This week on Digital Fiasco, hosts Dandr0id and Jack McBastard talk about how games stretch content: DLC, Games as a Service, and Free to Play models.
This article explains how to link your Steam and PlayStation Networks accounts, which is becoming a must for Helldivers 2.
Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."
The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.
Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.
"THQ Nordic's Showcase is back! Our Digital Showcase 2024 will be full of world premiere announcements, updates for previously announced games, and might even hold some surprises, airing exactly 3 months from now!
Mark your calendar as the Digital Showcase 2024 goes live on Friday, August 2, 2024, at 12:00 PM PDT / 3 PM EDT / 8 PM BST / 9 PM CEST / 10 PM MSK." - THQ Nordic.
Really looking forward to hearing more about the Gothic remake and Titan Quest II. I hope both games make it out this year and don't get delayed.
The Digital Fiasco Podcast Episode 39: Extending the Game - DLC, GaaS and F2P - Topic Timecodes
(1:23) Dandr0id inches through Horizon: Zero Dawn
(3:32) Dandr0id plays Need For Speed (2015)
(11:34) WWYPT Debrief: Risk of Rain
(16:56) Taco roulette fallout
(18:55) Jack McBastard waffles on No Man's Sky
(19:16) Jack McBastard plays The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
(25:41) Switch Bitching
(31:28) Discs, Downloads and DLC Highlights
(37:24) News Time Announcement
(37:49) Trailer for EA's Anthem airs with Xbox One X footage on Sony's YouTube channel
(41:15) Remedy was ready to do Alan Wake 2 and Microsoft said no thanks.
(47:01) Netflix's Castlevania anime launched last Friday
(50:21) Adi Shankar is also producing an Assassin's Creed anime
(52:51) Jack mispronounces Tatsumi Kimishima, and Nintendo avoids the PC
(54:41) The Nintendo PlayStation: What could have been?
(57:20) Rebellion Games begins work on Evil Genius 2
(58:49) Mega City One TV series casting suggestions (Note: Jon Berenthal is only 5'8")
(1:01:48) Early details on the PlayStation 4 Spider-Man plot
(1:03:42) Your Shadow of Mordor nemesis isn't done with you
(1:06:26) The Tomorrow Children are soon to be yesterday's news
(1:10:00) Nintendo and the SNES Classic: Manufactured Scarcity
(1:15:14) DayZ creator slams ARK for doubling its price before launch
(1:22:40) Horizon: Zero Dawn adds Ultra Hard difficulty and New Game+
(1:24:49) GTA V Aliens found!
(1:30:09) The Titan will awaken in August
(1:35:00) The Options Menu: Checkpoint (and Taco Talk)
(1:36:38) Checkpoint: Extending the Game - DLC, Games as a Service and Free to Play
(2:18:49) Outtro, Outtakes and Digital Fiasco's new studio