gamingeek said:

Mass layoffs are underway at Virtuos, the studio behind Oblivion Remastered and Metal Gear Solid Delta

Is anyone safe anymore?

just depressing. And suits patting themselves on the back about how much money they've made off those games too. Makes me not want to follow the news of the industry anymore.

Ravenprose said:

I remember going to EB Games the day Killer Instinct came out on the SNES. They were sold out and told me I should have pre-ordered it. I'd never heard of pre-ordering before. I went across the street to Best Buy and they had a display full of copies that were available for anyone.

Somehow pre-ordering became a requirement at all stores soon after. All of it was BS. Now companies want us to not only pre-order digtial games but pay them $20 extra to get it three days early. WTF?

Yeah, what a racket. "You can get the blue suit and heavy gun. A Gamestop exclusive but ONLY if you preorder."

Can I just play Metroid Prime 4 first.

The second it transpired MK was going open world you just knew it'd involve a lot of grinding to artificially pad out the experience.

aspro said:

Yeah, the government channel and a commercial channel.  It was good, though. We were so bored that we'd take the TV apart and put it back together (amazed we didn't electrocute ourselves).  I told my brother, one day we'll be able to pause and rewind live TV. He said it was impossible. I explained we would be able to buffer the signal on some form of cassette (this was about 1983).

I was disciplined in year 2 because the teacher said, "Did you children watch Pam Ayers (poet) on the government channel last night. I said yes, in fact, we taped it. She challenged me, and I said, My parents taped it.  I was sent to the principal's office because it was fanciful that anyone at the time could own a video recorder, and I was lying. (I put all this together years later).

My Mum had taped the audio on a reel-to-reel recorder so we could listen to it when we wanted.

Fucking small brains.

The most shocking and dating part of this whole story is a poet being on TV.

Went to Walmart and picked up Donkey Kong Bananza and there was only one copy there. They may have sold some before I got mine but I kind of doubt that it was that many. That’s bananas!

travo said:

gamingeek said:

Agatha Christie – Death on the Nile launches September 25


Niiice.


Did you guys ever try the demo of the new Murder on the Orient Express game?

I bought but haven't spent much time with it.

Foolz said:

aspro said:

Yeah, the government channel and a commercial channel.  It was good, though. We were so bored that we'd take the TV apart and put it back together (amazed we didn't electrocute ourselves).  I told my brother, one day we'll be able to pause and rewind live TV. He said it was impossible. I explained we would be able to buffer the signal on some form of cassette (this was about 1983).

I was disciplined in year 2 because the teacher said, "Did you children watch Pam Ayers (poet) on the government channel last night. I said yes, in fact, we taped it. She challenged me, and I said, My parents taped it.  I was sent to the principal's office because it was fanciful that anyone at the time could own a video recorder, and I was lying. (I put all this together years later).

My Mum had taped the audio on a reel-to-reel recorder so we could listen to it when we wanted.

Fucking small brains.

The most shocking and dating part of this whole story is a poet being on TV.

If you look up Pam Ayers' work, you'll see how a poet ended up on TV. Very broad poetry. Here is what AI produced when I asked it to write a poem about you in the style of Pam Ayers (nailed it):

I’m gonna tell you 'bout Tom Towers,

A chap who spends his waking hours,

Not gardening or baking pies,

But gaming, with discerning eyes.

He’s got a podcast, quite renowned,

Where pixel talk and lore abound.

He’ll chat for hours, deep and wide,

On frame rates, shaders, anti-aliasing pride.

He’s not impressed by sloppy scenes,

Or muddy rocks in gaming greens.

“Those textures look like mashed-up chalk!”

He’ll mutter in his Aussie talk.

And if you dare to name Clair Obscure,

He’ll scoff and say, “The end’s unsure!”

“It fizzles out, it lacks finesse,

A narrative unholy mess!”

But still he plays, with furrowed brow,

Inspecting cliffs and granite now.

“Look at that boulder! What a joke!

It’s polygonal, and poorly woke!”

So here’s to Tom, with specs and sass,

A gaming gent of highest class.

He’ll rate your rocks, your quests, your lore,

Then podcast on it — and ask for more!

robio said:

I've seen the movie. If you guys just want to skip the game I can tell you how it ends.