Brute Force Competition 2022

[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/…

Article:

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…

Article

The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me

[czc]

11 - 17 July

Topic:

Greenman Gaming now uses Rand

Got this email from Greenman Gaming, Hi czechcrusader, We’ve got exciting news for our South African customers - starting today, the currency you shop with changes from US Dollars to South African Rand! This means a simpler shopping experience for you, and enables us to give you our very best prices. In some cases, you’ll even save a little extra. Any existing credit balance will be converted to local currency, which may take up to 24 hours. If you have any questions regarding the above, pl…

[DarthMol]

Last Call BBS

Boot up your Z5 Powerlance and dial into Last Call BBS , the last game from Zachtronics! The Barkeep’s loaded up his retro computer with a full set of puzzle games for you to download and play. No need to worry about copy protection, they’re all fully cracked and ready to enjoy! Includes eight full games: 20th Century Food Court : Design factories to produce food just like they did over 700 years ago in the 20th century. Keep your costs low and your machines running fast! STEED FORCE Ho…

[GregRedd]

Week 11 - 17 July

Topic:
Background Music Streams and Playlists - Off Topic - Most Epic Win

Background Music Streams and Playlists

I’m a big fan of playing low key background music on my PC or laptop when I’m working. One of the easiest ways to do this is to play something from one of the many continuous livestreams on YouTube. This is especially true when I don’t want to hassle with waiting for iTunes to update again so I can access the library there. And before another irritating Spotify ad takes me out of my flow again. One of the live streams that I’ve regularly gone back to (well, technically there were two) are those…

Article
Stray: A Cyberpunk Cat Caper (mostepic.win)

Stray: A Cyberpunk Cat Caper

[GregRedd]

Week of 18 - 24 July

Article

As Dusk Falls

Topics

VR Games and Gaming Headsets

Triggered by the thought of playing Elite: Dangerous in VR - everyone I know who has tried it says it’s amazing - I got to wondering (again) what the cost of VR headsets are looking like now that the great chip drought of '20-'21 seems to be gradually easing. The Oculus Meta Quest 2 VR Headset is available for around R9 000 - R10 000 at the moment from the local importers, which I think is pretty much where it’s price has been for a while now. Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset 128GB - White. | Buy Onl…

Activision Returns to Steam

Activision published games have been on and off Steam in bits and pieces for a while. But officially, Activision now has an official publisher page on Steam and has begun the process of linking its titles to their central hub. Earlier this year Activision announced that it would be making a return to Steam after years of absence forcing PC players to use the publisher’s own bespoke launcher. Ahead of Activison’s full return to the platform, the publisher now has an official Steam page. [Scr…

Discord Voice Chat Coming to Xbox

Soon, you’ll be able to connect to Discord Voice chats from your Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles and talk directly with your friends on Discord using the Xbox mobile app. [Discord Voice is coming to Xbox] Started rolling out to Xbox Insiders today for testing, then wider release towards the end of the year. [image]

Guess the Game

Inspired by Wordle but visual, and for games. https://GuessThe.Game/ #GuessTheGame #70

[Wyvern]

Warframe Dev's announce new MMORGP "Soulframe"

[czc]

Week 18 - 24 July 2022

Topic

Save three British bands

The battle of the British Bands. You can only save three, which do you choose? [britbands] Led Zepplin Iron Maiden Dire Straits

Hopefully will be able to do an article next week again.

[Beo]

Week 18 - 24 July 2022

Topic

What I love about [game name here]

Playing certain games can leave a lasting impression or just have a niche feature that you just wish were implemented in other games, or perhaps you experienced something you really appreciated in a game. What was that thing and from what game was it? Lately I have been playing Lego City Undercover, and much like many of the games in the LEGO franchise, I don’t see any fail state. The games are super accessible that I can even play with my kids, one being a 3-year-old. Not having a fail stat…

[Solitude]

I will update this on Thursday again.

[Solitude]

Today is the day! Chess Olympiad starts at 11:30 and will do it while following that.

[Solitude]

4 - 10 July
@GregRedd - 3
@czc - 2
@DarthMol - 2
@Beo - 1
@Wyvern - 1
@DieGrootHammer - 0

11 - 17 July
@GregRedd - 3
@czc - 2
@DarthMol - 2
@Beo - 1
@Wyvern - 1
@DieGrootHammer - 0

18 - 24 July
@GregRedd - 3
@czc - 2
@Beo - 2
@Wyvern - 2
@DarthMol - 0
@DieGrootHammer - 0

Standings
@GregRedd - 74
@czc - 58
@DarthMol - 35
@Wyvern - 29
@Beo - 27
@DieGrootHammer - 10

I’m up to date again. @GregRedd, I fixed the mistake in my previous count. If I made any mistakes this time around, please let me know.

[czc]

Good going everyone.

[GregRedd]

Week of 25 July - 31 July

Article:

Comic-Con 2022: All the movie and TV teasers and trailers

Topic:

Gaming Not Harmful to Mental Health*

It’s official. The eggheads at Oxford University said so, so it must be true. Gaming does not appear harmful to mental health, unless the gamer can’t stop. That last bit is the important * here. Take regular breaks from your game (or make sure others around you do). And learn to recognise the signs of possible gaming addiction, especially if you find yourself playing games because you feel you have to, rather than you want to. The research, published in the journal Royal Society Open Science…

Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2022

Games publisher Annapurna Interactive, currently riding high on the successful release of Stray, held their second annual showcase of games that their contracted indie developers are working on. The showcase highlighted new games and platform updates coming through the rest of 2022 and into the new year. Here’s some of the highlighted games that had trailers or teasers revealed during the presentation, some of which will also be Game Pass Day One Releases. Bounty Star: The Morose Tale of Grav…