We had a chat with one of the original creators of Counter-Strike.

Rogue is one of the most influential games of all time. Even if you haven’t played it, you’ve definitely played several games that have Rogue’s DNA in them. It became so popular when it was released for UNIX-based systems in 1980 that it created its own genre, which we still know as ‘roguelike games’. Even in the decades when these games were niche experiences, the genre was important. The action role-playing game Diablo built directly on the roguelike genre, which means that all the games that followed in Diablo’s footsteps also have their roots here.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/48664744

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/48664642

American Jim Sachs is one of the true greats in the area of classic pixel art. He is particularly known for his work on the Amiga, where he was responsible for the graphics in one of the platform’s most important system sellers, Defender of the Crown, as well as Ports of Call, which was a favourite here in Norway. However, his career didn’t end there, and if you were impressed by virtual aquariums around the turn of the millennium, it was probably his fish you were looking at.

Fredrik Liljegren on the creation of Pinball Dreams

As I get older, I am finding more joy in these causal games. I am not really into fish, but I enjoy this one.

https://youtu.be/jVwZu6IhOCI

As I get older, I am finding more joy in these causal games. I am not really into fish, but I enjoy this one.

https://youtu.be/jVwZu6IhOCI

Do you know what the first commercial game for home computers was? Much has been said about the first arcade and console games, but when we turn to the realm of computers, information becomes far less accessible. What is commonly known is that in 1977, three computers were launched: the Apple II, TRS-80, and Commodore PET. Together, these are often called the «trinity of 1977», and they revolutionized the market by making computers something anyone could own and use.

Joel Staaf Hästö is a seasoned game developer with a rich background, having worked at several renowned studios, including Paradox Interactive. In 2016, he ventured into the world of indie game development by founding his own company, through which he released the critically acclaimed retro-inspired adventure game Kathy Rain. We asked Joel to share his experiences of starting an indie studio and to give us a glimpse of what to expect from the much-anticipated Kathy Rain 2.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/48084185

We talked with the designer behind games such as The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, A Mind Forever Voyaging and Leather Goddesses of Phobos.

I am playing as the lowest grunt with all help enabled. I am finding it difficult to identify discarded weapons by dying NPCs among the vegetation because there is no longer that identifying 'dot' over it now. Only dead people carry that dot.

I am beginning to run low on ammo.

Been most annoyed by the killed bodies zooming off into netherworld and unavailable to loot.

Anything else you have seen so far?

Skyformer is the name. This game needs some love. It has all my favorite game types. There is a demo to play now. Give it a wishlist if you are looking for cool survival factory game!

https://youtu.be/rFMOwW_OVNE - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2305210/Skyformer/

cross-posted from: https://feditown.com/post/1522327

I'm looking to buy an RX 9060 XT and was hoping to collect more sources comparing different models. I'm mainly looking for noise & temperature comparisons between the base models available.

So far the best source I found is Techpowerup. They have comparisons for stock behaviour and noise normalised between the 6 models they tested. Sapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT Pulse OC 16 GB Review
Unfortunately, they've mostly tested the huge triple fan designs until now. From the base models, the Reaper has terrible cooling and the Sapphire Pulse unfortunately only offers 1 DisplayPort connector.

Hardware Unboxed also only compares 3 higher end models in their review. AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB Review, Gaming Benchmarks!

Does anyone have reviews for the other base models, XFX Swift (dual fan) and ASRock Challenger?

I have been playing the game Cubic Odyssey. It has a lot of similarities to minecraft, except you can go to space!

Just like with NMS you collect ships, and there are a lot of them. Some of which can be obtained through salvage, which I didn't know for a long time.

https://youtu.be/JgBgifaLTJE

Anyone else played this one? Great game.

The update for Satisfactory is out. You can build elevators! https://youtu.be/G-EkOyjRSHk

cross-posted from: https://rimworld.gallery/m/games@lemmy.world/t/8925

Elden Ring fans finally got a good look at the new Executor class in the upcoming Elden Ring: Nightreign. It truly looks awesome and extremely powerful. This

It was refreshing to experience a game that had a mature, complex and multifaceted story that seemed to understand its audience was adults. Are there any more games like this?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/716490/EXAPUNKS/

EXAPUNKS is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of Opus Magnum, SHENZHEN I/O, TIS-100, and more.

I received it as a gift and started playing and ... I have questions. I am playing it on Ubuntu, and it's working great. I don't login anywhere else though so I'm hoping I can find people to talk to about it on Lemmy.

Cheers if you have played and can help. Sorry to bother otherwise.

Questions!

1. How does it know who my steam friends are? Is that just an api or something?

2. What are size, cycles and activity? It shows me these things but I can't find an explanation.

Thanks!

Let us assume there are 4 slots for RAM in a given motherboard A, B, C and D. Slot A and C form a dual-channel and B and D form another dual channel. (They are of same colour physically.)

Now I have 2 similar RAM sticks of 3000 MHz running in dual channel. I am buying 2 similar RAM sticks of 3200 MHz (only available option for me now)

What would be the best configuration to get most speed in games from these?

p - 2 sticks of 8 GB (3000 MHz)

q - 2 sticks of 16 GB in proper dual channel configuration

r - 2 sticks of 8 GB (3000 MHz) and 2 sticks of 16 GB (3200 MHz) inserted in the 2 dual channel configurations respectively.