General Gaming News.

[FakeSympathy]

Mafia: The Old Country Isn't Open World And Doesn't Require A "Massive Time Commitment"

The Old Country is not an open-world game and won't ask you to give it all your time.

www.gamespot.com

Oh hell the fuck yes! TBH I wouldn't have minded if it was open-world, but this is better! Not every inch of the game world needs to be explored, and having a gorgeous backdrop of the Italian Countryside will be more than enough for me.

Additionally, Mafia: The Old Country is bucking a AAA trend and will sell for $50 (a more expensive, digital-only Deluxe edition is also going to be available).

Holy shit, are these guys actively trying to win me over? Granted the price of the game doesn't represent how many hours I will get out of this game and $50 isn't cheap, but any game that goes below $70 price tag in this economy is a huge plus for me.

 

[hanselthecaretaker2]

Excellent news.

A Deluxe edition for the cost of what last gen standard edition games were. I just might buy it full price out of the principle. Well, if I also get a GPU in time to take advantage of it.

 

[CriticalGaming]

The games industry is trying to heal. Lol

 

[FakeSympathy]

Good news, the knife fight ISN'T a QTE!

 

[FakeSympathy]

Blizzard's Overwatch Team Just Unionized: 'What I Want To Protect Most Here Is The People'

The wall-to-wall union of Blizzard Team 4 includes nearly 200 developers

kotaku.com

Not that I care about OW brand itself, but I feel most of these union members are those who were only following directions and trying to make a living.

Good luck to them, especially now that this is being directed to MS as well

 

[BrawlMan]

Giant Bomb goes independent

Giant Bomb is now employee-owned.

www.theverge.com

I did not see that coming.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Giant Bomb goes independent

Giant Bomb is now employee-owned.

www.theverge.com

I did not see that coming.

This is probably the best possible result, though I wish them luck with their subscription model in this age where everyone wants everything for free.

 

[XsjadoBlayde]

Grand Theft Auto 4 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S reportedly in development, could release this year

Word on the street is that Rockstar is getting ready to release a GTA 4 port for modern consoles.

www.eurogamer.net

wonder how listening to the radio talk stations will feel these days now their satire has kinda become reality

 

[FakeSympathy]

Nintendo warns that it can brick Switch consoles if it detects hacking, piracy

Updated EULA language includes new threat to “render the… device permanently unusable.”…

arstechnica.com

Seriously, wtf is up with Nintendo these days?

 

[FakeSympathy]

Borderlands 4's Price Is A Mystery, Even To Randy Pitchford

"I'll tell you the truth, I don't know. That is the truth."

www.gamespot.com

Hey Randy, you of all people should be up to date on project management. How TF did you get the game this far without setting the price?

Also, I have a feeling you are gonna set this on $80 anyways, so stop being coy about it

 

[FakeSympathy]

Welcome teamLFG to the PlayStation Studios family

teamLFG rallies developers from across the industry to bring to life an ambitious incubation project.

blog.playstation.com

We will make immersive multiplayer worlds propelled by action games that players can learn, play, and master for countless hours. We want to build our games with our communities, inviting players to be a part of our development process through early access playtests. It’s critical that we stay nimble enough to react to player feedback, not just in our lead-up to launch, but throughout live service as we continue to grow the game and community for years to come.

Our first game is a team-based action game that draws inspiration from fighting games, platformers, MOBAs, life sims, and frog-type games. Players will inhabit a lighthearted, comedic world set in brand-new, mythic, science-fantasy universe. We can’t wait to reveal more.

....Did someone ever told them the definition of insanity? These actions are being repeated as much as Vass quote form FC3

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Welcome teamLFG to the PlayStation Studios family

teamLFG rallies developers from across the industry to bring to life an ambitious incubation project.

blog.playstation.com

....Did someone ever told them the definition of insanity? These actions are being repeated as much as Vass quote form FC3

...what the actual fuck is a "frog-type game"? This is like me saying "My new book is inspired by Stephen King, Calvin and Hobbes, The Talmud, a map of northern New Jersey, and Kevin".

 

[BrawlMan]

Nintendo warns that it can brick Switch consoles if it detects hacking, piracy

Updated EULA language includes new threat to “render the… device permanently unusable.”…

arstechnica.com

Seriously, wtf is up with Nintendo these days?

Old school greed and entitlement. They think it's the old days all over again. I would never hack into my Switch, but this ridiculous. Most people aren't jailbreak the Switch 2, fellas. You didn't care back then on Wii, Wii U, DS, 3DS, and Switch. Why start now? You can't import games anymore on Switch 2 either. It will lock the game out. So I am never giving up my original Switch for a worse version. I will buy Switch 2 used and refurbished as an extra fuck you to Nintendo, and idiots defending this shit.

Also, I have a feeling you are gonna set this on $80 anyways, so stop being coy about it

Seriously, Borderlands ain't worth $80 fucking bucks. Them being coy bitches show why I don't deal with Gearbox at all.

....Did someone ever told them the definition of insanity? These actions are being repeated as much as Vass quote form FC3

...what the actual fuck is a "frog-type game"? This is like me saying "My new book is inspired by Stephen King, Calvin and Hobbes, The Talmud, a map of northern New Jersey, and Kevin".

Sony just does not care anymore. It's WB all over again. I just talked about this with Worgen. They keep going for that high gold rush they will never get again. Sony, how about new anything that is not a live-service nor PvP focused for about the next decade?

 

[CriticalGaming]

...what the actual fuck is a "frog-type game"? This is like me saying "My new book is inspired by Stephen King, Calvin and Hobbes, The Talmud, a map of northern New Jersey, and Kevin".

NEXT GEN FROGGER!!!! Let's GO!!!!!

 

[Bedinsis]

Nintendo warns that it can brick Switch consoles if it detects hacking, piracy

Updated EULA language includes new threat to “render the… device permanently unusable.”…

arstechnica.com

Seriously, wtf is up with Nintendo these days?

They are riding high on a console generation where they managed to release a highly successful product and whose successor is an in-demand product; they are expending goodwill on what they value.

 

[CriticalGaming]

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NOT ANOTHER ONE!!!!!! GODDAMNIT!

 

[FakeSympathy]

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NOT ANOTHER ONE!!!!!! GODDAMNIT!

Well judging by the image color theme, it's clearly gonna be a P5 spin-off; The question is will it be a good kind or a bad kind?

 

[BrawlMan]

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NOT ANOTHER ONE!!!!!! GODDAMNIT!

Another Persona 5 spin off? Just ignore it and move on.

 

[Bedinsis]

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NOT ANOTHER ONE!!!!!! GODDAMNIT!

Makes sense. Parent company SEGA released Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii earlier this year, so they seem to be on a streak with creating spin-offs to already popular character based franchises.

 

[CriticalGaming]

Supposedly it is a world wide release of a p5 mobile game spin off that has been out in Japan for quite a while....ugh