Because it’s 5 AM and I have made a very bad mistake by still being up this late. Good night/morning.
Category: Video Games
Got sucked in by Stellaris.
Got sent a Steam code. Stellaris is a galactic resource strategy game. It’s very easy to lose yourself in it. As you can see.
So, hey, the trick with EA is to actually CALL them.
EA’s online emergency support — as in, Russians have hacked my damn account — is worse than useless. But call them, and you get a call back in less than a minute with a human being who knew what the hell she was doing and actually, you know, helped and everything. I don’t know whether to be more charitable to EA in the future, or to call her back and warn her to flee that place before they come to feast upon her soul.
Moe Lane
PS: They’re gonna be passing THAT customer evaluation around the cubicles, let me tell you.
Whoa the PS4 Spider-Man game looks fine.
I don’t have a PS4.
But if I did, Marvel’s Spider-Man would probably be pre-ordered at this point. It looks good. Real good. Which would be horrible for my productivity, of course, which is why it’s good that I don’t have a PS4.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Summoned to Switch!
It’s coming December 7th, and apparently this version of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will have everyone.
Video inspired by this. Gary Oldman is also a goram national treasure, by the way.
Moving on: guess I know what I’m getting my kid for Christmas, now. That Nintendo Switch does make gift buying easier for me, I must admit.
Bethesda not putting Fallout 76 beta on Steam.
Can’t imagine why.
“The PC version of Fallout 76, for both the B.E.T.A. and the launch, will be available only via Bethesda.net, not on Steam,” a Bethesda representative said. Bethesda marketing executive Pete Hines also tweeted about the Bethesda.net exclusivity for Fallout 76.
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The hyper-lucrative Hyper-Competitive Parents market has discovered video games.
And now they’re paying people money to coach their kids on how to play them properly. Full Frontal Nerdity isn’t making it up, either: the Wall Street Journal has it behind a paywall, but enough of the preview is available. My God, how the money would roll in from a project like that. All the money. ALL.
And the best part? If you’re worried about kids spending too much time on video games: fear not. Inflicting Fortnite lessons for them is the fastest way I can think of to make them be ready to escape outside forever.
Please do not use cars as video game platforms.
This is a very, very, very, very, very dumb idea.
If you’re into video game development, consider applying to Tesla. We want to make super fun games that integrate the center touch screen, phone & car irl.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 1, 2018
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Looks like new-old @SecretWorldLgds content August 1st.
Teaser:
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— Secret World Legends (@SecretWorldLgds) July 30, 2018
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Hey, did anybody end up playing Vampyr?
Vampyr is apparently on Steam sale and has adjusted its difficulty scales to allow Story Mode. I don’t care so much about that; I mostly care that I’d rather not play an absolutely horrible monster that absolutely has to eat people to death. I mean, heck: when I played Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines (YOU MUST ABSOLUTELY PLAY THE VERSION OF THIS GAME WITH THE UNOFFICIAL PATCH) I played a Toreador who maxed out Humanity early and kept it going throughout the game. I didn’t kill anybody who wasn’t trying to put a crossbow bolt through my chest*. I made a point not to, in fact.
So, is Vampyr absolutely dark and dreary? It can be a little less than absolutely, mind you. I’m willing to work for that Paragon status.
Moe Lane
*Although I may have been a little less, ah, benevolent when it came to resolving the status of vampire hunters. That kind of thing sneaks up on you, honestly.