Games @sh.itjust.works nanoUFO @sh.itjust.works 8mo ago

Helldivers 2 has likely sold over 8m, it’s claimed, ‘well ahead of expectations’

www.videogameschronicle.com Helldivers 2 has likely sold over 8m, it’s claimed, ‘well ahead of expectations’ | VGC

PlayStation’s co-op shooter continues to sell well weekly…

PC Gaming @lemmy.ca alessandro @lemmy.ca 8mo ago

Helldivers 2 has likely sold over 8m, it’s claimed, ‘well ahead of expectations'

www.videogameschronicle.com /news/helldivers-2-has-likely-sold-over-8m-its-claimed-well-ahead-of-expectations/

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News just in! People like games that are fun and don't try to fucking rob you at every opportunity.

Shocking
- It also looks like $40 and under is the sweet spot for fun word of mouth games to take off at an exponential rate.
TIL Helldivers 1 was a top down shooter. Not from the article, I was just curious.
- Helldivers 2 is arrowhead's first foray into a game that's not top-down, which makes it more impressive. It also allows Helldivers 1 to remain unique and enjoyable on its own, because the two play quite differently, and I still really love the first one
  
  i would be very down to play an fps magicka extraction game.
  
  I love 2 and still have 1 wishlist, are they still doing stuff with 1? Is it worth getting?
  
  They also made Magicka which was a very fun and funny game back in the day!
Democracy is spreading.
8 million people with a kernel level rootkit on their machines. WCGW?
- I’m out of the loop about that. What is wrong with the game?
  
  Kernel level Anti-Cheat has access to all the hardware and software on the computer. So if the Anti-Cheat is ever compromised through a vulnerability, then those hackers would have complete control over your system.
  
  Source: https://twitter.com/AntiCheatPD/status/1769532511057584576
  
  PSA: There is currently an RCE exploit being abused in @PlayApex. It is unsure whether it comes from the game or the actual anti-cheat (@TeddyEAC). I would advise against playing any games protected by EAC or any EA titles once they have fixed this or can comment. Currently, the RCE is being abused to inject cheats into streamers machines, which means they have the capabilities to do whatever, like installing ransomware software locking up your entire PC.
- Nearly every major anti cheat implementation is ring-0 access. If you have any game with EasyAntiCheat or BattlEye installed, you've also got one. This is of course not to say they aren't a worrying thing, but they aren't abnormal and HD2 certainly isn't the only one to use it.
  
  Games with EAC:
  
  • 7 Days to Die
  
  • Absolver
  
  • Albion Online
  
  • Apex Legends
  
  • Audition
  
  • Audition Next Level
  
  • Battlefield 2042
  
  • Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2
  
  • Beyond the Wire
  
  • Black Clover: Quartet Knights
  
  • Black Desert Online
  
  • Blankos: Block Party
  
  • Blazing Sails
  
  • Bleeding Edge
  
  • Block N Load
  
  • Cabal Online
  
  • Captain Tsubasa
  
  • CardLife
  
  • Chivalry 2
  
  • Crossout
  
  • CRSED: F.O.A.D.
  
  • Darkfall: Rise of Agon
  
  • Darwin Project
  
  • Dauntless
  
  • Dead by Daylight
  
  • Deadside
  
  • Dirty Bomb
  
  • Dragon Ball FighterZ
  
  • Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
  
  • Dreadnought
  
  • Due Process
  
  • Dying Light: Bad Blood
  
  • Empyrion
  
  • Enlisted
  
  • Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
  
  • Fear the Wolves
  
  • For Honor
  
  • Fortnite Battle Royale
  
  • Friday the 13th
  
  • Gears 5
  
  • H-Hour: World Elite
  
  • Halo: The Master Chief Collection
  
  • Heat
  
  • Hell Let Loose
  
  • Hood: Outlaws & Legends
  
  • Hunt: Showdown
  
  • Hurtworld
  
  • Intruder
  
  • iRacing
  
  • Ironsight
  
  • Jump Force
  
  • Last Oasis
  
  • Lost Ark
  
  • M.A.R.S.
  
  • Memories of Mars
  
  • Miscreated
  
  • Monstrum 2
  
  • Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker
  
  • New GUNDAM Breaker
  
  • New World
  
  • One Punch Man
  
  • Overstep
  
  • Paladins
  
  • Pandemic Express
  
  • Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
  
  • Post Scriptum
  
  • Predator: Hunting Grounds
  
  • Quantum League
  
  • Ragnarok
  
  • Realm Royale
  
  • Rec Room
  
  • Reign of Kings
  
  • RF Online
  
  • Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
  
  • Robocraft
  
  • Rocket Arena
  
  • Rogue Company
  
  • Rust
  
  • SCUM
  
  • Sector's Edge
  
  • Smite
  
  • Space Junkies
  
  • Squad
  
  • Star Wars: Squadrons
  
  • Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission
  
  • Sword Art Online Alicization Lycoris
  
  • Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
  
  • Tales Runner
  
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
  
  • Tom Clancy's The Division 2
  
  • Trials Rising
  
  • War Rock
  
  • War Thunder
  
  • Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade
  
  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2
  
  • Watch Dogs 2
  
  • Will To Live Online
  
  • Wolf Team
  
  • WolfTeam Turkey
  
  • Worms Rumble
  
  • XERA: Survival
  
  • Yulgang TH
  
  Should add Destiny 2 to that list.
  
  Ya, that's indeed a list of games to avoid if you care about security.

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