What's the record for longest development cycle? This thing has been in the works for well over a decade, now...

Their policy seems to be... Zero-Tolerance only if you get caught by the media... Unless you are the CEO, then erase all evidence and have all the tolerance.

At this rate, I feel like the only way we are gonna get results is to really piss off the share holders. If Sony for example were to say, we will no longer be selling Activision games until this gets sorted out and MS follows suite, then Bobby will be Outty in no time. But until they, Activision is gonna keep moving their goal posts.

Exclusive: Halo Infinite Now Vs. 2020 Campaign Comparison (4K)

Meh visually sure there are some improvements, especially to the colors but overall just feels very meh. Certainly no where near the wow factor that I got from Cyberpunk/Ratchet/Forza Horizon 5.

We will see how it ends up being but man, if it wasn't for gamepass, I probably would be skipping.

It always had a meh feel to me tbh. I haven't really been into halo since 4, and they used Ensemble to make Halo Wars and then killed that studio, which pissed me off and gave me a slight negative look towards the franchise as a whole.

I'm not likely to nab this anytime soon though, maybe next year if it ever gets discounted to around £25ish (unlikely, but if it goes that low it'll be something). 

I just realised that nothing from MS 1st or 2nd party wise hasn't interested me at all this year. Forza isn't my cup of tea (I'm more of a burnout fan and I really just wanted devs to put focus on a Paradise style world and motion), Age of Empires IV turned out not so great and still didn't get the changes I was hoping for, and Halo just feels meh to me.

Not even sure I'll be into the new zombie title they have Undead Labs working on, because their previous sequel didn't grab me either (and that also had it's issues). 

Oddly enough, Sony feels like the only one of the 3 that's got something I want and have bought (Nabbed Days Gone and HZD, wanting GoW as well and maybe even Nathan Drake collection), Nintendo just isn't doing it for me anymore (their recent AC update feels like shit that should have been there a year ago), and I'm down to just waiting on Zelda and that's about it (stopped bothering with Pokemon, since they are taking it into a different direction and don't care for the OG fans anymore). 

Wait a moment. Who died? I remember posting about death thread to an employee, but I don't recall any deaths.

I'm not sure if the game has been in active development since it was first announced. It looked like it was cancelled after a while and then they picked the development again last year or so.

As for other games taking this long, there Duke Nukem Forever, of course, and The Last Guardian also took its time. Star Citizen has also been around for a while.

Guys, there's one thing I have to announce you:

There is a chance that next month I won't be able to post for roughly a couple of weeks. It's a work related thing and while it's likely, it's still not 100% confirmed yet. If this ends being confirmed, that will mean two things: 1) I won't be able to post the news, obviously; and 2) I won't be around here to take care of the Secret Santa thread.

The first one isn't really that much of a problem (and sometimes, in days like today, I wonder how many of you actually read them), but the second one could be more problematic because, with Raven and noname not coming as much as they used to do, I don't know who could take care of it... specially given that I asked if anyone was interested in doing it last week and no one said anything.

But well, the plans will be confirmed sometime next week so we'll see what happens then.

Yea work certainly comes first. I generally don't have time to manage threads so it's why I don't host things. I do also skim through your news articles.

Yeah, I know that .

The Friday news!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The Epic Store has three new free items:

• Guild of Dungeoneering: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/guild-of-dungeoneering-classic
• Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) : https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/never-alone-kisima-ingitchuna
• And while it's not a game but an exhibition regarding Radiohead's Albums, there's also KID A MNESIA EXHIBITION: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/kid-a-mnesia-exhibition

And next week, the free gifts will be "theHunter: Call of the Wild" and an "Epic Welcome Pack for the game Antstream".

Fanatical has two new sales:

• The new Star Deal is Hob, 96% off during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/hob
• The new BYO Slayer Bundle 3 features 20 games to choose your 3, 5 or 7 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-slayer-bundle-3
• And they've also announced that their Black Friday Sale will start next Monday so, get ready: https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/get-ready-mega-black-friday-game-deals-and-more

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD GPU owners can now use NVIDIA’s Image Scaling Tech (NIS)
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-gpu-owners-can-now-use-nvidias-image-scaling-tech-nis/
A few days ago, we informed you about the new algorithm for NVIDIA’s Image Scaling tech, NIS. This tech was available to all NVIDIA owners and according to the green team, it produces better results than AMD’s FSR. So, good news everyone as AMD GPU owners can now use NVIDIA’s tech via Lossless Scaling 1.6.
For those unaware, the primary focus of Lossless Scaling is to make a game window borderless and scales it to fullscreen using integer multipliers. As such, the output image maintains its original clarity and integrity. This is ideal for playing emulators. Additionally, players can enable fullscreen anti-aliasing in the app even if the game has no such option.
Its latest version, version 1.6.0, though adds support for NVIDIA Image Scaling. By using Lossless Scaling, everyone can use NVIDIA’s tech. And yes, this includes AMD GPU owners.
>> The problem is that Lossless Scaling isn't free but, because it's on Steam, you can get it fairly cheap during one of the sales.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

12 minutes of gameplay from Resident Evil 2 Remake with VR & Motion Controls
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/12-minutes-of-gameplay-from-resident-evil-2-remake-with-vr-motion-controls/
Last month, we informed you about a VR mod that is in development for almost all games that use the RE Engine. And today, Residence of Evil shared a video, showing 12 minutes of gameplay footage from Resident Evil 2 Remake with this VR mod.

GAMING NEWS

Deathloop Game Update #2 improves NPCs & stability, packs graphical fixes, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/deathloop-game-update-2-improves-npcs-stability-packs-graphical-fixes-full-patch-notes/
Arkane has released the second major update for its latest game, Deathloop. According to the release notes, this patch packs a number of NPC and User Interface improvements. Moreover, it improves overall stability, and packs a number of graphical fixes and tweaks.

Doom Eternal November 18th Update fixes numerous issues, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/doom-eternal-november-18th-update-fixes-numerous-issues-full-patch-notes/
id Software has released a brand new patch for Doom Eternal. According to the team, the November 18th Update fixes issues that were introduced by the previous Update 6.66.

Call of Duty Vanguard November 18th Update detailed, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/call-of-duty-vanguard-november-18th-update-detailed-full-patch-notes/
Sledgehammer Games has released a brand new patch for Call of Duty Vanguard. According to the team, the November 18th Update brings weapon tweaks, as well as fixes for Perks, UI-Gameplay, and Challenges.

Humankind PC Demo is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/humankind-pc-demo-is-now-available-for-download/
SEGA and Amplitude Studios have announced that a PC demo is currently available on Steam for their latest strategy game, Humankind. This demo will let you play and get an idea of what this new strategy game is all about.

Sifu is coming to PC on February 8th 2022, gets new gameplay trailers
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sifu-is-coming-to-pc-on-february-8th-2022-gets-new-gameplay-trailers/
Sloclap revealed that it has moved Sifu’s launch date up by two weeks to February 8th. Sifu is currently approaching gold master status and the game will be polished and ship-ready ahead of its previously communicated launch date. Additionally, Sloclap released two brand-new gameplay videos for the highly anticipated Kung Fu action game Sifu, revealing in-depth information on the game’s combat and progression systems.

Action-RPG Thymesia has been delayed until 2022
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/action-rpg-thymesia-has-been-delayed-until-2022/
OverBorder Studio has announced that its upcoming action RPG, Thymesia, has been delayed until 2022. The team claims that it needs more time in order to work on the game’s finishing touches.

Official PC system requirements for Dean Hall’s Icarus
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/official-pc-system-requirements-for-dean-halls-icarus/
RocketWerkz has revealed the official PC system requirements for its upcoming session-based sci-fi survival game, Icarus. In addition, the team confirmed that the game will release on December 4th on Steam.