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As far as I know there's no way to pirate PS5 games, for example.

Those are extremely hard to track, which is why it makes sense to focus instead on what we can confirm - official PS2 console & game sales, compared to other consoles.

Does anyone know serious studies trying to estimate PS2 piracy rates?

Stuff like NES is tough due to bootleg consoles, but anyone playing God of War 1 back then needed an actual PS2. Comparing PS2 flagship game/console ownership rate with non-pirataleable consoles should be at least interesting...

Né? Três jogos, três direções de arte foda, totalmente diferentes.

Been following Hannah and Joseph / Whalenought Studios since 2014, when they kickstarted Serpent in the Staglands.

Cool people, doing cool & extremely distinct RPGs. After issues with Serpent & Mechajammer, it's nice that this seems to be their breakout hit - the one where it all clicks together.

The first one is Nicchu Line Weeping Cherry Blossom / 日中線しだれ桜並木, in Kitakata: maps.app.goo.gl/PD3d3PhTRWii...

Saw on the train today, Fukushima prefecture is doing a tourism campaign in partnership with Square-Enix, promoting Final Fantasy-like landscapes & touristic spots.

Cute stuff, I only found the 1st one in good quality.

Meu medo é q basta um atentado ou false flag em solo dos EUA pra galera lá ficar louca e voltar pra paranóia/sede de vingança pós 11 de setembro...

David Gaider Reflects On 15 Years Of Dragon Age 2 - A Fan-Favorite Story That Was The Team's First Draft David Gaider talks us through a story that had to be written so quickly that his team had no time to doubt themselves.

It's here! This has been an utter joy to work on for Dragon Age 2's 15th anniversary. Huge thank you to David Gaider for taking me through how he and all of the writers managed to get this fan favourite story finished, with no time for redrafts www.thegamer.com/dragon-age-2...

Spent the last month or so working on this new (and very important!) area for ABYSS X ZERO!

Haven't worked on an area like this since the Downtown from UNSIGHTED, so it's been very nostalgic to create these urban/city assets.

A lot of WIP elements here still!

#gamedev #madewithunity #lowpoly #axz

You know you're in for a good time when the loading screen is in Comic Sans

Mas justamente, como q vai ter uma comunidade unida se todo mundo tem computadores diferentes?

Magali - Reencarnação | Quadrinho Filmes, séries, quadrinhos e livros. Assuntos relacionados a cultura pop.

Tem uma história da Magali que carrego comigo no coração até hoje, chama Reencarnação. Achei o roteiro belíssimo e poético

Achei aqui

www.tropadercy.com.br/2023/10/maga...

Tipo, uns europeus passaram mais de 10 anos usando o Commodore 64, a maioria com exatamente os mesmos specs. Faz sentido competição de forçar eles ao máximo.

Os IBM PC-clone/Wintel q tivemos depois do fim da reserva de mercado tinha milhões de variações de spec e modelo, não fazia sentido demoscene

Pessoalmente, vejo demoscene de forma similar aos doujins no Japão, é algo muito ligado à realidade local européia.

Não só ter computadores com hardware mais estático como plataforma central (ao invés de algo mais flexível como o PC), mas tbm a proximidade geográfica & rivalidade de vários países.

Leitura interessante sobre demoscene BR:

"Este estudo conclui, portanto, que apesar de existir uma comunidade demoscene brasileira, ela é bastante tı́mida, e exceto pela produção e atividade entre os anos de 1995 a 1999, o Brasil praticamente não possui atividade de forma expressiva [...]"

The White House shitter account posted a pro-iran war propaganda video that included clips of the yugioh anime, so I figure this is a good time to remind everyone that Kazuki Takahashi was staunchly anti-war and he died a hero, unlike any american in Iran right now.

Tem no antigo CDromance, já com fanpatch

It's easy today to be "Mount & Blade did that right", but this was made by a tiny Russian team back in 2002.

There's an interview with them back from 2003, it's interesting how they reference Elite and Privateer as direct inspirations:
rpgcodex.net/content.php?...

Spells of Gold is interesting to examine -"what if a Space Trading Sim, but as a Diablo-like?"

There's a main questline and even good/bad paths, but weaved around tons of trading & deliveries between towns (and avoiding/killing enemies) to earn money & grow stronger. Repetitive, but I see the charm

Which is "fine" when you're doing a marketing stunt. The person who pulled this played it smart and got what they wanted.

What's shocking to me is seeing who should know better take this at face value, as if there's an actual lesson about game design or generational shifts here.

Honestly, it's a complete misunderstanding of the game & genre, on par with asking people to jump blind into Battletoads and beat it in 90 min or without using any continues...

I'm begging people to stop taking this seriously... It's a marketing stunt AND a terrible test.

There's no "lesson" here besides how even industry people seem to have little understanding of Manic Mansion, HowLongToBeat, or the Adventure game genre in general.

Chama Crossover Legends V8
andres21web.blogspot.com

Video games, man...

Still had cutscene crashes in fullscreen, but it ran perfectly once I switched to windowed mode.

The art direction is probably the best thing about the game. Is not always good, but has some characters and areas that really stand out.

It's an impressive effort for a small team, but kinda sucks... combat is terrible and the missions are just giant chains of fetch quests where you spend most of the time just walking around giant empty areas :/

Friday night, janky RPG time

(game is Sabotain: Break The Rules)

My highest of recommends for this game -- and a little drawing inspired by it! ❤️‍🔥
store.steampowered.com/app/2406680/...
Jan's art for KROMLECH is incredibly cool and inspiring, and this team could use some eyes on the game during its early access 🙏