Mastodawn

game: now you need to kill this man

gamer: *kills the man*

game: look what you’ve done. his children are now orphans

game journalist: an emotionally resonant work that explores the power of our own decisions and their consequences. this wouldnt be possible in any other medium

Michael Dec 27

Oktawian Chojnacki Dec 26

The #Valve #SteamDeck is serving:

Michael Dec 26

Zelda 🎀Dec 26

One of my biggest #retrogaming issues is re-releases seldom include the manual. The actual, printed, full-color manual with art, maps, diagrams.

Players were expected to read the manual before playing from at least the NES era to PS2 era, and a lot of description/story is simply not in the game as a result. Looking up a strategy guide is not the same.

Sony got this right with #PS1 games on #PSP but I haven't ever seen it done again.

#gaming #videogames #preservation #archive

Michael Dec 24

Played some #playstation3 with my kids today since we were feeling a bit lazy and didn't have plans for the morning.

I lost a close game of #Madden2013 between the #ChicagoBears and #NewEnglandPatriots. It was a blast playing with Jay Cutler, Forte, Urlacher vs. Tom Brady and Co. Ultimately it came down to a goal line stand.

After that we played several rounds of #CallofDuty4 split screen. That game still holds up well to modern shooters graphically and gameplay wise.

Michael Dec 20

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Michael Labowicz Dec 20

@killyourfm I'd be even more excited about a smaller, thinner arm based steam os handheld, kind of like a switch lite. The current crop is too big to carry around comfortably and the battery life is very limited. That said, I still love my #steamdeck for couch gaming at home

Michael Dec 18

GG.deals Dec 18

Steam Winter Sale 2025 kicks off in a few hours! Check the start time in your region here. ⬇️

🕙 10:00 PST, Dec 18 — 🇺🇸 West Coast USA
🕛 12:00 CST, Dec 18 — 🇺🇸 Central USA
🕐 13:00 EST, Dec 18 — 🇺🇸 East Coast USA
🕒 15:00 BRT, Dec 18 — 🇧🇷 Brazil
🕕 18:00 GMT, Dec 18 — 🇬🇧 UK
🕖 19:00 CET, Dec 18 — 🇪🇺 Europe
🕦 23:30 IST, Dec 18 — 🇮🇳 India
🕔 05:00 AEDT, Dec 19 — 🇦🇺 Australia
🕒 03:00 JST, Dec 19 — 🇯🇵 Japan

Michael Dec 18

#SteamReplay for 2025. I didn't get as much gaming in as I wanted as it was a busy year with travel and work. Next year I'd like to finally get through the #ashlands biome in #valheim and maybe give #witcher3 or #fallout4 a playthrough

Michael Dec 4

Hope this trend catches on. Hard drive install sizes are getting out of hand these days for #steam games

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/helldivers-2-install-size-slashed-from-154gb-to-just-23gb-85-percent-reduction-accomplished-by-de-duplicating-game-data-an-optimization-for-older-mechanical-hard-drives

Helldivers 2 devs slash install size from 154GB to 23GB, thanks to the help of PC port veterans — ditching HDD optimization, 85% size reduction accomplished by de-duplicating game data

PC players can now opt into a slim version that’s 85% smaller.

Tom's Hardware

Michael Nov 15

GamesIndustry.biz Nov 14

Even with lower specs, the Steam Machine will be highly competitive against Microsoft's next console thanks to Valve's two unique advantages, says Rob Fahey: Steam itself, and the "unsung hero of PC gaming disruption", SteamOS.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-steam-machine-could-be-an-industry-turning-point-opinion