The gamers I surround myself with were playing Slay the Spire 2 last week. I hope more people play indie games which don't have crazy system requirements.
Power gamers/multiplayer gamers who chase after AAA gaming and buying brand new games - I hope you guys consider looking beyond what the big companies are doing.
Can't say I ever really trusted any Digital Foundry takes. They all seem to naval glaze over shiny things.
Nintendo's eShop is a mess. Because it puts the shovelware next to everything else.
Steam isn't so bad. I rarely find it unless I'm in the dark recesses of a tag. And whenever im curious if what shovelware exists, I just visit indiegala.
I actually really like it. I can't remember if I got the game for free or relatively cheap. But it scratched the itch that Elder Scrolls Online had. In other words, it fulfills the itch I used to have when I played WoW nonstop as a kid, while also being more "action-y", and you can play it solo with hundreds of other people playing it solo.
I don't remember if there was a subscription or microtransactions were aggressive. But I do remember spending 2 months straight just going around chopping wood.
I remember quitting it because there was nothing to really DO with that wood.
“I used to think EGS was a Marketing Black Hole,” the New Blood CEO said, “but turns out having your game be free on Epic is great advertising for Steam sales!” Alongside the boost in Steam sales, Blood West also saw a jump in console sales as well while it was free on Epic.
That's incredible.
Oshry is far from the only developer to point out issues with the Epic Games Store. Just recently, in an interview with FRVR, Painkiller and Witchfire creator Adrian Chmielarz explained that Epic doesn’t feel like “home” to players, and that causes many to simply clock out, saying “EGS is a shop, and Steam is a community.”
I have a lot of free games on Epic. But when I want to play with my gaming group, we're using Steam. It's just where everybody is.
CEO came on stage wearing a "Make FPS great again" hat.
Double downs on it.
Now this.
That's great to hear! I've been itching for a survival crafting game and every one of them seems geared towards co-op.
Me and Ubisoft.
I got the games for free but I'm still bitter.
I bought GamePass just for Outer Worlds because everyone pointing out that's it's from the team that made "New Vegas".
I played it for a few hours and dropped it.
It wasn't bad. It just wasn't good. And absolutely not preorder good.
I've never heard of CWA. Would be nice to get them really emailing/connecting the right people.
I feel like I read articles like this every few years. And outside of the folding proteins "game", I rarely see them get mainstream appeal and contribution.
In more positive news, I do see a lot of open-source projects, run by volunteers, get public contributions, which tells me people do want to help.
If professionals are winning tournaments and then going back to their massive salary, then what am I doing with my life?!