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Game Jams, are those events where people make quick games in a short period of time, and whoever makes the better overall game, will win an award or bragging rights, idk. Anyway, are there any Game Jam games that turned out to be a hit? And are there any that turned into bigger and better games later on?

Has anyone here played this game? I see it's currently on game pass, and I saw some short gameplay videos of it in action. It looked fairly decent, but I have yet to play it. From what I heard, you have 12 minutes to solve why a cop comes to your house to arrest your wife, and if you die, you repeat the same day over and over until you figure out what the mystery is all about. I'm surprised no one posted about it here, I heard it was a good game. It also stars Willem Dafoe, Daisy Ridley and James McAvoy. Here's the trailer as a refresher in case anyone forgot.

The Netflix show Squid Game was a massive hit, it helped inspire many to make copy-cat games based on the show in video game form. A lot of them look awful and probably play bad, but there was a few of them that looked playable at least. Are there any good squid game video games out there? As well, maybe other games inspired by it or other games similar to it? I'm open to suggestions. 😄

So far what Netflix seems to offer, are mobile games you can get on google play and apple play store. But so far I haven't heard any plans to make console games or PC games, but will Netflix eventually support bigger and better games for those devices? I just hope they don't focus their attention on just mobile games or small time games. Give us something as big as your big shows. If they can make that happen, they would add a ton to their service. Do you think we'll see Netflix shows/movies getting their own games as well? I believe Stranger Things will get a game, but they already have games on pc and consoles already for it. What other series and movies do you want to see get a Netflix game?

I highly recommend playing it. I found it really relaxing. Essentially all you do is put away things. But as each level progresses you go through years of life. Moving into your childhood bedroom, dorm room, back home, a new house, having a kid, etc. It may be a kid friendly game, but adults would for sure get into playing this too. You start from I think like 1996, and go until like 2014. I forget, but you get the point. As you get to newer levels, you're responsible for unpacking each room, setting it up, etc. That's it. But you have to put things in there correct location, but it mostly gives you freedom to put things where you want. It's a short game, but I played it twice. Second time was to get all the achievements, but each time was relaxing. And I may replay it again one of these days. Calling it just a kids game is doing it a disservice in my opinion though, because there seems to be a story about love, loss and growth at the core of this game, and you see it played out through the stuff you unpack. It's fun seeing the time differences, setting up an old win 95 like PC, seeing its pixelated desktop as it starts up. It's the little things. Honestly give it a solid playthrough, I think you guys would really enjoy it.

Sonic Forces was a game I wanted to actually get, but after seeing the reviews and videos about the game, I realized it wasn't for me. Check the video above about the making of the game and how it came to be and basically what happened to cause the game to fail. Do you think the sonic team can rebound from this? Will we finally get a good Sonic game again?

This right here, couldn't have said it better myself. Pre orders usually don't give you a whole lot otherwise, maybe some dlc and other stuff, so it's nice to see some giving people early access for pre-ordering. I don't care much for pre-ordering myself, but for those that want it early, I think it's a great deal for them. I think it's better than having a beta honestly. Give me the game early if you want my money now.

I imagine it's around 12 hours or more. When I game, I game for hours, but I'm by no means a pro gamer. That's a good question, because I don't know either lol. I assume they join or start their own teams. That's how I see the first teams starting up. But now I hear high schools across the US are starting their own esports teams, groups and clubs. So that may be how most get started these days. Wish I was more social, cause I think it'd be fun running an esports team. Just not playing on it.

Yeah I get that. But with the current games, to my knowledge they are all releasing digitally anyway. I'm risking not being able to play all games, and I'm okay with that. Plus they have the backwards compatibility for some games, and I believe those all can be purchased digitally, but I may not be correct on that. My other issue with the series s, is since it doesn't have a disc drive, it would be rendered useless if the console ever loses support, which it inevitably will. Which I kinda accept. Plus, it seems they will make sure to make future consoles backwards compatible, which means we should be able to re-download the games we get on the og Xbox & 360 ( through backwards compatibility for some games available digitally), Xbox one and series s/x. I bet this console will see even cheaper price tags soon. So if anything, it's pretty much a budget console. Plus game pass probably sells a ton of them. But honestly, I think I'm okay with the limitations, because I mostly expect to play Xbox series x/s games on it anyway, and those all should get digital releases and work on it.

Games with tight time limits bug me. Can't stand being rushed to complete a mission. As well, I can't stand when you have to make precise movements to get to certain areas or progress. Also, anything that requires luck to get through, bugs me as well. Also, if something is excessively tough, and I can't get through it, I just give up. I found that I have very little patience for hard games these days. I just want to play and have fun. I'm not much for a challenge these days. I think it's because I work a lot and don't get much free time to game. But I still find time, just prefer something that doesn't take me ages to get through.

Not really. I'm very aware what's going on around me most of the time. I do get into the games I play, but I don't get so fixated on them that I lose track of the day or when I receive a phone call or someone comes over. I'm also constantly checking the clock so I don't play too much. But I can understand some focusing more on the game that they lose track of time.

Didn't see these deals posted anywhere yet, and since this deals will probably last into the weekend I figured I'd share them here. Here are the deals I found so far, feel free to add any others you may find. (Gamestop) 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $24.99 - https://www.gamestop.com/gift-cards/digital-subscriptions/products/xbox-game-pass-3-month-ultimate-membership/11095751.html 3 months of Game Pass for PC for $1 each month (must not have Game Pass at time of purchase, otherwise won't count, also may be for new subscribers only) - https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass/pc-games/ 3 months of Game Pass for PC for $19.99 - https://www.amazon.com/Xbox-Game-Pass-PC-Membership/dp/B08KJW9BK7 Any other Game pass deals to share?

I imagine that most esports players play hours on end each day, much like any gamer who does nothing but game. But I think they do a lot more than that. Myself as a casual, couldn't handle the long hours of gaming esports players have to do these days. I imagine they are playing most of the day, probably streaming as that would be smart to do if you plan to train for long hours anyway. But, how many hours a day do you think they game to just train?

Honestly, I'm kinda leaning towards getting a series s than an x right now. The price difference is also key, as I saw some stores selling it for $299.99 for black Friday. Plus, I don't need all the fancy stuff the series x offers. I don't buy games physical all that much anymore and I mostly use gamepass anyway. I just don't see the need for a series x right now. Maybe down the road I'll get a series x, but I don't need anything fancy.

I think it was a great move on their part. Some may be annoyed that they are going to focus more on microtransactions, which is always a thing in these types of games. As long as they aren't play to win, than I don't care. Anyway, for now, I think it was the right move. I know some people are fussing about the microtransactions and how it is to progress in game right now, as well as other gripes here and there, but for the most part, the game is hugely popular right now and people seem to be really into it. There's even a topic here on the forums about how the games single player has already gone gold, and I don't think that officially releases until December 8th.

What have the sales been like for recent COD releases? I feel like in the last 5-10 years, the sales have been dropping off with each new release. Honestly forgot Vanguard came out recently as I literally lost interest in it. I played a bit of Cold War, but haven't bothered much since. My brother and nephew play from time to time now days, but I just can't be bothered with the series anymore. Then again, most of my friends are living their lives so I don't know many others who even play COD anymore. I know COD is probably hated by most here, and rightfully so, it deserves the hate it often gets. But I still find some joy in the games when I play them, but it's much of the same. I've considered going back to some of the older games recently and just playing those again. But I would have to get my friends from back in the day back on, and that's easier said than done. Anyway, what do you guys think? Is COD running out of steam? Or will it forever appeal to the 12 year olds out there who keep this franchise alive to this day?

Technically it was more of a soft reboot of the original game as it treaded mostly the same story, but had some different locations and control upgrades. Fans were hoping for a an actual sequel, but that wasn't what they got unfortunately. I would love to see them revisit the game and give us an actual sequel, because now days, they could do so much more with this franchise. But, this is also EA we're talking about, and they don't seem to care much what fans care for anymore.

Not at all, in fact I kinda prefer it. I purchased a few of those Power A pro controllers that you can get on Amazon for like $80 or so, but the black one has been on sale for like $50 for a while now. They are wired controllers, but do the job just fine. I'm just tired of dealing with controllers that need batteries. Having wires isn't a problem for me, as I sit close anyway. Plus I mostly use the controller on my PC anyway.

What's the status of this? Any news on if EA is willing to pay that? $1 billion is a lot to ask for. Even for a company like EA. I'm sure they could afford it, but how much are they making in sales from Fifa and all it's microtransactions? Honestly though, I don't care what happens to EA. I rarely buy their games, and if I do play them, it's through something like game pass anyway. Sure it still support them somewhat by just buying gamepass, but I would rather no one support EA until they start to produce better quality sports games and doesn't abuse or push long hours on developers. That's all we ask from EA, is to let developers to do their work on the games they are wanting to release. Let them take as much time as needed so they can make the best game possible. Treat your employees right, don't force them to work long hours to get to an unrealistic release date. EA could benefit by supporting the developers who make their hit games. Let them make the games they want and not hold them to unreasonable release dates. And allow devs to delay their games if needed. But yeah, this isn't about that, I'm just going on a rant about EA at this point lol. Maybe it's time for Fifa to look for other developers/publishers to produce their games.

Looks like PlayStation Home is coming back with the help of fans. PlayStation Home ceased being a thing 6 years ago, and now it looks to be back. Of course this is only for the PlayStation 3. But that's to be expected. The PSOne Emulation team is also helping with the project. So I wonder if this will allow people using emulation to use Home. I never really bothered much with the PS Home. But I thought the concept was cool. I wish they supported it more and even on the future consoles. You can read more about this news below. https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2021/11/26/playstation-home-revived-by-fans/?fbclid=IwAR2W87nzjLUPMN-aNJdNS9S17XtPt5AiqC1q3lOSZOCBpDA7mrRRXGHyw1Y

I've heard stories over the years about how people are finding new, or yet unknown easter eggs in old video games. I don't know anything off the top of my head, but I'm sure there are games that have undiscovered easter eggs. Do you know of any easter eggs only you are aware of? Or maybe you discovered an easter egg, and no one else has really ever shared it or posted video proof of it? I think it's cool to find easter eggs hidden in older games, especially if they are found later on. I imagine devs hide a ton of hidden stuff in their games, and some of it probably has yet to be found.

I'm on the lookout for some new Discord gaming bots to add to the discord server I'm helping with. We already have a pokemon style game on there. I was wondering if there are a bit more advanced discord gaming bots available? I don't know a whole lot on how the bots even work, but I know the person who runs the discord pretty much, and he's the one we go to for setting up bots. So I figured it'd be cool to get some suggestions for bots. Do you guys frequent any discord servers that have bots? If so, what bots are they? I know there are sites that have lists of bots, but I'd rather get suggestions than go digging in lists of bots. I think we're going to try trivia bots at some point, so if you know any good ones, that'd rock! Not quite sure what else we can really do in discord. What kinda gaming bots can you even put in there? I can't imagine you can do a ton with bots, but I don't really mess with discord other than to message people I work with and do meetings on rare occasions, and chat. Any bot suggestions? Trivia, gaming news, arcade games even?

Hey guys, I'm on the lookout for some free to play browser game suggestions. I am looking for just about anything free to play. But I am mostly looking for multiplayer games that can be enjoyed by a group of people. I'm currently volunteering for a community and their discord, and we're thinking of running events over there soon and we are in need of game suggestions that can get as many people involved as possible. We already decided on stuff like Jackbox (requires one person to own), among us (can be played free on mobile I believe), krunker, and a few other browser games. But I am all for more suggestions. Maybe something like cards against humanity, card games, board games etc. But it has to be legally free to play stuff. We found a cards against humanity browser game, but if there are any other card games online like that, I'd check that out as well. But also anything revolving around trivia, drawing (pictionary, drawful,etc), and more.

AEW is producing their own games, I believe with Yukes, as they split when 2K took over the WWE games, but I am not 100% sure. Either way, AEW has a game or two out already and another coming soon. Currently they have some pro wrestling management game on mobile devices, I haven't played it, but I hear it's okay. I'm not sure on the other mobile game, but I think they have two mobile games. I'm more interested in their actual AEW video game, much like what WWE has now with 2K, who is hard at work on WWE 2K22 themselves. I saw some preview videos on the new AEW games, and they're looking like a good start. A bit worried about the animations and graphics, but it looks early stages, so that's probably to be expected. I am going to imagine it will be attempting to do simulation style wrestling with this one, but idk, because the animations kinda look more cartoony, idk. Their last update can be viewed below. Oh and the trailer for their more popular mobile games. And they have a casino game that I won't waste your time showing.

Honestly, the recent Avengers game turned out to be a letdown for fans. I don't think the game has many people playing it anymore. They may have infused some life with the new Spider-Man DLC, but when that DLC is only for PlayStation, it's going to cut off a portion of your audience. I imagine the Xbox version isn't doing that hot these days. Is anyone playing this game right now? I know Spider-Man is bringing people in, because it's Spider-Man, but I don't see that keeping the game going for too much longer. But, I want to hear from people who are playing it right now. Is this game worth it? Or do you think it's time we re-evaluate the Avengers and make an actual game not tied into microtransactions. I want a game like what they're doing with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Do that with the Avengers, and I think fans will be happy with that. They seem happy with Guardians. I'm for them making a new Avengers game, what about you?