everything except that…

Relative to other billionaires… yes…

Relative to the average person who doesn’t run a casino… not so much.

Alternative link for people who prefer to read:

https://www.barrons.com/articles/counter-strike-skin-gambling-addiction-72078828

And refund any games that require it on steam if you purchased any from there…

It works because it somehow convinces some investors, and then others are just speculating on how long the equity spin cycle will keep going.

It’s like a game of hot potato but the potatoe gets hotter with each pass.

I’m sad Deadlock is ‘just’ a MOBA - because I don’t like them

I think you’re right that thier commission won’t really effect the price of games at all, as that’s more driven by how much people can afford or are willing to pay for entertainment. It still could benefit gamers if the publisher/developer got more of the revenue from the games they purchased, as then the developers could more easily fund future development, especially indie games.

Nah, its still a laptop, for gaming you need a desktop 😅

(j/k) idk i just generally don’t bother trying to play games on laptops since I have a fast desktop for that 😅

Get a refurbished thinkpad, should still last a lot longer than a brand new consumer line one.

Except they don’t win because their poor performance analysis leads them to close the studios that make gamepass worth subscribing to…

Thier monetization benefits from it, as people are more willing to spend more on lootboxes if they have the possibility of a payout of real money. They’ll only put lawyers on it just enough to convince regulators they’re not a casino 😂

They don’t want it to be competing with their new releases, even if it’s only a small theoretical competition that doesn’t actually occur in the real world, so they currently have a small incentive to kill it. This is why there needs to be regulations introduced to ensure the server software is released when they shut it down.

does it count as a “video” game if there’s no video?

should make a new non-profit to organise counteracting collective shout, could call it bukacallout or collective fap or something 😅

Mgs 2 and 3 are also about 5 or 6 hours each if you skip the cutscenes.

It can decrease the value of the game in the customer’s mind though, which can result in them being unwilling to buy it at a higher price.

The first patient was treated just six months ago, and researchers are still following all of the participants.

Probably won’t find out what the side effects are for awhile yet.

By living on student loan and playing them endlessly until I got bored of the lack of things I haven’t seen before 😂. Now Im bored of them I managed to land a good paying job but it mostly goes towards paying the student loan 😅

PSP: it has the best logo.

Why don’t they change the focus of the group to another engine?

It also made it really easy to join your friends games before everything was on steam.

Cool software:

• blender

• unreal engine 5 - even if only just to look at the pretty tech demos

• krita or gimp - like photoshop but foss

• Everything search - way faster for finding stuff than windows search

• Greenshot - a good screenshot snipping tool

• Wiztree - for when you run out of hdd space

• A hat in time: others mentioned already but I think it’s worth mentioning twice 😁
• Stadew Valley
• Trine (1/3 protagonists female)
• Frogun
• Say No! More
• going under
• a short hike (I don’t remember the player character gender, I think it’s androgenous?)

Some violence:

• mirrors edge
• Remember Me

Might be a bit violent for a 5 yr old? It’s rated PEGI 16 .