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Bloober Team has recently made The Medium, a somewhat popular survival horror game. They have announced that they're currently working on an already established horror IP for a popular publisher. Could this mean they're making a Silent Hill game? I could see it happening, but we don't even know if it's a Silent Hill game. It could a horror game from a whole different publisher. This is what the CEO of the Bloober Team said about the project: Part of me wants it to be true, but part of me also doesn't want it to be true. I like what Bloober team has done in the past, but idk if I trust them with Silent Hill. What do you guys think? Read more on this news here - VGC

Found an article from the Guardian, about 20 books about video games, that gamers should read. There's a pretty decent list of books here. I sadly am not much of a reader, but I always get into stuff that revolves around video game history, so I may try to find these books one day. Anyway, has anyone read any of the books on the list? I'm not familiar with any except for a couple I saw on Amazon briefly. I'm tempted to get a couple of them, but don't want to spend too much right now. As well, are there any other video game books you have read and maybe enjoyed or hated? I'd love to find out about other video game themed books.

So Elden Ring could be something huge, as Hidetaka Miyazak (Dark Souls series) and George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire books) are working on it together. I didn't see a topic for this game, so I figured it was perfect timing to make one. Anyway, I'm pretty psyched to check this game out whenever it releases. With GRR helping, this could be a very dark game. And we all know how crazy difficult Miyazak makes his games, so I can see it being another Dark Souls like game, but with a Game of Thrones vibe hopefully. 😄 This trailer is from E3 2019, so it's a bit dated, but I imagine it's going to be crazy either way. Oh, and I have no clue when this game is expected to release, but I sure hope it's soon.

Does anyone here purchase games from other countries? I've always wanted to start collecting foreign games, especially PS1, PS2, NES, SNES, Genesis, etc. Mostly the retro stuff. But, with the last gen and current gen of consoles, and the PS3 being open region, you can essentially play games from Japan, Europe and other locations around the world. So if there is a game made and sold only in Japan, say on the PS4, you can import it from Japan and it should play on a US PlayStation 4. Same with the Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS5, and PS3. The 360 is sadly not open region. Anyway, enough about that. I want to know, what foreign games do you have in your collection?

Well, this will sound lame, but I'd say Dark Souls. But, when I was a kid, I would argue Tenchu: Stealth Assassins & Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins were the hardest games I played. But, there are a ton of NES, SNES games I'd say are tough too. Recent memory, Dark Souls though.

I think my parents got me a mario shirt when I was a kid, but I honestly don't remember for sure. I know my first gaming shirt I purchased, was probably for the Game Grumps YouTube. I got a couple shirts when it started. I then got a Super Mario t-shirt a while back from a subscription box. But sadly, I didn't own many gaming related shirts.

Back in middle and high school, I would play on a few flash game sites during class. Some of us got away with it, while others did not. Most kids didn't have mobile phones yet, and when they did, they were flip phones. We were actually banned from having our phones on us, we had to keep them in our lockers. But, I didn't have a phone when I was a kid, so I never had to deal with that.

I haven't used many mods. The last mods I did use, were for Battlefield 1942, where it can be made in a pirate game. Though, that could have been a release of the developers. I just got a good enough PC to take advantage of video games, so I haven't really played many games with mods yet. I want to get Skyrim on PC to mod that, as I imagine that'd be quite fun.

I've never really dealt with any back problems from gaming. If anything, my butt hurts more from sitting down too long than my back ever does. Then again, my couch is in rough shape and my current computer chair is a literal pain the ass if I sit there too long. But yeah, as long as you have good posture when you game, you should be fine.

What are some games you loved playing when you were a kid, but ended up hating it as you became an adult? Maybe it was just too much of the same for you, or maybe the game always sucked and you just had nostalgia glasses on with it. I liked a lot of crappy games as a kid. One game I still love, even though I do have a hatred somewhat for it, is Bart Vs. The World. Seriously love the game, but it's royally tough to beat, especially with Barts annoying slippery running and jumping. Don't even get me started on the cave levels. I can say the same for TMNT the NES game, because I loved that as a kid, and hate how tough it is. But even as a kid it angered me lol. Anyway, what are some games you remember enjoying as a kid, but hate when you revisit it?

I would look into corsair's brand of mouse. I got a corsair gaming mouse that I've used for a while. I don't know the official make or model, but it's pretty decent. Corsair is a pretty good brand. I would also recommend hyperx brand products. They're more budget friendly.

Anyone here getting this game? I want to try it out, as I hear it's essentially the first ever open world Mario game, or what an open world Mario game could be. It was included with Super Mario 3D World. I guess the game is one connected level after the other, so you can start one level, and continue to the next level or a completely different one. It's really interesting change for the Mario series. I just wish I had a switch to play it. 😞

I had no idea they were making a new Intellivision system. They are calling it the Amico, and I guess it was supposed to come out this April, but is has been delayed until October 10th, 2021. This thing looks sexy though, my goodness. 😍 It's supposed to come with 6 pre-loaded games at launch, with new games releasing for around $2.99 - $9.99. As well, all games are rated E for everyone, and the games supposedly learn your skill level as you play. Not sure if this thing will have longevity, but I want one.

To sum it up, Epic Games isn't happy that Apple won't allow them to have their own marketplace on the App store. As they want to sell in game items in Fortnite for example, and it's against Apple's terms to do that. They are suing to change that, as they feel it makes it unfair to block competitors from the marketplace. They believe it to be a breach of EU competition law. You can read more about this case here - Venture Beat In a way I agree with Epic, even though they're just another greedy company and only care about getting as much profits as they can. I wouldn't mind seeing other marketplaces being a part of Apple's ecosystem. Maybe pay a fee per year to have your service on there? Idk, Apple you greedy too, I'm sure you can find a way to benefit yourself in the process lol. What do you think about it? Do you think Epic Games can win? or will it just be a waste of time?

I think they're starting to come out of the woodworks, because they're being threatened. All of these companies are starting to implement new rules and systems to stop scalpers, so I think they're starting to realize their ways are numbered and soon enough, they're not going to be able to do this as much anymore. Especially with countries now enacting laws and fines for people who actively do this. I think that's why they're throwing a fit now, because they're going to lose their business. And rightfully so. 😄 Otherwise, I can see them hiding in their holes collecting as much cash as they can get.

Ah I was confused there for a second, thought this was a real remastered version of Driver 3 at first. But it looks to be Forza Horizon. Either way, would love to see a Driver 3 remake looking like this.

I know, it's weird that any still pop up. There are still some physical magazines out there, but it's fairly minimal. Which sucks, because I loved getting a gaming magazine in the mail every month.

I have the raspberry pi 3b I think it is. It does 1080p fine, but after sometime of use, the videos start to slow down or freeze up. Either it's the OS I installed on it (some raspberry pi OS with Linux). But I think it's the CPU, as it takes ages to load the YouTube homepage for example. But other sites work fine. I wouldn't mind getting the newest Raspberry pi, but I feel a compact PC itself would be more ideal. As for cost, I was thinking around $80-$150 or so. I don't want to spend too much though.

In terms of the world yeah, but their character models aren't the greatest. I just find if funny that they reuse the adult models in game and shrink them down to make the kids in the game lol. But it is a pretty game, but Idk if it qualifies as "ahead of its time" considering I've seen prettier games out there.

A new Nintendo Direct is happening tomorrow at 2PM PST / 5PM EST. What games do you expect to be announced? I heard it's going to be a 50 minute stream, but I am not sure. I aim for another Kirby game. And another Mario game would be nice too. I know they're doing a New mario bros game soon, so maybe that will be showcased some.

Knowing their track record, you're probably right. I can't imagine it being tough to remaster. I remember hearing they changed some things about the original game too, already breaking it lol. As for Anthem, surprised it wasn't sooner.

They wanted to make single player experiences first, and expand on the game with a multiplayer mode. This is how GTA V came to be. And it seems that Rockstar intends to do this for their upcoming games. They've done it so far with RDR2 and it's even more apparent when they released the online mode by itself for RDR2. I think each of their games will follow that same pattern from here on out. Especially considering how much they've made from GTA V alone. I understand why they're doing it, but it means less single player for us to enjoy. 😞 I just want more story DLC if possible. Anyway, Xfire goes into details about this in the article below. Source - Xfire

Oooh the poor scalpers, please leave those poor scalpers alone. They've done no wrong. 😭 But in all seriousness, I hate scalpers. I just find it funny they claim they're trying to be the middleman to help people get these items, yet they're charging hundreds more, double, or even triple of what it's worth. I hope it is something that can be fined in the future, because I think it needs to happen.

If you guys aren't aware, Amazon has their own game streaming service similar to Google Stadia and others. Right now they're accepting invites to their beta. I got into it, and so did a few friends of mine, and we each got in there pretty fast. You can sign up here - https://www.amazon.com/luna/landing-page I haven't accepted access just yet. I hear they charge you $6 after you sign up. Because they put you on their trial period. You also don't need to buy their controller, as any bluetooth controller or Xbox controller will do. But I am tempted to buy that controller, it's sexy! 🙂

lol I don't think "all the way back" has a definite time frame to it. I could say all the way back in high school, or all the way back 3 years ago, doesn't matter. And 15 years is quite a long time in console years, considering we're on the 9th generation of consoles. And if you must know I'm 31. The topic wasn't just for 360/ps3 or newer games though. You're free to discuss any "Classic" games you want to see on smartphones, and yes, games from that generation can be considered classics at this point. I just threw up examples. I figured also, retro games are already mostly supported, or possible with emulators, so I mentioned newer consoles because we don't see many PS3/360 games on mobile phones just yet. Could say the same about you boomers. 😄👍