Octopus Overlords

Food in fantasy can be such an oddly evocative part of the overall experience, especially in videogames. Just like in movies and books, it can serve as just a small garnish adding to the overall build of the world by showing us what people who actually live there would eat, but often it goes a bit further. In games you often have to acquire, or at least make the food and often the meals will provide benefits like health or power. Food in some games can be the whole point, or just a glimpse into a deeper world, but they all lack flavour.

Surely I’m not alone in saying I want to actually be able to taste videogame food. The dishes I make in Genshin Impact are so beautiful and often claim heritage to the cities they’re made. It almost seems like a crime that I don't get to eat them. Please, allow me to experience the feast of a Monster Hunter before the hunt, or the preparation meal of rebalanced food before going off on a raid in Valheim. I want to taste the bones that make for a crunchy chick in Fable 4. At least, I think I do.

Finally I have proof that I am not entirely alone. Reported by Reuters, a lickable TV screen prototype has been developed by Meiji University professor, Homei Miyashita. The Taste the TV, or TTTV imitates the flavours of food by spraying a combination of 10 different flavours to get the desired effect. If we can mix three different colours of light to make almost infinite colours, why not. The flavour is then applied by a hygienic film that rolls out over the screen, ready for licking. It’s a bit of a Covid nightmare, but so long as people don’t go sharing screens, it could also be a Covid dream.

For a while in the late 2000s, developers at Rockstar New England thought they were working on the next big Rockstar game.

They were excited to push the company’s tech and to bring a cult hit into Rockstar’s vision for the future. They were excited for the chance to prove themselves as a Rockstar studio, having recently been purchased by the company. They were excited to lead development on Bully 2, the sequel to Rockstar’s critically acclaimed open-world adventure about life in a private school.

But things don’t always go as planned, and other obligations on a release schedule get in the way of passion projects. Rockstar New England’s Bully 2 was shelved in favor of other, more troubled projects in development, like Max Payne 3 and Red Dead Redemption.

dbt1949 wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 11:56 am I don't understand why it is so common for me to have to check the file status of my games because after working for years they suddenly stop. The latest was Civ 5 and 3 files were bad. But every month almost I have games "going bad" with old age.

Daehawk wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 1:21 pm I hate sites that have to send me a text or email to verify its me because they dont recognize my pc. Same pc same everything.

Blackhawk wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 12:08 pm

dbt1949 wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 11:56 am I don't understand why it is so common for me to have to check the file status of my games because after working for years they suddenly stop. The latest was Civ 5 and 3 files were bad. But every month almost I have games "going bad" with old age.

How old is your hard drive?

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Rumpy wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 3:22 pm So, NFT's & Gaming. I think this is the right place to post this. If not, I could always create a new topic.

Does anyone feel it offputting that some of these major developers, ie Ubisoft, Square Enix, are putting so much emphasis on NFTs in their games? Oh, they say it's only the beginning, but I can't help but feel a sense of foreboding when they all seem to put all their eggs in one basket. On their end, I can see them doing it for money, but... I think they're caught up in the buzz thinking of how popular they want them to be. These companies appear to be so desperate to find reasons for why they should be in games in the first place, throwing around buzzwords hoping to convince gamers and investors that it's the wave of the future... But I don't see it lasting. I think it's a terrible fad. They've already proven unpopular, and pushing them, when plenty of people (devs and players alike) have voiced their opposition, will only lead to dissonance in gaming communities. I think we'll look back on this several years from now and laugh at how absurd the whole thing is.

Daehawk wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 3:54 pm Have zero interests so same as virtual currency.

Anonymous Bosch wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 3:40 pm

Rumpy wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 3:22 pm So, NFT's & Gaming. I think this is the right place to post this. If not, I could always create a new topic.

Does anyone feel it offputting that some of these major developers, ie Ubisoft, Square Enix, are putting so much emphasis on NFTs in their games? Oh, they say it's only the beginning, but I can't help but feel a sense of foreboding when they all seem to put all their eggs in one basket. On their end, I can see them doing it for money, but... I think they're caught up in the buzz thinking of how popular they want them to be. These companies appear to be so desperate to find reasons for why they should be in games in the first place, throwing around buzzwords hoping to convince gamers and investors that it's the wave of the future... But I don't see it lasting. I think it's a terrible fad. They've already proven unpopular, and pushing them, when plenty of people (devs and players alike) have voiced their opposition, will only lead to dissonance in gaming communities. I think we'll look back on this several years from now and laugh at how absurd the whole thing is.

Pyperkub wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 4:28 pm

Daehawk wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 3:54 pm Have zero interests so same as virtual currency.

But Horse Armor!

Max Peck wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 5:07 pm NFTs for Dummies

I've yet to see any of the game developer/publisher CEOs that are all hyped up for NFTs actually explain what they can do with NFTs that is going to be such a game changer.

Isgrimnur wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 5:34 pm You just haven't found the right one yet.

jztemple2 wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 5:29 pm OK... so it's basically something you can't hang on a wall, display on a desk, et cetera, but people pay big bucks because it's like a virtual Mona Lisa. No wonder I couldn't get my head around it.

Skinypupy wrote: Sun Jan 09, 2022 4:24 pm The kids have been on a mission to complete as many old-school arcade games as possible on the new cabinet. So far, they’ve beaten Golden Axe, Altered Beast, NARC, Xmen, Armored Warrior, and Alienstorm.

Sudy wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 5:12 am In every RPG I run up against the question, "Am I roleplaying myself, or a distinct character?" But no matter how I plan, things get murky.

hitbyambulance wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:46 am

Skinypupy wrote: Sun Jan 09, 2022 4:24 pm The kids have been on a mission to complete as many old-school arcade games as possible on the new cabinet. So far, they’ve beaten Golden Axe, Altered Beast, NARC, Xmen, Armored Warrior, and Alienstorm.

SEGA had a thing for quarter-eater cheap-tactics end-game bosses, but Data East's Combatribes was one of the worst. could not complete it in the arcade, and we dumped a ton of quarters in at the end.

Skinypupy wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 12:49 pm

hitbyambulance wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:46 am

Skinypupy wrote: Sun Jan 09, 2022 4:24 pm The kids have been on a mission to complete as many old-school arcade games as possible on the new cabinet. So far, they’ve beaten Golden Axe, Altered Beast, NARC, Xmen, Armored Warrior, and Alienstorm.

SEGA had a thing for quarter-eater cheap-tactics end-game bosses, but Data East's Combatribes was one of the worst. could not complete it in the arcade, and we dumped a ton of quarters in at the end.

They were stunned when I reminded them that each of their continues (which require them to simply hit a button) required a whole quarter in the arcades. The general response was an incredulous "How did you ever play games back then?!"

An early build of Guerrilla Games’ Horizon Forbidden West has leaked into the public domain, VGC understands.

On Monday images of what was claimed to be the PS4 version of the PlayStation exclusive sequel began circulating on social media.

VGC has since been told that the leaked build is indeed legitimate and, other than some missing art assets, contains the entire core content planned for the final game.

Following the publication of images claiming to show the leaked Horizon Forbidden West build on Twitter, the media was eventually removed hours later due to “a report from the copyright holder”, which adds further credence to their legitimacy.