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HoloDust on 25 December 2015
JEMC said:

OCULUS’ PALMER LUCKEY: “VR WILL BECOME SOMETHING EVERYONE WANTS BEFORE IT BECOMES SOMETHING EVERYONE CAN AFFORD”

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/oculus-palmer-luckey-vr-will-become-something-everyone-wants-before-it-becomes-something-everyone-can-afford/

A lot of people described the VR as the next best thing for gaming. And while it’s kind of cool, Oculus’ Palmer Luckey took to Twitter today and tried to warn casual gamers that it will be more expensive than they think.

>>Well, well, well. It's that time when hype becomes more a problem than an advantage. I'd expect more "bad" news in the coming months before the Rift launches.

Honestly, I'm not so sure about VR anymore, at least when it comes to Oculus. We got DK2 at work (gaming unrelated), few of us tried some games and to be frank, if the game/demo was not about you sitting in the chair without any fast movement, eventually all of us got motion sickness or discomfort.

If people who tried Vive are to be believed (and Gabe himself), that's not an issue with their tech, but it seems OR does not handle that perfectly at the moment. It is a blast, to be honest, everyone who tried it was amazed and maybe this new one (not sure if it's called DK3, one with the headphones) is better and solves that cruical problem.



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JamesGoblin on 25 December 2015
JEMC said:

Time for the news:

 

1-Software/Benches

KHRONOS GROUP DELAYS VULKAN 1.0 RELEASE

http://techreport.com/news/29474/khronos-group-delays-vulkan-1-0-release

The Khronos Group will not release its Vulkan graphics API this year. While the specification is complete, according to a recent press release, the group says it's still receiving implementation feedback and that a legal review needs to be completed. Khronos does claim that the release is “imminent,” although they have not indicated a new release date.

 

STAR CITIZEN ALPHA 2.0 GRAPHICS CARD BENCHMARK - ARCCORP, FREE FLIGHT, & RACING

http://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/2235-star-citizen-alpha-2-graphics-card-benchmark

 

2-VR

FINAL RIFT HARDWARE AND SDK 1.0 SHIPPING TO DEVS

http://www.pcgamer.com/final-rift-hardware-and-sdk-10-shipping-to-devs/

"Imminently shipping". Now there's a strange phrase to see in an Oculus Rift press release. If you are a developer imminently shipping your Rift game, the final Rift hardware and SDK version 1.0 will be winging its way towards you this week.

 

THE REASON FOR THE HTC VIVE DELAY WAS A "VERY, VERY BIG" TECH BREAKTHROUGH

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-reason-for-the-htc-vive-delay-was-a-very-very-big-tech-breakthrough/

HTC's Vive VR headset, being developed in collaboration with Valve, was supposed to be available to the public, in limited quantities, by the end of this year. Unfortunately, HTC put the brakes on that plan a couple weeks ago, saying it won't be released commercially—that is, to people other than developers—until April 2016. But there's apparently a good reason for the delay.

 

3-Game Patches / Mods

ASSASSIN’S CREED: SYNDICATE – UPDATE 1.31 NOW AVAILABLE, 30FPS CLOTH PHYSICS FIX VIA AC.INI FILE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-syndicate-update-1-31-now-available-30fps-cloth-physics-cap-fix-via-ac-ini-file/

Ubisoft has released a new patch for the PC version of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate. According to its changelog, this patch introduces a new parameter to AC.ini via which PC gamers can disable the cloth motion 30FPS limits. In addition, this update fixes various render issues and brings minor UI improvements. This patch will be auto-downloaded from Steam or UPLAY, and you can read its complete changelog below.

 

THERE IS A NEW JUST CAUSE 3 PATCH AVAILABLE

http://www.pcgamer.com/there-is-a-new-just-cause-3-patch-available/

Today in short-but-important patch notes: Just Cause 3 version 1.021. Version 1.02, though it brought in a load of flashy fixes like "significantly improved loading times" and "optimizations to online stats", broke a few things, and the struggle to get Just Cause soaring as it should continues.

 

FLY AROUND GTA 5 IN THE MILLENNIUM FALCON WITH THIS STAR WARS MOD

http://www.pcgamer.com/gta-5-star-wars-mod-millennium-falcon-star-destroyer/

We recently updated our list of the best Star Wars total conversion mods, but what if you just want a taste of Star Wars in your games? What if you just want to fly around Grand Theft Auto 5's Los Santos pretending you are Han Solo? Well you can do exactly that, as we've done in the video above. Modder KAFAROS reskinned GTA's jet fighter to look like the Millennium Falcon, and we simply couldn't resist.

>>And there's a video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQQPzHerrPE

 

4-Gaming News

TORMENT: TIDES OF NUMENERA’S BETA PHASE HAS BEEN DELAYED TO EARLY 2016

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/torment-tides-of-numeneras-beta-phase-has-been-delayed-to-early-2016/

InXile Entertainment has announced that the beta phase of Torment: Tides of Numenera has been delayed to early 2016. According to Chris Keenan, the team wants to clean up some rough edges so that the game’s backers can have the best experience possible, which is why the beta has been slightly delayed.

 

PARAGON – INTRO & TUTORIAL VIDEO FOR ALPHA TESTERS

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/paragon-intro-tutorial-video-for-alpha-testers/

Epic Games has released a new video for Paragon, designed specifically for Alpha testers to give a quick overview of the game in its current state. Paragon is a new MOBA game powered by Unreal Engine 4 that is coming to the PC in 2016.

>>This is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CClVICwow8

 

STEAM SALES 2015 PRELIMINARY RESULTS – HERE ARE THE 25 BEST SELLING GAMES ON STEAM

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/steam-sales-2015-preliminary-results-here-are-the-25-best-selling-games-on-steam/

SteamSpy has shared its preliminary results for the best selling games on Steam in 2015. According to them, Grand Theft Auto V is the best selling game that was released this year on Steam, followed by Fallout 4 and ARK: Survival Evolved.

>>I'm going to say that those numbers, and some positions, will change in the coming days. spurgeonryanhas made a thread about it: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=211623

 

DARQ IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR GAME SET IN A ZERO-GRAVITY LUCID DREAM

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/darq-is-a-psychological-horror-game-set-in-a-zero-gravity-lucid-dream/

Unfold Games has announced its new psychological horror game about lucid dreaming, DARQ. The team has just started IndieGoGo and Steam Greenlight campaigns, and has released a new trailer to showcase its title (that can be viewed below).

 

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE – FIRST OFFICIAL SCREENSHOTS RELEASED

http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/final-fantasy-vii-remake-first-official-screenshots-released/

Square Enix has released the first direct feed screenshots for Final Fantasy VII Remake. Unfortunately, these screenshots were captured from the game’s recently released PSX Experience 2015 trailer, so there is nothing really new to see. Still, it’s good having the direct feed images as they show details that some may have missed due to the trailer’s compression issues.

I think I saw a MMORPG there??  /rubs eyes





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JEMC on 26 December 2015
CGI-Quality said:
JEMC said:
Tomb Raider is quite cheap with the 85% sale. Are there too many QTEs? And are they of the annoying kind?

Tomb Raider is a steal at that price!! The QTEs are there, but I wouldn't say they ruin the experience at all and the game still holds up well enough against current gen games, visually. I'd give it a shot!

Thanks! I guess that, at that price, it's worth it a go.

HoloDust said:
JEMC said:
Tomb Raider is quite cheap with the 85% sale. Are there too many QTEs? And are they of the annoying kind?

If you're fan of old TR...well, this is not a TR game. Neither game nor Lara have any similarities to what defined Tomb Raider, so be prepared for massive let down...and if TR is one of your favorite IPs, which is my case, for even something like pure hate toward SE and CD.

But...

CGI-Quality said:
JEMC said:
Tomb Raider is quite cheap with the 85% sale. Are there too many QTEs? And are they of the annoying kind?

Tomb Raider is a steal at that price!! The QTEs are there, but I wouldn't say they ruin the experience at all and the game still holds up well enough against current gen games, visually. I'd give it a shot!

...it is dirt cheap, and if you're willing to do bit of mental exercise and pretend that you're playing completely new IP called "Psychotic Killer" starring Moana Daft written by pretty terrible "straight to VHS" writter, then you might enjoy some of mechanics in it, like quite good cover shooting.

I've played other Tomb Raider games in the past (I remember playing the first one on PC with no sound ) but I'm not a fan. I enjoy them but that's it, so turning it into a "psychotic killer" game doesn't bother me as long as the game is fun to play and entertaining.

I guess that's not your case.

 

Btw, the Rift that will go on sale is "CV" for Consumer Version, opposed to "DK" that were Developer Kits. And since I'm not eagerly waiting the arrival of VR, all these launch problems aren't something that worries me. In fact, I kind of expected them.



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HoloDust on 26 December 2015
JEMC said:

I've played other Tomb Raider games in the past (I remember playing the first one on PC with no sound ) but I'm not a fan. I enjoy them but that's it, so turning it into a "psychotic killer" game doesn't bother me as long as the game is fun to play and entertaining.

I guess that's not your case.

 

Btw, the Rift that will go on sale is "CV" for Consumer Version, opposed to "DK" that were Developer Kits. And since I'm not eagerly waiting the arrival of VR, all these launch problems aren't something that worries me. In fact, I kind of expected them.

 

I guess if you have no attachment to original TR (unlike myself) than you might enjoy it - I rate it as "utter crap out of 5 stars" for TR game and 3.5 out of 5 as non -TR game (so that's 65-75/100)...but I'm kinda hard on games in general, and prefer star ratings since they don't seem as bad as numbers (I'll play anything with 3 or more stars, and even ocassinaly try 2.5/5 games).

As for Rift, yeah, it seems that CV1 fixes issues of DK2...seems I'll have to wait a bit to see how much better it is and if they've done anything with screens (pixels in DK2 are quite noticable)...tbh, I thought I wouldn't care much for VR before I've tried it (since I don't give a damn about 3D in cinemas), but now, if cybersickness issues are resovled, I'm willing to jump on VR bandwagon much earlier than I planned.



JEMC on 26 December 2015
HoloDust said:
JEMC said:

I've played other Tomb Raider games in the past (I remember playing the first one on PC with no sound ) but I'm not a fan. I enjoy them but that's it, so turning it into a "psychotic killer" game doesn't bother me as long as the game is fun to play and entertaining.

I guess that's not your case.

 

Btw, the Rift that will go on sale is "CV" for Consumer Version, opposed to "DK" that were Developer Kits. And since I'm not eagerly waiting the arrival of VR, all these launch problems aren't something that worries me. In fact, I kind of expected them.

 

I guess if you have no attachment to original TR (unlike myself) than you might enjoy it - I rate it as "utter crap out of 5 stars" for TR game and 3.5 out of 5 as non -TR game (so that's 65-75/100)...but I'm kinda hard on games in general, and prefer star ratings since they don't seem as bad as numbers (I'll play anything with 3 or more stars, and even ocassinaly try 2.5/5 games).

As for Rift, yeah, it seems that CV1 fixes issues of DK2...seems I'll have to wait a bit to see how much better it is and if they've done anything with screens (pixels in DK2 are quite noticable)...tbh, I thought I wouldn't care much for VR before I've tried it (since I don't give a damn about 3D in cinemas), but now, if cybersickness issues are resovled, I'm willing to jump on VR bandwagon much earlier than I planned.

My main worry are the QTE, if they aren't too irritating, then I'll probably enjoy it.

About VR, don't forget about the HTC/Valve Vive headset, specially after their "big breakthrough" discovery of which we'll maybe know more at CES. I think the best approach would be to wait until all VR devices are launched, and see which one is best or has more games (not every VR game works with with every VR headset).



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JEMC on 26 December 2015
zero129 said:
JEMC said:

Thanks! I guess that, at that price, it's worth it a go.

I've played other Tomb Raider games in the past (I remember playing the first one on PC with no sound ) but I'm not a fan. I enjoy them but that's it, so turning it into a "psychotic killer" game doesn't bother me as long as the game is fun to play and entertaining.

As someone who was a fan of the old TR games but thought they got very stale after TR3 i LOVED what they done with the Reboot.

I think at that price you really would enjoy the game. Even more so if you like Uncharted??.

 

No PS3 or PS4. I haven't played Uncharted.

But I know what you mean.



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HoloDust on 26 December 2015
JEMC said:
HoloDust said:

I guess if you have no attachment to original TR (unlike myself) than you might enjoy it - I rate it as "utter crap out of 5 stars" for TR game and 3.5 out of 5 as non -TR game (so that's 65-75/100)...but I'm kinda hard on games in general, and prefer star ratings since they don't seem as bad as numbers (I'll play anything with 3 or more stars, and even ocassinaly try 2.5/5 games).

As for Rift, yeah, it seems that CV1 fixes issues of DK2...seems I'll have to wait a bit to see how much better it is and if they've done anything with screens (pixels in DK2 are quite noticable)...tbh, I thought I wouldn't care much for VR before I've tried it (since I don't give a damn about 3D in cinemas), but now, if cybersickness issues are resovled, I'm willing to jump on VR bandwagon much earlier than I planned.

My main worry are the QTE, if they aren't too irritating, then I'll probably enjoy it.

About VR, don't forget about the HTC/Valve Vive headset, specially after their "big breakthrough" discovery of which we'll maybe know more at CES. I think the best approach would be to wait until all VR devices are launched, and see which one is best or has more games (not every VR game works with with every VR headset).

Yeah, I'm quite curious to try out Vive, though Star VR with 210 degree FOV (vs 100-110 of all other competitiors) and 2560x1440 per eye seems like best specs so far. I guess will have to wait at least 2nd generation of current VR race to see all the cool things in one device: 210 FOV, high enough resolution (not to notice pixels) and eye tracking.

As for support, I'm guessing Vive will have best support, given that Valve is involved (if I remember it right, I think there's some 170 games on Steam supporting it).



JamesGoblin on 26 December 2015

Breaking news! Camelot Unchained just won the most prestigious of all Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards - the one for "Longest MMO Newsletter"!

Other games will have to comfort themselves by trying to win in some minor categories, such as "GotY" or "Most Anticipated".



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Chazore on 26 December 2015

PlanetCoaster devs just released a "modular building" video a few hours ago, looking good so far.

I was thinking of making a thread to show the new footage but it's not even 2-3 mins worth so I'll wait until they release another clip, unless someone wants to make a thread dedicated to PlanetedCoaster news by all means go for it =D.



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JEMC on 27 December 2015
Chazore said:

PlanetCoaster devs just released a "modular building" video a few hours ago, looking good so far.

I was thinking of making a thread to show the new footage but it's not even 2-3 mins worth so I'll wait until they release another clip, unless someone wants to make a thread dedicated to PlanetedCoaster news by all means go for it =D.

Nice build, but I don't even know what that building does. Are they stores?

And not too long ago you made a thread about the latest dev. diary, you could post this video in that thread and turn it into a semi-Official thread with all the info, videos, screenshots, etc. in one thread or, if you want to, ask a mod to turn it into the official PlanetCoaster thread.

 

Slightly off-topic, I was on the verge of buying RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 on Steam, but I'm confident that I've seen it on sale with a bigger discount than that 60%.



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