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xxr

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One thought I find funny is that Tim Sweeney has moneyhatted so many indie games, probably hoping to have the next PUBG-like viral hit on his platform and he has struck out every single time. I always get a kick out of imagining Tim throwing his hands up in frustration as his money bankrolls one flop after another.
I'm sure they're on Epic's radar for a potential acquisition now though.
 

Kyougar

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There's something to be said about how heartwarming it is that a non-violent, party games is getting 2 million sales on Steam.
Non-violent? did you SEE the rage on twitter and twitch about people knocking fall guys off of the platform? :face-screaming-in-fear:
 

Kyougar

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One thought I find funny is that Tim Sweeney has moneyhatted so many indie games, probably hoping to have the next PUBG-like viral hit on his platform and he has struck out every single time. I always get a kick out of imagining Tim throwing his hands up in frustration as his money bankrolls one flop after another.
You have to ask yourself,

  • is the reason that EGS games flop because they are shit games?
  • or do they flop because they release on EGS?
 

kio

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You guys keep quoting me but the way the game makes people violent does not reflect on how endearing and clearly intended for fair and honorable sportsmanship Fall Guys is.
In what way was Tip Toe designed to be endearing and honorable? Clearly the work of satan.
 
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Durante

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You have to ask yourself,

  • is the reason that EGS games flop because they are shit games?
  • or do they flop because they release on EGS?
I think there's an additional factor to consider, actually: the more confident a publisher or developer is in a given game, the less likely they are to sign an (affordable) EGS deal.
IMHO we can see this happening/having an impact on the selection of "exclusive" games we have seen.
 

LEANIJA

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wow, even ORF.at (the website of the Austrian state TV/radio network) has Fall Guys on their frontpage, that hardly ever happens for videogames.


Title translates to "Fortnite competition: Digital Takeshis castle becomes summer hit"
 

bobnowhere

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That goose game was somewhat popular, although I believe it's popularity was due to consoles, switch iirc, and not egs.
For something that was talked about everywhere, meme'd like crazy, it sort of bombed on EGS. Data from the start of the year, though the game has completely disappeared from the zeitgeist. Though some say the goose is still honking to show Thatcher is dead.

 

ISee

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Which results in many "bad" games going egsclusive, which results in worse sales, which results in a worse reputation for EGS, which results in higher asking prices for better games, which results in even more "bad" games going egsclusive.

The mastermind :timinator: is outplaying himself. And all that Valve had to do was sit back and do nothing.
 

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For something that was talked about everywhere, meme'd like crazy, it sort of bombed on EGS. Data from the start of the year, though the game has completely disappeared from the zeitgeist. Though some say the goose is still honking to show Thatcher is dead.

Does EGS release active player counts for their games? I've love to see what percentage of the current playerbase for something like Borderlands 3 is currently still on EGS
 
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Tizoc

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Vampyr is a slow burn XD
It's mix of light adventure and action combat is interesting, but I don't think it conveys its mechanics well. I don't mind the concept of going to sleep to get more abilities and such but when is a safe time to actually sleep? Sleep causes the health level in the game to change and seems to progress time, so when should I sleep so I don't affect these things?

I should watchi this movie someday.
 

inky

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Based on reviews and general popularity (twitch, concurrent numbers, etc.) I guessed ~1m for Fall Guys, and I was thinking high. The fact that it was doing twice that is mind blowing.
 

Arsene

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Not sure if this was posted but The Outer Worlds steam assets finally got updated, It'll probably release Oct 25th because Ancestors is releasing exactly a year after the EGS launch but its nice to see activity here.


I'm genuinely curious to see how well this does. It doesnt sound like it did too hot on EGS and its #4 on the top wishlisted (upcoming) chart on Steam so it seems like it has a lot of interest still. Hopefully it has a 50% off discount like BL3 did.
 

Ge0force

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Not sure if this was posted but The Outer Worlds steam assets finally got updated, It'll probably release Oct 25th because Ancestors is releasing exactly a year after the EGS launch but its nice to see activity here.


I'm genuinely curious to see how well this does. It doesnt sound like it did too hot on EGS and its #4 on the top wishlisted (upcoming) chart on Steam so it seems like it has a lot of interest still. Hopefully it has a 50% off discount like BL3 did.
This is actually the only EGS exclusive that I may consider buying when it hits Steam. But I'm still not sure it's a "must play". I've read so many mixed reactions about this game...
 

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I was pretty excited for Outer Worlds, but bounced hard off it after around 12 hours. It's a smaller scale one-of-those-things-you've-played-already, just didn't grab me that much (retro-futuristic space is my least favorite kind of sci fi).
 

CommodoreKong

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I played The Outer Worlds on Game Pass and I'm glad I didn't put any cash down for it.
Same here, I used a free month of gamepads to play it and was very happy that I didn't spend anything on it. I usually love Obsidian but the game just didn't work for me, I felt like the story was okay at best and the gameplay was pretty boring.
 
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Mor

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I think there's an additional factor to consider, actually: the more confident a publisher or developer is in a given game, the less likely they are to sign an (affordable) EGS deal.
IMHO we can see this happening/having an impact on the selection of "exclusive" games we have seen.
DIN DIN DIN! we have a winner here!

I said this in multiple occasions but there's a clear pattern you can follow for each year when it comes to deals and most are "low confidence" from big devs or regular projects from small devs
 

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Does it count as violence if an innocent controller gets destroyed as a consequence of playing Fall Guys?

Only have 2 DS4's, so impt to know the likelyhood of violence before I start playing this.
 
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xxr

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Since a lot of things seems borked in Horizon Zero Dawn @ 60fps, I was trying to play @ 30fps but... I don't think I can do it. I'm not even sure if it's just the lack of frames or bad frame-pacing that's causing it, but it's not pleasant. :dizzy-face:

Granted, it was a long time ago I played anything in 30fps so I may just be too used to 60+.

What's the current go-to method to ensure the smoothest 30fps? Locking it with RivaTuner?
 
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Swenhir

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Since a lot of things seems borked in Horizon Zero Dawn @ 60fps, I was trying to play @ 30fps but... I don't think I can do it. I'm not even sure if it's just the lack of frames or bad frame-pacing that's causing it, but it's not pleasant.

Granted, it was a long time ago I played anything in 30fps so I may just be too used to 60+.

What's the current go-to method to ensure the smoothest 30fps? Locking it with RivaTuner?
People have been talking about Special K helping in this instance. I don't know much more.
 
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AHA-Lambda

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Same here, I used a free month of gamepads to play it and was very happy that I didn't spend anything on it. I usually love Obsidian but the game just didn't work for me, I felt like the story was okay at best and the gameplay was pretty boring.
I have to concur with this. Outer Worlds was disappointing and surprisingly shockingly dull.
It very much has the air of "been there, done that and got the tshirt" from the off sadly
 

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Kyougar

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10 hours into Logistical Earth 3 and I simultaneously have the feeling that I am blocked in too much (Germany) and having too much to do still (New Zealand)
 
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