The Gaming Thread

[ArcadiaGP]

Oh wow... they seemed to be doing well.

Gamasutra - Report: The Walking Dead developer Telltale Games shutting down

Update: While Telltale Games representatives have not yet responded to our request for comment and further details, word is spreading that the studio maintains only a skeleton crew (25 people out of what was estimated to be a staff size of ~250 people) to complete work on a single project. The rest were let go this week, reportedly without any severance, and it sounds as though all of the company's other ongoing projects are in jeopardy or have been cancelled outright, including The Wolf Among Us 2.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

This week's Gameranx wrap-up

1. Playstation Now adds downloading of PS4 and PS2 games. Sort of Sony's version of XBox GamePass.
2. Playstation Vita ceasing production in 2019. Shame, it had a lot of potential but they never really gave it enough effort.
3. Sony announced the Playstation Classic, 20 pre-loaded games.
4. Twitch has been banned in China.
5. Lot of Red Dead 2 stuff, including an online beta.
* Have to clean guns
* Hair and beard will grow over time
* You can smell bad, and be asked to leave shops
* Horse testicles react to... the weather/temperature
6. Elder Scrolls 6 may be titled "Redfall" according to trademark.
7. Rocksteady Studios' next project announced in 2019.
8. 15 EU gambling regulating bodies have banded together to tackle lootboxes in games.
9. Tokyo Game Show going on this week, few new looks at upcoming games like Day's Gone, Devil May Cry 5


[video=youtube_share;YVz_v-xSE4M]https://youtu.be/YVz_v-xSE4M[/video]

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Gaming Historian looks back on the time Nike sued Sega

[video=youtube;1jMyqX-TSuk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jMyqX-TSuk[/video]

 

[ArcadiaGP]

This week's Gameranx wrap-up

1. Red Dead Redemption 2 install size requires a minimum of 105GB on the PS4. DLC exclusive to Playstation for first 30 days.
2. RDR details... 19 different horse breeds, tons of fauna, hunting, fishing, etc. Very new dynamic NPC interaction system.
3. PS4 cross-play for Fortnite starting with all other platforms.
4. New trailer for Fallout 76. Beta release dates.
5. 12 year old with rare cancer fulfills wish of playing Fallout 76.
6. Oculus announces "Oculus Quest", a "middle-ground" VR system around $400. Wireless.
7. Telltale shutting down. Former employee files lawsuit.


[video=youtube_share;fomdOqK6Oz4]https://youtu.be/fomdOqK6Oz4[/video]

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Top 10 new games of October 2018

10. Call of Cthulhu (Oct 30)
9. Megaman 11 (Oct 2)
8. Super Mario Party (Oct 5)
7. World War 3 (Oct 19)
6. WWE 2K19 (Oct 5)
5. Soul Calibur 6 (Oct 19)
4. Forza Horizon 4 (Oct 2)
3. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (Oct 5)
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Oct 12)
1. Red Dead Redemption 2 (Oct 26)

[video=youtube;TxwZgj9_IeY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxwZgj9_IeY[/video]

 

[chezuki]

I caved and finally bought an Xbox One. Been holding on to my 360 for far too long.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

This week's Gameranx wrap-up

1. Playstation Network set to allow username changes.
2. Rockstar Games outlined 30 day exclusive content for RDR2.
3. Author of The Witcher books pursuing lawsuit against CD Projekt Red for "unearned money." Sorry bro, you sold it for a lump sum and denied royalties.
4. Warner Bros distributing CDPR's Cyberpunk 2077.
5. Harry Potter open-world RPG game footage leaked.
6. Rumors of Rocksteady's next game being a new Batman: Arkham
7. Rumor of a New Nintendo Switch in 2019.


[video=youtube;ywfqOWjBV4A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywfqOWjBV4A[/video]

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Info about RDR2... If you turn off the mini-map, NPC's dialogue will change - giving you directions involving routes and landmarks.

That's... really cool.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

New GMTK video, part of his "Designing for disabilities" series. This one focuses on how game makers and hardware creators tailor their product for gamers with motor disabilities.

[video=youtube;Ufe0i26DGiA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufe0i26DGiA[/video]

 

[Caleb]

anybody know where to get a decent used graphic card for my desktop that won't break the bank?

 

[ArcadiaGP]

anybody know where to get a decent used graphic card for my desktop that won't break the bank?

I've got a GeForce GTX 660 lying around, wife's old card. Guess it depends what kind of gaming you want to do. Don't need anything for it if you'd see yourself using it. She got along comfortably with things like Tomb Raider, Overwatch, TESO, Skyrim, Bioshock. Usually a mix of medium and high graphics.

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This week's Gameranx wrap-up

1. Sony confirms "next gen" Playstation is necessary.
2. Hitman 2 "Ghost mode" competitive 1v1 MP trailer.
3. Rumor of "Bully 2" coming from Rockstar, apparently a casting call went out.
4. New breakdown of how weapons systems work in Red Dead Redemption 2.
5. Star Citizen Squadron 42 trailer.
6. Playstation Network allowing Online ID changes now.
7. Black Ops IIII launched this week.
8. XB rolling out a dashboard update, avatar customization. Integration with Amazon Alexa.
9. Razer announced Razer Phone 2, 120hz gaming phone.
10. Microsoft announced X-Cloud, their game streaming service.



[video=youtube_share;pcJ-PpaMYOw]https://youtu.be/pcJ-PpaMYOw[/video]

 

[Caleb]

I've got a GeForce GTX 660 lying around, wife's old card. Guess it depends what kind of gaming you want to do. Don't need anything for it if you'd see yourself using it. She got along comfortably with things like Tomb Raider, Overwatch, TESO, Skyrim, Bioshock. Usually a mix of medium and high graphics.

...


This week's Gameranx wrap-up

1. Sony confirms "next gen" Playstation is necessary.
2. Hitman 2 "Ghost mode" competitive 1v1 MP trailer.
3. Rumor of "Bully 2" coming from Rockstar, apparently a casting call went out.
4. New breakdown of how weapons systems work in Red Dead Redemption 2.
5. Star Citizen Squadron 42 trailer.
6. Playstation Network allowing Online ID changes now.
7. Black Ops IIII launched this week.
8. XB rolling out a dashboard update, avatar customization. Integration with Amazon Alexa.
9. Razer announced Razer Phone 2, 120hz gaming phone.
10. Microsoft announced X-Cloud, their game streaming service.



[video=youtube_share;pcJ-PpaMYOw]https://youtu.be/pcJ-PpaMYOw[/video]

I may take you up on that deal...the onboard HD 4000 graphic chip is only good for productivity.

 

[chezuki]

I’m enjoying BO4, but still play COD WWII a little more. Possibly just because none of my gaming friends have 4 yet. My buddy and I played hundreds of hours of the original Black Ops online.

 

[T.Lex]

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-play-commodore-64-games-online-for-free-1829660762

Not sure how, but the Internet Archive has a browser emulator... for now.

 

[Caleb]

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-play-commodore-64-games-online-for-free-1829660762

Not sure how, but the Internet Archive has a browser emulator... for now.

That's cool!!

 

[ArcadiaGP]

The Pink Mercy skin campaign raised over $12.7 million for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Thank You! Pink Mercy Raises More Than 12.7 Million (USD) for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation - News - Overwatch

Blizzard details how the money raised is being used

Healing Stream Engaged: How your Pink Mercy donations are fighting breast cancer

The donation of over $12.7 million will fuel three critical programs that examine every aspect of a breast cancer diagnosis and will change the lives of women and men across the globe: BCRF Precision Prevention Initiative, BCRF Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium Award, and 25 Annual BCRF Research Grants.

PRECISION PREVENTION INITIATIVE

Launched with support from Blizzard Entertainment, BCRF will fuel innovative prevention research to reduce the incidence of breast cancer, including creating new tools and tests for improved screenings and diagnostics. These programs will advance the understanding of inherited risk and pursue population-based genetic risk assessment to help those deemed at risk before the disease takes place.

The initiative will begin later this month when BCRF will convene a “think tank” of breast cancer research specialists to design this year’s Request for Proposals—grants given to select studies aimed at addressing breast cancer prevention with both short- and long-term milestones. After the process ends in March, BCRF will distribute awards over three years in research funding for clinical and laboratory studies.

TRANSLATIONAL BREAST CANCER RESEARCH CONSORTIUM AWARD

The BCRF Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium Award, funded by the Pink Mercy donations, will help launch five new clinical trials this year.

These clinical trials are conducted within a consortium comprised of 19 medical institutions and nearly 200 investigators aimed at accelerating new treatments for patients with breast cancer. The Consortium uses a collaborative and multidisciplinary approach to improve the understanding of breast cancer biology and to test new therapeutic strategies through clinical trials.

25 ANNUAL BCRF RESEARCH GRANTS

The Annual Research Grants Program is the core of BCRF’s mission. These awards provide scientists across the globe with funds to explore innovative ideas, to collaborate with fellow researchers, and to bring us closer to eradicating breast cancer. Your donations will fund 25 research grants, which will be distributed to studies in seven different research fields that focus on diagnosis and treatment.

 

[T.Lex]

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45891126

A group selling a GTA V cheat module were taken to court. Rockstar has a court order allowing it to search their houses for evidence of wrongdoing under copyright law.

Regardless how you feel about that, the article states that a dude named Sfinktah had his... [wait for it]... assets frozen.

That, my friends, is genius.

 

[JettaKnight]

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45891126

A group selling a GTA V cheat module were taken to court. Rockstar has a court order allowing it to search their houses for evidence of wrongdoing under copyright law.

Regardless how you feel about that, the article states that a dude named Sfinktah had his... [wait for it]... assets frozen.

That, my friends, is genius.

As someone who spent a lot of time on GTA V, and had a lot of ruined gameplay because of cheaters, and is a Take 2 shareholder, I welcome this. I can't think of an analogy, but it's certainly defrauding Take 2 and gamers.

 

[Caleb]

As someone who spent a lot of time on GTA V, and had a lot of ruined gameplay because of cheaters, and is a Take 2 shareholder, I welcome this. I can't think of an analogy, but it's certainly defrauding Take 2 and gamers.

I can agree with this...cheating ruins gameplay

 

[T.Lex]

Not sure if this had already been posted, but it popped up in my feed even though it was from August.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/...game-obsession-isn-t-really-about-video-games

Good breakdown, IMHO, about the line between video game addiction and just having fun. Brings in other contemporary issues, too.