After writing "hell is other people", it's said that the philosopher Jean-Paul Satre sat back in his chair, smiled to himself, and enjoyed a moment's transcendent joy that the other people he had to deal with had never come armed with a plasma rifle or - worse - a headset. Nothing destroys a great game like letting other people into it.
Hasbro and The Last of Us show's co-creator are developing a Baldur’s Gate TV series that'll follow on from the events of Baldur's Gate 3.
Oooof. I have very little hope for this with how badly they screwed up Season 2. I loved and re-watched the first season of The Las of Us 4-5 times now. Only watched season 2 once and will not be watching Season 3 unless I'm very bored. The fact that Larian isn't involved is also another red flag.
TLOU show creator…oh God
There’s a reason why the show went from “Season 4 and possibly beyond” to “it might end at Season 3”
ProbablyMonsters appears to have laid off several developers shortly before unveiling its third game, titled Nekome: Nazi Hunter.
Handheld gaming in 2026 compared. We break down Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation Portal and ROG Xbox Ally to see which brand approach makes the most sense.
Ally is so good. I'm surprised how much I love. It also oddly has better battery life than the Switch 2.
"For players who regularly play away from a television, this reliability is still unmatched." - speaking like a true Nintendo fanboy!
LOL the explanation about the Portal is totally whacked and out of date, it's not even funny anymore. When was this article published? 2024?
Sorry to disappoint you Portal haters out there, the Portal works good everywhere, not just inside your house. I regularly use it at my office over 25km away from home using my office wifi with ZERO issues. Been playing it on the go over my phone's 5G connection too nowadays because...why not?
It lags out occasionally playing it at home so I severely doubt it works flawlessly over the public internet. Why are you lying?
Don't like the one someone sounds? Mute 'em. Don't playing online with others? then don't. Obviously, single player games allow breathing room and give the player an experience that (they think) is unique and not shared by other (offline) players trekking through the same worlds.
For me, when I played Halo 2 for example, I never played to win, oftentimes people on my team gave me the impression that they began walking days before and picked up a controller for the first time, but their lack of skill or ability never deterred my ability to have fun in the game, and strike up a conversation if they have a mic.
I am so damned sick of people saying that mics are things of Satan. Seriously, mute them or block them, do something, because you often have the ability to -not- hear them, but most would rather bicker about the voices of a 8 year olds online then not do something about it.
For ever homophobic 8 year old shouting bouts of profanity into my eardrums there are (at least) 2 awesome people (who happen to have mics) that are really cool to talk to.
If youre competitive at all and half decent at a game, you are more likely to enjoy a game of halo, bf, or cod than if you arent. My opinion anyway
While I am not a huge online gamer & I agree somewhat with your idea, I believe that u r missing the point. Yes, I feel more powerful in an epic sp RPG, & yes, many games have successfully added multi without destroying this feeling (dragons dogma comes to mind by sharing pawns and not main characters), but I believe that many multi fans experience exactly that which I experience in sp, but to much greater satisfaction. Yeah, it's satisfying saving he world as the greatest hero ever (though I would argue that many games today are not as satisfying due to their easy rewarding nature), but Imagine doing it against other human beings. Imagine being a phenomena Cod player or a top tier wow player. That is the ultimate satisfaction...owning a world populated by other real people. And, even for myself, that is the allure of online play. If I go 25-8 in a match, it feels wonderful to know that u outwitted or outplayed other real people. And even those that cheat, do it so that others think they are that good. The RPG elements and unlocks help dangle the carrot, but how fun would the same concept be, continuously playing against AI. It wouldn't and no one would play.
Online multiplayer is a poor place to put any significant development in. Just focus on making a solid single player with great characters, and story. I dread the day when platformers get a significant focus on online, or any other thing of the sort. Frankly, online is the biggest gimmick in the gaming industry(for all you people who religiously hate "gimmicks")
Being a philosopher must have been awesome.You could write one line,sit back and smile.Weird thing is,these days that would make you a troll.Or someone with a twitter account.