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Pocket balls while facing monsters on the table. With more worlds than you can imagine, the heart of it all is Halloween, where ghosts, goblins, witches, and more lurk in every level. Protect your heart and conquer the madness in this ultimate pool adventure!

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I just wanted to let you know that some people from r/Tribes created a community on lemmy at [email protected] 👋

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So I looked at the top 100 best rated games released on Steam during 2024, and I saw some interesting trends.

First, only two games were AAA titles. They were Black Myth: Wukong and SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS. And even then, I'm being a little bit charitable by calling the latter title an AAA game.

As for everything else? Budget title indies. Most titles were priced under $30. And 22 of them were free -- not "free with in-app purchases", but simply free.

The other trend is that few of these games got press attention even though, in a lot of cases, they had a large playerbase.

Case in point: the highest rated game on Steam is MiSide which has a 97% positive rating based on 87,019 reviews. I checked news archives and MiSide hardly got any mentions from the gaming press. No mentions on GameSpot, IGN, or PC Gamer. How did gaming journalists miss out on the highest rated game of 2024?

But the most surprising trend is that the bulk of the 100 highest rated games on Steam are PC exclusives. As much as people say we are living in a post-platform world this is simply not the case. For instance, only 2 of the top 10 Steam games of 2024 got a multi-platform release -- Balatro and Black Myth: Wukong.

You would think a beloved game like Satisfactory would already arrive on PS5 or Xbox Series X|S, but after six years of development, it is still PC-only. Now to be fair, Satisfactory is supposed to arrive on consoles. But that game has been on Early Access for PC since 2019 -- and there's no firm release date for console versions.

There are three takeaways here: price does not indicate quality, don't believe the hype, and exclusives still matter.

https://steamdb.info/stats/gameratings/2024/?displayOnly=Game&sort=rating_desc

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I did not realize they were trying to compete in the first place.

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NEW RELEASE: Lightning Katana (store.steampowered.com)
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Kick doors, shoot lightning, and parry bullets in this blazing fast first-person shoot'n slash inspired by Hotline Miami

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/39408158


To provide an answer to the title on why:

  • NVIDIA's limited GPU supply and high initial MSRP ridiculously increases costs for everyone.
  • PhysX 32-bit support has been depreciated.
  • 12V high power cable is severely underspeced which may or may not cause problems into the future.
  • Scalpers are everywhere because of the limited supply and insane initial prices.
  • Market sellers such as Newegg are bundling NVIDIA's limited GPUs with overpriced and old components/peripherals.
    • Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) buyers will be saddled with overpriced and useless e-waste.

The general consensus online seems to be that NVIDIA has fumbled their 50 series GPU launch in spectacular fashion. Best of luck to those who can buy the 5070 Ti at the marketed $749 USD MSRP.

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So the most interesting part is the Nvidia vs Asus responses/communication and microcenter pricing starting at 13:30

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SNØ is a minimalistic freeriding game. Push your limits for the high score, or simply explore the endless wilderness.

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Race, outplay, destroy! Outrunner: Neon Nights blends high-speed arcade racing with tactical light trails. Challenge your friends and compete online with up to 8 players in gravity-defying arenas. Master power-ups and diverse game modes to take the lead.

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The long-awaited "Director's Cut" version of Montezuma's Revenge, envisioned and programmed by the original developer. It's the super-charged conclusion of the classic puzzle solving action-adventure platformer you loved in your youth! Finally, you will fight King Montezuma!

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Just a reminder, fuck Bobby Kotick and the rest of these AAA publisher CEO's

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A quick comparison of graphics presets in Avowed, the new fantasy RPG from Obsidian. All footage is with DLSS quality at 4K resolution.

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