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Raist · « **Reply #23040 on:** October 13, 2019, 03:17:06 PM »

Looks like things are peachy over at 343i

https://www.windowscentral.com/halo-infinite-lead-producer-departs-343-industries

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Halo Infinite has seen a couple of executive shifts lately, with Creative Director Tim Longo departing a few weeks ago. At the time, a statement was sent to Kotaku, explaining that Executive Producer Mary Olson had taken over the campaign team as Lead Producer. It appears that has changed, since according to Olson's LinkedIn profile, she has departed 343 Industries and is now working at Midwinter Entertainment.

MMaRsu · « **Reply #23041 on:** October 13, 2019, 03:54:02 PM »

from the olsen twins fame?

Nintex · « **Reply #23042 on:** October 14, 2019, 03:26:39 AM »

Svejk · « **Reply #23043 on:** October 14, 2019, 12:06:39 PM »

WBIII: Dragon's Trap is on sale for $3.99 on Android. Can't beat that.

MMaRsu · « **Reply #23044 on:** October 14, 2019, 12:07:29 PM »

toku · « **Reply #23045 on:** October 14, 2019, 06:33:41 PM »

chronovore · « **Reply #23046 on:** October 14, 2019, 10:25:03 PM »

https://twitter.com/afterpartygame/status/1176616105906966529

tiesto · « **Reply #23047 on:** October 14, 2019, 11:05:33 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on October 14, 2019, 10:25:03 PM

https://twitter.com/afterpartygame/status/1176616105906966529

I hope Solomun is doing the music.

bluemax · « **Reply #23048 on:** October 14, 2019, 11:55:51 PM »

Quote from: Raist on October 13, 2019, 03:17:06 PM

Looks like things are peachy over at 343i

https://www.windowscentral.com/halo-infinite-lead-producer-departs-343-industries

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Halo Infinite has seen a couple of executive shifts lately, with Creative Director Tim Longo departing a few weeks ago. At the time, a statement was sent to Kotaku, explaining that Executive Producer Mary Olson had taken over the campaign team as Lead Producer. It appears that has changed, since according to Olson's LinkedIn profile, she has departed 343 Industries and is now working at Midwinter Entertainment.

From Halo to a game trying to make the term copetition a thing.

https://midwinter.net/

benjipwns · « **Reply #23049 on:** October 15, 2019, 04:56:40 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on October 09, 2019, 07:05:32 AM

I totally understand why they aren't but I wish the Spyro Reignited Trilogy let you install the games separately. I just want to S Rank the first world in the first game from memory and then uninstall it after half an hour.

it took 45 minutes because I watched all the new dragons when rescuing them and also I fucked up the free flying level because I couldn't remember the order, so had to do it again... and I also fired the cannons at the dopes on Peace Keepers because I still love that

also first time doing a level has quite a bit of loading time, more than it used to take to load into the levels on PS1

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did not uninstall, will play more

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nachobro · « **Reply #23050 on:** October 15, 2019, 10:51:19 PM »

Riot announced a bunch of stuff. Wild Rift is LoL remade for console/mobile

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1184290365500620800

also a class shooter

benjipwns · « **Reply #23051 on:** October 15, 2019, 11:14:01 PM »

"we want a tac shooter with more creativity, more expression and a lot more style ... your abilities create amazing tactical opportunities"

it looks like everything

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #23052 on:** October 16, 2019, 12:29:41 AM »

It's the Dark Souls of Metroidvania-inspired tac shooters.

bluemax · « **Reply #23053 on:** October 16, 2019, 01:36:39 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on October 16, 2019, 12:29:41 AM

It's the Dark Souls of Metroidvania-inspired tac shooters.

Needs more proc gen and pixel graphics.

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #23054 on:** October 16, 2019, 01:41:24 AM »

League of Legends already looks like a mee too Blizzard game. Might as well continue that trend.

Did'nt they also get involved in HK stuff?

nachobro · « **Reply #23055 on:** October 16, 2019, 08:48:02 AM »

they are 100% owned by tencent so they told their players/coaches to not even think about mentioning HK. And since Riot/Tencent controls who is allowed a franchise spot in LCS, all the teams basically have no choice if they want to exist in the league.

kingv · « **Reply #23056 on:** October 16, 2019, 01:39:17 PM »

That game looks really slow.

toku · « **Reply #23057 on:** October 16, 2019, 05:37:42 PM »

Was thinking about how battlepasses took off and how much CoD4 and it's success might be partly to blame. Not much talk about it now but I remember how CoD's progression system was not only a game changer but much talked about. How it kept ppl playing etc. So much so that when Respawn was founded part of their talk up to Titanfall was that they got the dude who created that original progression system.

Now we're all trapped in seasonal reset hell holes.

MMaRsu · « **Reply #23058 on:** October 17, 2019, 12:02:09 PM »

Quote from: toku on October 16, 2019, 05:37:42 PM

Was thinking about how battlepasses took off and how much CoD4 and it's success might be partly to blame. Not much talk about it now but I remember how CoD's progression system was not only a game changer but much talked about. How it kept ppl playing etc. So much so that when Respawn was founded part of their talk up to Titanfall was that they got the dude who created that original progression system.

Now we're all trapped in seasonal reset hell holes.

Yes CoD4 had a great progression system.

Now we can all pay for it with real money

MMaRsu · « **Reply #23059 on:** October 17, 2019, 12:03:02 PM »

Akala · « **Reply #23060 on:** October 17, 2019, 12:44:23 PM »

oops MM beat me with the RDR trailer.

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #23061 on:** October 17, 2019, 12:51:15 PM »

Quote from: MMaRsu on October 17, 2019, 12:02:09 PM

Quote from: toku on October 16, 2019, 05:37:42 PM
Was thinking about how battlepasses took off and how much CoD4 and it's success might be partly to blame. Not much talk about it now but I remember how CoD's progression system was not only a game changer but much talked about. How it kept ppl playing etc. So much so that when Respawn was founded part of their talk up to Titanfall was that they got the dude who created that original progression system.

Now we're all trapped in seasonal reset hell holes.

Yes CoD4 had a great progression system.

Now we can all pay for it with real money

I guess great in the sense that while it was there, it did'nt seem as grindy and there to fuck you over.

It still introduced to the world of multiplayer games the "well I gotta unlock this weapon and then unlock it's shit to simply see if I even really like it" shit that has plagued shooters like CoD and Battlefield since.

My friend and I would joke in BF3/4 about having to spend hours to see if even liked the guns.

MMaRsu · « **Reply #23062 on:** October 17, 2019, 01:28:44 PM »

Quote from: riotous on October 17, 2019, 12:03:39 PM

Quote from: MMaRsu on October 17, 2019, 12:02:09 PM
Quote from: toku on October 16, 2019, 05:37:42 PM
Was thinking about how battlepasses took off and how much CoD4 and it's success might be partly to blame. Not much talk about it now but I remember how CoD's progression system was not only a game changer but much talked about. How it kept ppl playing etc. So much so that when Respawn was founded part of their talk up to Titanfall was that they got the dude who created that original progression system.

Now we're all trapped in seasonal reset hell holes.

Yes CoD4 had a great progression system.

Now we can all pay for it with real money

Or play great games for $0 and not care about a new set of super hero pajamas for our characters.

You mean now we have games that don;t have a progression system unless you pay for it?

Wooptidoo

I still like Apex but the insane amount of money you have to spend to unlock anything of meaning or something cool, is just ridiculous.

Oh well.

nachobro · « **Reply #23063 on:** October 17, 2019, 01:33:43 PM »

Quote from: riotous on October 17, 2019, 12:03:39 PM

Or play great games for $0 and not care about a new set of super hero pajamas for our characters.

but what if they are tiddy pajamas?

also can you not earn the battle pass stuff in apex by playing the game? i figured that's something everyone would copy once fortnite did it.

MMaRsu · « **Reply #23064 on:** October 17, 2019, 01:56:20 PM »

The only thing you earn in Apex by having the free version is some random titles and bullshit like that.

Not something that anyone cares about, ever.

toku · « **Reply #23065 on:** October 17, 2019, 03:40:26 PM »

It was merely an observational thing not totally a rant. BPs don't bother me as much as most since I don't have any quibbles with just not participating in them/buying them. It's just they work, mountains of evidence and how silly ppl are.

nachobro · « **Reply #23066 on:** October 17, 2019, 03:41:51 PM »

kinda like how people liked assassin's creed games being an open world with a million little icons on the map and now every ubi game is that style of game with a different skin

who is ted danson? · « **Reply #23067 on:** October 17, 2019, 04:14:38 PM »

cod4 just took bf2's system and just made it more or less stupid depending on your how much you enjoy playing unlock simulators

MMaRsu · « **Reply #23068 on:** October 17, 2019, 05:28:36 PM »

Quote from: riotous on October 17, 2019, 03:14:34 PM

Quote from: MMaRsu on October 17, 2019, 01:56:20 PM
The only thing you earn in Apex by having the free version is some random titles and bullshit like that.

Not something that anyone cares about, ever.

Now you are just lying lol

benjipwns · « **Reply #23069 on:** October 17, 2019, 08:41:52 PM »

r.i.p. in pieces hardcore gaming april 1962-may 1982

Bebpo · « **Reply #23070 on:** October 17, 2019, 10:48:12 PM »

Bought my computer parts for my home desktop. Last build was 2014.

Going with i9-9900k, 2080gtx ti 11gb, 32gb ram, 1tb ssd and 4gb hdd.
Upgrading my old 24” 1080p tn monitor for 27” 1440p 144ghz g-sync ips monitor.

Never seen or used gsync, free sync or anything over 60hz and hate all the stutter I get on pc gaming so this should be nice. Maybe can get smooth Hitman 2 experience!

Will use this rig to tv-out to 4k tv for 4k gaming when I upgrade to a 4k tv eventually (still on 1080p plasma).

Now I just gotta not fuck up building it next week. Should get me through ps5 gen pc versions.

Akala · « **Reply #23071 on:** October 17, 2019, 11:20:46 PM »

aside from the ti on VC that's what I went with last year, so far so good. I haven't splurged on a monitor yet though.

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ignoring you don't you have a 4k tv yet in the year of our lord 2019 wtf .

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Bebpo · « **Reply #23072 on:** October 17, 2019, 11:27:01 PM »

I basically only upgrade tvs when I move since moving a tv is a huge pain in the ass so I just get a new one. I held on to my CRT until 2011! Then went to Panasonic Plasma. Not sure what I'll go to next. Maybe next year when PS5 comes out and has 4k gaming.

One reason haven't been in a rush to get to 4k was lack of content outside PC gaming. Don't have an Xbox One and PS4 Pro can't really do native 4k most of the time.

But this year my brother got a 4k, and damn 4k + hdr is fucking nice, so yeah when PS5 comes out and I've got this 4k capable PC rig I'll probably upgrade my tv next year even if I don't move.

Nuitangg · « **Reply #23073 on:** October 18, 2019, 12:48:27 PM »

I went all ssd's for my build a while back. Don't think I'll ever use an hdd again.

Bebpo · « **Reply #23074 on:** October 18, 2019, 01:27:21 PM »

Don’t mind regular hdds for data storage (music, videos, etc...), but yeah would never use a non-ssd for OS or installed programs again.

But with my 512ssd and games being over 100gb each these days, it’s definitely been tough keeping a bunch of games installed at once and I’m constantly juggling to make space. Will be nice adding another 1tb ssd to that.

Bebpo · « **Reply #23075 on:** October 18, 2019, 02:49:43 PM »

Yeah, but when you have a few GAAS type stuff that you play daily/weekly like MMOs, music games, Hitman + main games you're playing it does add up.

Would just be nice if games weren't so fucking big these days. On the Switch and iOS games a lot of games are like 1-5gb which is nice coming from PC/PS4 sizes.

nachobro · « **Reply #23076 on:** October 18, 2019, 03:53:28 PM »

supposedly consoles having ssd/games built around ssd will be smaller cause there won't be a need for redundant data to compensate for read speeds of hdds.

MMaRsu · « **Reply #23077 on:** October 19, 2019, 01:59:34 PM »

https://www.twitch.tv/classictetris

Nintex · « **Reply #23078 on:** October 19, 2019, 02:35:58 PM »

Don Rumata · « **Reply #23079 on:** October 19, 2019, 04:46:40 PM »

Quote from: MMaRsu on October 17, 2019, 05:28:36 PM

Quote from: riotous on October 17, 2019, 03:14:34 PM
Quote from: MMaRsu on October 17, 2019, 01:56:20 PM
The only thing you earn in Apex by having the free version is some random titles and bullshit like that.

Not something that anyone cares about, ever.

Now you are just lying lol

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"I'll tell you the truth mr. ATM, i don't exactly remember the PIN, but it started with a 5 and had a 4 in it somewhere; please i need to eat." - Mark Twain.

kingv · « **Reply #23080 on:** October 19, 2019, 08:49:11 PM »

Quote from: nachobro on October 18, 2019, 03:53:28 PM

supposedly consoles having ssd/games built around ssd will be smaller cause there won't be a need for redundant data to compensate for read speeds of hdds.

Is this something they really do on modern consoles? I know it was a thing on CD and DVD games because they could always guarantee that data would always be in the same physical place. It seems like this would be hard to manage on a hard drive shared with different games where data is being rewritten frequently. Does ps4 have something akin to defrag? Or is it just not necessary?

benjipwns · « **Reply #23081 on:** October 19, 2019, 09:07:10 PM »

There are drive formats that do not fragment, or rather, effectively defragment themselves. The Playstation OS is a FreeBSD derivative so I assume the system uses ZFS.

I know you're supposed to format a PS4 drive to exFAT or FAT32 to install the system on it, but I have to imagine it doesn't keep that format because that seems not ideal. Maybe it does though. Maybe it just lets it fragment everything up anyway.

From a Google Search looks like "database rebuild" is actually a defrag?

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This tune up is easy to do. Just make sure your PS4's turned off and the controller is plugged in, then press and hold the power button for a few seconds until you hear a second beep. That starts the system in Safe Mode. From there a short menu displays everything you can do.

Just select option five, "Rebuild Database," and the system will do the rest. Depending on how bad things are this process can take anywhere between a few minutes up to a few hours, so your best bet is to do it at night before you go to sleep or in the morning right before you leave for work or to run errands.

They'll definitely have to swap formats if they want to put some of these games on the hard drives entirely I think. Plenty of games have 4+ GB files. exFAT is sloooooow.

EchoRin · « **Reply #23082 on:** October 19, 2019, 11:34:37 PM »

BisMarckie · « **Reply #23083 on:** October 21, 2019, 08:14:42 AM »

People on ebay are idiots.

Bought the MGS Legacy Edition used for 17 bucks from decluttr store and flipped it for 36.

Maybe I should enter the vidya resale business now that Gamestop is on its way out.

Mr Gilhaney · « **Reply #23084 on:** October 21, 2019, 11:25:26 AM »

my 3900x finally shipped after over a month of waiting. now i can get every last frame of csgo

MMaRsu · « **Reply #23085 on:** October 21, 2019, 01:01:21 PM »

Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on October 21, 2019, 11:25:26 AM

my 3900x finally shipped after over a month of waiting. now i can get every last frame of csgo

What cpu did u have? Maybe I can buy it

demi · « **Reply #23086 on:** October 21, 2019, 01:01:58 PM »

Translation for Napple Tale for Dreamcast

Time to bust out DiscJuggler and burn me a Dreamcast game

http://www.romhacking.net/translations/5091/

Mr Gilhaney · « **Reply #23087 on:** October 21, 2019, 01:32:45 PM »

Quote from: MMaRsu on October 21, 2019, 01:01:21 PM

Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on October 21, 2019, 11:25:26 AM
my 3900x finally shipped after over a month of waiting. now i can get every last frame of csgo

What cpu did u have? Maybe I can buy it

i7 6700K. I live in Denmark though

Bebpo · « **Reply #23088 on:** October 21, 2019, 02:12:46 PM »

Quote from: Borys on October 21, 2019, 01:42:51 PM

Quote from: Bebpo on October 17, 2019, 10:48:12 PM
Bought my computer parts for my home desktop. Last build was 2014.

Going with i9-9900k, 2080gtx ti 11gb, 32gb ram, 1tb ssd and 4gb hdd.
Upgrading my old 24” 1080p tn monitor for 27” 1440p 144ghz g-sync ips monitor.

Never seen or used gsync, free sync or anything over 60hz and hate all the stutter I get on pc gaming so this should be nice. Maybe can get smooth Hitman 2 experience!

Will use this rig to tv-out to 4k tv for 4k gaming when I upgrade to a 4k tv eventually (still on 1080p plasma).

Now I just gotta not fuck up building it next week. Should get me through ps5 gen pc versions.

How much did you pay for all that? $4k or more? Hell of a machine, though. RDR2 will be a looker.

Not counting the monitor was a little under $3k, monitor was like $580 or so.

Don Rumata · « **Reply #23089 on:** October 21, 2019, 03:21:23 PM »

I hope you didn't get that i9 for gaming, seems incredible overkill for any game.
Otherwise, nice beast of a machine.

Rufus · « **Reply #23090 on:** October 21, 2019, 03:28:54 PM »

Quote from: demi on October 21, 2019, 01:01:58 PM

Translation for Napple Tale for Dreamcast

Time to bust out DiscJuggler and burn me a Dreamcast game

http://www.romhacking.net/translations/5091/

Tested on Redream and Flycast (Retroarch). Runs fine, if the first ten minutes of textbox assault (including an excruciating tutorial on how to jump) are anything to go by.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Replayers dawt org has a cdi image which the included patcher accepts.

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benjipwns · « **Reply #23091 on:** October 21, 2019, 03:59:23 PM »

A few months back I mentioned my Xbox seemed to have crapped the bed. (And not long after I popped it open to take the capacitor out.) Was moving a bunch of stacked up junk to put away like a fan and shit, and saw it was still plugged in, so I randomly turned it on. Worked fine, even the softmod was still loaded and would boot a burned game. It was really hot when it "died" and the room it is in got real cold recently after a frost night. So I'm leaving it running a game (ESPN NFL 2K5 AI against itself) for a bit to see if the issue is maybe overheating related. Perhaps the fan isn't moving enough air anymore, I've had that happen to PC fans and I mean, that's what's all in the Xbox.

Probably will still grab another one off that there internets one of these days. Maybe for X-Mas.

A nearly 20 year old console for X-Mas.

BisMarckie · « **Reply #23092 on:** October 21, 2019, 04:19:28 PM »

Soft-modded Xbox is still the GOAT console.

Playing Super Mario 64 at 12 FPS

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #23093 on:** October 21, 2019, 04:33:28 PM »

Quote from: demi on October 21, 2019, 01:01:58 PM

Translation for Napple Tale for Dreamcast

Time to bust out DiscJuggler and burn me a Dreamcast game

http://www.romhacking.net/translations/5091/

That is awesome. Still got my copy of the game, and that Yoko Kanno score is pretty cool.

Mr Gilhaney · « **Reply #23094 on:** October 21, 2019, 05:18:10 PM »

Quote from: Don Rumata on October 21, 2019, 03:21:23 PM

I hope you didn't get that i9 for gaming, seems incredible overkill for any game.
Otherwise, nice beast of a machine.

It's pretty cummy for high refresh rate gaming

BisMarckie · « **Reply #23095 on:** October 21, 2019, 05:33:53 PM »

How many FPS in Garfield Kart?

Bebpo · « **Reply #23096 on:** October 22, 2019, 01:07:30 AM »

Got my monitor and it's pretty crazy going to 1440p after being used to 1080p resolution for like 20 years. Everything looks so small and weird.

Anyhow I tried running games on my current rig on to 980s SLI and at 1440p and g-sync everything is stuttery as fuck since fps are like between 49-85fps on most stuff. At 1080p things are a lot of smoother but damn 1080p suddenly looks all blurry ;_; Hopefully the power boost in the new rig will get 1440p running smooth enough.

Bebpo · « **Reply #23097 on:** October 22, 2019, 02:05:47 AM »

Also this is my first monitor that can rotate. Pinball Arcade in portrait mode is pretty cool! Will try shmups portrait at some point. 27" portrait is almost too big though, can't see the whole screen if too close.

Bebpo · « **Reply #23098 on:** October 22, 2019, 02:32:50 AM »

Ok, got 165hz running better. Getting like 120fps in FF14 @ 1440p and looks hella nice.

Also 2d games look really nice in smoothness. This is cool.

kingv · « **Reply #23099 on:** October 22, 2019, 01:20:06 PM »

Rotating monitors are completely unnecessary, god gave you a neck for a reason

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