2016 Video Games Thread

[Edward64]

Looking forward to X-Com 2 in Feb.

(Ready for the next Skyrim also but not sure when that'll come out)

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/01/01/pc-games-of-2016/

Top 24 Most Anticipated Upcoming Games of 2016 | Nerd Much? (http://www.nerdmuch.com/games/1638/top-best-most-anticipated-upcoming-games-of-2016-game-releases/)

[Peregrine]

I'm really looking forward to Dishonored 2 - the original was a super good game.

[Coffee Warlord]

That list is invalid - Stellaris isn't #1.

[MizzouRah]

So many 4x games coming out..

Polaris Sector
Stellaris
Endless Space 2
Moo Reboot

Just to name a few...

Would love to see a console college football game :)

[Peregrine]

That list is invalid - Stellaris isn't #1.

Yeah Stellaris is looking great - been getting really excited on reading the dev diaries.

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/stellaris-developer-diary-archive.882950/

[Thomkal]

I think we should get a huge multiplayer game of Stellaris going when it comes out. First day and just explore the universe :)

[Balldog]

Really looking forward to The Division and TC Wildlands

[NobodyHere]

Zelda and Fire Emblem for me

[mckerney]

Some of my most anticipated games:

Persona 5 - At the top of my most anticipated list for the second year in a row, the release is now slated for this summer. Hopefully the series with my favorite RPG in Persona 4: Golden doesn’t get pushed back again.

NieR Automata - The followup to one of my all time favorite games, this time adding gameplay from Platinum Games to the storytelling of Yoko Taro. Before it was announce this was basically a dream combination that I'd never actually expected to have a chance to be made.

Darkest Dungeon - The early access for this was one of the best things I played last year, though I put it aside after around 10 hours wanting to experience the full release. With the 2D dungeon crawler slated to be completed in later this month I can’t wait to jump back into it.

Dark Souls 3 - More Dark Souls is one of the easiest things in the world to get excited about.

Kentucky Route Zero: Act IV - In November Cardboard Computer said Act IV was almost done. The first three acts have been phenomenal, but it has now been 20 months since the release of Act III. Hopefully it’s not much longer a wait, since I can’t wait to return to The Zero.

Zero Escape 3: Zero Time Dilemma - It’s actually happening! The final part of the Zero Escape trilogy is getting made after it seemed like the series was dead. Instead we will get to see what follows Virtue's Last Reward’s ending that set up a the final act.

The Legend of Zelda U - The visuals they’ve shown look amazing and I’m curious so see how Zelda style gameplay will be fit in the large open world direction the game is taking.

Danganronpa 3 - I love this series of visual novels for its dark humor and murder mysteries.

Firewatch - A beautiful artstyle capturing the wilderness of Wyoming and the sense of mystery provided by the trailers is

Uncharted 4 - I probably won't end up playing it this year being I don't currently plan on getting a PS4 just yet but I love the series.

Fire Emblem Fates - Three seperate campaigns of SRPG gaming and a weird face rubbing feature (https://youtu.be/1ApwiFTBhYs).

Torment: Tides of Numenera - Another entry from last years list, still hoping for a great story driven RPG from it.

The Last Guardian - Like Uncharted I may not play it this year but am eager to see if the long awaited title can live up to the two masterpieces that preceded it.

XCOM 2 - I’ve loved what I've seen of the new direction of playing as a resistance force and am excited for its PC first focus.

Star Fox Zero - I think this is the third game that was my list of most anticipated last year. The gameplay that has been shown has looked fun and I'm excited to see how the campaign plays out after Miyamoto's saying it would be modeled after a TV series.

EDIT: Also really looking forward to the full expansions to The Witcher 3 and Pillars of Eternity to release so I can finish those and Dragon's Dogma's PC launch.

[BillJasper]

I'm looking forward to Zelda U, No Man's Sky and Mass Effect: Andromeda. So far.

[Abe Sargent]

RCT World comes out. We'll if its good though. It was delayed after negative feedback from beta testing to fix stuff. Will they fix stuff?

[Coffee Warlord]

I think we should get a huge multiplayer game of Stellaris going when it comes out. First day and just explore the universe :)

It's a Paradox game. It won't be really really ready for a few patches.

[RainMaker]

I got Just Cause 3 as a holiday gift. Anyone play it yet?

[cartman]

South Park: The Fractured But Whole (but probably will end up being in 2017)

[SirFozzie]

Rule #1 when you play Foz, Sov and Brian.

Talk Shit?

Get Hit.

we played a pair of games against the same team. First game, they won 3-1. Sov was going for a ball and demo'd an opponent, who swore at him in chat. They then talked shit to us, and of course, we responded in kind.

Next game, we get matched up with the same opponent. I decide I'm going to be Fozzie the Asshole (which is a valid strategy in this game). That guy who started throwing a shit fit? He was their goalie.. so I just ignored the ball and kept driving into him, so he couldn't play goalie. THat drove him nuts, and soon he left the net alone to prevent me from annoying him. We won that second game.

[CrimsonFox]

LOL Troll warfare! I love it!

Ping me whenever you play :)

[SirFozzie]

At one point I just parked next to him, and he kept expecting me to drive into him and he kept bouncing up and down. :) He soon drove out of the net, and didn't return ;)

[mckerney]

XCOM Long War Modders Working On Standalone Strategy Game | Rock, Paper, Shotgun (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/01/04/xcom-long-war-mod-standalone/)

The game goes by the name Terra Invicta and it’s currently in “pre-Kickstarter development”, though there’s no word on a launch date for the crowdfunding campaign just yet. The designation “grand strategy” suggests this might be an even longer war and perhaps the tactical battles will be missing entirely? Going off the description on the official site, it sounds almost like a game of diplomacy rather than war:

[Balldog]

I got Just Cause 3 as a holiday gift. Anyone play it yet?

I picked it up last month. It is a lot of fun...I really haven't gotten into the actual missions yet. I've been mostly doing the side stuff but this game has pretty much owned my PS4 time over the last couple weeks.

[mckerney]

Kickstarter - Star Wars Open World RPG (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1793481042/star-wars-open-world-rpg/)

It's finally happening! A 20 year old with no dev experience and no approval to use the Star Wars IP is making an open world Star Wars RPG with the feel of The Witcher 3.

Best of all this isn't going to be one of those RPGs from 2005 that could be made in a month or two.

[jeff061]

3 idiots have already donated $1,500 for this.

[albionmoonlight]

3 idiots have already donated $1,500 for this.

His mom, his dad, and . . . who else?

[NobodyHere]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1793481042/star-wars-open-world-rpg/description

It's finally happening! A 20 year old with no dev experience and no approval to use the Star Wars IP is making an open world Star Wars RPG with the feel of The Witcher 3.

Best of all this isn't going to be one of those RPGs from 2005 that could be made in a month or two.

All for $200,000!

[mckerney]

3 idiots have already donated $1,500 for this.

I think those are being done as jokes going off the comments. Or people are really excited about a game having the graphics of Battlefront or better.

[NobodyHere]

Like "Fallout 4" there might or might not be perks in the game

Such vision!

[mckerney]

http://abload.de/img/10rsaj.jpg

[EagleFan]

3 idiots have already donated $1,500 for this.

Looked and there have been 4 that pledged 1500 now. Rather amusing.

[CrimsonFox]

Kickstarter - Star Wars Open World RPG (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1793481042/star-wars-open-world-rpg/)

It's finally happening! A 20 year old with no dev experience and no approval to use the Star Wars IP is making an open world Star Wars RPG with the feel of The Witcher 3.

Best of all this isn't going to be one of those RPGs from 2005 that could be made in a month or two.

I don't know....you can't GET more Open World than Star Wars Galaxies...
runrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrun....hmmm stop at the bar to play some tunes....runrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrun....FINALLY at the Tuskan Raider lair. Crap I'm dead!

[NobodyHere]

The Oculus Rift is priced at almost $600 ....oof.

Why they chose to bundle a xb1 controller with it I dunno.

[SirFozzie]

because the Oculus Touch controller has been delayed till the 2nd half of 2016.

[NobodyHere]

Oculus Rift is "obscenely cheap" for high-end VR, co-founder says - PC Gamer (http://www.pcgamer.com/oculus-rift-is-obscenely-cheap-for-high-end-vr-co-founder-says/)

No, $600 is not "obscenely cheap", especially when you originally said the Rift would be in the 200-400 range.


Let's see what Sony charges for their VR. All that's been said so far was it would be the price of a new system.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

The hits keep on coming from this guy.

Oculus Founder Tries Explaining That $600 Price Tag (http://kotaku.com/oculus-founder-tries-explaining-that-600-price-tag-1751531586)

[jeff061]

I really don't think $600 is that bad for an early adopter price that will surely drop as it gets more mainstream and mature.

Their justifications for the price are pretty horrible though, they should STFU. The people willing to spend $600 are going to with or without an explanation.

[mckerney]

Hands On: XCOM 2’s Brutal Difficulty And Superb Tactical Overhaul | Rock, Paper, Shotgun (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/01/07/xcom-2-preview-2/)

Just remembered I preordered this a couple months ago when it was available for around $35. Less than a month away now, can't wait! I may have to fail horribly at a campaign in Enemy Within to get ready.

[Scoobz0202]

I really don't think $600 is that bad for an early adopter price that will surely drop as it gets more mainstream and mature.

Their justifications for the price are pretty horrible though, they should STFU. The people willing to spend $600 are going to with or without an explanation.

Pretty much. I'm not going to be an early adopter because not only is $600 a little high for my budget, but I would also need to make some major upgrades for my PC.

That being said, I don't think $600 is bad at all for the first generation of something like this in technology. Did they bungle the communcation and managing of expectations? They sure did. The price isn't bad when you compare it to other areas of technology, though.

[thesloppy]

Spending $600 on VR glasses doesn't seem any crazier than buying a $1000 video card (neither makes a lick of sense to me), and there's dozens of those on offer.

[Kodos]

Hands On: XCOM 2’s Brutal Difficulty And Superb Tactical Overhaul | Rock, Paper, Shotgun (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/01/07/xcom-2-preview-2/)

Just remembered I preordered this a couple months ago when it was available for around $35. Less than a month away now, can't wait! I may have to fail horribly at a campaign in Enemy Within to get ready.

Dang. Wish it was coming out on the consoles too.

[EagleFan]

I really don't think $600 is that bad for an early adopter price that will surely drop as it gets more mainstream and mature.

Their justifications for the price are pretty horrible though, they should STFU. The people willing to spend $600 are going to with or without an explanation.

I haven't been paying close attention but I think it has something to do with the first claim that was made for the price.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I haven't been paying close attention but I think it has something to do with the first claim that was made for the price.

Their other problem is that the console versions of the VR tech are going to be far lower than that price point.

[SirFozzie]

Just a heads up, I'm going to start my stream at 7, not 8 tonight.

And for the first time, I'll be using Twitch's archival feature, so, if you miss the insanity you'll be able to watch it later.

[SirFozzie]

Stream crashed. Going to take a break for a bit, maybe more later.

[INDalltheway]

TEW 2016 has been announced with a Q2 release. (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/home.php) I am excited for this one.

[MizzouRah]

As we get closer to Xcom 2, the videos I've watched seem like they really have done a lot with the sequel. Mainly.. it's much quicker to get into the action and not have to spend time finding the aliens. Tons of weapon customization too.

[jeff061]

I can't wait for it, snuck up on me.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Interesting read on the explosion of e-sports.

Esports is having a moment (http://espn.go.com/esports/story/_/id/14551519/esports-having-moment)

[jeff061]

People can mock e-sports if they want. Doesn't change the fact that, personally, I find them very entertaining. I used to sit down, beer in hand and watch Starcraft II matches. Uber dork? Maybe, but it was entertaining. It's not boring twitch or people playing Fallout, it is legit fierce competition featuring elite players that do things I couldn't dream of.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I am very excited about XCom 2. I played the hell out of XCom: Long War, but finally got burned out by the grinding nature of it. I saw the pattern that was taking shape and I knew it wasn't going to be fun. That said, I do miss it.

I have no problem with e-sports. I have tried to watch some "League of Legends" matches, but I've never really played any of those types of games and I have no idea what's going on. At all. I could probably follow a Starcraft II match, since I played the original Starcraft, but between the amazing speed at which these guys play and not having a firm concept of what's happening, it's largely just a lot of noise, yelling, and flashing lights to me.

[Radii]

People can mock e-sports if they want. Doesn't change the fact that, personally, I find them very entertaining. I used to sit down, beer in hand and watch Starcraft II matches. Uber dork? Maybe, but it was entertaining. It's not boring twitch or people playing Fallout, it is legit fierce competition featuring elite players that do things I couldn't dream of.

I care about the NFL the most still, but the League of Legends pro scene is very clearly #2 for me. College football is a very, very distant 3rd behind pro LoL at this point. Its been that way for about 3 years now.

I don't care at all about the "is it a sport" argument, that is 100% irrelevant. Its a legitimate professional competition, whether it gets or deserves "sports" designation. The mainstream coverage is pretty bleh too, its typically extremely ignorant. People care way too much when Colin Cowherd says "esports is dumb, stupid nerds", and people give way too much validation to Mark Cuban saying "esports is awesome, you guys are awesome!"

But Rick Fox did buy a team (that has a terrible roster outside of one player and is likely to struggle), and a couple guys who are part owners in the Sacramento Kings are part of a group that bought another team, there is some serious money coming into the game now. Its gonna be interesting to see what that does to things.

[MizzouRah]

I'm dusting xcom off tonight. :)

[Neuqua]

I had no idea something like esports existed.

[Radii]

I had no idea something like esports existed.

I dont follow DOTA or CSGO but I know both are huge and growing. For League, the world championship 3 years ago sold out the Staples Center in about 15 minutes. 2 years ago the world finals were in a soccer stadium in Korea (the same one the world cup finals were played in when korea/japan hosted I believe) and sold out quickly. Last year the North American finals were at Madison Square Garden.

Viewership numbers from the world finals of the most recent season that took place in Europe in October (source LoL Esports (http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/articles/worlds-2015-viewership))

For the one month championship tournament: 334 million unique viewers.
Average concurrent viewers for the course of the entire month long event: 4.2 million.
Peak Concurrent Viewers for the world finals (a 1 day best of 5 between the two finalists): 14 million people
total unique viewers for the finals: 36 million people


Its pretty darn crazy.

[Balldog]

The Multiplayer Beta is out for Plants vs Zombies garden warfare 2 is out. I am going to check it out. The boys and I really have a lot of fun with the original so hopefully this is more of the same quality.

[MizzouRah]

I know Rock Band 4 came out last year.. but we just bought the band in the box xb1 version. We also purchased the cymbals, but those are on back order.

We have played so much Rock Band over the years and it's been a long time since we had friends over playing into the wee hours. Our old accessories were beat to death, so we figured it was time for new ones.

I love all the improvements, especially how responsive the drums are this time around. Many of our purchased songs showed up as purchased so all we had to do was select install... pretty cool feature.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I know Rock Band 4 came out last year.. but we just bought the band in the box xb1 version. We also purchased the cymbals, but those are on back order.

We have played so much Rock Band over the years and it's been a long time since we had friends over playing into the wee hours. Our old accessories were beat to death, so we figured it was time for new ones.

I love all the improvements, especially how responsive the drums are this time around. Many of our purchased songs showed up as purchased so all we had to do was select install... pretty cool feature.

I just purchased it as well. Should be here next week. I'm thankful I kept all the old Rock Band games I had because it sounds like you can import some of the songs into the game.

[MizzouRah]

I just purchased it as well. Should be here next week. I'm thankful I kept all the old Rock Band games I had because it sounds like you can import some of the songs into the game.

Not sure how ps4 works.. similar I assume. I guess keeping the old game cd's will allow you to import from the cd - for ones you purchased.. I just went into the store within Rock Band 4 and anything you have previously purchased will show up as "purchased" so you just click on the song and then install.

That alone was worth the RB 4 purchase as we have a ton of songs and many of them are playable in RB 4.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Not sure how ps4 works.. similar I assume. I guess keeping the old game cd's will allow you to import from the cd - for ones you purchased.. I just went into the store within Rock Band 4 and anything you have previously purchased will show up as "purchased" so you just click on the song and then install.

That alone was worth the RB 4 purchase as we have a ton of songs and many of them are playable in RB 4.

Yeah, I think it just checks which disk you insert and then unlocks all those songs in the store.

[mckerney]

More from Platinum Games and this time it's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

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[Edward64]

Tigers on the Hunt.

Check out the link and the sample picture of the game. It looks dated but should look familiar to anyone that played board war games in the early 80's.

Will have to check it out if the reviews are good.

Tutorial videos for upcoming Tigers on the Hunt now available - The Wargamer | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 & Blu-ray walkthroughs & reviews (http://www.wargamer.com/Article/10337)
Tigers on the Hunt is an upcoming squad-level, tactical game coming from Matrix Games. It's a World War 2 game that will allow you to simulate any battle from the Eastern, Western, or Mediterranean theaters and it has a ton of units and maps to get it done. I've been warned that only hardcore grognards need apply:

Tigers on the Hunt boasts a ferocious and adaptive AI which will dynamically respond to a player’s maneuvers. Players can enjoy massive battles across up to 12 connected geomorphic maps with over 200 Infantry units, 100 Support Weapons, 100 Ordnance pieces and 50 Vehicles per side.

The sequence of play is more complex and interactive than any other WW2 turn based PC tactical wargame: game turns are broken down into 16 segments per turn, 8 segments per side and battlefields can range from small to huge in size and complexity, up to 3.8km x 1.6km in size and 200 infantry squads, 50 guns and 50 vehicles per side.
If you understand what that these paragraphs mean, then Tigers on the Hunt is for you!

For those of us for whom that reads like cuneiform script, don't worry, Matrix has our backs. They're currently in the process of making tutorial videos so that we can download the game on release day and jump right in. Or at least wade in at an above average pace. The first two videos are below, and there are (hopefully) more coming.

Look for Tigers of the Hunt to be released soon, but until then watch the videos and see what you can expect.

[Lonnie]

Yep, it looks just like Advanced Squad Leader.

[SirFozzie]

Everyone, I'm looking for more voices for my video game site. If there's anything you want me to think about publishing for an8bitmind, say, about your favorite game/genre or what have you, just shoot me a PM or an email ([email protected]) and I'll see what I can do. :)

[Groundhog]

Been enjoying The Curious Expedition on Steam while I await X-Com 2. I'd describe it as part rogue-like, part Oregon Trail/Seven Cities of Gold. It's Early Access but TBH feels complete to me. Travel to randomly generated locations around the world, recruit explorers/local tribesmen/pack animals and go searching for fame and fortune. And die. A lot.

Combat takes place similar to Guild of Dungeoneering but with dice rather than cards - each character has certain traits, and you roll the dice for each, combining different rolls for different actions.

[Ramzavail]

It's been on my wishlist for some time now, waiting for a 50% sale (due to backlog) but I totally want to be Marcus Garvey or like Charles Darwin. Thanks for the feedback.

[heybrad]

Been enjoying The Curious Expedition on Steam while I await X-Com 2. I'd describe it as part rogue-like, part Oregon Trail/Seven Cities of Gold. It's Early Access but TBH feels complete to me. Travel to randomly generated locations around the world, recruit explorers/local tribesmen/pack animals and go searching for fame and fortune. And die. A lot.

Combat takes place similar to Guild of Dungeoneering but with dice rather than cards - each character has certain traits, and you roll the dice for each, combining different rolls for different actions.
You had me at Seven Cities of Gold!

Seriously I've been looking for something similar to that forever. I'm definitely going to check this one out tonight.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Since I'm unlikely to be playing XCom-2 anytime soon, I'm wondering ... is there another game(s) that has a very similar feel to the units of XCom?

Preferably something just a little less brutal in difficulty would be even better (I've never beaten any XCom game, really haven't ever come close).

I love the attachment feeling you get for veterans, the strategy that goes with figuring out when/how to get noobies their first experience, and the size of your troop roster feels about right to me.

Suggestions?

[oykib]

Since I'm unlikely to be playing XCom-2 anytime soon, I'm wondering ... is there another game(s) that has a very similar feel to the units of XCom?

Preferably something just a little less brutal in difficulty would be even better (I've never beaten any XCom game, really haven't ever come close).

I love the attachment feeling you get for veterans, the strategy that goes with figuring out when/how to get noobies their first experience, and the size of your troop roster feels about right to me.

Suggestions?
The Jagged Alliance games were always the ones that were compared to XCom the most. Xenonauts is similar, but much more difficult.

[JonInMiddleGA]

The Jagged Alliance games were always the ones that were compared to XCom the most.

Hmm, so would JA2 be the one to get into that with?

Xenonauts is similar, but much more difficult.

Damn, that could get really ugly in a hurry ;)


Thanks for the tips.

[oykib]

Hmm, so would JA2 be the one to get into that with?

There were some remakes that came out a few years ago. You can usually pick them up on sale. I think they wee JA: Back in Action and JA: Crossfire.

[Ramzavail]

just finished reading the JA2 book written by Darius Kazemi. It was pretty good, kept my interest and had a lot of touches of nostalgia in it.

[PilotMan]

I failed miserably multiple times to complete JA2. Every time I've come back to it, I've gotten my ass handed to me. I never figured out what I was doing wrong, and game play took me forever.

[mckerney]

http://i.imgur.com/ctx7CHN.jpg

[sovereignstar v2]

http://i.imgur.com/ctx7CHN.jpg

Game looks right up my alley.

[samifan24]

Has anyone picked up Firewatch for PS4? I want to but I'm worried about the performance issues I've read about on NeoGAF and wondered how bad they really are.

[Dreghorn2]

Just a heads up on Firewatch, i did a full playthrough in 4 hours, and i don't rush through games.

Pretty disappointing.

[cartman]

Sega has a free game bundle on Steam right now:

Make War Not Love 3 - Prize 1 (no cost) on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/94153/)

[stevew]

BO3 MP only version is $15 on steam through the 29th. Seems like a great deal.

[Coffee Warlord]

So I learned three things today.

1 - There's a new Master of Orion coming out! (Wow! How did I miss that!)
2 - It's being made by the World of Tanks people. (Oh shit...this could be bad, but I could give it a chance).
3 - They're already locking 1 of the races unless you buy the Collector's Edition. (Nope. Done. Fuck Off. Next.)

[NobodyHere]

MoO is supposedly a labor a love by the World of Tanks team. They mentioned that if they were going for cash they would just make another "World of _______" game as they are much more profitable than your average 4x space strategy game.

I'm interested in what they come up with.

[NobodyHere]

Anyone else besides me excited about Fire Emblem coming out tomorrow?

[Eaglesfan27]

Anyone else besides me excited about Fire Emblem coming out tomorrow?

I am although XCom 2 is getting all my game time.

[mckerney]

I really enjoyed Firewatch. The environment is absolutely gorgeous and I loved the interactions between Henry and Delilah. The story was enjoyable enough, but Henry and Delilah made it for me.

Anyone else besides me excited about Fire Emblem coming out tomorrow?

I'm looking forward to it, but am glad that I have enough games that I wasn't looking to play it right away since I just got an email from Best Buy saying my order was delayed until March 14th. :mad:

If my special edition that's been unavailable for order anywhere since November ends up getting canceled I'll be pretty upset.

[CrimsonFox]

Anyone playing Star Wars The Old Republic?

Am in a tiny guild that I could invite you to.

Loving the Imperial Agent storyline.

Incidently the game is free if you were ever curious about it.

[NobodyHere]

I'm looking forward to it, but am glad that I have enough games that I wasn't looking to play it right away since I just got an email from Best Buy saying my order was delayed until March 14th. :mad:

If my special edition that's been unavailable for order anywhere since November ends up getting canceled I'll be pretty upset.

I couldn't even find a preorder for the special edition.

I ordered mine from Amazon a week and a half ago. It's supposed to arrive today but the tracking information hasn't been updated since early yesterday morning.

[NobodyHere]

And now in a update with a 5:09pm timestamp today it says "Delivery Delay"

Thanks USPS

[mckerney]

I couldn't even find a preorder for the special edition.

It was incredibly hard to find. I was checking everywhere after the Direct that announced it, it was available for under 30 minutes through Best Buy and I managed to miss it on Amazon completely when refreshing constantly hoping I could switch my order over there and cancel the one with Best Buy.

I did end up getting a shipping confirmation from Best Buy around an hour ago so it looks like my special edition is on the way. I don't mind it coming late, but with how few were available and being Nintendo rarely reprints something like this I was worried a month long delay meant there wasn't one coming.

Looks like I will be able to start Conquest before too long though.
http://i.imgur.com/xtW5vi8.gif

[Atocep]

I really enjoyed Firewatch. The environment is absolutely gorgeous and I loved the interactions between Henry and Delilah. The story was enjoyable enough, but Henry and Delilah made it for me.



I agree. I thought it was good, not great. The environment was really interesting and the characters were wonderful. Overall a solid game that I'm glad I played.

[Eaglesfan27]

I couldn't even find a preorder for the special edition.

I ordered mine from Amazon a week and a half ago. It's supposed to arrive today but the tracking information hasn't been updated since early yesterday morning.

I couldn't either. I'm just buying the regular version and getting the other's via download :(

[NobodyHere]

I'm thinking I should've just downloaded it in the first place. But Amazon did save me $8 assuming I ever get the game.

[mckerney]

Best Buy sent me a $20 gift card for Fire Emblem being delayed so now Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls is on the way too.

[Abe Sargent]

The Expansion for Tales of Maj'Eyeal was released today (Embers of Rage) and you can d/l it and play as orcs and with the tinker classes as well, being some steamy tech folk that are seeking revenge against the good guys for their destruction of the orcs in the main questline and set about a year after the victory of the main character.

[MizzouRah]

MoO is supposedly a labor a love by the World of Tanks team. They mentioned that if they were going for cash they would just make another "World of _______" game as they are much more profitable than your average 4x space strategy game.

I'm interested in what they come up with.

I purchased EA last night and have been playing it quite a bit. I don't honestly remember much about the original, but so far the game has really sucked me in. It's beautiful, the UI is superb and it has drawn me into it's universe.

[JonInMiddleGA]

TotalBiscuit pretty brutal on his FarCryPrimal review.

Honestly, watching this video the game reminds me quite a bit of a free-to-play online gathering timewaster.

[NobodyHere]

I purchased EA last night and have been playing it quite a bit. I don't honestly remember much about the original, but so far the game has really sucked me in. It's beautiful, the UI is superb and it has drawn me into it's universe.

I'm very interested in hearing the progress of the game.

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This video has me VERY excited.

[Thomkal]

I'm very interested in hearing the progress of the game.

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This video has me VERY excited.

I think there's some Let's Plays on YouTube-not the final version of the game, but should be enough to judge by.

[MizzouRah]

It's EA.. so the AI needs work, they have some stuff disabled, etc.. but I find it very pleasing to play.

[spleen1015]

I bought Master of Orion over the weekend. I played for about an hour. It is very much MoO under a new skin. I think it is going to be wonderful.

I got MoO, MoO2 & MoO3 with my purchase. If anything, I have MoO2 on a modern PC now.

[Groundhog]

I got a little cash bonus from my employer for 15 years service, and decided to do something I never thought I would do: I bought a Wii U. The last Nintendo console I owned was an N64 (excluding the DS).

I just see no real reason to own a PS4/XBox One if you have a good gaming PC. I hadn't turned it on for probably 6 months and gave it to my brother-in-law so he could play the new Street Fighter. The only upcoming game I'm excited about is No Man Sky, and - shock/horror - it's on PC anyway - same as NBA 2K, which was the whole reason I got back into console gaming years back.

I played Zelda: Wind Walker for about 4 hours yesterday, god I missed this. Beautiful graphics that make me feel like I’m watching a Miyazaki film, wonderful characters and gameplay mechanics... You know when you think back to the games you loved as a kid, then you fire them up again and are disappointed? Yeah, it was like that, minus the disappointment.

[stevew]

Get Splatoon. It's so much fun.

This whole universal xbox/windows platform looks like an interesting idea.

[jeff061]

Tim Sweeney of Epic and Unreal fame is not so sure.
Microsoft wants to monopolise games development on PC. We must fight it | Technology | The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/04/microsoft-monopolise-pc-games-development-epic-games-gears-of-war)

[EagleFan]

Casey Powell Lacrosse 16 Trailer - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn1nylZsKfU)

Not expecting greatness but like that there will be a lacrosse game... just wish it was box instead of field.

[mckerney]

We recently got the first look at the full cast and screenshots from Zero Escape 3: Zero Time Dilemma:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CdA6cHpUMAAiBf8.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Yg13mdF.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/gwQMQ5V.jpg

[Vince, Pt. II]

I got a little cash bonus from my employer for 15 years service, and decided to do something I never thought I would do: I bought a Wii U. The last Nintendo console I owned was an N64 (excluding the DS).

I just see no real reason to own a PS4/XBox One if you have a good gaming PC. I hadn't turned it on for probably 6 months and gave it to my brother-in-law so he could play the new Street Fighter. The only upcoming game I'm excited about is No Man Sky, and - shock/horror - it's on PC anyway - same as NBA 2K, which was the whole reason I got back into console gaming years back.

I played Zelda: Wind Walker for about 4 hours yesterday, god I missed this. Beautiful graphics that make me feel like I’m watching a Miyazaki film, wonderful characters and gameplay mechanics... You know when you think back to the games you loved as a kid, then you fire them up again and are disappointed? Yeah, it was like that, minus the disappointment.

Cel shaded graphics hold up really, really well over time.

[Groundhog]

Yep, I never played the original version, so I don't know how big an upgrade the Wii U HD version is, but it is just beautiful.

I just entered what looks like this game's version of the Ocarina of Time's water temple... yikes. Saved and went to bed, I'm not ready for this yet. :D

[Easy Mac]

Just won an Xbox One. Looks to be a limited edition "custom" Gears of War Ultimate.

Set it up last night. After about 2 hours, I was still not able to play as it had not downloaded enough of the game. Man, things have changed in the 7 years since I last played any video games (Wii).

Picking up Disney Infinity 2.0 for my kid from Target tomorrow. I think it's something she would like, and it was $10 for the base, game, and a couple of figures.

Any other games you guys would recommend for a 6.5 year old girl?

[Honolulu_Blue]

Just won an Xbox One. Looks to be a limited edition "custom" Gears of War Ultimate.

Set it up last night. After about 2 hours, I was still not able to play as it had not downloaded enough of the game. Man, things have changed in the 7 years since I last played any video games (Wii).

Picking up Disney Infinity 2.0 for my kid from Target tomorrow. I think it's something she would like, and it was $10 for the base, game, and a couple of figures.

Any other games you guys would recommend for a 6.5 year old girl?

I hear you. My brother has an Xbox One and whenever we try to play something, it always seems way overly complicated to get started. We get it working, but it always feels like a struggle.

The experience has made me want to hold on to my Xbox 360 for as long as possible.

As for games for a 6.5 year old girl, my niece is 7 and I think that Disney Infinity game is pretty much all she plays on it. I'll inquire further.

[Easy Mac]

It took me 1/2 hour to just get the system going in the first place. For whatever reason, there were no actual instructions on what to do when first turned on. I tried to follow the onscreen prompt of hitting the Xbox button, but it just kept flashing. Tried everything I could, googled for about 20 minutes until I finally found an answer that there was a sync button on the side of the xbox. Why can't they just include an actual manual for it.

Nevermind that it ran an update for the next 1/2 hour after that.

I think it took less time for me to wipe my computer, install Windows 10, and start up FM15 than it did to get the xbox set up.

[NobodyHere]

The demo for Bravely Second: End Layer comes out today. Downloading now.

[mckerney]

I got a little cash bonus from my employer for 15 years service, and decided to do something I never thought I would do: I bought a Wii U. The last Nintendo console I owned was an N64 (excluding the DS).

I just see no real reason to own a PS4/XBox One if you have a good gaming PC. I hadn't turned it on for probably 6 months and gave it to my brother-in-law so he could play the new Street Fighter. The only upcoming game I'm excited about is No Man Sky, and - shock/horror - it's on PC anyway - same as NBA 2K, which was the whole reason I got back into console gaming years back.

I played Zelda: Wind Walker for about 4 hours yesterday, god I missed this. Beautiful graphics that make me feel like I’m watching a Miyazaki film, wonderful characters and gameplay mechanics... You know when you think back to the games you loved as a kid, then you fire them up again and are disappointed? Yeah, it was like that, minus the disappointment.

I loved Wind Waker, it's my second favorite Zelda game I've finished after A Link Between Worlds. It looks great and I think I had the main title theme in my head for about a month after I finished it.

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Just got the Twilight Princess HD release and need to get to playing that soon.

The demo for Bravely Second: End Layer comes out today. Downloading now.

That's something else I need to play soon. Really looking forward to playing the full game and BRAVELY DEFAULT SPOILER finding out what the subtitle becomes this time.

[Balldog]

Anyone playing The Division? I'm completely hooked...

[JonInMiddleGA]

Wait, so there's controversy because No Man's Sky has a $60 price tag?

Seriously? At no point in the discussion / hype about it did I ever think it would be anything but a full price game.

Now whether the game will actually deliver on the hype, that's a fair question.
But I'm legit shocked that anyone thought this was going to be an indie priced title.

The game may very well suck, flop, fail, fizzle. But if they deliver on the hype then it's every bit a full price title (especially considering what constitute a AAA game these days).

[stevew]

My kids really liked the lego games although that Lego Dimensions thing looks like a nightmare expense.

[Coffee Warlord]

Wait, so there's controversy because No Man's Sky has a $60 price tag?

Seriously? At no point in the discussion / hype about it did I ever think it would be anything but a full price game.

Now whether the game will actually deliver on the hype, that's a fair question.
But I'm legit shocked that anyone thought this was going to be an indie priced title.

The game may very well suck, flop, fail, fizzle. But if they deliver on the hype then it's every bit a full price title (especially considering what constitute a AAA game these days).

This.

Though I seriously fear this is gonna be another Spore.

[Edward64]

Tigers on the Hunt.

Check out the link and the sample picture of the game. It looks dated but should look familiar to anyone that played board war games in the early 80's.

Will have to check it out if the reviews are good.

Tutorial videos for upcoming Tigers on the Hunt now available - The Wargamer | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 & Blu-ray walkthroughs & reviews (http://www.wargamer.com/Article/10337)

Bought the game after checking out the reviews. The biggest ding is the clunky interface (hey, its Matrix Games) but old grognards didn't seem to mind. Fair exchange for finally bringing SL/ASL to the PC.

ASL mods are out already - substitute counters, scenarios. This game will be heavily supported by the community.

Just did my first training scenario and I do agree the UI is clunky but it was fun reliving the past for about an hour. Yet to be seen if this will keep my attention but am pretty sure I'll eventually get my $50 worth (if from nostalgia alone).

[Vince, Pt. II]

So on a whim I picked up Stardew Valley this week, because I was bored and needed a break from work. I've heard it compared to Harvest Moon and/or Animal Crossing, but I've never played either of those games, so I can't speak to that. All I know it that I've put in 40 hours since Tuesday.

I don't know exactly what it is about the game, but it's a blast. The graphics and sound are very reminiscent of Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, and other Square titles from the 90's (this nostalgia is probably a huge part of the allure for me, to be honest). The gameplay is not really especially deep in any one area, but it has enough depth to keep your attention and the real strength is in the breadth of the game - when one thing gets tedious, stop and try something different. Clear your fields for a while with your axe or pickaxe, then go ahead and till the soil and plant some seeds. Each crop will grow only in a specific season, takes a certain amount of time to yield fruit/vegetables/flowers, and they all have different rates of return on sale. To make life easier, use the crafting system to make some Scarecrows to keep your crops safe, or build some sprinklers to avoid having to water your crops every morning. You can wander around town, performing odd jobs as they pop up, or even give gifts to the different villagers to improve their opinion of you. You can fish (and the implementation of fishing is easily the best version of a fishing mini-game I've ever seen), or delve into the mines - but bring a weapon, because there are some bad guys down there. Once you've acquired some resources, talk to the town carpenter, and she can build you a chicken coop or a barn, and you can start raising animals. Another great thing is as you continue to perform these tasks, you gain experience and get better at them. At level 5 (of 10) in each different path, you get the choice to specialize in one aspect of that job - for example, at level 5 farming, you can choose to be a Rancher (bonus to working with farm animals) or a Tiller (bonus to working with crops).

Exploring the social aspect of the game (this is a single player game), once you've built up your reputation among some of the villagers, they'll share their family recipes with you so you can cook or process your farmed goods. They might even ask you to utilize part of your farm for some reason or other - the resident researcher asked me for the use of a small cave on my property. He gave me the choice of fruit bat or fungal research; the research will occasionally benefit me with extra resources. I picked fruit bats, so I occasionally get random fruit in the cave. The choice was only possible because I cultivated a relationship with him by chatting with him, completing tasks for him, and occasionally gifting him something from my farm. The gifting system is pretty great too - you can hand any villager just about anything you acquire. Each villager has a different set of tastes, and will respond differently based on what you give them. You can figure out their tastes through trial and error, or sometimes different villagers will drop clues in conversation, or straight up tell you about other people's tastes.

Then there's the town center, which is in shambles...but there are some mysterious checklists that ask you to provide goods using all of the above methods of gathering/farming/fishing/etc. As you do so, you will unlock new checklists and benefits around town. This really helps encourage you to diversify, as the different checklists will force you to take part in every activity you can to fill them out.

Like I said, there isn't really one thing about the game that I love, but the whole package is pretty awesome. I spent twenty minutes with some graph paper and colored pencils yesterday plotting out my ideal farm to get the most out of my equipment. I haven't done that since...SimCity 2000?

[Easy Mac]

Xbox One owners, get a year of Live for $18 at Target.

Look for a green Xbox Live card near the games with a UPC on the back in the upper right with the number 7 99366 07811 1.

On your phone, go to this (http://www.target.com/p/xbox-live-12-month-gold-59-99/-/A-14897030?clkid=4b8b7d35N8fda6c55f23d10631a7eade9&lnm=79373&afid=Slickdeals+LLC&ref=tgt_adv_xasd0002) link in chrome. From there, go into the options and select "Request Desktop Site". Once loaded, click on " See Low Price in Cart ". It will show $17.98.

Take it to customer service, say you need to price match Target.com. they'll scan the at the register and pull it up on their in store iPad. To process it, they'll need a manager override.

I had no problems at my store buying 2 cards, but you may get shot down depending on who is working. My store literally had 30-40 of these cards I was tempted to buy and sell. I figured 2 years of Live for $37 after taxes was good enough.

[Icy]

Anyone playing The Division? I'm completely hooked...

Is it fun playing solo? I have read is a game to play cooperative with friends or it will become repetitive and boring so fast like Destiny (that I must admit got boring playing solo and not doing raids).

[jaygr]

Add me to the list of another loving Stardew Valley. I've got a toddler and a baby at home and over the last year or two it has been a struggle getting back into games (I've bought many but barely touched them). This game has me hooked and I've finally been able to relax and game a bit now. Just a fun, relaxing game that you can play at your own pace.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Not sure if I'll jump into VR, but a pretty cool concept.

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[CleBrownsfan]

Anyone playing The Division? I'm completely hooked...

I'm up to lvl 9 but I feel it's a lot easier with a group. I've grouped up with random players but would love to group up with some FOFC'ers.

Anyone playing on the Xbone?

[Balldog]

I am playing The Division on PS4 and have went exclusively solo so far. In the Betas I went in group and had fun. Both ways are a lot of fun IMO and I'm not really all that into RPG.

[Coffee Warlord]

Add me to the list of another loving Stardew Valley. I've got a toddler and a baby at home and over the last year or two it has been a struggle getting back into games (I've bought many but barely touched them). This game has me hooked and I've finally been able to relax and game a bit now. Just a fun, relaxing game that you can play at your own pace.

Vince's post got me to pick it up.

And now I'm utterly hooked as well. I've been spending this morning at work contemplating my future farm layout. :)

[jaygr]

Vince's post got me to pick it up.

And now I'm utterly hooked as well. I've been spending this morning at work contemplating my future farm layout. :)

That's how I knew it really got me. Throughout the day today I was thinking about playing the game and couldn't wait for this evening to play. I can't remember the last I've had that.

[EagleFan]

I confused the backpack and the coop. Had over 2000 G and happily went to buy the coop and then saw I was only halfway there. Damn.

[Thomkal]

Look for some big news on Stellaris this week. PC Gamer played a near finished build, and posted about it with some video, but was asked to take it down (make it private on YouTube). I'm guessing they are going to announce a release date tomorrow. I will try to keep up on it and post a link here when the video is public again.

This thread has some pictures and information:

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/look-what-i-found.913575/

[Coffee Warlord]

That's how I knew it really got me. Throughout the day today I was thinking about playing the game and couldn't wait for this evening to play. I can't remember the last I've had that.

Stardew interactive farm planner (https://stardew.info/planner/#)

Yep. It's exactly what it sounds like.

[Thomkal]

Look for some big news on Stellaris this week. PC Gamer played a near finished build, and posted about it with some video, but was asked to take it down (make it private on YouTube). I'm guessing they are going to announce a release date tomorrow. I will try to keep up on it and post a link here when the video is public again.

This thread has some pictures and information:

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/look-what-i-found.913575/

Paradox is at the Game Developers Conference in San Fran today and will be streaming their presentation there tonight at 5pm PDT.

[cartman]

Microsoft is introducing cross-platform play between Xbox One, PCs and PS4s with Rocket League.

[mckerney]

Paradox is at the Game Developers Conference in San Fran today and will be streaming their presentation there tonight at 5pm PDT.

They're also revealing a project they're working with Obsidian on during the stream.

[Thomkal]

Stellaris releases May 9th

[Thomkal]

They're also revealing a project they're working with Obsidian on during the stream.

It's called Tyranny-a RPG where evil has already won.

[Thomkal]

Stellaris trailer:

Space-age strategy game Stellaris lands on Earth this May | Polygon (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/15/11242464/stellaris-release-date-paradox-interactive)

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Had to laugh at the announcement earlier today that MS is going to start allowing cross-console play. More than one developer of multiplayer games (Naoki Yoshida, who produced Final Fantasy XIV being the most recent one) has stated that the reason there's no cross-console play is because MS refused to do it. Sony has always been open to it. Now MS comes out and says 'we're going to allow cross-console play!' and the rest of the gaming world scratches it's head in confusion and says 'well it's about time!'.

[Groundhog]

Great, more online games for me on PC, which was the only remaining area I felt like I was missing anything by opting for PC over either console.

[Shkspr]

It's called Tyranny-a RPG where evil has already won.

Cautiously excited about the game as I work my way through Pillars of Eternity now that the White March is out.

The only qualm I have is that I worry the player's moral choices will be railroaded the same way seemingly every "play as the bad guy" game has gone:

Light side: You come to a crisis of conscience and decide to rebel against the evil ruling elite. You end up fighting your way into the Overlord's chambers to topple him.
Dark side: You come to a crisis of turpitude and decide to take the reins of power for yourself. You end up fighting your way into the Overlord's chambers to topple him.

[Thomkal]

Cautiously excited about the game as I work my way through Pillars of Eternity now that the White March is out.

The only qualm I have is that I worry the player's moral choices will be railroaded the same way seemingly every "play as the bad guy" game has gone:

Light side: You come to a crisis of conscience and decide to rebel against the evil ruling elite. You end up fighting your way into the Overlord's chambers to topple him.
Dark side: You come to a crisis of turpitude and decide to take the reins of power for yourself. You end up fighting your way into the Overlord's chambers to topple him.

yeah I worry that this is just PR speaking-that you will find your choices to be limited, and even the "evil" ones aren't that evil in the end. But Obsidian is probably who I want to make such a RPG, so we'll see I guess.

[Thomkal]

Stellaris releases May 9th

The first Stellaris livestream will be on Twitch tomorrow night-be there or be square!

[cartman]

pleasebetruepleasebetrue

Rumor: Red Dead Redemption 2 Details Leaked, E3 Reveal Planned (http://fraghero.com/rumor-red-dead-redemption-2-details-leaked-e3-reveal-planned/)

[Eaglesfan27]

pleasebetruepleasebetrue

Rumor: Red Dead Redemption 2 Details Leaked, E3 Reveal Planned (http://fraghero.com/rumor-red-dead-redemption-2-details-leaked-e3-reveal-planned/)

Ditto... my favorite non-sports game that I played on Xbox 360... please be true!

[Kodos]

Loved that game. And the zombie spinoff.

[Atocep]

A Red Dead game on PC? Yes please.

[Easy Mac]

Is EA Access worth it for someone who doesn't care about the latest and greatest? I'd say I'll get at most 5 hours a week to play games, and I've been out of it so long that I have no interest in playing online any time soon, since I'd be so horrendous at it. Only $30 a year, which doesn't seem like that bad a deal to play year old games.

[Travis]

I am playing The Division on PS4 and have went exclusively solo so far. In the Betas I went in group and had fun. Both ways are a lot of fun IMO and I'm not really all that into RPG.

Just hit level 30 in this last night and still really enjoying this one. Haven't had to solo much as I'm playing in a group of 3-5 and we tend to get at least 3 on each night to play for a few hours. Love that the game rewards you for playing in a smart and complimentary way. If you try to blitz through, well, lots of time spent running back to the spot you just died at to pick the mission back up.

Should be fun to work on setting up builds until the next content drop hits too.

[MizzouRah]

Is EA Access worth it for someone who doesn't care about the latest and greatest? I'd say I'll get at most 5 hours a week to play games, and I've been out of it so long that I have no interest in playing online any time soon, since I'd be so horrendous at it. Only $30 a year, which doesn't seem like that bad a deal to play year old games.

It's an INCREDIBLE deal if you like the EA sports lineup and other game under the EA brand such as DA: Inquisition, Titanfall, BF, etc..

[sovereignstar v2]

pleasebetruepleasebetrue

Rumor: Red Dead Redemption 2 Details Leaked, E3 Reveal Planned (http://fraghero.com/rumor-red-dead-redemption-2-details-leaked-e3-reveal-planned/)

Deja vu? Looks like a reddit user claimed it was going to be announced at E3 last year.

http://wccftech.com/red-dead-redemption-2-unveiled-e3-ps4-xbox-pc-details-leaked/

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

3.50 update on PS4. Includes remote play on PC/Mac.

https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2016/04/05/playstations-3-50-system-software-update-out-tomorrow/

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Long gameplay video of No Man's Sky......

No Man's Sky: 21 Minutes of New Gameplay - IGN First - IGN Video (http://www.ign.com/videos/2016/04/11/no-mans-sky-21-minutes-of-new-gameplay-ign-first)

[JonInMiddleGA]

So, that new $5 Fallout 4 DLC ...

Lots of bitching but it strikes me mostly as a very mild cost/benefit transaction.

For me, the whole arena/death battle aspect is just beyond silly. Zero interest in using or honestly even experimenting with it. YMMV.

The new items for settlement construction are a fairly mixed bag. Some are purely decorative (shopping carts for example) while others are functional or even highly functional.

They fixed a few very specific situations with the items -- the addition of working lamp posts/street lights was probably among the more obvious things to do, vanilla allowed you to hang lights on the posts but not (effectively) change the stupid bulbs in them. The 100 electricity fusion generator makes life easier for serious builders (and actually makes reasonable sense in the nuclear oriented fallout universe), the addition of a buildable gardening plot makes a couple of settlements with very limited/no dirt sustainable, the addition of a dirt-based powered water pump equalizes the situation for land-locked settlements.

A few other additions that have struck me as being "nice" are the additional lighting options, the introduction of some concrete based structures (walls, etc), a more attractive/natural looking door option, those are things that I've either used already or have plans to use. Still missing is something I saw in a mod: ramps (instead of stairs), which really would make sense to have available, if you can build a load-bearing wall from scratch then you oughta be able to build a passable ramp just as easily.

There's zero story here, the items just become available in your build menus, uncharacteristically there's no other indication that there's new stuff available (I actually expected there to be at least NPC commentary about them, though the traditional "new radio signal" would have been a bit much).

It's kinda there if you want it, easily skipped if you don't. I mean it's not as though there's some sort of multiplayer disadvantage to not picking up this DLC, and you're not missing anything if you aren't into deathmatches with cats vs deathclaws or settlement construction.

[Icy]

So hooked to the Division in PS4 right now, for first time in a while, I'm really looking forward to play, and thinking about my character build when i'm not playing.

So far i have played mainly solo playing side missions and only joining some randoms to run two of the main story missions in hard difficulty, but most of my friends don't play it and also my playing schedule is very limited and random to commit with others.

[dawgfan]

I'll just put this in here: http://ramiismail.com/2016/04/an-inline-response-to-wage-slaves (http://ramiismail.com/2016/04/an-inline-response-to-wage-slaves/)/

[MizzouRah]

I just ordered Dark Souls 3 - can't wait to sit down and devote time to it. Anyone playing it?

[mckerney]

I just ordered Dark Souls 3 - can't wait to sit down and devote time to it. Anyone playing it?

I've been playing it. I'm not too far into it, I was too sick to play it most of the middle of last week when it came out, and I've been taking it slow and gone through a couple of areas multiple times. I think I've played around 13 hours so far. That said, it's as amazing as you'd expect a souls game to be. Combat is as good as ever, the world and enemy design is still top notch, the boss fights have been excellent. Plenty to explore too, I just found a couple new things in the Undead Village going through it for the third time.

[MizzouRah]

I've been playing it. I'm not too far into it, I was too sick to play it most of the middle of last week when it came out, and I've been taking it slow and gone through a couple of areas multiple times. I think I've played around 13 hours so far. That said, it's as amazing as you'd expect a souls game to be. Combat is as good as ever, the world and enemy design is still top notch, the boss fights have been excellent. Plenty to explore too, I just found a couple new things in the Undead Village going through it for the third time.

Awesome, I can't to get some time with it!

[mckerney]

Dark Souls 3 Boss Spoilers

After numerous attempts last night I finally managed to defeat the Abyss Watchers. This is one of my favorite boss fights ever with the waves of watchers fighting you and each other. Was so satisfying to finally take down the Ember Watcher, especially since I'd failed several more times after having him down to 1 hit away and dying to him. The music during the fight is phenomenal as well (https://youtu.be/f0LdIZ8TWYo).

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Tropico 5 is one of the PS+ games in May.

Tropico 5, God of War: Ghost of SpartaÂ*Headline PlayStation Plus Lineup For May (http://kotaku.com/tropico-5-god-of-war-ghost-of-sparta-headline-playsta-1773395994)

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Interesting way of dealing with copyright on YouTube......

Game Critic Uses Brilliant Workaround For YouTube's Copyright BullshitÂ* (http://kotaku.com/game-critic-uses-brilliant-workaround-for-youtubes-copy-1773452452)

[thesloppy]

I've been playing an assload of Enter the Gungeon (http://dodgeroll.com/gungeon/) for the past few weeks, to the point I should probably seek some sort of help.

[Ramzavail]

I like Enter the Gungeon, I don't love it yet. I've only beaten the first boss once but I thought each time I die I would be able to use my experience to make my player better (unless I'm missing something).

[thesloppy]

I like Enter the Gungeon, I don't love it yet. I've only beaten the first boss once but I thought each time I die I would be able to use my experience to make my player better (unless I'm missing something).

Yes and no (but mostly no). Each time you beat a boss you get a couple of those currency thingies, and back at the hub there's a few places where you can (eventually, if they're not there yet) spend that currency on unlocking stuff for your next play-through. None of the starting characters ever get any better, but as you unlock things there will be (the chance for) better equipment in the chests and stores. You're always at the mercy of the random number generator, for better or worse.

[Ramzavail]

Good to know. That said, and the guns are fun, I just wish there was a way to get better/stronger.

[thesloppy]

I think the more stuff you unlock the (slightly) tougher enemies/rooms get, so it could be argued that your character actually get worse as the game goes on. You definitely do improve with time, and I think they've designed the flow pretty well, but the improvement of your own reflexes and/or pattern recognition is mostly what drives your progression. I also couldn't imagine playing it without a controller, though apparently some folks do.

[Ramzavail]

I think the probably with the controller (for me) is I don't love the Steam Controller and that's collecting dust and the xbox or ps3 controller was always so hard to me to install.

I think if you like Enter the Gungeon, I would look into Dungeon Souls. I actually like this game better and its similar (less the awesome gun finds).

[mckerney]

After about 2 hours of trying I finally took down Pontiff Sulyvahn in Dark Souls 3. This game has some awesome, and incredibly difficult, sword fighting bosses.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Playing Fallout 4 earlier and happened to stumble into the section where it shows you not only your various game totals but also that of your XBox friends.

I've got 210 hours played so far (across two stars) but I didn't realize how closely my time spent matched Will's. He's at 201 hours. He's discovered more locations, I've completed more quests, our highest level to date is identical.

Gaming seems expensive, figure $60 for a game, another $15 so far in some add-ons. But $75 for 411 hours of entertainment between us? And still a long way from finished with this one. That's like 18 cents an hour.

Any wonder why I don't really go to the movies much anymore?

[Kodos]

Anybody tried out the new Ratchet & Clank game?

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Anybody tried out the new Ratchet & Clank game?

Metacritic scores are really good. It kind of got lost in the Uncharted 4 release.

[MizzouRah]

I just purchased Ori and the blind forest definitive edition via xb1 store. Looks like a fun side scroll-er.

[mckerney]

Ori is outstanding, one of my favorites from last year on top of being absolutely gorgeous.

[MizzouRah]

Ori is outstanding, one of my favorites from last year on top of being absolutely gorgeous.

Excellent.. I saw it at the top of the charts, so for $20 I decided to grab it.

[mckerney]

New Persona 5 trailer with a release date for Sept. 15th in Japan. Still no release date for anywhere else.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qKZtJmt85ns" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[MizzouRah]

Ori is outstanding, one of my favorites from last year on top of being absolutely gorgeous.

I'm really enjoying it so far!

[mckerney]

I'm really enjoying it so far!

Movement in Ori feels soooo good, and it only gets better the more powers you unlock. I picked up the Definitive Edition and am going to have to go back and replay it before long for the new areas it added in.



I beat Dark Soul III last night, it's easily my favorite for game of the year so far. Several great and memorable bosses that were incredibly satisfying to beat. Still have more to do in it with an optional area I hadn't found playing through the main game without any kind of guides. Then maybe I'll play a sorcerer and cleric. I'd never used spells before in a Souls game with the Spook the assassin starts with being the first one that got any use from me so it seems fun to finally try.

I also finally picked up Stardew Valley and have put almost 50 hours in so far. I have the greenhouse repaired now and am using it for year round hops production to sell pale ale alongside my cheese and mayonnaise. My orchard is almost finished growing too.

[MizzouRah]

Yes sir.. Ori keeps getting better!!!

I have DS 3 as well... need to get going on that.

[albionmoonlight]

Got Twilight Struggle on Steam. Have a couple of games going against friends.

The AI is also really good. Or maybe I'm really bad. But I'm, like, 1-15 against it if you include games I quit early because it was kicking my ass so hard.

[Ramzavail]

thats cool - you can slow play twilight stuggle? I might be interested in that.

[Ajaxab]

I picked up Pocket Jockey for the 3DS the other day. For less than $8, it's a great horse racing-solitaire mix complete with rudimentary breeding and rpg-like leveling for young horses. Well worth the money!

[JonInMiddleGA]

Survival mode for Fallout 4, as currently constituted, is slightly more fun to me than Assassin's Creed was ... and that's one of maybe the three most "this isn't gaming, gaming is fun, this is just ... suffering" experiences I've had.

I'll give it a bit more time (Lvl 8 or so thus far I think) but so far it's kind of like sitting around poking yourself with a sharp object ... that's been heated in a fire ... and is liberally doused with anthrax.

[twothree]

I picked up Pocket Jockey for the 3DS the other day. For less than $8, it's a great horse racing-solitaire mix complete with rudimentary breeding and rpg-like leveling for young horses. Well worth the money!

Have played about 15 hours. With my second bred horse, I was finally able to train a horse up to a speed of 90. Then when I raced him as a 4 year old (a mature horse), I lost three straight races with poor card play. :( After three loses as a mature horse, your horse is forced to retire in the game.

So, I picked a random starting horse named Groovy Soul and won the Royal Derby (the in game Kentucky Derby). Got a lot of lucky card play and used its "front charger" characteristic which gives the horse energy when it runs just in front of another horse in the race. Every horse can have up to one characteristic and two skills. Skills need to be trained (by collecting skill cards) before they will appear on the horse.

Currently breeding a third generation horse (not inbred and hopefully a sprinter) while I race Groovy Soul. You get a new foal (called a JR horse) from two horses that have retired to the farm after finishing the racing career of a mature mode horse (4 year old+) or finshing the training of a new horse in growth mode.

A very well polished solitare card game where you play as a jockey with a really silly story line to explain the mechanics of the game. Though, for some reason as the jockey you can determine which horses can breed together, which I don't get since all the horses have an in game owner.

Also, you can't select which race your horse will run. Your next race is determined by the result of your previous race. So, sometimes that 3 year old that your training gets placed in a G1 with mature horses that goes for a distance your horse is ill equiped to race. So, all you can do is try and grab as many experience and skill cards that you can get.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Another sign that it's getting more difficult to make ends meet on some of these AAA series. Surprised to see this series end.

Disney Cancels Disney Infinity (http://kotaku.com/disney-cancels-disney-infinity-1775846793)

[twothree]

Also, you can't select which race your horse will run. Your next race is determined by the result of your previous race.

This is the case most of the time in Pocket Card Jockey. I found there is a situation where you are given a choice. If you have won a race in the previouse year with a horse, when you get to that race again in the following year with the same horse you can choose your next race. Either the race you won last year or a different one.

[nilodor]

Anybody tried out the new Ratchet & Clank game?

Solid return to form. Pretty similar to the PS3 crack in time, etc offerings (although I don't love the story as much this time around). If you liked those, you'll like this one. Groovitron is still awesome.

[Kodos]

Good to hear. I need something to help me get some more value out of my PS4.

[spleen1015]

Is R&C a reboot?

[mckerney]

Sort of? I think it's a game based on the movie based on the game.

[JonInMiddleGA]

My quick 2.5 cents worth with my reax to the Far Harbor DLC.

Fallout 4 DLC “Far Harbor” impressions | Jon's Three Cents (https://jonsthreecents.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/fallout-4-dlc-far-harbor-impressions/)

[Groundhog]

Good write up Jon. I'm only a little way into it, but already it feels like a big jump forward in terms of the actual writing. I think a ton of time was spent on the game mechanics in the initial release, and both the graphics and writing (especially as far as meaningful dialogue options go) took a bit of a back seat.

I've still clocked up 150 or so hours though, so hey, can't complain too much.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Good write up Jon.

Thanks, I don't do a lot of that kind of stuff, I'm more of a gut shot guy than a technical reviewer. It's an elaborate reviewer kinda world, I'm just a quick takes kinda guy {shrug}

I'm only a little way into it, but already it feels like a big jump forward in terms of the actual writing.

I will simply say that I felt like it really hit its stride around the midpoint (counting heavy sidequesting) of the experience,my first impression (2-4 hours worth) was far more lukewarm than where I ended up.


I've still clocked up 150 or so hours though, so hey, can't complain too much.

Between my first playthrough, then this version where I haven't finished the main storyline yet but did faction stuff that I largely skipped (aside from settlements) in the first go, and about 20 hours worth of fiddling with Survival mode ... yeah, I'm somewhere north of 300 hours total at this point.

[RainMaker]

My quick 2.5 cents worth with my reax to the Far Harbor DLC.

Fallout 4 DLC “Far Harbor” impressions | Jon's Three Cents (https://jonsthreecents.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/fallout-4-dlc-far-harbor-impressions/)

How deep is the DLC? I was all on board but it's $25 so I'm wondering how many hours you think you'd get out of this.

[JonInMiddleGA]

How deep is the DLC? I was all on board but it's $25 so I'm wondering how many hours you think you'd get out of this.

Sidequests & all, I had to play at least 25 hours (there were three extended sessions I put into it, plus some smaller bits along the way). And I have still have a few more sidequests to mop up after the main was finished, and that's without counting any additional time I'll put into the settlements that were added. And there's ever how many locations I haven't yet discovered (I would guess there to be 4-8 of those left, at least).

For me, it'll easily get to the 35 hour mark and likely a bit beyond.

[Abe Sargent]

In case any of you folks care, I picked up, and reviewed Techwars Online for my BattleTech blog I get paid top write for:

Sarna.net (http://www.sarna.net/news/)

[mckerney]

I love the new DOOM. It will likely be the biggest surprise of the year since most of what was shown pre-release was multiplayer which never looked very good, but the campaign is great. It's full of fast paced combat arenas full of demons, designed with multiple levels to move around (and you have to be moving at all times), and an arsenal of weapons that are a joy to use.

It joins Wolfenstein with its reboot that managed to do a wondrous job at updating a shooter while holding true to its old school sensibilities.

[jeff061]

I wasn't a huge fan of the Wolfenstein reboot, but Doom is utterly fantastic. Runs like a dream too.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Mods for Fallout 4 arrived on console today ... well, they arrived on the consoles that were able to log into a Bethesda.net site that is so slammed that not even the website (never mind connecting through XB1) is working atm.

A developer, unprepared/unwilling to meet demand? Gosh, I'm shocked by that.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Oh, even more fun. The site finally loaded (sorta) after about an hour of trying.
Of course, so far we've discovered that the XB1 files all list as being 0Kb ... meaning you can't even try to calculate what a mod would do to your 2GB (total) limit of active mods.

And it's looking like at least some portion of the mods that made it through their "beta" process & were declared ready for XB1 ... don't work.

Yep, feeling like a lovely day one clusterfuck thus far.

[Atocep]

Oh, even more fun. The site finally loaded (sorta) after about an hour of trying.
Of course, so far we've discovered that the XB1 files all list as being 0Kb ... meaning you can't even try to calculate what a mod would do to your 2GB (total) limit of active mods.

And it's looking like at least some portion of the mods that made it through their "beta" process & were declared ready for XB1 ... don't work.

Yep, feeling like a lovely day one clusterfuck thus far.

You're not really playing a bethesda game if you're not having some sort of mod problem. :D

[JonInMiddleGA]

You're not really playing a bethesda game if you're not having some sort of mod problem. :D

For as much as I've loved their stuff over the years, you're probably not really playing a bethesda game if it's been playtested.

[MacroGuru]

In case any of you folks care, I picked up, and reviewed Techwars Online for my BattleTech blog I get paid top write for:

Sarna.net (http://www.sarna.net/news/)

Looks like the old Cyberstorm game by Sierra, I will take a shot at it.

[Thomkal]

GOG.com now with limited Steam access:

https://www.gog.com/news/introducing_gog_connect?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=20160601_gog_connect&utm_term=EN&utm_term=newspost&utm_content=link

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Oh, even more fun. The site finally loaded (sorta) after about an hour of trying.
Of course, so far we've discovered that the XB1 files all list as being 0Kb ... meaning you can't even try to calculate what a mod would do to your 2GB (total) limit of active mods.

And it's looking like at least some portion of the mods that made it through their "beta" process & were declared ready for XB1 ... don't work.

Yep, feeling like a lovely day one clusterfuck thus far.

BethesdaGameStudios on Twitter: "Xbox traffic was 50x the initial #Fallout4 PC mod launch. It's a new world & just the beginning. New features & PS4 support in the works." (https://twitter.com/bethesdastudios/status/738068150156156929)

[Abe Sargent]

Looks like the old Cyberstorm game by Sierra, I will take a shot at it.

Yeah and if you don't like it after 30 minutes, you can return it. that's long enough for the tutorial adna few matches.

[NobodyHere]

GOG.com now with limited Steam access:

https://www.gog.com/news/introducing_gog_connect?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=20160601_gog_connect&utm_term=EN&utm_term=newspost&utm_content=link

I really hope this starts a trend.

[Atocep]

BethesdaGameStudios on Twitter: "Xbox traffic was 50x the initial #Fallout4 PC mod launch. It's a new world & just the beginning. New features & PS4 support in the works." (https://twitter.com/bethesdastudios/status/738068150156156929)

PC players use 3rd party mod platforms because they're better than bethesda's shit.

[jeff061]

Just bought both the Witcher 3 DLCs. Hearts of Stone was a little underwhelming, not bad but not up to the high standard the game set. Story was a little silly and not a tremendous amount of new content.

I'm currently part way through Blood and Wine and it is phenomenal. It's almost The Witcher 3.5, the amount of content is staggering, hands down more than 90% of full $60 games out there.

In short, if you own The Witcher you should buy Blood and Wine, today.

[Vince, Pt. II]

So I've recently uncovered the treasure trove that is RPG games on my Nintendo 3DS. I blitzed through Bravely Default and am now working on Fire Emblem: Awakening. Xenoblade Chronicles is on my radar...anything else I should be looking for on the 3DS?

[mckerney]

So I've recently uncovered the treasure trove that is RPG games on my Nintendo 3DS. I blitzed through Bravely Default and am now working on Fire Emblem: Awakening. Xenoblade Chronicles is on my radar...anything else I should be looking for on the 3DS?

Kirby: Planet Robobot is great, Zero Escape 3: Zero Time Dilemma is coming out next week.

[Groundhog]

I enjoyed Witcher 3 for the time I played it, but the lengthy cut scenes ending up killing it for me. I need to give it another shot though, because the story itself as well as some of the main quests seem to get rave reviews.

[NobodyHere]

So I've recently uncovered the treasure trove that is RPG games on my Nintendo 3DS. I blitzed through Bravely Default and am now working on Fire Emblem: Awakening. Xenoblade Chronicles is on my radar...anything else I should be looking for on the 3DS?

Dragon Quest 7 comes out in September. You could also try Tales of the Abyss if you're a fan of the series.

ETA: I'm assuming you already know about the Bravely Default sequel and Fire Emblem Fates.

[Abe Sargent]

So I've recently uncovered the treasure trove that is RPG games on my Nintendo 3DS. I blitzed through Bravely Default and am now working on Fire Emblem: Awakening. Xenoblade Chronicles is on my radar...anything else I should be looking for on the 3DS?

The best/my favorite 3ds RPG in the last few years is The World Ends With You. It's different, pushes the genre in some different ways, and is pretty good.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Ends_with_You


http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showpost.php?p=3073794&postcount=38

[Vince, Pt. II]

I played TWEWY for a little while, finally started to enjoy it, then they changed the rules on me. I put it down for a while and haven't gone back. I should pick it back up again, easily the best use of the stylus and dual screen technology I've seen.

[mckerney]

Zero Escape 3: Zero Time Dilemma reviews are coming out with the game releasing next Tuesday.

We Got This Covered - 5/5 (http://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/zero-time-dilemma-review/)
Zero Time Dilemma wraps up the long-running Zero Escape series in style. Presentation issues aside, it's the masterpiece we've been waiting for, and the one that the fans deserve.

Destructoid - 9.5/10 (https://www.destructoid.com/review-zero-time-dilemma-370574.phtml)
Eventually, the poor direction of the story segments stopped bothering me. Not because it got any better (because it didn't), but because the story is so goddamn good. Hands down, Zero Time Dilemma has the best story in the series. It made me laugh, shocked me, sickened me, surprised me, brought a tear to my eye, and taught me to look at Back to the Future in an entirely different light.

PlayStation Insider - 5/5 (http://playstationinsider.com/2016/06/zero-escape-zero-time-dilemma-review-vita)
In conclusion, Zero Time Dilemma is perfect. From it’s presentation to it’s onerous gameplay, this game flawlessly ends this seven year saga. So please take my advice, buy Zero Time Dilemma, 999, and Virtues Last Reward for about $60.00 altogether (you can get Zero Time Dilemma for 32 dollars via Amazon Prime). Encounter the creepy, rewarding, and provocative story, one that’s been the most flawlessly executed to ever grace video games.



Really looking forward to the conclusion of one of my favorite series. Maybe we'll even find out wheter or not Phi is a dog.

[mckerney]

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Bloodstained released their demo to backers, looks good for where it's at in development.

[bob]

Are Shadowrun Returns or Shadowrun Dragonfall (Director's Cut) any good? And if so, which one is better? I have some Amazon credit about to expire and they are $3 each....

[mckerney]

Yes they're good, Dragonfall is the better of the two.

[Atocep]

Yes they're good, Dragonfall is the better of the two.

+1

Returns is solid. Dragonfall is definitely a level above it though.

[SirFozzie]

The Trilogy is on Steam Summer Sale for <$5 I think.

All three games are good, and the series build on each other.

[MizzouRah]

The Long Dark is pretty fun, although it's EA but like $7. I've had fun trying to survive so far.

[Atocep]

The Long Dark is pretty fun, although it's EA but like $7. I've had fun trying to survive so far.

I picked up the Long Dark when it first hit early access. The updates aren't consistent, but the guy working on the game does update it and it is fun. Once story mode and all of the other promised features get into the game it should be really, really good.

[NobodyHere]

+1

Returns is solid. Dragonfall is definitely a level above it though.

How is Hong Kong?

[Abe Sargent]

I played TWEWY for a little while, finally started to enjoy it, then they changed the rules on me. I put it down for a while and haven't gone back. I should pick it back up again, easily the best use of the stylus and dual screen technology I've seen.

I hear ya!

[SirFozzie]

How is Hong Kong?

Best game in the series. Bunch of new stuff too.

[NobodyHere]

Well there goes another $7

[mckerney]

How is Hong Kong?

I prefer Hong Kong to Dragonfall. Dragonfall may have a better story, but I liked the companion and hub world characters in Hong Kong more.

[MizzouRah]

I picked up the Long Dark when it first hit early access. The updates aren't consistent, but the guy working on the game does update it and it is fun. Once story mode and all of the other promised features get into the game it should be really, really good.

I've died both times so far (I know that's the point, eventually).. did last a bit longer in my 2nd run however until a wolf got me. Game us BRUTAL but really fun to play. :) The nights are so freaking dark!!!

[MizzouRah]

Freaking wolves! I'm nearly frozen and they finish me off. :(

[Abe Sargent]

Get ready for Phoenix Point:

Phoenix Point: Every Detail Of The X-COM Creator’s Return To The Genre | Rock, Paper, Shotgun (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/06/14/phoenix-point-new-xcom-julian-gollop/#more-374883)

[MizzouRah]

Get ready for Phoenix Point:

Phoenix Point: Every Detail Of The X-COM Creator’s Return To The Genre | Rock, Paper, Shotgun (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/06/14/phoenix-point-new-xcom-julian-gollop/#more-374883)

Drool!

[Balldog]

Picked up Long Dark and Rust...looking forward to checking them out tongithZ


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[stevew]

Anyone playing Overwatch?

[Kodos]

That Prey for the Gods game looks like a nice Shadow of the Colossus clone.

http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2016/07/06/prey-gods-kickstarter-launches-includes-ps4-xbox-one-stretch-goals/

[Julio Riddols]

Pokemon Go, baby. I am a little kid.

[RainMaker]

Is The Show worth it at $20?

[Groundhog]

Maybe I'm just old, but I downloaded Pokemon Go on the train, captured a pokemon that was sitting on the seat in front of me, saw the little GPS/google maps screen, wondered if that's all there is to the app, then uninstalled.

[bhlloy]

Is The Show worth it at $20?

Yes, easily worth that in my opinion. It's probably worth full price

[RainMaker]

Nevermind, Amazon says "ships in 1-2 months".

[Thomkal]

I've never owned a console in my life, but this seems like a good way to be introduced to them. Comes out in November for $59.99:

Nintendo is releasing a miniature NES with 30 built-in games | The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/14/12187296/nintendo-nes-classic-edition-announced-price-games)

[cuervo72]

Nintendo has been pretty good about having their old games available on things like virtual console, but it's still pretty heartening to see one of these classic editions actually produced by the company which made the first one (not that with Nintendo there would really be another option).

I've bought some old Intellivision compilations/classic consoles, and they never seem to quite get things right. Either the controls are a little off, timing is off, sound is off, they come wrapped in a frustrating interface, or something. Little doubt Nintendo will get this right.

[BYU 14]

I've never owned a console in my life, but this seems like a good way to be introduced to them. Comes out in November for $59.99:

Nintendo is releasing a miniature NES with 30 built-in games | The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/14/12187296/nintendo-nes-classic-edition-announced-price-games)

That's tight and worth it just for Techmo Bowl, Punchout, Excite Bike and the Donkey Kong games alone. Got a ton of play out of all of those back in the day.

[MizzouRah]

Where is the 2006 game thread? I never knew Company of Heroes was this freaking awesome!

I'm such a n00b

[dawgfan]

A little bummed that RBI Baseball isn't included, but I'm going to have a hard time resisting buying one. For my son. Not for me, for my son.

;)

[bob]

No RBI Baseball or Pro Wrestling stinks, but probably a Christmas pickup for our family.

I still have that Pro Wrestling song stuck in my head.

[Atocep]

Interesting, but I'd be way more excited if it were SNES.

[RainMaker]

Have any of you tried making your own emulator with a Raspberry Pi? You can bulid one pretty easily for cheap and load it up with thousands of games on multiple consoles.

[cartman]

Have any of you tried making your own emulator with a Raspberry Pi? You can bulid one pretty easily for cheap and load it up with thousands of games on multiple consoles.

I did this with one of the new Raspberry Pi 3s and a hard drive. Put it into a small case, and hooked it up to the screens in back seat of the car. On the trip to Big Bend last week, my cousin's sons played it a bunch.

[RainMaker]

For anyone interested. It's relatively easy these days to setup.

How to Build a Raspberry Pi Retro Game Console for $35Â* (http://lifehacker.com/how-to-turn-your-raspberry-pi-into-a-retro-game-console-498561192)

[nilodor]

Have any of you tried making your own emulator with a Raspberry Pi? You can bulid one pretty easily for cheap and load it up with thousands of games on multiple consoles.

I did, it works really well. My biggest issue was getting the bluetooth dongle and my ps3 remote to cooperate, but it works really well for most games. The pi struggled with stuttering on some games but that was 2 versions ago. I think the new ones are much more capable.

[JonInMiddleGA]

The rather obvious impact of Pokemon Go has me wondering ... has anyone managed to do anything of the sort for console? And if not, how far away is the tech from being able to handle it?

Logistically, let's say instead of using your camera (which obviously wouldn't work as well) it was tied to Google Earth 360 mapping, or something of the sort?

[nilodor]

NBA 2K17 Features League Expansion - Operation Sports (http://www.operationsports.com/features/2541/nba-2k17-features-league-expansion/)

Pretty friggin amazing. Super stoked for this fall.

[mckerney]

Humble 2K Bundle 2 (pay what you want and help charity) (https://www.humblebundle.com/2k-games-bundle)

And if anyone wants 2k16 it's in the current Humble Bundle at the beat the average level, currently around $6.80.

[INDalltheway]

Does anyone want a Civ V steam code? I got it today in the 2k Humble Bundle and already have the game.

[bob]

Does anyone want a Civ V steam code? I got it today in the 2k Humble Bundle and already have the game.

Id like it!

[INDalltheway]

Id like it!send me your email address.

[thealmighty]

Rimworld is at Alpha 14 and looks like fun from Youtube viewing. Anyone played it (a search came up with only three posts from 2014)?

If purchased, would you go with the Steam buy or the one from the author website directly?

Thanks.