The Gaming Thread

[ArcadiaGP]

Top 25 New Switch Games in 2018

[video=youtube;EC8W0JpLE6s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC8W0JpLE6s[/video]

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Today, the President repeated his "violent video games cause violence" lie.

https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/966733894753144833

 

[jamil]

There really isn’t anything you can ban to fix the problem.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

There really isn’t anything you can ban to fix the problem.

That's why I keep saying that excuse is lazy. It's just a cop-out when you don't want to talk about the issue anymore... blame something unrelated. Blame anything.

But hey, also works to alienate a large ****ing group of people.

 

[BugI02]

That's why I keep saying that excuse is lazy. It's just a cop-out when you don't want to talk about the issue anymore... blame something unrelated. Blame anything.

But hey, also works to alienate a large ****ing group of people.

So use it as a teachable moment. Since I assume not all your gamer friends are on INGO, explain to them that that jaw-tightening they feel when games are blamed for violence is the same one gun owners feel when guns are blamed for violence

or blame the President

 

[ArcadiaGP]

More knee-jerk idiocy. Just using events as an excuse to push unrelated and unpopular legislation.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rep. Robert Nardolillo III, R–Coventry, will introduce legislation to increase mental health and counseling resources in schools by implementing a tax on video games rated mature or higher.

 

[KLB]

There really isn’t anything you can ban to fix the problem.

Yes there is, people.

 

[T.Lex]

Overwatch new hero is Brigitte, the daughter of Torbjorn.

She's an engineer type, with some healing capabilities and melee range.

Could be interesting.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

. . . Huh.

New Battlefield 2 follows Call of Duty back to World War II this year

Edit: Title has been changed to Battlefield V

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Not just content in saying stupid **** implying games influence shootings... apparently it needs a follow-up meeting.

"Trump to meet with video game industry executives next week as part of ongoing debate over school safety."

 

[dugsagun]

Yes it is a cop out, as i dont have any guns with usb cords that plug into a game station and that has color coded buttons labeled ab xy . Its just easier to get away with saying to a group of sheeple "damn these violent video games" than it is to say "damn parents not raising their damn kids right"

 

[KLB]

Yes it is a cop out, as i dont have any guns with usb cords that plug into a game station and that has color coded buttons labeled ab xy . Its just easier to get away with saying to a group of sheeple "damn these violent video games" than it is to say "damn parents not raising their damn kids[STRIKE] right[/STRIKE]"

FIFY

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Sony Is Restructuring to Focus More on First-Party Games - IGN

 

[JettaKnight]

Sony Is Restructuring to Focus More on First-Party Games - IGN

First person party games?

 

[IndyTom]

First person party games?

I tried following the link to the story about MS investing in it and...still no idea what a first party game is. Is it like first-person only more inclusive for people who identify as something other than a person?

 

[T.Lex]

Wasn't that a pitch for a Leisure Suit Larry sequel?

 

[ArcadiaGP]

First person party games?

I tried following the link to the story about MS investing in it and...still no idea what a first party game is. Is it like first-person only more inclusive for people who identify as something other than a person?

First-party means games made by that company, Sony... or companies they own. Like Bungie making games for Microsoft.
Third-party means games made by outside developers, like Sega today. Sega makes games for Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft.

A first-party game, for example, is most of the Mario games. They are made by Nintendo, and rarely see time on any other systems.

 

[dung]

Damn, I don't want battlefield WW2....I want BFBC3. I hopped back on BFBC2 the other day and there are still a few populated servers. You can even play the Vietnam DLC without buying it (just choose the server from the list).

Other than that, I got a new 27" ACER 1440P 144hz monitor and it is pretty sticking nice compared to my old 20" 1680x1050 Samsung.

 

[hoosierdoc]

started playing fortnight with the kids. I like it, but I'm terrible. I Actually killed three people the last game I played, first time I actually killed someone

 

[T.Lex]

Yeah the strategy involved in building stuff as a defensive measure is kinda cool.

I can totally see how it appeals to the generation that grew up on Minecraft.