game-related lolz of some fashion

classic

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2022/09/metal-gear-solid-two-week-boss-fight/

The story goes that, during production on Metal Gear Solid 3, Kojima had become infatuated with the works of novelist Stephen Hunter, whose books The Master Sniper and Point of Impact, were about snipers embedded in the mountains, gradually trying to pick one another off. Kojima’s idea was that Snake’s boss fight with The End would be as close to a real-life sniper fight as humanly possible, and would be played out over two real-time weeks. The player would need to use their surroundings to remain hidden and silent, look for clues in a huge area to identify where The End was hiding and, once he was located, set up the perfect shot. Again, this would play out over two actual weeks.

The crazy thing is that this boss fight actually made it to a prototype stage. It was, at one point, a real part of a playable build. However, when it came time to test the fight, no one who played through it was able to find a trace of the old man. Numerous players spent hours looking for The End and turned up nothing, effectively impeding their progress through the game. The team found the fight so infuriatingly dull that they began booing Kojima, convincing him to give up on the idea entirely.

Kojima had originally wanted to create an enemy AI for Metal Gear Solid 2 that would get an instant read on the player. I would sus out your actions during the first few minutes of gameplay and use that information to create a player profile, including age, gender, and personal interests. The information would then be used for and against the player throughout their entire playthrough. The PS2, of course, simply did not possess the power required to realise such a grand idea. All that remains of this plan is a questionnaire that asked the player for their info. That information later appears on Raiden’s dog tags toward the end of the game, the same ones he throws away, symbolically throwing the player’s identity away as he asserts his own.
Kojima got really into sharks during production on Metal Gear Solid 2 and pitched several ideas about Snake having to evade or fend off the creatures. One sequence would have involved Snake swimming through a flooded section of the Big Shell complex and spilling his blood to distract the sharks. Another involved a boss fight involving a great white. There are no sharks in the final game.

So many missed opportunities.

what a nutball

I love the phrasing that the player would need to use their surroundings - rolling behind the sofa on your way to the toilet while the PlayStation sends a questing laser beam around the room.

The world's first trombone rhythm game is instantly a GOTY contender. And no, I'm not kidding. Turn up the volume and hear Beethoven like you've never heard it before. https://t.co/Qu7Cmkhjzc pic.twitter.com/jTXNdWx3Zm

— PC Gamer (@pcgamer) September 20, 2022

That's the best 1:46 I've ever spent in my life.

more 4 u

Trombone Champ is the best game ever made pic.twitter.com/GH58eHGXHV

— Jacob DeRose (@JacobDJAtkinson) September 21, 2022

i will play this when it's mac compatible

Same, I can’t wait!

Sold, provided there's a trombone controller.

i think you move the mouse and press down the button to activate but no doubt someone is building a contrombler now

If Bethesda made Super Mario 64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67hoJRCQItI

i have no doubt that the creators of the Players mockumentary series were inspired by dunkey's 100 thieves house tour video

two episodes in and it's hilarious, i only wish it were about dota2 so i could be a part of all the in-jokes :(

That's good to hear, I loved American Vandal.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/so-christianity-has-to-be-the-endgame-of-the-god-of-war-franchise-right.636429/

Stadia RIP
https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378713/google-stadia-shutting-down-game-streaming-january-2023

lol

Stadia, we hardly knew bought you.

Hey kid, want to play #StreetFighter6? pic.twitter.com/aB4Yh0dNbR

— J I Y U N A (@jiyunaJP) October 7, 2022

June 1994 issue of Sega Pro: pic.twitter.com/TwIscCIHRD

— MercuryCDX (@MercuryCDX) October 8, 2022

GENIUS??? pic.twitter.com/mPMSp93wG4

— ember 𓆏 i dont play splatoon go awa (@nortoncampbeII) October 9, 2022

Nintendo Japan decided to publicly re-emphasise their content creation guidelines—they're not directly stating as such, but this is a response to the recent "AV Splatoon" fad in which certain vtubers were chroma-keying porn over their opponents' ink as an extra incentive to win https://t.co/ZP0aDCIFDH

— GSK | https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#donate (@gosokkyu) October 11, 2022

Love John Carpenter:

https://www.avclub.com/john-carpenter-video-games-interview-halloween-ends-1849641145

New life goal - still be fuckin' hardcore as JC if I ever get that old.

lol

Hey @TheHorrorMaster, we're huge fans of your work & honored you played our games! For The Last of Us Part II generator puzzle, Navigation Assistance will help w/ the puzzle, and Slow Motion + Traversal Audio Cues will help w/ minigame timing. Cheers! 🍻https://t.co/tS1x3HF7hA

— Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) October 12, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q24i42IcUE

Sims, SimCity Legend Will Wright Is Making A 'Metaverse' NFT Game On The Blockchain
The game says it's a 'unique and immersive metaverse experience'

ugh, sad.

he came back after 14 years for this

What are the odds this game runs a crypto miner on your computer?

he heard you liked sims

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— Chris Stephens (@ChrisStephensMD) October 24, 2022

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— Chris Stephens (@ChrisStephensMD) October 27, 2022

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— Chris Stephens (@ChrisStephensMD) October 20, 2022

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— Chris Stephens (@ChrisStephensMD) August 6, 2022

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— Chris Stephens (@ChrisStephensMD) October 26, 2022

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— Chris Stephens (@ChrisStephensMD) November 2, 2022

Wasn't sure whether to post this on the Disco Elysium thread or the Party Time thread, so I'm putting it here instead:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0qMM5XkMQw

NA, those were pretty funny but toooo many

Asked Stable Diffusion to generate some retro-gaming YouTubers, but I wasn't ready for the roasting it administered. pic.twitter.com/KAwMLbiFNU

— Chris Chapman (@retrohistories) November 7, 2022

Palmer Luckey, who founded Oculus which later sold to Facebook, says the NerveGear device has been designed so that if someone dies within a game, they would die in real life as well.

Possibly relevant pull:

Mr Luckey revealed the headset was inspired by the events of an anime called Sword Art Online, which features a similar contraption.

...

He has been a controversial figure since it was revealed he had donated to a pro-Trump campaign group ahead of 2016's presidential election, which saw some game developers suspend plans to support Oculus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YzhTvaHDBY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiIRlg4Xr5w

Surprising: the amount of CGI SNL has access to nowadays.
Unsurprising: SNL skit not funny.

Also unsurprising: goes on too long.

"Grim serious movie remake of bright colourful gaming franchise" is a gag that was tired before it was even born.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OV4VaNW4FU

heh. it ends with a nice immediate callback to his Forspoken video.

There's a war going on at the Steam page for Armored Core VI:

It seems users keep tagging the game with "sexual content", and "dating sim", while people at bamco keep removing the tags 😂😂😂 https://t.co/zWjRNpPZJv pic.twitter.com/SV1daihzse

— Sekiro Dubi (Elden Ring DLC at home) (@sekirodubi) February 14, 2023

dunkey video is great

I guilty laughed way too hard at the Chris Benoit reveal.

I had to google him ...

Yeahhhh I don't know about that Dunkey video tbh.