Brute Force Competition 2022

[czc]

Week of 1 - 7 August

Topic:

Gaming cost per hour

Came across a reddit discussion on gaming cost per hour. Its a concept (cost per use) I’ve heard of before to decide on what to buy. I.E. You make a lot of coffee so you might decide to get a better coffee maker, since your cost per use will be better, as opposed to something you might just use once or twice. In terms of gaming for example. I played Battlefield Bad Company 2 for 442 hours and bought it for around R380 so that translates to R0.86/hour Oxygen Not Included is R1.32/hour Cities: …

[DarthMol]

What's the greatest length you've gone to just to run a game?

I enjoyed reading the following article on PC Gamer: It got me thinking of the hoops that I have jumped through to get a game to run. On our old family Pentium I had to create a boot disk in order to run Sim City 2000. The boot disk allowed you to skip booting into Windows and freed up system memory in order to have enough to run the game. Totally worth it since that game was a gem. More recently I had heard good things about the CoD: Infinite Warfare and decided I’d really like to play it. …

[Wyvern]

Alone in the Dark Reboot leaked

Anyone who can help with making an image black and white?

I want to paint something but to trace it onto the cloth, I need it in black and white and I can’t find one that looks like the one I want. [cee73db52f7a6d3bcb9ec3627ba16e9e] Basically, just the two circles, and the chinese characters in that order. (Its the original logo - as seen here: [download] [download] I specifically don’t want this, when I paint it, it will look like the first image. but my shaky hand can’t seem to draw it.

[czc]

August 8 - 14

Topic:

Have you ever rooted your devices?

There are some apps on my xiaomi phone that I’d love to get rid of. But apparently you have to root the phone to do so. Apparently its dangerous to do so. So has anyone rooted their device?

[DarthMol]

Do you really need a new GPU?

Since it would be a bit too wordy to use as a topic heading the full question is as follows: Now that GPU prices are falling and becoming a bit more palatable are you considering upgrading? And do you actually feel the need to upgrade especially with the advancement of upscaling technologies such as DLSS and FSR? The next generation of Nvidia cards are looking to be quite hefty upgrades over the current gen but that could be at the cost on increased power requirements. How much of a factor is …

[GregRedd]

Sorry it’s late, forgot to post yesterday

Week of 8 August - 14 August

Article

ADACA - A Stylish Indie Sci-Fi Shooter

Topic

Rumbleverse - Fight for your right to fight again!

[image] Out today from Oron Galaxy Studios and Epic Games Publishing comes Rumbleverse, and all new, 40-person, free-to-play Brawler Royale. It’s Fortnite meets WWE in all its full colour HD glory. Sporting cross-play and cross progression, the game launches today on PC (via the Epic Games Store naturally), Xbox, and PlayStation [Rumbleverse Launch Trailer] Players get to create their own unique champion, then get shot out of a cannon. You’ll need to smash crates to find upgrade…

[DarthMol]

Aug 15 - 21

AI Generated... well everything really

With the increasing prevalence of the image generating AI programs, there is now a whole host of AI generated content. Is it self-aware? Of course not, behind the scenes of all these different projects is a lot of human cultivation and creativity, the AI is merely a tool in the artist’s hand. A very impressive tool nonetheless. Here are some songs where there is an AI generated image for each line of lyrics: [Mr. Blue Sky - But every lyric is an AI generated image] [The Ul…

[GregRedd]

Week of 15 August - 21 August

Article

ANA Fizzes into Hyper Realistic Life

Topics

Way of the Hunter

[woth logo] Become the new owner of a hunting lodge nestled among gorgeous habitats and rich animal populations. Explore vast open world environments and hunt with a premium selection of firearms. Enjoy the perfect hunt on your own or with friends in co-op. [cover] [Way of the Hunter | Explanation Trailer] Become the new owner of a hunting lodge nestled among gorgeous habitats and rich animal populations. Explore vast open world environments across the USA and Europe. Hunt wi…

GIMP now available in the Microsoft Store

[image] GIMP, the totally free Adobe Photoshop alternate, is now available in the Microsoft Store as an installable application for Windows PC. GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows and more operating systems. It is free software, you can change its source code and distribute your changes. Whether you are a graphic designer, photographer, illustrator, or scientist, GIMP provides you with sophisticated tools to get your…

[Solitude]

Going to update this today.

[Solitude]

1 - 7 August
@GregRedd - 3
@czc - 2
@DarthMol - 2
@Beo - 2
@Wyvern - 2
@DieGrootHammer - 0

8 - 14 August
@GregRedd - 3
@czc - 2
@DarthMol - 2
@Beo - 1
@Wyvern - 3
@DieGrootHammer - 0

15 - 21 August
@GregRedd - 3
@czc - 1
@DarthMol - 2
@Beo - 1
@Wyvern - 1
@DieGrootHammer - 0

Standings
@GregRedd - 86
@czc - 65
@DarthMol - 43
@Wyvern - 36
@Beo - 32
@DieGrootHammer - 10

If I made any mistakes, please let me know.

[GregRedd]

Week 22 August - 28 August

Article:

The Big Events at Gamescom 2022

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Topics

Lego Brawls - Become the Ultimate Brawler

Steam @ R??? A Demo of the game is currently out on Steam if you want to give it a try before next weeks’ release. (No pricing yet on Steam though, which is a bit odd.) PlayStation @ R??? https://store.playstation.com/en-za/concept/10004343 (Again no pricing for PS versions, but it’ll most likely be similar to Xbox.) Xbox @ R669 https://www.xbox.com/en-za/games/store/lego-brawls/9PDBZT6BH848 Switch @ R899

Electronic Arts for Sale

It’s no secret that Electronic Arts has been courting possible buyers for its business for a while now. Back in May we heard that Disney, Apple, and Amazon had all been having conversations with the EA board. Early this morning, citing the proverbial “unnamed sources”, the rumour that Amazon would be making a formal bid to buyout EA broke. EA’s share price spiked up over 5% within hours of trade opening. And then the denials started rolling in. CNBC reported that Amazon will not be making a …

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[DarthMol]

@Solitude since @GregRedd created an extra topic you can use that one for me… Kthxbye…

[GregRedd]

[czc]

22 - 28 August 2022

Topic:

Jurassic Park could still happen

Ever heard of the Tasmanian Tiger. Well they’re going to bring it back. Then the Woolly Mammoth. And you know what happens after that. Yep we’ve seen the move. Jurassic Park.

[DarthMol]

The Showdown Effect: Reloaded

A few years ago I got a game called The Showdown Effect in a Humble Bundle (remember those? ) It was a fun 2.5D brawler that I played for a few weeks. I haven’t thought much about it since but my interest was piqued when I saw this article on PC Gamer: It’s a pretty cool story about a dedicated fan reverse engineering and updating the game to be a free release with Paradox’s blessing. The multiplayer is peer-to-peer so it may be fun to organise a group of MEWB…

[GregRedd]

Week of 29 August - 04 September

Article

Dakar Desert Rally – The Biggest Rally Racer Ever

Topic

Call of the Wild: The Angler

Expansive Worlds have launched the successor to their highly rated and popular hunting sim theHunter: Call of the Wild. Call of the Wild: The Angler [Call-of-the-Wild-The-Angler] Key features include: Explore an Atmospheric Open World: Discover breathtaking fishing spots across sprawling waterways by foot, boat, or off-road vehicle. Traverse a living world at your own pace, discovering winding rivers, soaring peaks, hidden ponds and springs, and epic hiking trails. Feel the Genuine Thr…

[DarthMol]

5 - 11 Aug

Turbo Golf Racing

What do you get when you combine the cars from Rocket League and an arcadey version of golf? This… [Turbo Golf Racing Announcement Trailer] And you know what? It’s a lot of fun. Despite it’s visual similarities to Rocket League the gameplay is completely different. Golf Racing is a good description because you’ll be taking shots at a frantic pace as you race towards the hole. You are only able to strike your own ball and cannot collide with the other players. The only way to hampe…

[GregRedd]

Week of 05 September to 11 September

Topics

Garden Simulator Launches - How Does Your Garden Grown?

[9d7ab76d09b07f5d13be3462f15dec9a6ab46f7b71cd3becc9f35659236e88cb] Knowing how popular gardening is amongst MEWbs, this one might hold some interest. Carrying on the recent trend of hyper-realistic simulator style games, from Austrian developers Toplitz Productions comes Garden Simulator. Fresh vegetables, delicious fruits and gorgeous flowers - you now have the opportunity to manage your own garden and harvest the fruits of your labor! Take care of your virtual garden, tend the plants, sell …

Ubisoft+ is Free for the Next Month

Ubisoft+ is Free Until October 10 To celebrate* Ubisoft+'s 3rd anniversary, Ubisoft announced during their Ubisoft Forward 2022 event last night that their games library subscription service will be free for the next month (through to 10 October). [image] It’s the third year anniversary of Ubisoft+, and to celebrate, Ubisoft+ Multi-Access is free on PC, Stadia and Amazon Luna from today until October 10th. The subscription service features over 100 Ubisoft games, allowing players to capta…

[Solitude]

I will get to this again today if all goes well.

[GregRedd]

Week 12 - 18 September

Article

Assassin's Creed Mirage - Baghdad Bound

Topic