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Looks like Nintendo sued them over gameplay mechanics that they (and/or GameFreak, TPC? whoever) patented. Say what you want about Palworld but patenting gameplay mechanics is a ridiculously shitty thing to do. Case in point: Warner Bros. patenting the Nemesis system back in the day...it was an awesome idea and if other devs were allowed to improve on that we would've some really cool games now with that system. But noooooooo, Monolith Productions is gone and thanks to that patent we'll never see anything like the Nemesis system ever again (or until the patent runs out? I don't know how that shit works ). Nintendo can fuck right off.

You're welcome. Now go and spend more money on another limited edition DualSense Same. Gone are my days of being there day one. It was never FOMO for me, though. Didn't care if other people were able to play before I was, I just wanted to experience the games I'm interested in as quickly as possible for myself While that is still true these days to a certain extent, it's much less intense. If I can't find a good pre-order or release-day offer (i.e. 15-20€ off) I just don't bother until a sale.

Super excited. Day one is a possibility, but only if I can find a copy for 65€ max. I won't pay 80€ for games on launch day anymore. (there's also the added fact that I won't have a lot of time to play end of June and in July). We'll see... I still have to get the Platinum for the first game. I've played through the Director's Cut last year but after I finished the story I moved on. Maybe I'll make the Platinum a thing until the sequel can be found for cheaper I might have to change my gaming pledge for 2025 yet again

EULA Update Fuck off, Nintendo. Hope that at least the EU will push back against this. At the very least, I think this wouldn't hold up in court over here. Guess the new Joy-Cons will definitely have stick drift

Played Forspoken for about 5 hours and I can say with confidence: What a boring game... Deleted it and it's never to be installed again

Yup!

I really don't want to spend money on gaming right now...but come on man, don't tempt me with info like that

From now on, I want every football match to be Inter vs Barca

YOOO, NEW TRAILER. Oh...

While that is true, in recent months the AfD has constantly gained support in polls. And this has been confirmed in the most recent elections in February... If things continue like this, I fear the worst.

Well, well, well. German politics even more in shambles. After the Grand coalition has been approved, the centre right party's chancellor candidate has not been elected today. Which is a first in German history. A new ballot seems to have been set for tomorrow. This is a terrible situation. The right wing party is celebrating given that they are opposed to the new government and the chancellor candidate. If the ballot tomorrow fails again, the right wing will get even more support since one of its biggest points is "this proposed coalition sucks". Either way, this is a disaster...doesn't look like the new government will last the next four years and a new election will then give the right wing party another increase in voters...maybe even a majority which would end democracy in Germany. Why am I living in this timeline? Edit: "Hilariously", the AfD (right wing party) has been deemed extremist by our constitutional court and voices from the Grand coalition parties have become louder that a process to ban this party should be initiated soon. Yeah, good luck when you're this divided right at the start... I hate this.

Well, I did not go back to The Dark Forest after The Metamorphosis I read Everyone You Hate Is Going to Die: And Other Comforting Thoughts on Family, Friends, Sex, Love, and More Things That Ruin Your Life by Daniel Sloss instead. I love his standup specials and his book is basically an addition to a few of those. Loved it from start to finish. So now I'm getting back to The Dark Forest. Had to read a few summaries to get back into the world and the few pages I've read since then kicked things up a little bit. Looking forward to seeing where it'll go (and eventually what will happen in the third book).

I'm coming very close to the point where my Blue Prince save data might become "corrupted" (i.e. no progress can be made until/if it gets patched), so I decided to tackle a trophy that has eluded me for years (since the game has been added to PS+ in 2019!) The Witness - Challenge In short: You have to solve a random assortment of puzzles. Since you unlock this challenge by beating the game (I think) and basically doing everything else it has to offer, you know how to solve these puzzles. The kicker: You only get 6 minutes and 30 seconds. In recent years I have tried to get it done many times. To no avail... Since I've come back from Spain last Monday, I decided to give it yet another go. Took me a few hours to get acquainted with the puzzle types again. Surprisingly, this didn't take up the majority of time during this attempt. Now...actually solving all puzzles in time...that is the real challenge. Especially when the song that plays during the final minutes is this: But, as you can imagine, given the fact that I'm writing this post: I did it! It was a bit anticlimactic, since I completed the challenge before In the Hall of the Mountain King reached its climax I was surprisingly calm during my successful run. I came close to getting the trophy many times and I noticed my heart beat becoming faster. Not this time Anyways, there it is: Coincidentally, this is my 200th Platinum. I don't really care about making certain Platinums special, but it is kinda cool (And yes, I know there is a way to glitch the final challenge right before the last two puzzles, but I would've done it that way years ago if I wanted to - getting it legitimately is so much more satisfying)

Borderlands is always good fun in co-op. I doubt I'll tune in, though. Just gonna watch a trailer sometime in the future