NVIDIA is doing it again

#NVIDIA@GameDEV
#Hardware@GameDEV

And the inevitable 😔

If you missed my posts about it: I've tried the game a week ago, and spent 16 hours in it, and liked a lot of things that defining Highguard. Their team play features, sieges, character skills, and so on.

But flaws are obvious in level design, weapons design, optimization, loot, mining and upgrades, and many other things.

And yet: it's free, go try it out before it's gone. The learning curve is steep but when passed through it will be a fun time.

My current achievements status in HG 😊

Haters will say that Jpeg files can't contain sounds. But I have a JPEG with the sound!

#Windows@GameDEV

Imagine that this bug exists for at least 2-3 big releases and Microslop is STILL unable to fix it...

Their update literally removes crucial system components, responsible for wired internet authentication.

#Microsoft@GameDEV
#Windows@GameDEV

Watching the news be like

I'll be a storytelling skeleton

Skin shader for Godot 4 has been improved! The creator is trying to fix plastic look, common in modern games.

https://github.com/matmadness/HumanShaders

#Shaders@GameDEV
#GodotEngine@GameDEV

Bloomberg says that PlayStation is turning away from PC for the next few years to improve their own brand. They are concerned by poor sales of a few recent ports, they no longer want deals with Microsoft, and so on.

Multiplayer and Live Service games will be available on PC, but the story-driven paid games will stay exclusives.

The biggest change happened when PlayStation forced people to use PSN accounts on PC. It was their plan to move people from PC to PS5, but it backfired. Even when restrictions were lifted sales never returned.

#PlayStation@GameDEV
#Consoles@GameDEV
#Xbox@GameDEV

They should've fired him earlier, IMO. Literally the person who believed that if you apply PSN accounts, PC gamers will comply and buy PS5 a year later.

Facts

#meme@GameDEV
#Cyberpunk@GameDEV

Valve secretly revived Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Yes, CS2 is also available separately, but CSGO is much faster on old machines and players are extremely happy to see it.

Despite such a limited news coverage, the game already peaked at 61K CCU. Sadly, all Steam achievements are gone.

#Multiplayer@GameDEV
#Valve@GameDEV

Marathon just reached the 4th spot among top sellers on Steam, while Rainbow Six Siege lost letter X in its name and now (freaking how?) on the third spot.

Apparently, gamers are not getting wiser...

#Steam@GameDEV
#Bungie@GameDEV
#Ubisoft@GameDEV

The one below looks cool:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2057760/Esoteric_Ebb/
#RPG@GameDEV
#IndieGames@GameDEV

Black Flag Remastered [CONFIRMED]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK01ZRuSPBQ

More: https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/assassins-creed/news/3DdTBz0edxZ0mQ7Ub4jv85

#Ubisoft@GameDEV
#AssassinsCreed@GameDEV

Surprise: Apple just decided to go lower since the hardware prices are mad. Their new baby-macbook, called Neo is based on iPhone CPU and 8GB of RAM. And starts at just $599.

1080p camera, good speakers with Dolby Atmos, 2 x USB Type-C, headphone jack, fancy colors, 16 hours of battery life. And even the screen is 2408 x 1506, which is far better than cheap laptops offer.

The RAM will be a limiting factor, but come on, $599...

#Apple@GameDEV
#Hardware@GameDEV

Slop memes INC

#meme@GameDEV

Meme related

#meme@GameDEV

Years ago Valve locked Polish prices to their internal conversion rates. Which by default makes prices in Poland literally the most expensive in the world. Despite that the salaries in the country are far lower than in Western Europe.

If you are making an indie game, set the Zloty price manually, don't use the default one.

#Steam@GameDEV
#Valve@GameDEV

Are you making a cool game? Show us your stuff in the chat!

Meanwhile, Highguard got a skill tree (I believe it's not what the game ever needed and it proves some of my thoughts for the upcoming video).

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4128260/view/533251118084391202?l=english

#GameDesign@GameDEV