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That video was posted by Strek0za for the first time in this forum, therefore I'm just going to leave a link to his thread: Agreed, Ross's videos have care and depth to them, reminding me of the good ol' quality content that's so lacking from digital media nowadays with all the juvenile twitch streamers and youtube clickbaits trying to make a quick buck.

Yeah, large companies tend to be like that... ignorant and uncaring. Here is a video from Ross (who made a great video/rant about the shutdown of Battleforge a good while ago) discussing this subject in more detail: (Battleforge is briefly mentioned in this)

Doesn't affect Skylords Reborn since the acquisition, but is worth a quick read regardless. Link below. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/02/21/the-esa-rejects-proposed-dmca-exceptions-to-allow-the-non-profit-and-unofficial-revival-of-dead-online-games snippet from the article:

Just a quick heads-up, guys. If you want to celebrate the imminent release of BattleForge open beta with a deck of Shadows Over Lyr, now is the time to do so. Printerstudio - the company we use(d) to have decks of cards printed - have a 20% money off deal going until 6th of Feb using the voucher code LIEBE. It's supposed to be for Valentine's day... Not sure what that might be... Some form of a pagan holiday perhaps? Anyway, link is still in the first post. If you need help with the German website, simply click on the link at the end of the first post that'll take you to their "Blanko Spielkarten 63 x 88mm Personalisieren" page. Now select the paper quality you want (300gsm is standard cardstock, 310gsm is premium linen i.e. textured, 330gsm is upgauge gloss and Kunststoff is quality plastic that'll probably outlive you like your children are going to). Anzahl is the quantity, go for 72. Packaging is fine on Folienverschweisst (i.e. shrink wrapped) unless you want to pay stupid amount of money for a flimsy box. Next, click "Gestalte es"... I actually like to shout GESSSTALTE ES!!!1! when I click that button because it's German so you're supposed to shout when speaking to scare others around you who don't speak or understand the language. In the small pop-up window click the blue Anderes Motiv link. Now click on the green Bilder Hochladen button, select all card faces/backs from the SOL archive you downloaded and extracted to upload them. Once that's finished, drag&drop them one by one onto the left to fill up the 72 slots. Then you click the orange Weiter link twice, until that small pop-up window reappears. This time we need to click the blue Das Selbe Motiv. Drag&drop the single cardback from the SOL archive to this one template. Click the orange Weiter twice to get to the preview page. Make sure everything looks good before scrolling to the bottom of the page to click Zum Einkaufswagen. On the checkout page you have your details on the left, and the delivery address to the right. Don't forget to scroll down and enter the Valentine's day code LIEBE otherwise they're going to rip you off big style. Alternatively you can get 5 Euros off if you scroll to the bottom of the main page and enter your e-mail address (the same address you're going to use to checkout). This is only valid on orders exceeding 15 Euros and only for new customers. Happy gaming.

Thanks Kiwi. That's too bad, got really excited when fiki mentioned the magic word beginning with "r"

Getting an SSL connection error on mine, then a disconnect message from the BF splash after about the third auto-try using the above updated launcher. (I can ping 136.144.175.84 without problems) main(): Created 'BattleForge' directory in 'My Documents' main(): Created default 'config.xml' file main(): Game started main(): Memory patches applied Proxy::Run(): Listening for local connection Proxy::Run(): Received local connection Proxy::HandlePacket(): SSL connection unexpectedly closed

This is pretty good. Into my collection! I should check out the composer's portfolio.

Deep Rock Galactic will be on Steam early access at the beginning of next year, worth following. 4-player, class-based FPS in which dwarves dig underground for resources while being attacked by various bugs and insects. Very strong, tense atmosphere and survival elements.

Don't see Battleborn on your list It's one of the best FPS coop experiences.

Anyone picked up Starcraft 2 (since the base game is now free) to play the co-op commander game mode? It's quite addicting, I've been playing it for a month or so now following a friend's recommendation. A year ago when it was announced I wasn't interested - looked like the same ol' boring Starcraft gameplay with one of the three default races against the A.I. As it turns out, all commanders are unique with lots of specials, abilities, units and game mechanics to unlock. Certainly doesn't feel like standard Starcraft which is a great plus in my book. Worth a try, lots of fun to be had. Matches only last about 15-30 mins depending on the map, difficulty setting and competency of yourself and your ally

You can get all three from old-games.com. My advice is to make a list of games you want - including the three you mentioned above - then pay the $6 for a 24 hour unlimited download slot. Unless you don't mind waiting hours or days per game.

Thanks guys for the replies. There is a lot of pent up energy being released in this topic! I guess that's inevitable when talking about consoles in a - first and foremost - PC environment. Most of the concerns have been answered or reacted to already. I personally don't mind consoles as much as I used to several years ago. The only thing that really bugs me though is their shelf life. Once support is pulled, you can eventually kiss goodbye to your favourite games on that particular system. Their lifeline is the manufacture system (i.e. production of hardware) and development of software/games. The Wii U and PS3 are now discounted, no more of these consoles and/or games are being released to the public. Emulation is great, as it lets you experience games that aren't being pressed onto discs, on hardware that's now discontinued by their manufacturer. Or in the case of CEMU or Citra, allowing you to play them in 4k with graphical tweaks to make them stand the test of time. The idea is to get the games (used or otherwise) then archive i.e. dump them thus making them future proof. Yes you can buy a used console which is probably cheaper than any beefed up PC capable of emulating some of the console hardware, and yes you can acquire these games by more nefarious ways but that's no different to any other media or platform. @InsaneHawk Agree, CEMU isn't incredible. You can throw nearly anything you want at it, and it won't break a sweat. The devs do get paid handsomely to keep the project going. @Tam Hawkins You're correct of course, the 3DS is still alive and well... At least better off than the Vita! Playing some of those games on the PC has its advantages though. @Shotty This topic was sort of a taster for 7th gen and up. I love Kega for example, and though while owning a SEGA Megadrive I do prefer playing my games on the PC due to graphical enhancements and quicksave. Though I use my Saturn controllers, not a keyboard and mouse

Hey guys, Sort of a related subject. While everyone is waiting for Battleforge to be reborn and/or decent games to come out on the PC, the emulator scene has made noteworthy progress on all fronts when it comes to the 7th generation and beyond. These teams are fighting a similar battle for unsupported games to stay relevant and playable, ever since the systems these run on have become or are becoming redundant. Wow, I just described Battleforge and EA's BF server. What were the odds of that? At any rate, this topic was by no means created to condone piracy but rather to offer a starting point, shedding light on the interesting and exciting world of emulators. If you own any of the systems listed herein, chances are you're able to dump the game discs or cartridges you own and play them on your PC. Making your beloved games immortal in process. But I digress. Let's make a start, shall we? :: Nintendo Wii U :: Might as well get the big guns out and talk about an 8th generation console that's now fully emulated. Yep, you read that one right. You know that game everyone is on about - it's considered the best open world free roam game of the current generation. Of course you heard about it. It's the main reason why people flock to buy the Nintendo Switch. That's right. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. OK, now guess which game was the last to come out on the Wii U? The answer is indeed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. We got CEMU, the Wii U emulator that's able to run most games for the system - including the one we mentioned above - with little to no graphical glitches at whatever resolution your PC is able to handle. There are some other cool games for the system, depending on what genres you're into of course. Mario Kart 8, New Super Mario Bros. U, Pikmin 3, Super Mario 3D World, Xenoblade Chronicles X and other Zelda games like The Wind Waker or Twilight Princess. Some of these you are able to play in split screen mode with your friends or partner, using Xbox 360 controllers for example, hooked up to your PC outputting onto a big screen TV. The website for CEMU is cemu.info with monthly build downloads that are getting better and better. The CEMU team has also set up a Patreon page, therefore if you think they deserve your monetary support then they'd be more than happy to express their gratitude by offering patron-only updates in form of nightly builds and posts. For the most part you're only required to have a decent PC, however BotW requires a more beefy rig or it won't be up to snuff to run this gem. :: Nintendo DS and 3DS :: Before we leave Nintendo territory, let's mention a couple of their handhelds. There is some potent stuff here, especially if you happen to own an Android device. OK, so let's look at the DS first. This aging handheld has got quite a few strong titles despite what the name might imply. The emulator you want to be looking for is called DraStic and is available on the Google Play store. Of course there is an application for the PC as well, but this is not an all encompassing thread about emulation so let's stick to Android for now. If you need a refresher, the DS has two screens: one that's standard, and one touch-sensitive. This translates great onto mobile phones, as you got a touch screen readily available at your eager fingertips. DraStic doesn't even require a high-end expensive phone to run the games. To name half a dozen titles to boot, you might want to look into the Kirby games, Orcs & Elves, Warhammer 40k Squad Command, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars, Mario & Luigi games, the Dementium series and The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. So get your games and start dumping those cartridges onto your PC. 3DS. Right. For this you're going to need an adequately powerful PC for the emulator called Citra (https://citra-emu.org). Games are a lot larger and due to the stronger hardware of the original handheld, boast better graphics and 3D capabilities you -by default - won't be able to experience on your monitor, but who cares if you can re-play your beloved games? Am I right? Of course I'm right. In case you're unfamiliar with the system, here are some of the best titles (again, subject to your genre-specific preferences) to get you started on your merry way: Donkey Kong Country Returns, Kirby Planet Robot, Luigi's Mansion, Mario Kart 7, Mighty Switch Force, Nano Assault, Super Mario Bros. 2, Shadow Wars and Super Mario 3D Land. As with all emulation and resurrection - or should I say, reborn - endeavours, please consider donating to the development team of Citra in the form of hard cash or even game cartrtidges. :: Sony Playstation 3 :: Oh yeah baby. You read that one right too. There is definitely a number 3 at the end of that title. This one is without a doubt my most anticipated project of the bunch. As much as I love playing Mario Kart 8 in split-screen on my PC, nothing comes close to 7th generation console exclusive titles for the PS3 (or Xbox 360, for that matter). Red Dead Redemption, anyone? Need I say more? I mean come on, that game blows all the Grand Theft Auto titles out of the water including San Andreas and Vice City. Not to mention most other games in existence, irrespective of genre. Keep you knickers on though, as things aren't that magical. As opposed to CEMU - you remember, the Wii U emulator? - that eats emulates its games down to a T in wonderful high-definition, the Playstation 3 emulator has only just started spreading its wings. Going back to Red Dead Redemption... the game does boot up with a whooping 1 digit frames per second, is no means playable as of yet. The team of RPCS3 are making fantastic progress though. There are several triple A titles that work fine and are enjoyable with the right setup such as Catherine or Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch that looks like a game made by Studio Ghibli, probably because they're indeed responsible for the animation. However, the time is now to dust off those PS3 games you got on the shelves and start dumping the disc contents onto your hard drive. Just look at the progress they've made in the past month, and how far the team has come in emulating this unquestionably brilliant, but now discontinued console. More and more games boot up and become playable. As I said, you do need a hefty PC to get the more demanding titles to run but that should come as no surprise. PS3 games are still very good looking. This is the part where I'd mention some titles worth considering, however this system isn't that old therefore most of you should be familiar with its library. Not to mention all the RPGs I've no interest in playing... you surely know better what those are than I do. Alright, let me throw around some game titles then: Okami HD (the best Zelda game that's not a Zelda game), the Sly Collection, Dragon's Crown, Fat Princess, Journey, Diablo 3 (don't write this one off, the local multiplayer and unique movement exclusive to consoles makes this worth of attention), the Condemned series and of course Red Dead Redemption. You should own that game even if you never had a PS3. And now it makes sense to. I'd strongly advise anyone who has the means to support the fine people at RPCS3 to do so. They have a Patreon page set up and truly deserve credit (literally) for what they're doing. Visit the RPCS3 website and their forums. The community is very friendly and informative. honorable mentions Dolphin, the Nintendo Wii and Gamecube emulator PPSSPP, the Sony Playstation Portable emulator for both Android and the PC Xenia, the Microsoft Xbox 360 emulator (still in early stages requirng a Vulkan capable GPU meaning a very powerful PC) want to know more? Visit the links in my post (all the underlined texts) and get onto Youtube. Enter the emulator's name with the title of the game you're interested in and hit search. Plenty of resources around to get you going.

Project Penelope 1.3 is out as of yesterday. Its aim is to bring back Age of Empires Online. Currently only the offline option works which allows playing scenarios, custom maps and campaigns. You can read more about it here. The client is about 4GB in size and can be downloaded here (via torrent file). Installation instruction are non-existent, so here is what you need to do to make it work: 1) download the torrent file 2) extract the contents of the "Game folder" wherever you choose (i.e. the folder named "Penelope 1.3") 3) extract the contents of the "Documents folder" to C:\Users\<username>\Documents\ (i.e. the folder named "Spartan") 4) find and double-click Spartan.exe from where you've extracted the Penelope 1.3 folder to start Age of Empires Online 5) when you click Play, the game will load the selected home town. this will take a while and you'll see a lime grassy square with a purple elephant in the middle (this is normal ) 6) click OK once the town is loaded, then in the right corner where the minimap is, click on the second icon that looks like a small piece of map with a river flowing through it to load the level(s) you wish to play

Yeah, and that came out 7 years ago! Hard to believe. It was even more surprising to realise that there is/was an active playerbase for the old game to this day. I mean, who would want to play a 7 year-old game?! <_< >_> ...never mind...

Not sure how many of you are aware of this, but Alien Swarm has been re-released on Steam under the title Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop. The original game was released 7 years ago and was/is a fantastic top-down co-operative tactical shooter with lots of variety, tense moments and atmosphere. This new version just adds some extra bits e.g. allowing 8 players to co-operate on each map and Steam Workshop. If you don't know the game, imagine Starship Troopers or Warhammer 40k's Space Hulk from a top down perspective where players pick different classes, weapons and equipment then work together to complete missions and survive the alien swarm. There are lots of weapons and items to use and unlock, 8 characters to choose from (medics, tech marines, heavies etc.) and of course objectives to complete as you progress through the map. Missions and campaigns are usually tense and exhilirating, as the game gets quite hard on higher difficulty levels and requires the players to work together as a team. Leave no one behind, especially the technicians as no one else can hack doors and terminals! The game is completely free (courtesy of Valve) and may be downloaded here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/630/ Gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMYdKqXFbiE Steam Workshop means there are more and more maps and mods added each day (e.g. the one allowing you to play as Chaos or Space Marines). Enjoy!