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Reviewers giving high scores to poorly optimised games really grinds my gears in c/gaming@beehaw.org

[–] malchior@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

Jedi Survivor...god this game performs so bad. 5800X3D and a 4090 and those stutters. The game isn't even that graphically impressive so I don't know wtf is going on behind the scenes, probably some old code that constantly checks for micro transactions.

Sky News Host PANICS During Climate Activist Interview Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love that this video is still going viral in c/environment@aussie.zone

[–] malchior@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Warms my heart seeing Sky News get rekt like that. He was an excellent.

Hundreds complain about failing mobile phone service since 3G switched off in c/australia@aussie.zone

[–] malchior@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

We'll from what I experienced the other day whilst in a regional centre, I've got full 4G reception but severely limited access to the internet. I'd be guessing the towers are now over subscribed.

PM refuses to bite as Dutton seeks fight on Australia Day events in c/australianpolitics@aussie.zone

[–] malchior@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago

Keep Aus day as is and create a new day for the indigenous peoples. I'll take two public holidays thanks.

Devs should not be "forced to run on a treadmill until their mental or physical health breaks", says publisher of Manor Lords, citing how gamers seem to be trained to expect endless content work now in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] malchior@aussie.zone 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Never preorder. Never surrender.

Doom: The Dark Ages is introducing big changes to combat because id Software came to one core realization: "Every projectile mattered in the original Doom" in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[–] malchior@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

I'm just glad some talent people are still making single player shooters. Doom and Doom Eternal were so much fun to play and I look forward to this next instalment.

Today, it has been 6 years since The Elder Scrolls 6 teaser in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] malchior@aussie.zone 20 points 1 year ago

Probably working out how to add stealth archer mechanics to a MTX.

Sony removed Helldivers 2 from sale in countries where PSN is not available. For example whole CIS region. in c/steam@lemmy.ml

[–] malchior@aussie.zone 19 points 1 year ago

A Japanese business making stupid business decisions? Why I never..

Unfortunately, this will probably scuttle the game, if another company can get a similar game out in a reasonable time frame it's probably GG.

Director Miyazaki Discusses Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree – New Weapons, Approach to Difficulty, GRRM’s Involvement, and More in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] malchior@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

So do I need an existing endgame save for this DLC? Was thinking of doing a fresh run if not.

Alan Wake 2 sales figures are letting Remedy feel confident about Control 2 - even if the game hasn't made any profit yet in c/gaming@beehaw.org

[–] malchior@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah waiting for a steam sale.

About to get drafted in c/memes@lemmy.world

[–] malchior@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Id love for my grandma to ring me asking for help with her computer. She got me interested in computers back with a Commodore 64 when I was a kid.

Love you gran!

Hollywood Keeps Reminding Us Why We Need Physical Media More Than Ever in c/moviesandtv@lemm.ee

[–] malchior@aussie.zone 10 points 1 year ago

We don't need physical media, we need DRM removed and the ability to buy tv/music/movies in a format we want at a reasonable price to use as we see fit.