It’s a double-edged sword. But f2p has become so dominant that certain types of games almost NEED to be f2p to be relevant. See Concord for a recent example.

it’s rockstar syndrome, same as always. People who become famous for being good at something start to think of themselves as invincible. Combine that with minors specifically treating the rockstar like they are a god that could do no wrong, and any pedophilic tendencies are gonna worm their way out.

With online celebrities specifically, I think the unique circumstance is that people can go from unknown to world-famous in a relatively short span of time, and they haven’t learned how to conduct themselves in that context in a way that they might if they achieved that fame more slowly. For a recently famous person like that, direct DM access to fans is a dangerous thing.

course not. he’s an idiot that stumbled into a profitable gig, and then he let it slip through his kiddie-diddlin’ little fingers.

they just can’t help themselves from being weird

I got back into emulation recently with one of those handheld emulators (like Retroid, but a different brand). It’s mind blowing to me to play old Gameboy or GBA games on there because it feels just like playing on the genuine article, except the screen is like 3x better and backlit and all that. Plus all the games are just right there at your fingertips!

I don’t find myself using it as much as I should. I think retro games just don’t interest me as much as modern ones. I think they are cool and worth playing, I just find it hard to let go of the conveniences of modern gaming.

before you ask: i was trying to spell them phonetically for screen readers. If that goes against accepted standards for alt-text, please let me know!

Eh, it made me laugh 🤷 and it spreads the word about the incoherent stuff coming out of Trump’s mouth, because there’s always an ignorant middle that doesn’t watch debates or read the news.

i think the magic box is poisoning you

Cow Bees took me a second…I usually see “Beeple” more than anything else

okay i have to come back to this one later because it’s longer than i thought, but if you came straight to the comments, know that this post definitely fits the sub

aha i respect your linux dedication. Steam Deck has been a renaissance for gaming on Linux!

i mean they’ve been doing refurbished consoles for multiple generations now, no? The only new thing is that they’re selling them directly from Sony’s site, rather than going through GameStop like they used to back in the day.

I think this is a net positive for sure. Two manufacturers competing to be the most affordable can only mean lower prices overall!

Here’s a link to the Tom’s Hardware post about AMD’s new GPU strategy, cited in the GN video.

Some thoughts after watching this part of the video:

• Sounds like AMD is hitting the point where AMD cards are a complete afterthought for devs, because NVIDIA has both dominant market share and the best performance by all metrics except price. But devs don’t care about what consumers are paying for cards, they only care about developing for the card that most users have. And so, AMD is giving up on the top-end to focus on clawing back market share in the mid and entry level where NVIDIA doesn’t compete as hard.
• AMD is essentially swapping rivals, from NVIDIA to Intel, as Intel is targeting the same market that AMD is pivoting to. It’ll be interesting to see how that shakes out.
• NVIDIA will essentially have a monopoly on the top-end GPU market. I am not looking forward to that.

EDIT: I’m noticing on my Sync app for android that the bulleted list doesn’t seem to be working right, although the bullets are working correctly on desktop. Just wanted to point that out for mobile only users - this is supposed to be a bulleted list!

Paprika is great, but it kills me that there is no landscape mode. I go to prop my phone up on the popsocket, which naturally puts the phone in landscape, but Paprika stubbornly stays in portrait 😑

Many agree with you! I personally bounced off of it, but I don’t know if I gave myself to it completely when I played.

The gif from that article was very good and i need to find reasons to use this

Strange to see a game like Nex Machina on the top 10, but I appreciate Eurogamer providing unique and surprising picks. Funny to see Outer Wilds and Tetris Effect in the top 5 - makes me think Eurogamer might be staffed with more than a few old Giant Bomb fans.

a piece of television history, truly