Brute Force Competition 2022

[Solitude]

I take it back. I just don’t have the energy. I will try and get it done early tomorrow.

[Solitude]

30 May - 5 June
@GregRedd - 3
@czc - 3
@Wyvern - 3
@Beo - 2
@DarthMol - 1
@DieGrootHammer - 0

6 - 12 June
@GregRedd - 3
@czc - 3
@DarthMol - 2
@Wyvern - 1
@Beo - 1
@DieGrootHammer - 0

Standings
@GregRedd - 57
@czc - 45
@DarthMol - 25
@Wyvern - 22
@Beo - 18
@DieGrootHammer - 10

[DarthMol]

Dad Jokes 2022 Edition

In celebration of Father’s Day let us hear some of your best or new or not-so-original dad jokes. Here’s a novel one I heard recently: Did you hear about the dead dog tree?

[czc]

13 June - 19 June

Topic:

Annoyances of the modern web

What are the greatest annoyances of the modern web. I think it is those cookie popups that ask you to accept all or customise. If you didn’t ask me I wouldn’t care. But since you’ve asked me I’m going to deny everything that can be denied. And damn you for putting a big colurful button at the end of that and trying to trick my parents into accepting everything anyway. Another annoyance is those popups that the website wants to push updates to you. No I don’t want that either. What your biggest…

Article:

Born Punk

[GregRedd]

Week 13 - 19 June

Topic:

Final Fantasy VII Remake on Steam

It took a while, but eventually FF VII Remake Intergrade is available on Steam. [image] This game contains FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE, a new episode called FF7R EPISODE INTERmission that features Yuffie as the main character, and Photo Mode, which allows you to take pictures of memorable moments. This game is a remake of FINAL FANTASY VII, first released in 1997. The first title in a multi-part series, it is based on the story from the original game, up to the escape from Midgar, adding in n…

Article:

Steam Summer Next Fest 2022

[Beo]

Week 25, 13-19 June.

Topic:

Professional skills development program

I thought we could have a space to discuss any and all work or professional-related content here. This offers opportunities for us to share insights from our own experiences and learn from others in order to promote personal growth in our particular craft and fields. Perhaps we can kick it off with discussions about presentation skills, knowledge and best practices. Could the fine Mr @GregRedd please be so kind as to move that info over?

[DarthMol]

A Plague Tale: Requiem

[Focus Showcase | A Plague Tale: Requiem - Release Date & Extended Gameplay Trailer] A new trailer and the announcement of the release date is dropping in about an hour and a half’s time. In the mean time the stream is a collection of scenes or environments from the game. Looking good I must say.

Thread for the week and for once I actually reached the quota of posts!

[Beo]

Week 25, 19-25 June.

Topic:

Long-Term Gaming

So yeah, I find myself often playing games that I can frequent, return to regularly, or after a prolonged period of not playing them. What are some of your games that can spend hours, days, weeks, or even months or years playing? What are some of your biggest times spent on games? I think over the past 10 or so years I have played Destiny 1&2 on and off and probably have over 3000 hours across the franchise. Another mention that I always have installed and occasionally play is Elite Dangerous …

[GregRedd]

@Beo

Week 25, 19-25 June.

You have to change that silly US “Sunday is Week Day 1” setting!

Week of 20 - 26 June

Topic:

Prime Gaming - 30+ Free Games for Prime Day 2022

Prime Gaming are giving away 30-odd games this year in tandem with the big annual Amazon Prime Day sales event. [1_mGyxMM5fssJ5IzRw9fwv5A] Leading up to Prime Day (12-13 July) Amazon Prime members can already start claiming, downloading and playing a collection of 25 small indie titles. And then look forward to another handful of AA and AAA titles that will be released on and during Prime Day itself. [1_dBx_SD1M17l9wp5ZwzPUQQ] The indie games that are available from now until July 13: On A…

Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition

[image] Early in 2020, Nightdive Studios and Alcon Entertainment announced they would be developing an Enhanced Edition of the classic 1997 Westwood Studios Blade Runner game. It was originally planned to release in 2020 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, but was delayed to an unspecified date due to technical issues. Stephen Kick of Nightdive explained that while the source code for the game was lost, they had managed to reverse engineered it and reworked it…

[oltman]

Bonus points to all of you! Dont know how you keep it going?l!

[Solitude]

Will catch up again today. Sorry people, life has been very busy.

[czc]

Week of 20 - 26 June

Topic:

What gameworld would you take a walk in?

What gameworld would you want to walk around in? Say you could be transported into that world and be a ‘character’ in it. Where would you want to go? Possibly Skyrim I think, there is a lot to see and do there. Or also the world of the Witcher. Both quite large worlds, lots of interest and a developed lore. Where would you travel to?

Week of 27 June - 03 July

What else do you do during loadshedding?

Say you live in an apartment, or you don’t have solar panels, or running the genny has become too expensive. What else do you do during loadshedding? Does anyone play boardgames? By candlelight, perhaps? Today I defrosted the freezer and sharpened all the knifes in the kitchen.

[DarthMol]

Do you remember your first hand-held gaming device?

Forget the Switch lite’s, PSP’s and Gameboys - for many of us our very first handheld gaming console looked like this: [handheld tetris device] We were at a flea market yesterday and the kids were allowed to get something of their choice from the stalls. My son chose a POP (i.e. fake imitation of a PSP shape) with a variety of Tetris games on it. It reminded me of a 700+ in 1 device that I had as a kid - roughly 20ish games with 32 varitations of each. Despite how basic it was I remember it h…

My thread for last week.

[GregRedd]

Week of 27 June - 3 July

Topic:

Summer Games Done Quick 2022

The annual charity fundraising Gaming Festival of Speedrunning started yesterday, and runs for the rest of the week. Watch insanely skilled speedrunners from around the world take on a huge variety of games, from Castelvania to Elden Ring, all in the name of charity. Funds raised through the festival events go to Doctors Without Borders. Watch all the speedruns live on Twitch: Catch replays and highlights of the best of the weeks’ runs on the GDQ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/…

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Two Wheeler Gaming: The best games on two wheels

[Solitude]

13 June - 19 June
@GregRedd - 3
@czc - 3
@DarthMol - 2
@Beo - 2
@Wyvern - 1
@DieGrootHammer - 0

20 - 26 June
@GregRedd - 2
@czc - 2
@DarthMol - 2
@Beo - 2
@Wyvern - 1
@DieGrootHammer - 0

27 June - 3 July
@GregRedd - 3
@czc - 2
@DarthMol - 2
@Wyvern - 1
@Beo - 1
@DieGrootHammer - 0

Standings
@GregRedd - 65
@czc - 52
@DarthMol - 31
@Wyvern - 25
@Beo - 23
@DieGrootHammer - 10

Phew, finally up to date. If I made any mistakes, please let me know.

[GregRedd]

@Solitude

Phew, finally up to date.

Top job Sir! I think we’ve got to figure out a less admin intensive way to do this for future iterations. Maybe monthly targets and counts for topics and articles and then use peoples post counters to measure the total posts made in the month.

@Solitude

any mistakes,

Drop one from me - Week 20-26 June I didn’t submit an article, just topic.

[Solitude]

Thanks, I will update it tomorrow.

[DarthMol]

Desktopia: A Desktop Village Simulator

Here’s a really interesting and quite unique gaming concept. A game that runs at the bottom section of your desktop so you can have it running while you do other stuff, or work, on your PC. [image] A completely original approach in PC gaming: designed with functionality in mind, Desktopia allows you to use your PC for multiple purposes on a single monitor. Clever UI: with resizeable pop-out windows which can be arranged anywhere…

Topic for this week.

[czc]

My attempt for the week July 4 - 10

Topic:

What qualifies something as old vs classic

From the discussion the other day about x-files being old. Why can’t it be a ‘classic’? I know it has a different aspect ratio and the tech in it is old. But watching the first episode was intriguing, more than some modern shows. Like stargate, it also started out older and then as time went on it evolved. But I still really like stargate. So what distinguishes old from classic. Can shows/movies even be classic? Like cars can be classics?

[GregRedd]

Week 4 - 10 July

Topics:

God of War Ragnarok

[image] After much hullabaloo, including toxic harassment of developers at Sony Santa Monica, the second installment of The Kratos and Atreus Show (aka God of War Ragnarok) has a new cinematic trailer and a confirmed release date. And much to many peoples surprise, there doesn’t seem to be any meaningful delay - the game will arrive on 9 November this year. Just in time to fill Christmas stockings and make the cutoff for Game of the Year 2022 awards. [God of War Ragnarök - "Father an…

Skull and Bones

[Skulls-and-Bones-Cover] Skull and Bones, Ubisoft’s ambitious — and oft-delayed — open-world pirate adventure, will launch on Nov. 8 for Amazon Luna, Google Stadia, PlayStation 5, Windows PC (exclusively to the Epic Games Store), and Xbox Series X, Ubisoft confirmed on Thursday. Ubisoft Singapore, the studio behind the five-year-old project, followed the announcement with a livestream introduction to Skull and Bones’ world and gameplay (above). Set in the Indian Ocean, on a map stretching fro…

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