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It's actually a bit sad if you think about it. Baldur's Gate was Bioware's premium game. And now EA is so fed up and not trusting Bioware that neither was the Sci-Fi SP RPG (Star Wars: Fallen Order) nor even their premium CRPG (Baldur's Gate) given to them. Instead it's shipped off to an outside studio for development (Larian). Meanwhile, Bioware is stuck trying to clean up the mess that was Anthem and the so-called Dragon Age 4, whose budget seems so curtailed that we have not even heard about it for years (Signs of troubled development and what might be ultimately a severely budget cut down product). Props to Larian though, if anyone can bring out the scope of Baldur's Gate today, it's them. And from the trailer and reveals, it actually seems like an excellent game worthy of being hyped up for - unlike Bioware's efforts.

Othercide

Game Name: Othercide Devs: Focus Home Interactive (Devs of Plague Tale Innocence, Insurgency, Greedfall etc.) Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC - Steam Release Date: TBA Price: TBA Features: GAME FEATURES – Experience dynamic turn-based combat and a new way to anticipate enemy movements to perform a flawless tactical plan. Using the Dynamic Timeline System and unique set of skills, you will be able to: Interrupt an enemy attack Plan a delayed action that will be triggered later on in the timeline Use reaction skill to respond to any threat – Prepare to suffer and face close calls in our terrifying and ruthless universe. With roguelite features, deadly missions, limited resources and permanent death, there is no room for errors. – Level up, unlock new skills and collect memories from the death of your enemies. A limited number of these bonuses can be implemented to your skills to boost their stats. But choose wisely as once implemented, you can’t take them back, unless… – …you decide to sacrifice your Daughter! – Make dramatic choices and endure with your Daughters traumatic experiences which will make them stronger or weaker. – Othercide invites you in a ethereal monochromatic dimension with only dashes of crimson red where your worst nightmares come to life. Trailers: Official Website: https://www.othercidegame.com/ (Game features Copied from Official Site)

Wonderful 101 15 mins Swtich Gameplay Re-creating Animal Crossing: New Horizons in real life at PAX East 2020

Wonderful 101 PAX East 2020 15 mins Switch Gameplay

Expected. I think it was SEGA who approached Sony and MS to add their gamesthis time. They are trying to promote the Sonic movie, so any Sonic game they can throw for free will be there for advertisement. And since almost all recent Sonic games are shitty, so they have no choice. Shadow of Colossus Remake is a major game though. That one is absolutely awesome on Sony for including it (and I've still not played it yet, so it should be great for me)

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct that happened yesterday (20th Feb., 2020 - around 6 hours ago I think) For the complete details (without watching video) of the new features, look at these links: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/20/21144088/animal-crossing-new-horizons-nintendo-direct-switch-online-multiplayer-isabelle https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/20/21145330/animal-crossing-new-horizons-nintendo-direct-announcements

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@Joe Cool Thanks for the info!! Yup, I'm waiting. Got the game 2 days ago, but don't want to spoil myself with the early access version when the full version is so near.

Any idea how long till Wolcen release? Purchased it, but did not download it yet because it's releasing today and I dont want to start early access version by mistake (and maybe even have to re-download it). From the way everyone's talking about it, I'm looking forward to it. But the fact that there is no discussion at all in Steam forums is a bit creepy (Is that the case for all early access games?)

Yup, why is a new thread needed? The old thread is still there in the 1st page.

Two different lawyers Karim Morand-Lahouazi and Victor Zagury have now filed cases in France against EA, to classify EA's micro-transactions, especially FIFA's Ultimate Team as "Gambling".Their argument (From Source) - The legal duo are arguing that in order to win in this game mode, you have to pay and gamble, spending money on FIFA card packs that could include any player available in the game. Zagury explains further: “In this game, everyone wants to have a dream team to go as far as possible. My client spent €600 in five months without ever getting a big player. The developers of this game mode have created an illusionary and particularly addictive system. The more you pay, the more you have the possibility of getting big players. We believe that a gambling game has been integrated into this video game because buying packs is nothing more than a bet. It is the logic of a casino that has entered their homes. Today, an 11 or 12-year-old teenager can, without any restriction, play FUT and commit money because there is no parental control system in this mode. Belgium and the Netherlands have already taken up this issue.” By filing this suit, the two lawyers are hoping to be able to gain insight into “the algorithm which generates the distribution of player cards in packs.” 32-year-old chauffeur Mamadou talked to L’Équipe about his FUT addiction: “You quickly become addicted to this game… whenever I buy a pack, I tell myself that this is the last time, but I always do it again. You get so frustrated when you don’t get good enough players that you buy again and again.” Since the release of the latest game, FIFA 20, in September, Mamadou has spent €600 on packs and the best player he has got so far is Kostas Manolas (Napoli). Mamadou added: “I didn’t even know him! Put so much money in just to get Manolas… People I know have put in €2,000 or €3,000 it’s crazy… The amount I have spent has made me fall behind on my rent payments.” Source: https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2020/lawsuit-filed-in-france-against-ea-arguing-that-fifa-ultimate-team-should-be-classified-as-a-form-of-gambling/ So do you guys will France be following the way of Belgium and blocking EA MTX soon?

Not surprising where the focus of all these companies are going. Look at Acti-Blizz. They even managed to ruin a remaster of a legendary game (Warcraft 3 Reforged). But the thing is, despite all these so called "Profits", the share rate of Ubi, Take 2 and Acti-Blizz are going down. Meanwhile share prices of CDPR is continuously rising, and Nintendo prices are consistent and of a far higher value than these so-called publishers, that too over the years. (Source Google, which shows all share values). Should tell these so called "AAA" publishers something. Don't know why they don't adopt the practices of those companies.

Worst part is Google is not even able to get all the publishers to sell games on their store. That should have been the easiest part if they were going to make people buy the games anyway. Can understand publisher reluctance if it was like netflix and game could be freely playable with just a sub. But a full purchase? Don't know how Google even thought up this business model.

Provided you buy the game from Google. Free version does not let you escape the $60 game fee. Only difference is the $10 sub will allow you to go beyond 1080p/60 fps. So if you have a 1440p/4k/144 hz monitor - game will look and run horribly. The $10 sub will be required to play in those those monitors.