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- www.tomshardware.com DOOM can now run on a quantum computer with Quandoom port — seminal FPS blood and gore mixed with spooky action
But you can run it on your PC using a lightweight QASM simulator.
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Anyone Else been following the countdown at blackmesa.com?
The bottom of the page there is a countdown that will expire at midnight Eastern standard Time tonight.
This company claims to be in Boston. They've received federal grants. I've done a small amount of digging, but it would be entirely within valves resources to set up such a company. They have a LinkedIn, but it doesn't really seem like anyone really works there? It seems like a viral marketing campaign.
There was a Reddit thread. A while back. Some people noticed classes in the HTML that referenced other half-lifey things. But, some people in that thread shut it down as nothing out of the ordinary.
Then, there have been recent leaks with regard to a new game being developed. Someone found a resume suggesting that a person had done voice-over work for an unreleased project with Valve in 2023.
There was also a leak of some files with .hlx file types, and I guess prior to the half-life alyx release some .hla files leaked.
In the .hlx file leak, I guess there was found references to things like the EV suit.
Here's a YouTube video that touches on all of this.
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Steam News - The Updated Steam Subscriber Agreement
store.steampowered.com Steam News - The Updated Steam Subscriber Agreement - Steam NewsWe’d like to share some information about recent updates to the Steam Subscriber Agreement (SSA), which mainly relate to how any disputes between Valve and Steam users are resolved. We’ve eliminated the requirement that disputes be resolved by individual arbitration. As always, we encourage you to c...
Biggest thing is this:
>We’ve eliminated the requirement that disputes be resolved by individual arbitration. As always, we encourage you to contact Steam Support when you have any issues, as that will nearly always be the best way to reach a solution. But if that doesn’t work, the updated SSA now provides that any disputes are to go forward in court instead of arbitration. We’ve also removed the class action waiver, as well as the cost and fee-shifting provisions, that were in prior versions of the SSA.
- www.pcgamer.com What it feels like to have your Fallout game declared non-canon by Todd Howard: 'It sucked'
The actual third game in the series didn't get much love from Bethesda.
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God of War Ragnarok mod removes PSN requirement from PC version
www.videogameschronicle.com God of War Ragnarok mod removes PSN requirement from PC version | VGCIt’s the latest Sony-published game to require the service…
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Actors union SAG-AFTRA calls a strike against League of Legends
www.videogameschronicle.com Actors union SAG-AFTRA calls a strike against League of Legends | VGCProduction company Formosa accused of attempting to subvert ongoing video game strike…
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Frostpunk 2 releases in 1 hour!
Not long to go now :) Frostpunk 1 was one of my all time favorite games and I think everyone should check out the sequel. It's been getting stellar reviews.
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Dwarf Fortress like? Cosmorists
Early yet, but has potential I think.
https://youtu.be/K4svlfnGIzM?si=jw8KPX7_OpOvW1VT
- www.tomshardware.com AMD deprioritizing flagship gaming GPUs: Jack Hyunh talks new strategy against Nvidia in gaming market
The battle seems to be over before it starts.
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Favourite FPS Campaign
What are people's recommendation for their favourite FPS single player campaigns that you still enjoy playing a couple of levels once in awhile? No multiplayer suggestions.
My all time one is Medal Of Honor 2010 reboot. I don't play through it every time but I have a couple of favourite levels.
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Rover in Planet Crafter
There is a cool new rover in Planet Crafter. This game just keeps getting better. They also announced a new DLC!
https://youtu.be/NOJRp3wV9_8?si=W0m1jX4Tul4piacp
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Fantasy Senate Simulator, a political party management x grand strategy hybrid game set in a fantasy world, released on Steam
store.steampowered.com Save 20% on Fantasy Senate Simulator on SteamCreate a political party, win elections, respond to events, pass laws, govern, create your version of utopia and even go to war with your neighbors in this senate simulator with a fantasy twist.
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Daily Screenshot Drop - Kay Vess
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19272648
> So figured I'd add some content to this sub, and what better to start off from the very beginning of the game, a close-up of our main girl, Kay Vess. > > I was worried about visual details, after hearing and seeing some pre-release content. But damn, the detail quality is just insane!
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Squirrel with a Gun
store.steampowered.com Save 10% on Squirrel with a Gun on SteamSquirrel, meet gun. As the neighborhood’s most obnoxious rodent, develop a knack (and a love?) for crime and mayhem in pursuit of golden acorns in this nutty sandbox shooter and puzzle platformer. Fight tooth, claw, and gun to escape a secret underground facility and defeat the Agents.
Just fyi, released today and it's on a 10% discount.
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A remaster of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos is coming this year
www.videogameschronicle.com A remaster of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos is coming this year | VGCMore Argonaut Games franchises are also set for a revival…
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Star Wars Outlaws: Reviews are coming in
opencritic.com Star Wars Outlaws ReviewsStar Wars Outlaws is rated 'Strong' after being reviewed by 54 critics, with an overall average score of 75. It's ranked in the top 40% of games and recommended by 74% of critics.
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Anno 117 : Pax Romana announced
www.ubisoft.com Anno 117 : Pax Romana | Ubisoft (US)In the latest instalment of the award-winning Anno strategy franchise, it’s your destiny to shape the Roman Empire in the year 117AD. As governor, will you encourage economic growth or expand your rule through dominance? Lead with rebellion or unite a diverse culture? The cost of peace is yours to d...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19067997
> I am a sucker for the Anno Series and damn if I am not going to enjoy the heck out of the Roman setting. It'll certainly be an interesting ride.
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Playing #blackmythwukong since yesterday. Wonderful game. Too bad they placed horribly difficult boss at the very start. I suggest looking into guides about defeating it.
Playing #blackmythwukong since yesterday. Wonderful game. Too bad they placed horribly difficult boss at the very start. I suggest looking into guides about defeating it.
On the tehnical note, it's one of the very few games where FSR frame gen does a pretty good job without input lag causing too many issues
#gaming #games #pcgaming
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Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has been delayed again
www.videogameschronicle.com Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has been delayed again | VGCThe game will now be released in the first half of 2025…
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FREE - Supermart Sim with multiplayer
Cool supermarket game that is free to play. Worth a look.
Here is some game play - https://youtu.be/ZXF1v_zBc_g?si=_JkNORytRx6NV7b9 Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2709570/Supermarket_Together/
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Train Valley World, a train company management game in the style of Sid Meier’s Railroads, released on Steam
store.steampowered.com Save 20% on Train Valley World on SteamTrain Valley World is an engrossing transport tycoon inspired by the genre classics. Build and manage efficient railroads across the globe, create sophisticated logistics chains, design your own levels*, and become a business mogul – solo or in multiplayer!
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18479277
- www.pcgamer.com Previously unreleased Life By You screenshots are making life sim fans even sadder that it got cancelled
Why did Paradox cancel Life By You, anyway?
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The Half-Life 3 Leaks We’ve Been Waiting For - Tyler McVicker
YouTube Video
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Datamining youtuber found some stuff.
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Cities Skylines 2 Mods
Cities Skylines final has mod support. This guy has some suggestions. I need more!!
https://youtu.be/-cxJyf9dhfw?si=tJOyh5pWPIoubu2g
- www.pcgamer.com 'There aren't 3 new wolf simulation games coming out every month': 17 years in, this multiplayer wolf edutainment game from the Minnesota Zoo has an improbably loyal fandom keeping it alive
Developer eduweb has spent the last two decades slowly refining a project that evolved beyond their wildest ambitions.
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Xbox is reportedly exploring more new Game Pass tiers
www.videogameschronicle.com Xbox is reportedly exploring more new Game Pass tiers | VGCIncluding a cloud-only option and possibly a family membership…
Really seems like they're hell bent on ruining game pass some more.
- blog.playstation.com Helldivers 2’s biggest update yet, Escalation of Freedom, drops August 6
New enemies, mission objectives, difficulty levels, and more.
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Summer House
These just build and no real goal type games are on the rise. Here is a house building one with retro graphics. Anybody else play this one?
https://youtu.be/mZH7XGK-C_o
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How do people feel about reviews like this?
Reviewed at 42 hours. Played it for another 80 hours (in the past two weeks)
In my mind, their actions speak louder than words, and this game is worth it.
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What's your favorite expansion/quest mod?
Immediately what comes to mind for me is the The Someguy Series for Fallout New Vegas. It's a bundle of voiced quest mods that mesh well with the base game. There's also House of Horrors for Fallout New Vegas that I recall being pretty good. I played it probably about eight years ago so I don't recall much about it though.
I've also heard a lot of good things about Stardew Valley Expanded.
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What about you? What's your favorite quest mod?
I'd also be curious to hear people's thoughts on content targeting a specific theme. For example mods that are good with horror or comedy. They might not fit in well with the base game but they can be fun.
- arstechnica.com Microsoft asks many Game Pass subscribers to pay more for less
Launch day access to first-party titles now restricted to $19.99/month "Ultimate" tier.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17448834
> Microsoft asks many Game Pass subscribers to pay more for less > > "Launch day access to first-party titles now restricted to $19.99/month 'Ultimate' tier."
- www.pcgamer.com Fan effort to recreate the lost Fallout 3 we never got from the original devs gets a big update, goes open-source, and you can finally find it on Nexus Mods
Over and over, I keep going over the world we knew.
- www.rockpapershotgun.com I turned my PC off during the "don't switch off" symbol in five different games to see what would happen and boy was this an annoying experiment
What happens when you turn off a game during the "Do not turn off" warning? This displays when a game is being saved and warns of data corruption. Let's see.
The games and their results
Hades 2 - Result: No data loss.
Still Wakes The Deep - Result: Absolutely fuckaw.
Dread Delusion - Result: Getting very bored of entering my Windows password.
Cyberpunk 2077 - Result: Regret starting this pointless experiment.
Alien: Isolation - Result: Just glad this is over, to be honest.