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Skinypupy wrote: Fri Mar 30, 2018 10:22 am So, what are the go-to "eye candy" games these days? My first three out of the gate for the new PC have been Final Fantasy XV, Elite Dangerous, and Doom. All of which look great, but I've spent countless hours with all of them already. Thought about putting modded Skyrim through it's paces, but I just barely (i.e. last week) finished playing through that on Switch.

Any other recommendations?

morlac wrote: Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:23 pm

Skinypupy wrote: Wed Mar 28, 2018 1:30 pm I've gone the refurbished route once. Never again.

I looked at a ton of places before I bought, and $1,300 seemed just about right. Everything with similar specs (that wasn't refurbished) was typically in the $1,500-$1,700 range. Here's similar specs (1070 vs 1070 ti seems to be the only difference) for $1,600. Here's the exact same specs for $1,534. Another identical build for $1,600. Hell, here's the same thing for $1,950!

Maybe you're seeing something I'm not...

Nope you got a really good deal. Just beware the power supply. That is the one spot they go cheap on for rebuilds that will bite you in the ass.

A new Razer Game Store is online, offering a digital shop for video games from the hardware manufacturer. They kick things off with discount vouchers and bonus rewards from their new loyalty program. They promise this is all too legit to quit: "Razer works with its many publisher and developer partners to make sure that all games sold on the Razer Game Store are fully licensed and legitimate." Apparently an admitted error by their CEO (thanks PCGamesN) handed out an extra half-off coupon code, which, mirroring a previous incident, they cheerfully honored.

Isgrimnur wrote: Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:48 pm ... they can hang.

Daehawk wrote: Fri Apr 06, 2018 5:24 pm I dont see how a hardware manufacturer can compete as there are already a bunch of other sites that do the same thing.

Daehawk wrote: Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:36 pm Saw theres a texture patch for the old DOOM games...2.2 gigs!! I think the games were like 15 meg

Max Peck wrote: Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:16 pm So, Sega is releasing Shenmue I & II on Steam (as well as PS4 and Xbone) sometime in 2018.

Is this a good thing?

Daehawk wrote: Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:19 pm Cant find Star Wars Empire At War on my digital services. Would be so easy if I could. Now I have to find and dig out my boxed GOLD copy. Wonder if I can use my cd key on Steam or GoG?

Max Peck wrote: Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:16 pm So, Sega is releasing Shenmue I & II on Steam (as well as PS4 and Xbone) sometime in 2018.

Is this a good thing?

Blizzard News announces that Blizzard Balance Gifting is now available. Blizzard Balance is their term for your money once it's in their hands, so this is basically a cash transfer. And if they are to be believed, this can be the perfect gift for a friend:

Struggling to find the perfect gift for a friend, or just hoping to give them the flexibility to choose their own gifts?

We’re expanding our gifting service by allowing you to send Blizzard Balance to your friends, offering you the benefits of retail gift cards in a new and easy-to-use digital format.

Sending Balance gifts is simple: visit the Blizzard Shop, select one of the suggested values—or enter a custom amount, click the “Gift Balance” button, and select a friend.

From the Blog

4/21/2018
Campo Santo News

SAN FRANCISCO–LOS ANGELES–LONDON–SOMEWHERE IN NORTHERN ENGLAND—The twelve of us at Campo Santo have agreed to join Valve, where we will maintain our jobs as video game developers and continue production on our current project, In the Valley of Gods.

If you’re the type of person who gives two flips about this news, we can elaborate a little bit on this big decision. First, we really like making video games. Furthermore, and perhaps more accurately, we really like making and producing entertainment. From the day-to-day production of our last game, Firewatch, to the way we run the company, make merchandise, meet players at expos and shows, send out a quarterly literary journal, throw open-to-the-public game demos in the middle of an artificial forest—all of it is geared towards surprising, delighting, and entertaining the customers who have shared in our success.

In Valve we found a group of folks who, to their core, feel the same way about the work that they do (this, you may be surprised to learn, doesn’t happen every day). In us, they found a group with unique experience and valuable, diverse perspectives. It quickly became an obvious match.

Second, while visiting IGN’s headquarters in early 2015 to talk about Firewatch, we came across an undelivered 2011 Game of the Year Award for Portal 2. It happened to be engraved on an unopened bottle of champagne. Never ones to pass up free alcohol, we stole it and drank it to celebrate the launch of Firewatch a year later. So in some sense, this is a return home for us. Well, for that bottle of champagne.

Third, and last, we had a series of long conversations with the people at Valve and everyone shared the satisfaction we take in working with people whose talents dwarf our own to make things we never thought possible. Both sides spoke about our values and how, when you get right down to it, we, as human beings, are hard-limited by the time we have left when it comes to making the things we care about and believe in. They asked us if we’d all be interested in coming up to Bellevue and doing that there and we said yes.

Yes, we’re still making In the Valley of Gods (as a Valve game!); yes, we’ll still support Firewatch; and yes, we’ll still produce The Quarterly Review and our regular blog content. Thanks so much for your interest in our games and we’ll see you in Washington. Cheers.

—Campo Santo

Apollo wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 5:07 pm Even Steam can't escape the long arm of the Trumpster...

KDH wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:03 pm .
... ... Valve acquires Campo Santo


In The Valley of Gods
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Firewatch
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From the Blog
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4/21/2018
Campo Santo News

SAN FRANCISCO–LOS ANGELES–LONDON–SOMEWHERE IN NORTHERN ENGLAND—The twelve of us at Campo Santo have agreed to join Valve, where we will maintain our jobs as video game developers and continue production on our current project, In the Valley of Gods.

If you’re the type of person who gives two flips about this news, we can elaborate a little bit on this big decision. First, we really like making video games. Furthermore, and perhaps more accurately, we really like making and producing entertainment. From the day-to-day production of our last game, Firewatch, to the way we run the company, make merchandise, meet players at expos and shows, send out a quarterly literary journal, throw open-to-the-public game demos in the middle of an artificial forest—all of it is geared towards surprising, delighting, and entertaining the customers who have shared in our success.

In Valve we found a group of folks who, to their core, feel the same way about the work that they do (this, you may be surprised to learn, doesn’t happen every day). In us, they found a group with unique experience and valuable, diverse perspectives. It quickly became an obvious match.

Second, while visiting IGN’s headquarters in early 2015 to talk about Firewatch, we came across an undelivered 2011 Game of the Year Award for Portal 2. It happened to be engraved on an unopened bottle of champagne. Never ones to pass up free alcohol, we stole it and drank it to celebrate the launch of Firewatch a year later. So in some sense, this is a return home for us. Well, for that bottle of champagne.

Third, and last, we had a series of long conversations with the people at Valve and everyone shared the satisfaction we take in working with people whose talents dwarf our own to make things we never thought possible. Both sides spoke about our values and how, when you get right down to it, we, as human beings, are hard-limited by the time we have left when it comes to making the things we care about and believe in. They asked us if we’d all be interested in coming up to Bellevue and doing that there and we said yes.

Yes, we’re still making In the Valley of Gods (as a Valve game!); yes, we’ll still support Firewatch; and yes, we’ll still produce The Quarterly Review and our regular blog content. Thanks so much for your interest in our games and we’ll see you in Washington. Cheers.

—Campo Santo

It is with great sadness that we announce the future closure of Flight Sim World.

As you know, we always had a strong ambition to bring a new experience into the established world of flight simulation, one that deliberately overhauled both the flying experience and the graphical fidelity, offering new ways to fly.

Unfortunately, after many detailed discussions, we regrettably don’t see a clear direction that will allow us to keep to the development time we’d want, alongside the player numbers we need.

So, slightly before a year since we first launched into Early Access, we have made the intensely difficult decision to fully scale back all future development on Flight Sim World and remove it from sale on 24th May.

We’re sure you have lots of questions, we hope we’ve answered a few here.

FAQ


What happens to Flight Sim World if I already own it?
It will remain in your Steam library, available to play in its current format.

Will the sim be taken off sale?
Yes, and we’re working to the date of 24th May 2018. We want to give anyone who does not yet own a copy of the sim enough time to get a copy and keep it safe in their library for future play.

What will happen to any Add-Ons?
Add-Ons will also come off sale, but those you already own will still also be in your Steam library.


We hope you can give the team the respect they deserve for their tireless hard work to date. Please know that all of us here at Dovetail hold flight simulation, the creators of add-on content, and especially you, the community for this sim, in incredibly high regard for both your support and time with Flight Sim World.

- The Flight Sim World Team


DTG Cryss, Apr 23, 2018 at 12:20 PM
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