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    'FTL in a Warhammer 40,000 Skin' Game Pulled From Steam After What May Be a Nuisance DMCA Takedown From a Troll Claiming to Be Games Workshop - IGN

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    They never reference W40k it’s only similar but not a copy.
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    A Week on From Its Company Reshuffle, Ubisoft Has Announced a Just Dance+ Price Increase - IGN

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    Why invest in new games, when you can just raise prices on existing ones?
  • pirahxcx@lemmy.dbzer0.comP

    Why do you need a launcher? (asking older gamers actually)

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    All of my systems are Linux, launching Windows games on Linux is not trivial, Steam takes away almost all of that complication. It also provides an excellent ten foot interface for me to use on my TV and buy/install/launch games from my couch without any hassle. Speaking of controller usage, Steam provides excellent support to remap controllers even if a game doesn't support it, and provide amazing features at that (for example multiple layers, gyroscopic mouse) Games getting updated automatically is a great feature, I still remember having to download patches and applying them one by one after a fresh install. Similarly Steam also provides a workshop that allows you to install mods and keep them synced across different systems automatically. Finally, the convenience of cloud saves for someone with multiple systems or who uninstalls a game and reinstalls it later is not easy to achieve without a launcher (I still have a saves folder backed up somewhere from before). Besides all of that Achievement and other social features are important for some people. And for some games being able to easily play online with friends is amazing (if you're not old enough to know what GameSpy is you don't know what it was back then), although I don't play too many online games so this one is not that important for me, but when I need that feature it is very handy. In short there are many reasons, but if you're playing old single-player games with mouse+keyboard on only one windows PC, then none of my reasons apply to you. Still I would argue that buying games on steam is easier than pirating them, so there's the convenience factor still (e.g. at a friend's house and they mention a game, open my phone, and in 5 min with a very intuitive flow I have the game downloading on my home PC so when I come back it's ready to play).
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    Emberville 🔥

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    its not that bad, and the eula is with the dev's company. likely so they can sell the ip later Grant of License: 1.1 Licensor hereby grants Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Game for personal, non-commercial purposes. 1.2 The license is limited to a single user and is not sublicensable. Restrictions: 2.1 Licensee shall not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of the Game, nor shall they reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software. 2.2 Licensee shall not use the Game for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. 2.3 Licensee shall not remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from the Game. Ownership: 3.1 The Game is licensed, not sold. All rights, title, and interest in and to the Game, including all intellectual property rights, are owned by Licensor. 3.2 This Agreement does not grant Licensee any rights to trademarks or trade names of Licensor. Updates and Support: 4.1 Licensor may provide updates, patches, or other modifications to the Game at its discretion. 4.2 Licensor is not obligated to provide technical or customer support but may do so at its discretion. Termination: 5.1 This Agreement is effective until terminated by either party. 5.2 Licensor may terminate this Agreement immediately without notice if Licensee breaches any term of this Agreement. Disclaimer of Warranty: 6.1 The Game is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. 6.2 Licensor does not warrant that the Game will be error-free or uninterrupted. Limitation of Liability: 7.1 Licensor shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the use of the Game. 7.2 In no event shall Licensor's total liability exceed the amount paid by Licensee for the Game. Governing Law: 8.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [Your Jurisdiction]. 8.2 Any disputes arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be resolved by the courts of [Your Jurisdiction]. By installing or using the Game, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Agreement and agree to be bound by its terms. Cygnuscross S.a.s
  • MyNameIsAtticusM

    Day 559 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing

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    I might just spend an evening and sit down to binge it all, because I’m curious on a lot of the lore
  • MyNameIsAtticusM

    Day 558 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing

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    I feel like Halo could be equated to like "early Federation" from Star Trek (I'm not a Trekkie, but I know some things). Like how humanity discovers FTL space travel and the rest of the galaxy opens up to them and we meet a technologically superior faction of advanced alien races. That's probably where the similarities end, but it does paint a slightly hopeful light on humanity's future, even if it is entirely fiction.
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    Highguard | Official Launch Showcase

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    Tbf, I don't think Apex Legends was completely new either. It refined and combined a lot of good ideas in other games into a battle royale. I think they're trying to do that with this type of hero shooter vibe, having taken some ideas from Rainbow 6 Siege and a few other games. Doesn't seem to have worked as well this time.
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    A mod to use the Ring's power SOM

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    That'd may be a question for !VideoGameSuggestions@lemmy.zip
  • Agent_KaryoA

    Why medieval city-builder video games are historically inaccurate - Leiden Medievalists Blog

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    Ah, yeah, there was, that's not how most of the time went, though
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    I make a "big" update for my action roguelite survivor-like called Starfish ROOM

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    Dota 2 wasn't that popular.

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    Yo be fair a large and I do mean VERY large chunk of those players are in the Chinese custom games. It's not abnormal for like a third or more of the player base of dota 2 at any given time to be playing the custom Chinese games. Dota 2 is as much a games platform as it is a game it self. Much like warcraft 3 was, or roblox or fortnite is now. There's been instances where a new update for some of the more popular Chinese custom games can spike the number of people playing. Them to half the entire player base. It's very very fair to say dota 2 isn't that popular. Cause the game itself isn't... It's custom game modes and gatchas are. Hell there's one custom game that's literally a mobile gatcha game that i saw pulling over 60k players by itself.
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    I see.

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    MNC and dota 2 had a baby that's what deadlock is basically It's about as far away from smite as you can get Smite is basically third person mobile league of legends overly stream lines and crappy. That and smite 2 is already dead. Hi rez is basically one bad quarter from closing up shop.
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    Stuck on the Dragon Traveler mid-game wall. Should I pivot my team or just grind?

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    Of course, this is your only post so you’re prolly just advertising to us. In that case, eat a dick.
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    Ubisoft Randomly Gives Far Cry 3 A 60FPS Current-Gen Upgrade

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    They definitely do! A very distinctive look for FC2, another thing that sets it apart from the rest of the series. (I mean, OK, Blood Dragon is very distinct, too, but that's kind of another thing.) Unfortunately, there are still no computers that can run Crysis well. Some things are outside the reach of current science. Maybe in another ten years or so, we'll get there. It's still worth playing, though.
  • simpleS

    Terraria 1.4.5: Bigger & Boulder - Official Trailer

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    It's easy to get into. It's still cozy
  • MyNameIsAtticusM

    Day 557 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing

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    That was how my Highschool was growing up too (way after Halo’s hay day interestingly enough). I figured out how to get a copy of Custom Edition to run that had all the CE maps on it. Passed that out in woodshop one day on a USB drive and everyone got a copy on their School Issued laptops. we had a huge ass LAN party going 5 days a week
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    New Fable game removes feature core to franchise's DNA

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    I don't really care if they want to rework the good/evil system. What sucks is that they took out the body morphing completely so your character model won't change with the skills they're acquiring. Seems like a lazy choice, and doesn't bode well for the rest of the game IMO.
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    r/Silksong joins lemmy!

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    Ba Ri Du Na Si Ma Net!...
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    How GOG fixed Cold Fear | GOG Tech Talk

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    Do you say the same for Epic Games Store exclusives? Yes, actually. If they funded a game, like with Alan Wake 2, then whether or not they make it an EGS exclusive is their prerogative. there is no pro-consumer reason that the GOG fixes could not have been given to everyone that already owned the game on Steam as a free update I disagree. GOG invested time and resources into patching the game. Tacking the word ‘pro-consumer’ in there means nothing. They’re a business. They shouldn’t be expected to give away their work for free to customers of a competing platform. I don't care if 2% or whatever goes to GOG for their fixes That much is clear. You seem to want something for nothing. Pirate the GOG version if you’re so desperate to play without paying for the work that went into fixing it, but don’t frame it as some kind of pro-consumer protest.
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    Hit a massive wall in Dragon Traveler Chapter 6. Is the current meta shifting towards supports?

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