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Well the Linux version doesn't have Denuvo (I assume), as there is no native version of it. So for games with a native port, they generally just... remove it and release anyway. Two-Point Campus and Civilization for example have it on Windows but the Linux native doesn't. I guess with Linux being a small share, they figure it doesn't hurt.

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It's a shame they had to tag Denuvo on it. I avoid that stuff where possible.

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If I can get the game DRM free at a reasonable price, I'm not going to pirate it -- even if the cracked, pirated copy is readily available. Piracy has been demonstrated to be a non-issue by GOG, itch.io and many of the indie developers.

The piracy paranoia that many publishers suffer from is a trust issue. Trust is the basis of a good business relationship. IMO, by telling consumers you don't trust them, you're just encouraging a bad relationship -- thus, piracy.

It has been said before, that most people who pirate were never going to buy that game/book/music anyway. Imposing DRM is just wasting a lot of time, energy and money on people that will never be their customers under any circumstances. By punishing their trustworthy customers, they're just increasing the chances of losing even more sales. It's unfortunate that some publishers cannot comprehend that.

"Piracy is a service issue."

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I'm okay with games temporarily being encumbered with extreme DRM like Denuvo if it is removed within the year. It just means I get to buy a DRM-free game at a discount.

It's a compromise I can live with, too. Let's be honest for a second:

1. Denuvo DOES work. It's the first DRM in history that's actually by far and large undefeated.
2. The first few months after launch are the most crucial for a game's financial success.
3. People pirate anything and everything, if they can. It's kinda naive to claim that piracy doesn't hurt the developers.

I hate DRM as much as the next person, but looking at points 1 through 3, I can somewhat understand why publishers use DRM. I don't want developers to go out of business, so using DRM combined with the commitment to remove it 6-12 months after launch would be acceptable in my book.

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I like what I see in this game because it really does remind me of Golden Axe and Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara from what they mentioned in their press release.

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This isn't my normal genre go-to, but with all the fanfare I might have to give it a try and go outside my comfort zone a bit. Might find something really new and nice!

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8bitdo is a really, REALLY bad gamepad.

They've made more than one gamepad, you know?

Personally I've been getting a lot of mileage out of their excellent controllers. My next gamepad is most likely going to be another 8BitDo when my current Pro 2 dies some day. I'll leave latency measurements to those who play competitive fighting games, but seems like the newer 8BitDo pads are pretty good on that front anyway.

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8bitdo game controllers are really, REALLY good! ☺️ Source: me

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I had to laugh as within minutes the inevitable "FINAL.FANTASY.XVI-<insert group name here>" appeared!

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Do a kickflip!

In all seriousness though, Tony Hawk 4 is one of the games in the series that I've played the most. I've still got it on the PS2. Probably my third favorite in the series after the first two games on the Dreamcast. 3 was great on the PS2, but I didn't play it as much.

I'll be getting this for sure though. Probably physically on the Switch (2?) and digitally on sale on PSN. Just like I did with the 1+2 remaster.

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8bitdo is a really, REALLY bad gamepad. Why? extreme high input delay. My old sn30pro+ from 8bitdo has insane 33ms over BT, 16ms over USB. Support did not help at the time and this issue never got fixed. And it is worser to think that new models never got this solved. Some friends bought one of the new models including that ultimate whatever model besides my warnings. They did the latency test and bingo! 33ms over bt, 16 over usb (with some variation over models but still very high).

For reference, DS4 is 3,5ms. Xbox controlers is around 7ms. Anything bellow 10ms is OK, Bellow 5 is good, Bellow 2 is great. Anything above 10 will be very noticeable specially if you use more than one type of gamepad.

Other issues includes very low durability for analog stickers rubber, and a very annoyng problem with skipped inputs from time to time... yes. you missed that Mario jump not because you didn't pressed on time, it was because 8bitdo ignored it. Again support never responded or solved this issue.

From all this awesome experience with them and their products I now say: 8bitdoNOT!!!

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One suggestion, why not use linux compatibility for when it runs well on proton and linux support when it's a native port? I got confused...

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I gave up on installing Immortals through the EA app last month. I got to the installation part but then it always failed trying to install Microsoft C++ dependencies.
Does it work better with NonSteamLauncher to take care of those issues?

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Now let's see if that game will finally start performing decently.

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Eh? Microsoft doesn't own Unity?

My bad, you are right: Microsoft doesn't own Unity. They are always so prominently displayed on dotnet documentation I figured they were. Still funny that a game engine that prominently features C# as it's main language is less up-to-date than one where it is not the main one.

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Nice. Hopefully the game is now playable on my system. FPS were all over the place, sometimes single digits, since CPU usage was at 100% while the GPU was no where near that.

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I'm okay with games temporarily being encumbered with extreme DRM like Denuvo if it is removed within the year. It just means I get to buy a DRM-free game at a discount.

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Hey ho
let's go

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It's a real bummer they again include origin-bullshit keys -.-
Especially since ZAU doesn't even require the EA-App abomination on Steam...

Last month i skipped because of that - this month, i'm really on the verge, both pacific drive and homeworld 3 are really tempting...

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Fixed pairing DualShock 3 controllers

Finally, I can't believe such a minor issue took months to fix. Having to use a controller non-wirelessly felt like I'm back to the ps2 days.

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If I remember correctly, previously, they claimed they cannot update the anti-cheat, basically because they fucked up the implementation, they modified it too much. That's why it's been so wonky. Until now. Now that the support for their old version runs out, it seems that all barriers for updating are gone all of a sudden?!

Not that I do not appreciate that Fatshark is still keeping this game alive...but it's a little bit too late in my case. My friends have literally made families with kids before they updated their damn anti cheat, so unless someone here is missing a fourth person to play with, I won't be playing this anytime soon

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swaps our old version of Easy Anti-Cheat for the newest version. The previous version is scheduled to shut down on March 4

I wonder if this has positively affected any other games?

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after release

Technically, this is still before release (early access).

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Microsofts own Unity

Eh? Microsoft doesn't own Unity?

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all of the negativity surrounding Godot.

Negativity from who/where?

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I still find it hillarious that Godot has a fairly up-to-date C# version when Microsofts own Unity still runs Mono.

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That's pretty terrible messaging. "Shut down without releasing the game" isn't necessarily better, but they're saying "this game won't be good enough" (because if they were confident it would sell like hot cakes they wouldn't need to close)

Don't forget that a lot of games are "mortgaged" (through publishers, kickstarter, investors, personal loans, ... or any combination of these). Meaning that most of the initial income will not go to the devs (because it was given to them in advance during the development phase).

Maybe they have an unfavourable deal for Reignbreaker or maybe they came to the conclusion that the sales required to be self reliant are unrealistic. Whatever the case, I'd argue it's wise to quit whilst they can still afford to help their employees move on, rather than barrel onward hoping for the best only to go bankrupt in 6 months.

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Looks like the devs got excited and are hauling ass, this is an exciting time to be a RTS fan.

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From my view, the only thing that will revive this company is a new Turok game that stays true to the 1990s Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition ethos.

I don't think anyone in the west is brave enough for such an undertaking as investors dictate content. I would sooner trust India, China or the east with this IP.

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That's a shame. I enjoyed "Say No! More" – a short but fun game about being an overtasked intern running around and saying "no" in ridiculously over-the-top ways to the ludicrously hyperbolic demands of your co-workers/managers/bosses/assistant-sub-vice-directors/CEO and maybe, just maybe, that one friend who really needs to hear it for his own good.

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