for Gamescom 2019, which runs from August 20 to 24 at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany.
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cult classic horror series
A few hours into Mario Tennis Aces (the game can be played fully for free until the 13th august) and I feel I almost have enough. The core gameplay is solid, but there's a lack of modes and content overall.
Steam :: Flame of Memory :: TIME TO SAY GOODBYE
Hi everyone, After many months, I come back to you to give you two messages: good and bad. Let's start with the bad one. For technical reasons related to the loss of all "Flame of Memory" project files, the game can no longer be developed. It is likely that the sale will be completed shortly and...steamcommunity.com
Thanks for the heads up, bought it just now.
Annapurna seems to be in trouble:
Annapurna Bailout By Larry Ellison Likely As Chapter 11 Looms For Megan Ellison’s Oscar-Winning Studio
A deadline looms between banks, Annapurna’s Megan Ellison and her father, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison that could result in bankruptcy,
I wonder what this means for their games department. Not sure this is the reason why they were the first publisher to go in bed with Epic.
Let's start a production company in my mid-20s with daddy's money because I'm bored and produce one unprofitable movie/game after another. And Sausage Party. What could go wrong? And if it does, get more money from Tim/Dad.
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Why couldn't I have a rich father.
I mean, sometime ago, I saw a sadly hilarious article that was calling one of the Kardashians a young, self-made, billionaire.
So many people with so little, and then, a few people with so much.
Saya no Uta on Steam what a time to be alive
so another drop with some interesting stuff in it, lot of which released yesterday
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- Children of Morta - release date trailer
- Greedfall - Gameplay overview trailer
- Cube World - title screen trailer
- Roombo: First Blood - launched on steam
- Alder’s Blood - Kickstarter trailer
- Subdivision Infinity DX - Launch trailer
- Market Dominion - Launch trailer
- Just Another Memory - Launch trailer
- Phantom Rose - launched on steam
- Ring of Pain - Teaser trailer
- Psikodelya - launch trailer
- Redeemer: Enganced Ed. - Launch trailer
- Shadows of Doubt - Pre-Alpha Gameplay
- Gibbous: A Cthulhu Adventure - Launch trailer
- Dirt Rally 2.0 - VR trailer
- Quench - Launch trailer
- River City Melee Mach - Jpn release date
- SUPER DRAGON BALL HEROES WORLD MISSION - Free Update #2 Trailer
- Totally Accurate Battle Simulator - Renaissance update trailer
- Control - The Enemy Within trailer
- Remnant: From the Ashes - Corcus trailer
- Song of Saya remaster - Steam date trailer
- Little Misfortune - Q&A devlog
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A roguelike card game in a world distorted by your mind. http://ringofpain.com/ - website Dungeon crawl in a card game, no walking required! No empty tiles, and nowhere to hide. Each card’s an encounter, each turn a decision with 2 to 4 choices, test your intuition. Move through the Ring...
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The Dig? I ain't in no rush to replay it anytime soon I am afraid XD Nice game otherwise though.
I am playing FF14 and after that I tend to avoid playing RPGs back to back as one RPG tends to be enough to burn me out on the genre.
I am playing FF14 and after that I tend to avoid playing RPGs back to back as one RPG tends to be enough to burn me out on the genre.
Outside of a publisher sale (or Golden Week/Anime Expo) I can't really think of a reason for why Sony would promote "anime games" on PSN (well in the west anyway). Ya despite them being a Japanese company and PlayStation having a rich history filled with JRPGs, they sure as hell are not suggesting them to me, I mean what's Atelier anyway? They do suggest some JRPGs but as you can imagine it's basically only FFXV or Persona 5, and Nier A (this is of course not including their first party stuff). And yet somehow Steam of all places shows me VNs!!!!! On their front page.I just want my anime games displayed on my feed, just like on Steam
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