I had it on the gamecube, but to play multiplayer you each needed a gameboy with link cable, still.

This could be explained by the use of the GBA screen when in caves and buildings, but it’s a very easy method to fleece the fans while the general public will go “never mind, not worth”.

There has been no delaying, only TotK itself was delayed by a year.

Yup, perfect time to clear some stock

Don’t worry, we’ll all be able to purchase the game on Switch 2, eventually. And anyone who missed it or wants to play it again will pick it up. Everybody wins, except our wallets!

Yep, I was only summarizing their angle. Here are the specifics for anyone who wants to read the source documentation: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/keys#3

The only thing that doesn’t sit right with me is developers stating Steam threatened to delist the game when they expressed wanting to sell elsewhere. I haven’t seen any proof except just the statements, but it would be weird for a developer to lie about that stuff. If anyone has any more sources on that, it would be appreciated

That’s exactly what they’re trying to say. It could have been cheaper if Valve didn’t have pricing clauses that doesn’t allow developers to price things cheaper elsewhere.

What the fuck why did nobody try this sooner??

Care to elaborate what makes it so special? I’m intrigued and I never really play licensed games because they are usually trash

Nah, you can’t patent gameplay mechanics unless they are super specific and interconnected.

Taking what’s good from other games and turning it into something new (or similar) is known as remixing and it happens all the time. Like mentioned in another comment, Palworld did this by taking the fun elements of different genres / vibes (Pokémon, Survival games, Shooters) and making that into a game.

Even the Pokémon Company had to put a statement out basically telling the Xitter drama seekers to shut up and stop reporting the game for infringement, because there wasn’t any.

Just make sure (like you already mention) not to use assets, sounds, names and other IP related subjects.

Seems like a lot of folks are not really interested in the quirky sport, so saying fans are rejoicing because of this announcement sounds like they don’t really understand why people played HL.

Its like saying Dark Souls fans rejoice because From Software announced a fitness spinoff called Yoga with Solaire. Okay actually, they might. Bad example.

refreshing and clean

Bloatware-Free UI but with Ads

Pick one, beebom

I will look it up but please feel free to elaborate, it sounds cool.

That’s what the world needs. Smart notifications. And I’m not being sarcastic, this is such a good example of how something like that enriches the user experience that a timer on your phone could never achieve. Keep it up!

One of my favorites sadly didn’t make it because of too much water. Hoping to salvage it and start over

First ever open well game!

You can either love or hate dunkey’s style, but the fact that he published this game should mean something. Picking this up as soon as I can, it looks gorgeous as well.

Phantasy Star Online Ep. 1 & 2 has two loading screens where you can manipulate the location or speed and angle of the visuals on-screen. Not super interactive but enough to make the loading times feel less long

In the logo it’s like “A ^the Lord of the Rings™ Game”

They were probably as pained as you are with having to include the full name due to the license, and this was the best way around it, I suppose.

It’s not useful, as it doesn’t always reflect reality so it’s just a bunch of loading bars to manage customer expectation. Ask the domino’s subreddit

Have you checked the status of the file on Sharepoint, provided office files are automatically synced via OneDrive?

No, this is for US only. Where corporations are permitted to abuse the market and the law (or lack thereof).