What would a video game be without Troy Baker?
Video Game News and Miscellany
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Huh, I haven't played any of the games he's appeared in. He's like my video game version of Will Ferrell.
In other news, it seems Red Dead Redemption II is getting lots of press:
-Red Dead Redemption is finally giving us all a game with ultra-realistic horse testicles
-Red Dead Redemption 2 Has Animated Horse Testicles
-Kevin made me write about the horse balls in Red Dead Redemption 2
--Patrick
And very soon, we'll learn Rockstar assigned this task to their sole female game designer.
Kati read this out loud to me along with some of the reaction tweets, which read something like, “Which programmer do you think came up with this idea? Willing to bet that programmers name wasn’t anything like ‘Amy’ or ‘Clarissa.’”
One of the first comments was: “what happens if you shoot them lol”
—Patrick
Konami sucks and Fuckonami and such, but honestly, the more people who get to play the masterpiece/culmination of the pre-SotN Castlevania design that is Rondo of Blood (in it's sprite based form...the 3D PSP game never felt right), the better.
Oh, I didn't realize, the shitty lazy trailer doesn't even mention it comes out Oct 26.
PS: It's digital only on the PS4 Konami, why the fuck would I preorder it?
figmentPez
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Steam made an interesting blog post recently about Controller Gaming on PC
While it's not surprising that Xbox 360 controllers are the most common, followed by Xbox One controllers, there were some things that stood out:
- Switch Pro controllers have one of the highest active use rates. They're a minority of paired controllers, but ~14% of them have been used in the last month (it sounds low, but the only controller with a higher usage rate are Xbox One with just shy of 20%).
- There are more than 1.5 million Steam Controllers out there, with over 200,000 in use within the last month.
- Based on the numbers in the post, and other Steam usage numbers, I estimate that there are about ~4.5 million controller users in the past month, out of the ~67 million active monthly Steam users.
- Steam Controller users played the widest variety of games, over 1,000 different unique titles. Xbox One controllers, despite having a much higher install base, and the highest percentage of active users, were used with less than half as many titles.
I'm happy to see that controller gaming on PC is continuing to grow.
While it's not surprising that Xbox 360 controllers are the most common, followed by Xbox One controllers, there were some things that stood out:
- Switch Pro controllers have one of the highest active use rates. They're a minority of paired controllers, but ~14% of them have been used in the last month (it sounds low, but the only controller with a higher usage rate are Xbox One with just shy of 20%).
- There are more than 1.5 million Steam Controllers out there, with over 200,000 in use within the last month.
- Based on the numbers in the post, and other Steam usage numbers, I estimate that there are about ~4.5 million controller users in the past month, out of the ~67 million active monthly Steam users.
- Steam Controller users played the widest variety of games, over 1,000 different unique titles. Xbox One controllers, despite having a much higher install base, and the highest percentage of active users, were used with less than half as many titles.
I'm happy to see that controller gaming on PC is continuing to grow.
I use an Xbox One controller because it's, in my opinion, the most comfortable being basically a 360 controller with a one million percent better d-pad. I don't mind the PS4 controller, but I find my fingers slide off the triggers sometimes and cause uncomfortable scrapes on the underside of the trigger. Switch Pro is fine too, it's just most games have native Xbox One prompts and the Xbox controller layout being opposite of the Nintendo layout is fucking pain in the ass.
Agree with this. The xbox one might be a garbage fire of a console (mostly due to Microsoft providing no good exclusives for it) but the controller is the best console controller produced. I own two of them just for my pc's
figmentPez
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figmentPez
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It's a shame that the XB1 controllers don't have gyroscopic controls. That's why I'm really looking forward to the upcoming 8Bitdo SN30 Pro+.
I use them for JRPGs and Stardew Valley mostly.
Motion sensing controls (like with Switch) aren't so terrible either.
I mostly use my controller for Dark Souls titles and other games that hit the consoles firsts before getting a PC port.
figmentPez
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Well, it looks like Valve is in need of some diversity training... or maybe just some diversity? I dunno. Something went wrong here.
Valve Renames Artifact Card To Make It Not Sound Racist
The card was called "Crack the Whip" and it had an effect on cards of the color black, specifically to "modify a black hero...".
The card was renamed "Coordinated Assault".
Valve Renames Artifact Card To Make It Not Sound Racist
The card was called "Crack the Whip" and it had an effect on cards of the color black, specifically to "modify a black hero...".
The card was renamed "Coordinated Assault".
The way card games are generally designed, this doesn't look like anything other than unfortunate circumstance. Yeah, someone should have looked at the card and thought "Maybe this is bad optics" but nothing about it is intentionally racist.
Apparently Randy Pitchford's personal assistant stole 3 million dollars from him over the course of 2 years.
NOW RANDY KNOWS HOW SEGA FELT!
Ba dum tccchhh.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/cri...d-lavish-lifestyle-money-now-police-cant-find
NOW RANDY KNOWS HOW SEGA FELT!
Ba dum tccchhh.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/cri...d-lavish-lifestyle-money-now-police-cant-find
You can sign up to test Google's Project Stream and if you get in you can play Assassin's Creed Odyssey for free.
https://projectstream.google.com
https://projectstream.google.com
I think the best part is the all new soundtrack options, letting you use the music from Xcom 1 or 2, as well as an all new soundtrack inspired by UFO Defense.
figmentPez
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Rumor has it that Rocksteady's next game will be Batman: Arkham Universe. There's a lot of details, but I don't know how true it is. (I was hoping for a game starring The Flash.)
I also feel this way. As much as I like Batman, there's enough Batman.