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As @Dead2009 said, XSplit and OBS are software solutions to capture game footage the use the standard audio in/out ports on you computer to capture your own audio, but this software has limitations and can be unreliable. An alternative is to use a device called a capture card. It's a digital video recorder with specific inputs, hardware set and accompanying software designed for the purpose of broadcasting digital video as its being recorded. There are many of them available and are sold as internal of external components. A couple of examples are posted below, one internal, one external. The links are to the UK Amazon website, but other regional versions of the store and other outlets will have them as well. https://www.amazon.co.uk/AVerMedia-Portable-started-Streaming-Nintendo/dp/B00I0QZMPE/ref=sr_1_3? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elgato-Game-Capture-HD60-Pro/dp/B014MQIVPS/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=capture+card+pc&qid=1585425119&sr=8-6 Every capture care will have their own ways to set them up, like software to help you customize broadcast screens, add banner and overlays. Software from GPU manufactures, like Nvidia's GeForce Overlay, can also help customize your broadcast screen. If you use a camera to record yourself during gameplay, the aforementioned software can help set that up as well. A microphone important because you'll obviously need to talk over your gameplay, but you will need headphones or a headset for your own gameplay audio to avoid feedback audio coming feedback coming through the microphone. Broadcast audio will have an independent feed from the audio you'll here, so it may some experimenting to get the audio balance right. The last piece of the puzzle is, of course, an account of you prefer platform. Youtube, Twitch, whatever. They have their TOS's and stuff you should check up on, but nothing you wouldn't expect.

Genji: Days of Blade comes to mind I was SO excited for this PS3 launch title one as I loved the original Genji on the PS2. Things started off promisingly as this game was gorgeous for it's time, and would probably still hold up quite well today. Unfortunately it appears that all that effort focused on the games graphics are aesthetic design should have been better split on actual game. The story was boring and didn't lead of its predecessor very well and the combat felt slow and disjointed compared to the previous effort. Then there was the camera, oh GOD the camera! It would pan away putting enemies off-screen, it followed the player's character way to close and just the player had no input on it at all. It was just not intuitive at all and made the game almost unplayable. What a disappointment, but it was the perfect game summarize the PS3's early days. Prettier than the PS2, but worse.

There are many things to consider with a new PC build. As @MeowsePad said, budget is the big one, but that's not all. There are many of us who could compile a list of recommended parts together with the right info; Do you have a monitor or monitors already? Or do you plan to use it on a TV? What are specks of the display you plan to use? (This is important to consider for both budgeting and because there's little point is creating a monster build if the displays you use can't even show it at its best. A PC performance and Display specks have to marry up close together) Do you have a place have to put the computer? If this location near your internet router (If your desired location is close to a router, you won't need a motherboard with Wi-Fi connectivity and that could save money. It's also worth thinking about because you may need to work a desk and chair into your budget as well.) Aesthetics. It would be useful you know what colour schemes you want. Would you prefer a case design that's more subtle or makes more of a statement? Do you consider cooling of limiting noise more of a priority? It's also important to consider what you need outside the tower and software. Mouse and Keyboard (As essential as any component inside the computer. If you don't have any to spare, you'll have to work these into the budget), controllers, speakers, headsets, controllers, operating system (Again, essential), any premium software you want, speakers case accessories and so on. Most of these things aren't essential of course, but it's still a good idea to think abut them for budget reasons. After getting as much of this info as possible, it should be straight forward to compile a recommended parts list.

Oh man, I'm so sorry. I can't even pretend to imagine what this must be like.

I'm still pessimistic about this. An asymmetrical multiplayer likely to be plagued with launch issues and micro-transactions, basically this year's Evolve or Friday the 13nth.

It's a close one, but I prefer The Elder Scolls. Better stories and the magic, dragons, sword slinging fantasy theme just appeals to me more than Fallout's post apocalyptic theme. I agree with your points in favour of Fallout, especially the humour part, but when it comes down to it The Elder Scrolls is just more my thing.

That's not THAT big of a portion... for an Allosaurus, but a human being?

I echo the sentiments here. I admire speedrunners for the patience and still they need to exercise to accomplish the feats they do, but it's a way to play games that just defies the point of gaming in the first place. It's like those restaurants that offer some ridiculous portion of something you can have for free if you can eat the whoal thing, as impressive as it is to see somebody succeed, it's not what going out for a good meal is about.

The Sims 4 was garbage. A bug riddled mess with no reason to exist other than to sell the worst, most despicable DLC packages in gaming history. They were even selling DLC's for the DLC's. Suffice to say, it's another promising series completely "EA'd" to the point it's turned into a complete joke, hence why I'll be maintaining "social distance" from this one.

Thank you for the nominations. I really appreciate it. Glad you consider my contribution valuable. My nominees; @The Blackangel @Crazycrab @SaucyPastaTho @StaceyPowers

I can confirm that it's cannon, Riley and Marlene aren't related. I believe it is the American Dreams comic that confirms this, but I'd have to check it out again to point out exactly where and how.

I wouldn't. I can't see the point on having enough cash to retire on to then not be able to enjoy something to love. There's plenty of other ways to have fun when you have money, but sooner or later I would miss it and regret that choice.

W Whilst I would disagree with what you said about modern games being creativity inept, there is certainly nothing wrong with holding on to a love of the past. Good for you to embrace that. 80's metal kicks all ass to, no reason to justify that.

Tried to edit, double posted instead. Feel free to delete this post @DC

I feel like I've got little to say now as Ellie and Dorian are the two that come to mind for me as well. Dorian is very noble, courageous and, whilst he's obviously been tormented and exiled as a result of sexuality, he still retains a kind of pride and focus and that's makes him a very admirable and selfless hero. There's other LGBTQ characters in the game obviously, but he stands out for me because as he undeniably he wears his sexuality and how it affects his life on his sleeve, but you ultimately come to admire him not because he's deals with his sexuality with that aforementioned pride and courage, but because he deals with everything with that pride and courage. Gay or not, a good buy, but being gay may have shaped him into an even better guy in the end and that's a very positive message. Ellie is quite different. She's more down to earth and relatable, but no less admirable and that was achieved through imperfection. She's very rude, stubborn and foul-mouthed. Despite that, she's also the kind of character that somebody in the closet can observe and look up to. As I think @Crazycrab pointed out in the other thread, the main story on TLOU didn't focus on nor even define Ellie's sexuality at all and instead focused on the father daughter like bond forming between her and Joel and didn't go onto her sexuality until the Left Behind DLC and that's good because it let us bond with Ellie in a similar way Joel did. This made us care about her to the point that we didn't care about her sexuality much at all. We were surprised perhaps, but not bothered and willing to support her, and that's they way it should be when somebody comes to somebody close to you coming out. That's a very different, but equally positive message as Dorian.

Be sure you stay safe. I have got to be honest, I don't like the idea of someone in isolation during this crisis, never mind before and after. Feel free to DM or ask for my social media/contact info anytime.

I actually really appreciate this from Ubisoft. Yes, ultimately cooperate interest is still at the heart of it all, but they could have also tried to cash in on the current circumstance (Just take a look at Game Stop) and offer nothing to help anyone except themselves. Will this sell more copies of the game as at least as part of the purpose? Yes, but that doesn't change the fact it's a nice gesture. I'll certainly partake.

My workplace is still open, but as an asthma sufferer and considered at a higher risk of complications I've been asked to stay home for the foreseeable future. I'm not under quarantine or self-isolation (thank fuck), but I don't think I'll be spending much time outside the house for the foreseeable future.

As I would expect, as your level of technical adept surpasses mine by quite a margin, a great breakdown about what all this means. Thank you. I think I get what you're saying, the X-Box might be the faster runner, but it's wearing a greasy pair of shoes and just case use what it has as effectively, at least on paper anyway.

So the spec's have been revealed and, whilst this looks promising in alot of ways, to be honest one or two things are giving me cause for concern. The positives. I like the CPU. The weak CPU's on the PS4 and XBox One were problematic right from the start so glad to see a major upgrade there. I also like that it has the Blu-ray drive, we've not gone fully digital, and that's good. What I'm not sure about is storage. Good speed on that custom SSD, but that's a very strange size and I feel that's too small. The drive also can't be removed and swapped out like previous Playstation consoles. Instead you get expandable storage through an empty NVMe slot, and that's gonna make upgrading the storage more expensive that it really needed to be. Also, compared to the Series X;  The PS5 has a weaker GPU, the same CPU, less storage as standard and more flexibility when it comes to storage upgrades. Overall Sony, I'm not that impressed. Still have high hopes for the console as the line if launch games I think will be stronger, but especially with the retro compatibility confirmed I actually believe the Series X looks like the superior console at the moment.

What is your problem? Since I doubt that someone has strapped you to a chair and forced to watch the LGBT friendly content on Netflix "A Clockwork Orange" style, what is the point of this unceasing complaining about it? Netflix's content has nothing to do with the topic at hand anyway and none of us agree with nor give a shit about your homophobic ranting. You've clearly never played the game and most likely never will, something that's probably true of the sequel as well, so you've got noting of value to bring to this topic in the first place. So please, spare us your poison and direct your attention to other threads where you might have something to offer.

That was certainly true in the 90's and into the 2000's. Most movie producers and movie directors were of a generation that didn't grow up with video games and the idea of video games telling stories to compare in quality to movies and TV shows wasn't really a reality. Things are changing, though imo. Games as a creative entertainment media are taken more seriously now than they were even a few years ago, so these adaptations are getting better.

I'm not actually that bothered about backwards compatibility. It's a great and always welcome feature and I'm always glad to see it included, but I don't see the point on buying a next generation console to play old games. I'm as guilty of buying remasters and re-releases as much as anyone, but I only do so if there is something to distinguish these versions. Just playing the exact same version of the exact same game on a brand-new console only make if there's hardware issues with your old system, and that's why it's a good feature, but it's not a system seller for me.

I fall on the side of story. It's fantastic for a game to have great combat and action, but it'll inevitably feel empty lack purpose if the player doesn't feel like they're fighting for something.