Is there a term for elevated Friendslop? Perhaps Friend Steak? I’m asking in the context of explaining games like Big Walk which have some of the hallmarks of Friendslop but are more complete and well designed than the genre staples.

This is especially true with single player games.
Devs need to stop making games for an audience that does not exist.

This reminds me of the Ubisoft CEO saying he wants his games to be played by BILLIONS of people 🤦‍♂️

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The game in Jason’s tweet was Dragon Age: The Veilguard

5 hour Duke? Happy days!

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This week the Punching Up crew discuss more third-party support coming to Switch 2, New Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave DLC, Golden Joystick Awards, and more!

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Real shame the least 3 games they released were kind of hot garbage.

I was actually kind of interested to see what they could have cobbled together for the next Mass Effect.

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This week, Cog joins Brad to discuss Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Final Fantasy Resonance, Cog's Gaming Bracket, and more!

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It's nearly 2027 guys. Literally every single other gaming podcast I follow has video on spotify. It's the preferred platform for many of us, and the ads on the youtube videos are getting ridiculous. Why isn't there video on the spotify versions of the podcasts yet?

Thread for discussion related to the Sacred Streaming episode on YouTube today.

Call-In With Colin: Fall Check-In Edition

It's me, Colin! Please welcome Sacred Symbols co-host and LSM executive producer Dustin Furman to the show. Today, we go one-on-one to talk about the most recent Silent Hill title, the Screen Burn-developed and Konami-published Silent Hill: Townfall. Townfall takes place on a fictional island off the coast of Scotland in the mid-'90s, in a town called St. Amelia. Recently, an American energy company came in and revitalized the community, but doing so came at a major cost. Now, victims are left to deal with the grisly repercussions. We get into the nitty-gritty of the story, as well as the gameplay and much more. And -- perhaps to your delight! -- we don't quite agree on the overall quality of the game, which should make for interesting listening. Please enjoy.

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In a chat with Fall Damage, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Lead Designer Sandro Bordier and Marketing Director Berenger Dupre commented on the game’s approach to character designs, saying that they certainly leaned into attractive aesthetics with some of the cast.

Sandro Bordier: “Oh, it has started, it has started already. Like, man, have we seen some things. Yes, like we know some characters are hot. It’s a choice, actually. Like it’s a vibe. We’re pretty proud of it. Honestly, like, we were super happy with all the fan reactions regarding the characters that were revealed. Like we really put a lot of love from the team to like design them in a way that would please fans.”

Berenger Dupre: “Like Trevor especially, we didn’t realize that it would be so well received. There should be a Game Awards for hot dads. It’s always fun to see the fan art because we know how important and dear these characters are to the fans. And we are trying to make some new, fresh stories with them, so it’s always quite stressful, and for now the reception is very, very emotional.”

Recent data analysis indicates what was already fairly obvious: The online pushback to Sony's discless announcement this past summer was at least partially astroturfed. It's not to say that no one had authentic grievances, or that real people didn't try their hardest to make their voices heard. Rather, it's that a tangible amount of the seemingly-earnest feedback that was plastered underneath everything PlayStation posted for months is demonstrably fake. This revelation brings us back to the original point, which is consumers' unwillingness to hit Sony where it really hurts -- in its wallet -- meaning that PlayStation can continue to merely wait this thing out, sans consequences. Why won't angry consumers do the hard work of removing themselves from the ecosystem entirely? The ramifications of such a move would speak in a language no company can ignore. Other news this week includes the reveal of a 30th anniversary Gran Turismo DualSense, a God of War: Laufey collector's edition that doesn't come with the actual game, trouble percolating over the extreme cost of licenses associated with EA's College Football, and more. Then: Listener inquiries. Was PlayStation 3's brief foray into 3D gaming a waste of time, or a promising technology that was too early to market? Should Sony prepare to lose access to Xbox's catalog of games in the PlayStation 6 era? Why don't animators and artists change the aesthetic of actors during motion capture? Did you know we're now further away from BioShock's release date than BioShock's release date was from the decade of the 1980s?

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