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EA lost $6 billion in market value

And yet, nothing of value was lost. What a paradox!


Against the Storm!

It comes with pause, so almost turn-based ;) (I’m kidding).


Ah, so “sheets (by google)” are different than “google sheets”. Right.


Well they don’t need them to coexist, they need just one of them to succeed.


IMO KotOR was an inspiration for Mass Effect - it may be worth a look.



The “play games” can. Three filters I always use in combination: “Premium” (i.e. paid), “no ads”, “no in-app purchases”. In the current version of the app you have to scroll quite down to find these.


Actually the official google “play games” app has a nice feature that should be included in play store: it can filter for games without purchases.

Other than that, the mentioned minireview app has good filters.


None! But some of them - like Megaloot or Waxheads - have free demos on Steam.


Same. Losing felt quite arbitrary and random to me.


You can’t expect people to understand the acronym of a game you are just introducing :) Google tells me you mean “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild”.


Is Rimworld chill though? It’s been sitting on my waitlist for a while, but I’m still a bit…afraid. Doesn’t each colony ultimately go to shit?


Well it is a different genre thand SHMUP. But Gunlocked can be considered shmup I brlieve.


You’re not alone, seems like the game has its moment now :)



I’m of the impression this is the same dynamics as seen in other competitive appealing activities where almost anybody can join and dream of becoming famous and rich, like starting a band or a YouTube channel, playing sports and - according to Freakonomics - drug dealing. The profit distribution is extremely skewed towards the top, leaving most of the participants with wages well below average.









There’s a horror movie about a couple harrased by kids during the stay at the lake. Might be right up your alley!


Aaa, the one temporarily featuring Hitler toaster ;)


This. The stuff OP hates in the games is added as the “endgame content” for people planning on spending half their lifetime in the game. That kind of “content” is generally not added to single-player-first games like those you mentioned.


I can’t be the only one that read “pom” as “porn”.


There has been an improvement - and regulations - in this regard over time, so you both may be right.


Similar top-down cultural phenomenon dictated by corpos is concept of “personal carbon footprint” - as a means of shifting blame and focus from them to individuals. This is almost conspiracy level unbelievable when heard for the first time, but true nonetheless.


Well first you need guaranteed food, shelter and safety for everyone, so people don’t feel existential pressures. Which means you have to start with utopia before expanding on the ideas you present…


I love this “Cultural malware” as a name for things like these.


Thanks. Sad to hear that. I’ve played and liked Origins, but quickly soured when playing 2. I was hoping that maybe 3 would be worthwhile… Maybe with some mods to reduce grinding, if they exist?



Factory must keep running!



There are FIVE Skyrims already?!?


That one is not from Klei :) I’m asking because I like all the Klei games I’ve tried, but didn’t get much into modding with any of them…