General Gaming News II: Steam Helpdesk Site Leak

[Kaslo]

[Tyrath]

It was still alive?

[Cantih]

'es pinin' for the fjords.

[Salodin]

Bruh, even though it's been a shadow of its former self for years, the fact that it's gone...damn...hitting me in the nostalgic feels

Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

[Andalusian girls]

like seeing the uncle you couldn't get in the pool with finally pass

[6souls]

https://www.naughtydog.com/blog/an_u...t_of_us_online

The Last of Us Online has been canceled as Naughty Dog doesn't want to commit the resources to running a live service game.

[synistar]

For all those who don't want to broadcast you're playing some H-game on Steam to your friends. Or ignore it if you don't give a fuck.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/...1195?l=english

Private Games
Steam has long supported multiple levels of privacy for your Steam profile and your entire games list. However, there are times when you might want to keep a few of the games you own off those lists.

Starting today you’ll be able to mark specific games as private and they’ll disappear from anywhere they’d be viewed by someone other than you. That includes: your ownership, in-game status, playtime, and activity in that game. This additional control allows you to keep most of your Steam Library visible to your friends, so they can see what you are playing and join in, yet also keep a few of those games just to yourself.

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1738088160423256549

[Mayareira]

I still play ps3 every now and then and always get pleasantly surprised to see the community still active in some way.

PS4/Xbox one still has more active players than current gen but I can see the figures changing in 2024.

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/gamedevdotcom/st...49141323829647

[6souls]

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-ne...ng-their-games

Ubisoft wants gamers to get comfortable with not owning their games

"I don't have a crystal ball, but when you look at the different subscription services that are out there, we've had a rapid expansion over the last couple of years, but it's still relatively small compared to the other models," he begins. "We're seeing expansion on console as the likes of PlayStation and Xbox bring new people in. On PC, from a Ubisoft standpoint, it's already been great, but we are looking to reach out more on PC, so we see opportunity there.

"One of the things we saw is that gamers are used to, a little bit like DVD, having and owning their games. That's the consumer shift that needs to happen. They got comfortable not owning their CD collection or DVD collection. That's a transformation that's been a bit slower to happen [in games]. As gamers grow comfortable in that aspect… you don't lose your progress. If you resume your game at another time, your progress file is still there. That's not been deleted. You don't lose what you've built in the game or your engagement with the game. So it's about feeling comfortable with not owning your game.

"I still have two boxes of DVDs. I definitely understand the gamers perspective with that. But as people embrace that model, they will see that these games will exist, the service will continue, and you'll be able to access them when you feel like. That's reassuring.

"Streaming is also a thing that works really well with subscription. So you pay when you need it, as opposed to paying all the time."

[Qalbert]

famously there hasn't been a recent trend of things being removed from streaming services and unable on physical media

[Souj]

famously there hasn't been a recent trend of things being removed from streaming services and unable on physical media

Literally probably the only reason I haven’t bought Boulders gate 3 yet is because there isn’t a physical copy.

[6souls]

Literally probably the only reason I haven’t bought Boulders gate 3 yet is because there isn’t a physical copy.

[Souj]

Lol it autocorrected

[Gokulo]

That just reflects poorly on what's in your dictionary!

[Ayn]

Or it represents an opportunity for a Spin-Off.

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status...53119792628119

[6souls]

https://www.harmonixmusic.com/blog/a...ock-band-4-dlc

Final update to Rock Band 4 is coming January 25th.

After over 8 years of weekly Rock Band 4 DLC releases, we’re here to let you know that January 25 will be the last DLC release of the RB4 era. All other live services will continue as normal, including Rivals seasons, online play, and everything else.

Working in support of the Rock Band community has been a high point in my professional life - wading through the thousands of song requests we get, working through what songs to pursue and release, it’s all hard work but also really satisfying.

Taking a longer look back, I see the Rock Band DLC catalog as a huge achievement in persistence and commitment - over the years we’ve cleared, authored and released nearly 3,000 songs as DLC and well over 3,000 if you include all the game soundtracks. That’s wild. Many of you reading this own a good chunk of this content and we remain committed to protecting that investment - to be very clear, you can play the songs you own within Rock Band 4 for as long as you like.

Looking ahead, the Harmonix team has been hard at work over the last two years to develop Fortnite Festival, which brings rhythm action gaming (and more) to the Fortnite ecosystem. It’s free to play, we have a rotating selection of songs that you can play (for free) anytime. If you are a fan of the rhythm game category, Fortnite Festival is the place to be; and with support for RB4 instruments coming, this is not the time to hang up your guitars just yet….

We deliberated long and hard about how to frame the last blast of RB DLC of this era. The last two weeks will feature some tear jerkers that sum up our feelings about this moment. We thank you for your commitment to and passion for this wonderful game.

Long Live Rock and Roll,

Daniel

[6souls]

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-ne...ng-their-games

Ubisoft wants gamers to get comfortable with not owning their games

https://twitter.com/Raycevick/status...95019451179454