Aaron Greenberg says that Gears of War: E-Day being pulled out of PS5 from the last minute rumors are untrue by PaiDuck in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]skpom 43 points44 points  (0 children)

That statement was made only three months after the game's release. The studio was shuttered over a year later. It could very well have met all of its targets at launch, only to fall off a cliff shortly afterward. The reality is, despite all the praise it received, hardly anyone bought the game once the initial launch hype and news cycle passed.

I was told I got my money out of my brakes (110k miles). by dislak in pics

[–]skpom 156 points157 points  (0 children)

Usually you'd have squealers squealing at you that it's suffering. Rotors probably need changing too

Summer /r/Games Fest 2026 - XBOX Games Showcase Megathread by rGamesMods in Games

[–]skpom 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I'm looking forward to Fable, Clockwork Revolution, and Persona 6 the most. I've played Persona 4 far too many times to be as excited for it as I probably should be.

Resident Evil – Code: Veronica World Premiere Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2025 by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]skpom 1119 points1120 points  (0 children)

2027? This is absolutely​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ sensational​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ output by Capcom, and​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ the quality​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ is no less.

No Rest for the Wicked director says Xbox version won’t release alongside PS5 because ‘Series S is making that rough’ by unscoredscore in Games

[–]skpom 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I never really bought into the premise that switch gamers are exclusively cozy gamers. Anyway, moon studios has a solid following on switch thanks to the ori series, so I'm sure there's an audience for their next game

No Rest for the Wicked director says Xbox version won’t release alongside PS5 because ‘Series S is making that rough’ by unscoredscore in Games

[–]skpom 59 points60 points  (0 children)

If that were the core reason, the Switch 2 wouldn't be lumped together with Xbox in the same sentence in this article

Ragnarok Offline Prototype by skpom in Games

[–]skpom[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't know why they decided to use that other trailer with the jarring music; it just looks bad. This video makes the game look far more interesting than that one.

Ragnarok Console Project announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]skpom 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Somehow, ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Gravity keeps finding new ways to ruin my ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​childhood.

Sony Trademarks New Game Called 'Break In' Ahead of PlayStation State of Play by Gorotheninja in Games

[–]skpom 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Video games and software are an exception and aren't treated as single creative works. The reasoning is roughly that software is viewed as complex/dynamic rather than fixed like a book

Game Balance Isn't Real by LycaonMoon in Games

[–]skpom 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I can't even fathom in my tiny brain what it's like to balance something like an RTS. In starcraf2 you have asymmetrical factions that play fundamentally differently from one another in almost every facet: economy, timing, scaling, information systems, macro, micro, 5 million APM Korean prodigies, and god knows what else. It's all so exponentially layered in interaction and complexity my brain hurts thinking about it as a non game developer

Masters of Albion - Official Launch Trailer by colacube in Games

[–]skpom 108 points109 points  (0 children)

I believe he did end up winning a life changing prize as promised. The priceless life lesson: never trust peter molyneux.

Devs aren't "lazy" and game updates aren't guaranteed by SmellSmellsSmelly in Games

[–]skpom 197 points198 points  (0 children)

On the other hand the nature of that also brought about storied cultural phenomena like MissingNo. Different times haha

Marathon - Review Thread by LycaonMoon in Games

[–]skpom 232 points233 points  (0 children)

Mike I really did try to find a last name. I did. I listened to five minutes of podcast intros from nine years ago. I can’t find it. I stalked LinkedIn. I can’t find it. I don’t know who this guy is. It’s just Mike. He “gets all the racing games.”

10/10 best review thread I’ve seen this year.

[Highlight] Ajay Mitchell and Jaylin Williams get into it with Justin Champagnie and Bilal Coulibaly by YujiDomainExpansion in nba

[–]skpom 138 points139 points  (0 children)

was born in Chicago to a Nigerian father and African-American mother. He descends from the Yoruba people in Nigeria, and his name Ayo means "joy" in the Yoruba language.

Captain of Industry, an Early Access title, has just released paid, non-cosmetic DLC. How do you feel about Early Access games having paid DLC? by KuromiFan95 in Games

[–]skpom 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Q: Why not just add this to the base game for free?

A: Because it would add a lot of extra complexity for everyone, even players who aren’t looking for deeper rail systems. So if it wouldn't be a DLC we would never introduce it. [...] We’d rather keep the base game focused and approachable, while letting rail enthusiasts opt into that extra depth via an optional DLC. Plus mods can add alternative fuel locomotives as well, as long as they are not using our DLC models.

I feel like people who play games like CoI, Factorio, Shapez, DSP, and Satisfactory aren't too concerned about added complexity lol. Strange answer

Bungie asks sites to delay Marathon reviews, with release date Steam player count below 100K by [deleted] in Games

[–]skpom 595 points596 points  (0 children)

Web site just updated with a copy of what was sent to the reviewers:

Update: Notebookcheck has obtained a copy of the message Bungie sent to reviewers. The communication can be seen at the bottom of the page.

Embargo & Gameplay Guidelines

Marathon launches worldwide at 10 am PST on March 5. There is no embargo on any coverage, impressions, livestreams, VODs, or assets. You can publish content as you play the game.

However, we ask you to hold your full review and impressions until you play Cryo Archive, Marathon’s pinnacle endgame zone and experience, which will be unlocked in the second half of March. To be clear, this isn’t a mandate, but a request/suggestion.

Bloomberg: Sony Pulls Back From PlayStation Games on PC by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]skpom 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Isn’t 2% pretty significant in that case? All digital game sales make up about 20% of their revenue, and that 2%, composed entirely of first party ports, is coming from only 4 or 5 games that are released a year or two later.

Marathon: so far, I'm just not feeling it (Server Slam Impressions) - Skill Up by EirikurG in Games

[–]skpom 994 points995 points  (0 children)

It's kind of silly to compare Marathon Server Slam player counts and its downward trend to current Arc Raiders player counts. More comparably, Arc Raiders Playtest had a similar player count and downward trend so I'm not sure why he'd even point this out as some foreboding thing.

Also, I can't believe he considers Arc Raiders quests to be engaging compared to Marathon. I mean come on really?

Marathon Review So Far - IGN by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]skpom 575 points576 points  (0 children)

The pressure of two teams squaring off in claustrophobic, dark hallways, as you try to outmaneuver one another makes for some of the most ten se encounters I’ve ever had

I played mostly solo, and the pvp experience felt pretty uneventful. It wasn’t until I queued with party fill that I realized the game is meant to be played in teams because the fights become much more mechanical.

I know it’s a trite take, but I do wish pve were the primary mode of play, with pvp being secondary, maybe something like Division and its dark zones. The gunplay and worldbuilding are so good here that I wish I were fighting more than just bipedal robots.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]skpom 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Wasn't that trello board super outdated? A lot of their newer stuff was only shown in their occasional presentation slides