Congratulations to all the winners - they're all very well deserved! No surprises here (though very pleased) to see BG3 clean house.

It's very unfortunate for Insomniac that SM2 didn't get any wins, but it goes to show how crazy good this year has been for gamers!

Bold of you to assume that they follow their own rules.

While a successful live service can be a money printer for a developer, a failed one is a stone around the neck while they're obligated to support it, and only decrease trust when they inevitably get shut down after a year or so.

Honestly, everyone scrambling for a piece of the GaaS pie has caused saturation and fatigue. People don't have enough time and/or money to engage with all these games.

IMO, Sony would be better served by dialling back the budgets of their single player games if that's the biggest factor, rather than chasing the GaaS white whale.

The moment Starfield lost its shine for me was when I went into my second frozen lab and the layout was identical. I realised that the procedural dungeons I had been expecting were complete BS and that only quest related stuff would be unique, which was very disappointing.

I was expecting procedurally linked cells, a la Dead Cells or Diablo. Yes, individual sections would be recognisable, but how they're put together would be different each time.

I think there's a distinction - I would consider an "update" with new content to be something minor (such as BG3's recent epilogue content). "Free DLC" to me is a much more hefty addition, such as the Godmaster DLC for Hollow Knight.

(Disclaimer: I've not watched this trailer since I'm at work)

Amongst other things for different kinds of stimulation, I am occasionally able to get my wife to do tippy taps when I can make her delightfully surprised, and it's the most adorable thing ever.

Show her this meme and explain that you're doing it to show that you understand and emphasis with what she is saying.

Communication is key in a healthy relationship.

As a teenager I ironically started saying "howdy" as a greeting. It's now decades later and I still can't break the habit.

I am in no way from the US, let alone parts of it that would say howdy on a regular basis.

I had to check whether this is was from The Shovel or not. Honestly, it's baffling that a federal politician (and head of the opposition) is focusing on something so trivial.

Who said the person was human?

Isn't this community meant to post satire? This article seems 100% accurate to me.

The buttons on suit jackets are a holdover from a time that buttons were new, and therefore fashionable. Well to do sorts had buttons all over their suits, even in places that would be considered silly these days.

That was very quick! I expected the technical test to go on much longer than that!

Now it'll be the dilemma of "do I buy it in early access knowing that it'll be only a fraction of the content, or do I wait for 1.0?"

I'm a locksmith, and, I'm a locksmith.

or any democracy for that matter

Australia sends its regards.

It is really nice knowing that I can safely vote for our "green" party without risking our conservative party getting in because the centre-left party loses too many votes.

Also, voting being mandatory (and very accessible) and on a Sunday for federal elections is such a game changer for ensuring participation.

Hopefully you guys can get reforms in at some point.

Yes.

Both can be true: Russia can lack numbers to make a strategic breakthrough, and Ukraine can simultaneously not be able to field enough materiel to be able to recapture their losses.

IMO the most likely outcome is a stalemate that turns into de jure conquest of the territory Russia has captured and it turns into a cold (or at least cooler) war.

Fuckin' oath! Swearing is the shit!

I think it's quite telling that Starfield only showed up once, despite being one of the most hyped games of the year. Skyrim and Fallout 3 were both strong GOTY, IIRC, so to me it feels like Bethesda have lost their way.

So many strong games here! I'm a little biased since I've not played many of these, but I'm hoping BG3 cleans house.

You know - boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew.