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Post by Xeogred on Jun 25, 2021 15:53:49 GMT -5
You'll see the roots of Deus Ex with Ultimate Underworld. I loved it, despite burning out near the end on one of the last levels. Regretfully...
Looking forward to hitting up Ultima Underworld 2 sometime. The UI looks like a nice improvement.
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Post by paulofthewest on Jun 25, 2021 18:38:12 GMT -5
Well, at least the GOG versions are DRM-free, but if you want to have Ultima Underworld or Syndicate, you better buy 'em now, because they're getting pulled from the store. Probably going to end up as Origin exclusives. Thanks, UU is definitely on the bucket list so I got it.
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Post by Sarge on Jun 25, 2021 18:43:41 GMT -5
Thankfully on sale, too. $1.50 for both of them isn't bad at all - I got it despite having a disc just for ease of use. (Actually, it might have been part of a big Ultima bundle, since I have all those. Can't remember!)
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Post by anayo on Jun 30, 2021 21:23:28 GMT -5
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Post by Sarge on Jun 30, 2021 21:48:40 GMT -5
It's just about true, though.
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Post by Ex on Jun 30, 2021 23:42:49 GMT -5
Artificial obsolescence is a thing, unfortunately.
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Post by anayo on Jul 1, 2021 20:26:23 GMT -5
From a November 20, 1998 review for the PC game Sin:
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Post by Xeogred on Jul 1, 2021 21:08:46 GMT -5
Fat chance indeed, Greg. I'd love a couple dozen rebates and personalized apologies from publishers!
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Post by Ex on Jul 2, 2021 11:23:01 GMT -5
The killer app we've all been waiting for, is finally arriving. P2W by way of watching commercials: www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/playerwon-is-bringing-video-ads-into-games-ea-hi-rez-already-on-board-2983925"PlayerWON is a new in-game advertising platform that will allow companies to include video ads in PC and console games, in a similar vein to ads used in mobile games and TV.
The bigger comparison is with mobile, as the ads targets free-to-play games and is designed to reward in-game items and currency to players who watch them.
EA and Hi-Rez Studios are among the first studios to have signed up to the technology, with the latter’s free-to-play game Smite already used to pilot the tech."Will Ex be utilizing this amazing new concept in forward-thinking modern gaming design?
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Post by Xeogred on Jul 2, 2021 12:11:03 GMT -5
I'm pissed enough as is lately that browser ad-blockers are starting to fall behind (Twitch for instance. (FF built in whatever, uBlock Origin, AdBlock Plus, and AdBlocker Ultimate, the video ads still get through in recent months).
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