!coomers

funny feet

LMAO, eat shit KO_PE.

Let me tell you a story: three years ago a MOBA (game similar to LoL) called Pokemon Unite launched. In its short history, one team has dominated like no other and won the world championship both times it's been hosted: Luminosity Gaming. And the star player of that team? Overlord, widely considered the GOAT of Unite. The game's fanbase typically glazes him, however there has been a growing leftoid movement in the community to get those nasty pro players to stop using mean words like "r-slur" and "neighbor". This all came to a head when another pro player released secretly recorded audio of Overlord calling Espeon mains "wheelchair players", among other naughty things:

https://t.co/1ovpmSLwll

— Nudo (@itsnudo) February 9, 2024

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This led to many strong reactions from the Pokemon Unite fandom:

Whoever this is, needs to face consequences for their actions cause this is not OK https://t.co/bhUmQzTPJD

— Bi-derPig (@Bi_derPig) February 9, 2024

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i've been thinking all day how to say this on main. i wanted to uplift voices of the often unheard, but the fact that everyone is scared to speak up says volumes.
men are, seemingly, the only people who are currently “enjoying” unite comp, UCS.
1/? https://t.co/wIJnkRSDW9

— alaxb - 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 (@delphoxbae) February 9, 2024

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Remember Rhinne was banned from season 1 worlds, does anyone know why?

Now I'm assuming this is overlord. Its exposing season, might be time to sit back and watch it unfold.

NA Unite community on fire https://t.co/3zn6RSKsng

— Krashy // Joseph (@Krashy) February 9, 2024

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Overlord would not address the situation for another week, leaving the bloodthirsty masses to fester with their delusions of either exacting vengeance on the ebil gaymer chud or slurping the chode of their professional children's MOBA playing hero/role model. When he did, he released a mass of WORDS WORDS WORDS:

Readhttps://t.co/S3iATSAC6A

— LG Overlord (@Overlord98TV) February 14, 2024

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Now, here are some choice reactions:

No one is cancelling you. Why did you go right to that when faced with any sort of consequences for your actions.

We are asking that you take responsibility for your words. https://x.com/CrisHeroes didn't get cancelled. He apologized, took responsibility, and is taking steps to give back.

— MUFA | SteelAgentKyle (@SteelAgentKyle) February 14, 2024

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can't say I agree with this take though people definitely instantly went to attempt to cancel me and succeeded I lost a lot of things that I worked really hard for no one came up to me to talk to me about it and try to have a discussion with me which I really wish happened

— CrisHeroes (@CrisHeroes) February 14, 2024

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guys its not using slurs that is the problem, its all these people mad that i did!!!! the outrage means you didnt care!!! all disabled people are just twitter angry and not upset i, a world champion of their game, uses their slur as an insult to other competitors!

— MUFA • Bounce (@BounceUT_) February 14, 2024

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calling marginalized people "gremlins" in a post about you taking accountability on yourself is not the take you think it is. even if you no longer say these slurs, your written words are still rooted in ableism. it's hard, but you are held to a higher standard as a pro player

— Liv ❤️ (@selfcareg*mer1) February 14, 2024

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Love seeing half the comments going "No one is out to cancel you, sweaty, twitter gremlins aren't real!" and the other half being twitter gremlins (that supposedly don't exist) literally tagging the org and pressing them to drop you

tale as old as time

— TTVProfScamUNITE (@ProfScamUNITE) February 14, 2024

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Overlord. Ya fricked up. It's okay to frick up. You had the opportunity to make it right by saying, "I fricked up, I'm sorry."

I wanted to root for you in showing that you care, but after reading, I don't think you're sorry and I believe you think that what you did wasn't wrong.

— MUFA • Mage (@Mage_o7) February 14, 2024

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I would post more but I'm running out of Soyjak ideas.

-> Any new existing major first party titles. This means we are only getting new IP this year.

But my fav was announcing last of US part 3 for 2035

Like wtf happened to gaymdevs ? Like it took rocksteady 6 years to make 3 Batman games and 10 years to make suicide squad then it took naughty dogs 10 years to make 6 games (don't include remasters with remasters it's 19 games (4 jack games separate for ps3 then years later for ps4 then uncharted 1-3 hd remaster and last of us ps4) ) and now it took them 4 years to make a remaster of 2020 game that was already 4k and now more than 10 years to make 1 sequel

https://n4g.com/news/2585039/sony-drops-full-year-ps5-sales-target-to-21-million-units-expects-shipments-decline-from-next-year#comments

!g*mers

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context

Crystal Dynamics has added a content warning to Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered flagging what it described as racial and ethnic stereotypes.

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered includes new versions of the first three Tomb Raider games, developed by defunct UK studio Core Design in the mid-to-late ‘90s to massive sales success.

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered, out this week on modern consoles and PC, includes a message from current Tomb Raider custodian Crystal Dynamics that warns against some of the content in the games and explains why the developer chose to leave it in.

Does anyone even remember what these harmful and inexcusable things were???

apparently this

hahahaha no

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As usual Kotaku is MAD

https://archive.ph/BEAbl

Oof. Yes, the reason that—when updating aspects of Tomb Raider such as the art, sound and controls—they felt it important to leave in the “harmful” and “inexcusable” prejudice is because they want you to jolly well learn your lesson. This is such a spectacularly disingenuous message, seemingly an attempt to gobble down the racist cake without either a) thinking better of it, or b) altering the content to better reflect these claimed values. I've checked, and none of the game's marketing material mentions its woefully harmful content before you buy.

A cynic might surmise the developers don't actually care at all, but thought this quick screen would cover their backs. Although—and let's not mince words here—given Crystal Dynamics spent 2013 through 2018 making some of the most white-savior-promoting games in modern history, it's hard to exactly pin down where these values lie. Yes, sure, flag up-front that the games feel dated in their depictions of some cultures, absolutely. But pretending that selling them unadjusted is a virtuous act on the developers' part to offer us a vital and excoriating sociology lesson is gross and dishonest.

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TRIANGLE BOOBS ARE GOONEEEE !coomers THEY ARE GONE

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R/GAMES thread https://old.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1apyfwt/tomb_raider_13_remastered_includes_racial_and/

“The games in this collection contain offensive depictions of people and cultures rooted in racial and ethnic prejudices. These stereotypes are deeply harmful, inexcusable, and do not align with our values at Crystal Dynamics." "Rather than removing this content, we have chosen to present it here in its original form, unaltered, in the hopes that we may acknowledge its harmful impact and learn from it.”

I prefer a message, like this, instead of them going full on 4kids, but I find this part of the message funny:

and do not align with our values at Crystal Dynamics.

Implying these "harmful and inexcusable" stereotypes did align with Core Design and Eidos's values back in the day.

I am sure the person who wrote this didn't want this implication, but it's awkward how no one else noticed this. If they simply remove this part and keep it ambiguous, it would have been fine. I could see a number of former Core Design members complain about defamation thanks to this message.

The Warner Bros racism warning works because they were the ones that always published those cartoons, while Crystal Dynamics are the current caretakers thanks to Eidos.

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i guarantee this'll be modded out day 1

i guarantee nexus mods will remove that mod day 5

i guarantee the mod will be archived and spread 10x more because of that.

Imagine being such a sad person that you would use a mod to take out a content warning screen.

someone get their feelings hurt?

Yeah. By the looks of it, you did.

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Now we come to our transistors

https://old.reddit.com/r/Gamingcirclejerk/comments/1aq1ld6/the_tomb_raider_collection_has_a_content_warning/

Its pure

Wait until that guy who is excited about FF VII Remake learns they edited Tifa's lines so she no longer calls Barret the R word and also made the female characters actual characters and changed 90% of Wall Market so it's no longer an offensive gay joke but actually celebrates queer and drag culture

WTF SHOOT THOSE R-SLURS

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KIA Thread thread https://old.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/1apuop8/from_tomb_raider_iiii_remastered_coming_out/

LOTS OF CONFUSION AND ANGER

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now lets see XITTER

LOTS more if you go into the QTs and replies of this

https://x.com/tombraidertweet/status/1757313706294149241

https://x.com/tombraidertweet/status/1757313706294149241/quotes

It still Fresh so I will keep adding more if worthy

@A pls pin for an hour

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I did a little buy copy pasting the Kotaku text on GCJ

https://old.reddit.com/r/Gamingcirclejerk/comments/1aq1ld6/the_tomb_raider_collection_has_a_content_warning/kqaf3vv/?context=8

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@cabalist reports

PCG*mer also be seething

Worst of all, the trilogy's depictions of anyone who isn't a sassy British tomb raider with a fondness for teal tank tops has, at best, aged like milk left out in the midday sun, and at their lowest points are nothing less than racist.

The remaster's accuracy does confirm that some parts of these games should have stayed buried, or at least not been uncritically reproduced without some official acknowledgement of their thoughtlessly offensive fumbles. So—same as always—this collection is the very best, and very worst, of Lara Croft's adventures.

Look at all the goodwill your stupid little disclaimer bought you, Crystal

https://archive.is/nMySg

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https://backpack.tf/suggestion/65c3f7fe924d0031ac0e1478#comment-65c9f34f0264040bcb0f4c23

https://archive.ph/Zlmq9

RIP LIL'NEIGHBOR

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"YES. I SOLD MY DOG. HERE'S WHY

https://forums.backpack.tf/topic/84438-yes-i-sold-my-dog-heres-why/#comment-687749

To add some context to why I sold my dog:

The pic shown is of my dog, Sky. He's been with my family since he was a puppy, so about 9-10 years.

As of recently, we've been struggling to take care of him for the past half a year, especially after my parents moved back overseas leaving myself and my brother alone to take care of our dog.

Currently I have other personal commitments that take up most of my time, which take a lot of time and energy. I spend quite some time preparing medication and food for my dog, as he is unable to eat properly due to lumps on his neck. Regular dog food simply won't cut it as they're too hard and rough to swallow, so I cook food for him in batches. However, it's gone to a point where I can't keep this up and my dog would have a better life in a home where he can get more support, and attention.

Gummy is a close IRL friend of mine, so even before this ‘deciding to sell my dog' talk, he has taken care of my dog at his place in several occasions, and even visited him at my place. They do get along quite well so it's only natural that I ask him if he'd like to take care of him permanently.

The only situation where I would give up my dog, is if the ones taking care of him were perfectly capable and had a good relationship with him. Though if Gummy had not been available, I would have to give my dog up for adoption.

My dog would definitely get a far better quality of life by living in a home where people can take care of him more often than I ever would in my current situation.

While I may joke around at times about selling my dog, this has always been an issue and I definitely felt some relief when I found someone who could continue to care for my dog, as he's been with me through a lot of shit in my life. Gummy would always get a long with my dog when he's around, since he likes animals

I understand this situation taken out of the right context may seem like I'm getting a sick kick out of selling my dog. It obviously isn't easy for me to give my dog away, but as the situation persists, it's what I have to do. I understand taking the conversation without context in the screenshots can give the wrong impression, since Gummy and I love to pull each other's leg a lot in steam or groomercord chat

https://archive.ph/jTRAF

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!chuds !nonchuds absolute gaymer insanity

its fun

i've only played king so far

using a controller because fight sticks are for sissies

s/o to the neighbor who told me to buy it. i cant remember who you are but i love you

I mean technically there is I think colorful is a tag but like why not have

Prerendered Backgrounds

Painting

Colorful

Dark

Abstract

Cel Shaded

Papercraft

Sketch

I know this is also basically up to interpretation. Also I think cel shaded is actually a real tag so this is extra annoying to me. I would fricking drown a puppy for a prerendered background tag. There's like HUNDREDS of games ported from the ps1 less than a hundred reviews how the frick do I find them without this tag?

No, XY or Z, you should not show normal people, or really anyone, your porn. You probably should not even mention to them that you produce porn in any capacity.

How is this not something that people intrinsically know.

No, not because of "fear," which is what one of the top replies is saying. You should keep it quiet because letting everyone know that you're a porn-producing weirdo is mongoloid behavior.

Some cool excerpts:

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"I don't tell people I meet irl what kinds of games I make unless they're yaoi fans." - I actually would especially not tell these people what I do.

"Depending where you live, it's not only for woman. Hide the best you can" - Many variations of this. Informing OP that even if they were male this would be behavior.

"Whenever someone says the like NSFW work, people are gonna take them for porn addicts." -

"I have no horse in this race - but if there is concern, why even risk it? What is the benefit to making your info public over using a pseudonym or company name?" -

"Well I for one am ashamed you can't pursue your art form." - She can absolutely pursue her art form but the shame is actually supposed to be what causes her to hide it.

Also I'm getting really bussy-blasted and pissed about /r/baldursgate newstrags telling oldgaurd that the original games has always been shit, and that Larian has saved you backwards barbarians from yourselves

https://old.reddit.com/r/baldursgate/comments/1annt4s/possible_hot_take_about_a_certain_third

"Now that the smoke has cleared on Baldur's Gate 3, I think we can move from the honeymoon phase to the realistic conversation phase. I love bg3, I've loved it since early access, so I'm not an oldhead mad that times change. But I don't think BG3 should be called BG3, I don't think it's similar enough in spirit or mechanically to be a successor. A great cRPG, yeah, a fun dnd game, of course, but for a game that says it's the 3rd Baldur's Gate, it's not even the halfway close to resembling it. I find myself wishing that BG3 had been done by Owlcat because BG1 and 2 have more similarities to the Pathfinder games than BG3."

Basically my shit take and opinion

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frick this guy in particular

"What you're saying is 20 years out of date. The lack of real-time-with-pause isn't enough to say it's not ‘Baldur's Gate.' The world has moved on from this outdated gameplay style. Then why the frick are you on this sub if you despise the system then

"I love the original Bg games and I always will but sitting here complaining that it wasn't the old style seems like you just kinda wanna whine about it" that's not fricking true, there are such intense differences in gameplay, and RTP seems to be universally despised by turn-based chodes so there is merit to the complaints

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pettiness and misattributing OP, love me some /r/baldursgate straggotry

Yes it looks like shit but only posers and r-slurs care about that over gameplay. It's like the neurodivergent love child of Cortex Command and STS. Technically it's early access but not in a surcrap way, the game is inordinately feature-deep as it is. And it's $8 boners so even the poorest welstrag can afford it.

https://watchpeopledie.tv/h/social/post/116342/introducing-the-first-wpd-choose-your

https://watchpeopledie.tv/h/social/post/117099/wpd-choose-your-own-adventure-2

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I've spoken to this mad man and he says, "another bigger one is coming soon".

How depraved this man must be .Anyways drink water and have a good day

Direct link the the download page : https://magicseteditor.boards.net/page/downloads

OP describes it as “a card game I made with a software” I dunno what that means and I haven't downloaded it but I bet it sucks.

Rougelikes are really the only big genre that is controlled by indie developers, mostly because a lot of audiences don't have the attention span.

I'm a huge fan of this genre, having spend thousand of hours in game like Isaac, Ror2, Gungeon, Nuclear Throne, FTL, ec.

It's funny how new games like the most recent God of War, and TLoU part 2 are trying to shove a new rougelike mode to keep people interested, without understanding what make rougelike interesting in the first place. I can predict that these modes will have very generic upgrades (plus 10% damage wow), no meaningful choices you have to make towards your run, and no run variety whatsoever.

There is a reason why corporate AAA title have never been able to make a successful rougelike, because they play it too safe to realize that the rougelike genre is the riskiest type of game you can make, and they hate taking chances.

Anyways, rant over, suggest good rougelikes in the comments below!

I played for 60 hours (including Phantom Liberty) before completing the last story mission. I really enjoyed the gameplay and the world building. Night City definitely feels more alive than any Bethesda world.

I ended up raiding Arasaka with Panam and then giving my body to Johnny to join Alt past the Blackwall. I have mixed feelings about my decisions (especially since Johnny didn't have the decency to give my videogame gf any closure) but I felt unsatisfied with the idea of sending V back to rot in a dying body for six months.

I think the mark of a good RP game to me is that I don't want to play every ending. At least not immediately. My character made their decisions in their journey and there's no taking it back. Playing the other endings out cheapens the experience IMO.

inb4 OP is a strag nerd

I recently got a meme deck and need to load it up with good stuff. From what I understand it can emulate pretty much anything. I'm gonna try to get Skate 3 running today. I've already got all the old nintendo stuff but what else do I need? Anything from super old to modern steam stuff.

I'm cheap, and so I'm always on the lookout for games on the cheap. I thought I might as well make a post cataloging all the games that peaked my interest and if they are worth buying atm or not. If people find this useful I might make this a semi-regular occurrence.

Humble Bundle:

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/mindbending-masterpieces

The $10 selection ain't bad, Talos Principle, and The Pedestrian are both great, and The Witness and Superliminal are worth playing even if they have problems. If you like 1st person spatial puzzle games, this bundle is a pretty nice selection of some good ones for a cheap price. Manifold Garden is nice to look at, but pretty forgettable and easy af, it doesn't add any value to this bundle.

The $15 selection is not nearly as compelling, of the 2 games added (Patrick's Parabox and Taiji), only Patrick's Parabox adds value, and I'm not sure it's enough of a deal at $5 extra.

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https://www.humblebundle.com/games/mega-man-franchise-pack

Full disclosure, some of these games have the r-slurred DRM Capcom decided to add that broke the games on the Steam Deck, I'm not sure this was fixed so if DRM bothers you, skip this bundle I suppose. That being said, if you have any interest in Mega Man, this is a pretty good bundle.

The $2 bundle is only worth considering if you plan to buy Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection immediately, as the 50% coupon expires March 6th and 50% isn't some amazing deal for the collection. It includes Mega Man Legacy Collection but the other levels of the bundle are better if you have any interest in this. This level also includes a 34% off coupon for MEGA MAN X DiVE, I don't know if that is a good deal, doesn't seem like it.

The $10 level is much better, it adds Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 and Mega Man X Legacy Collection which are absolutely worth the extra $8.

The $20 level is worth it if you are a hardcore fan of Mega Man, I've heard Mega Man 11 is good, that alongside Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 and Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection means you get a lot of extra games for only $10 more.

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https://www.humblebundle.com/games/controllerd-chaos

This bundle is less of a deal, the $10 bundle is only worth getting if you want both Sunset Overdrive and Destroy All Humans! as both combined only get as cheap as $12.75 on Steam. Both games are good, but have a love it or hate it type of writing that can be annoying. This level of the bundle also has Rain on Your Parade and Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered, but neither add value to this bundle imo.

The $14 level adds Maneater and Orcs Must Die! 3 - Complete Edition both games that took exclusivity deals and got memory-holed because of it. It also adds No More Heroes but the port sucks and the game didn't age well. This level of the bundle is an easy skip.

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https://www.humblebundle.com/games/exceptional-indie-allies

This $10 bundle is only worth looking at if you want to buy APICO as the game costs $10 on sale anyway and you might as well get these other games even if they are mid at best. The other games (Endling - Extinction is Forever, Norco, Wytchwood, Mutazione, Not For Broadcast, and One Step From Eden) are not worth discussing.

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https://www.humblebundle.com/games/with-soulslike-these-you-need-enemies

In such a packed genre as Soulslikes, these games are all forgettable and mid regardless if you buy the $7 or $15 level of the bundle. Clash: Artifacts of Chaos, Stray Blade, Remnant: From The Ashes, Strayed Lights, Tails Of Iron, Arboria, Hellpoint, Remnant: From the Ashes - Subject 2923 DLC - 70% off Coupon, and Remnant: From the Ashes - Swamps of Corsus DLC - 70% off Coupon are what's included.

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Humble Bundle also has a discount on it's store (not bundles) if you are a Humble Choice subscriber ($12 a month), that may or may not be worth it for you. This month's choice is pretty poor though, so I'm not factoring those prices in when comparing to other store fronts.

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Fanatical:

DO NOT BUY: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/mystery-star-bundle Fanatical always has these mystery key deals, they are always a waste of money and time. Fanatical is great, but these are a complete rip-off, avoid.

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Fanatical often has 5% off coupons when you make a purchase during a sale (including this one!), a valid approach is to buy something cheap and use that coupon on everything else you want to maximize savings. They also have something they are calling this time Lunar Sale Red Envelopes, you get one for every purchase you make that's $12 or more. Thus the smart play is to make as many purchases just over $12 as possible to get as many of these as you want, and using each purchases' 5% off coupon on the next order. These things often contain games that are meh, but sometimes you can get something nice so it's worth doing this strat to see if you get anything good.

Fanatical also has "Pick and Mix" which are basically pick what you want bundles, these are often really good and I'll mark them with this:

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https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/batman-arkham-collection this collection is almost always available and always the best way to buy all these games. If you have any interest in Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY, Batman: Arkham City GOTY, and Batman: Arkham Knight Premium Edition this is how I suggest you buy them.

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[EXPIRED, don't worry, this sale pops up pretty often] https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/rimworld-with-all-expansions this deal is almost always available, it's Rimworld with all the DLC in one $79.96 bundle. This is the cheapest way to get these games legit, so if you want to buy Rimworld this is how I suggest you do so. Make sure to use the 5% off coupon for even more savings. You can also buy the DLC or the base game a la carte for the cheapest price I'm aware of. This deal might not sound great, but the game basically never goes on sale elsewhere, so this is actually pretty good.

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https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/safe-in-our-world-charity-bundle-2024 this bundle has a bunch of random games that are not worth talking about, it also has Vampire Survivors but that game is $5 normally and this bundle is $15 so... This bundle is only worth getting if you just want to pad out your Steam library, otherwise skip. The games are (at time of this post, keys can run out): OlliOlli World, Vampire Survivors, Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector, GYLT, Mask of the Rose, Zool Redimensioned, Kao the Kangaroo (2000 re-release), My Friend Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol: On A Roll!, Gigantosaurus: Dino Kart, Arcade Paradise, Say No! More, qomp, Akka Arrh, Caverns of Mars: Recharged, Centipede: Recharged, Breakout: Recharged, Mr. Run and Jump, Stick Fight: The Game, Filthy Animals | Heist Simulator, Kitaria Fables, Stirring Abyss, Homestead Arcana, Calico, Minute of Islands, and Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons.

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https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/star-wars-collection this collection is almost always available, it's a bunch of old Star Wars games for $20.99. If you don't have these games from some earlier bundle or deal, this is a good way to buy them. These games can have trouble running on newer PCs, so check reviews first for any games you are interested in. The games included are: Stars Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, Stars Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Stars Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith, Stars Wars Republic Commando, Stars Wars Starfighter, Stars Wars The Clone Wars : Republic Heroes, Stars Wars The Force Unleashed : Ultimate Sith Edition, Stars Wars The Force Unleashed II, Stars Wars : Dark Forces, Stars Wars : Knights of the Old Republic, Stars Wars Empire at War: Gold Pack, Stars Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, and Star Wars Battlefront II (Classic) (the good one lol).

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https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-relentless-bundle This bundle has Graveyard Keeper, Human Fall Flat, and The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, these games are worth looking at for a total of $5. The other games are worth skipping, but are For The King, Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered, Bosorka (low stock!), Neighbours back From Heck, Black Book, WizardChess, Void Scrappers, Fates of Ort, Neverinth, Jetstream, Chicken Police - Paint it RED!, Blind Fate: Edo no Yami, SEARCH PARTY: Director's Cut, and The Horror Of Salazar House.

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https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/capcom-collection-build-your-own-bundle Skip this bundle, the only game worth mentioning is Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen and that often goes for $4.79 and this bundle has a minimum of $10.

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https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/platinum-collection-build-your-own-bundle each month Fanatical has a new Platinum bundle and this one is pretty poor. The only game worth mentioning is Luck be a Landlord but that game often shows up in these bundles and you need to get at least 3 games for this bundle. Skip.

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https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-shooter-bundle This bundle on the other hand is great if you like older boomer shooters. Chop Goblins, DUSK, QUAKE, Ziggurat, Doom 64, Wolfenstein 3D, and Return to Castle Wolfenstein are the standouts, but this bundle also has AMID EVIL, Zombie Army Trilogy, RAGE, Anomalous, Hard Reset Redux & Pathologic Classic HD Double Pack (Pathologic is a real love or hate kinda game, worth looking at either way), The Citadel, Viscerafest, Super Buff HD, Golden Light, Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now, The Hong Kong Massacre, and Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD.

https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-retro-bundle this bundle shows up every sale. It's a bunch of really old niche games for dirt cheap. If you know you want these, go for it, otherwise skip.

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https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-exodus-bundle a grab bag of various games for cheap with a minimum of 2 games. Metro Exodus Gold Edition is the price of the base game at it's lowest but also includes the DLC, Iron Harvest - Deluxe Edition is a neat game premise that fell flat on it's face and is in no way worth it's normal price but might be worth $6 if you like RTSs. Pathfinder: Kingmaker Imperial Edition is a great buy, costing only $2 more than what the base game often goes for but also has all the DLC. The other games; Afterimage, Tails of Iron, Martha is Dead, Heaven Dust 2, Crossfire: Legion, Kraken Academy!!, Tin Hearts, Call of the Sea, The Last Oricru (low stock!), and Gungrave G.O.R.E (Out of stock, may restock) are safe to skip.

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Ok that's all the bundles, here are the a la carte games:

Persona 5 Royal for $26.99 is a great price, the all time low on Steam is $30 and the game is absolutely worth $27. This game is one of the few Atlus titles that doesn't have DLC as it is pretty much a standalone base-game+expansion of OG Persona 5 and even includes the OGs DLC.

Persona 5 Strikers is a sequel of Persona 5 (not Royal, this makes sense once you play Persona 5 Royal) even though it's a different genre, so be aware of that if you care about story. $16.49 for the Standard edition and $19.24 for the Deluxe edition is a great buy if you want more Persona 5. The Deluxe edition has an in-game legacy BGM, the OST, a digital art book, and a behind the scenes video, whether that's worth $2.75 is up to you. Personally I always buy the upgraded version when these games are so discounted because I like to put the soundtrack onto my phone and enjoy the uncompressed versions, but that's your call.

Persona 5 Tactica Avoid! For $34.79 standard and $46.39 deluxe, you want to wait for this game to get way cheaper. You can safely skip this game if you don't like Persona, and even if you are a fan this is one of the worst values Atlus has released. I suggest waiting for this game to hit $25.

Many Yakuza and Like a Dragon Gaiden games are on sale. The older games are a great price and worth picking up if you don't have them already. Specifically I suggest buying Yakuza 0 for $6.29 to see if you like the series. Yakuza Kiwami 1 & 2 are not on sale and dated, so you might want to skip them, , or wait for a different sale for those two. After you have experienced the first 3 games (or skipped 1 & 2), you can buy Yakuza 3 Remastered, Yakuza 4 Remastered, Yakuza 5 Remastered, and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life for $6.29 each. If you want even more or want to start with newer titles you can buy Yakuza: Like a Dragon ($10.29 standard, $12.59 hero, and $16.19 legendary hero) or Like a Dragon: Ishin! ($29.39 standard, $31.49 deluxe). Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Judgment, and Lost Judgment are not cheap enough yet for me to recommend them, wait to buy those.

Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster is available for $13.79 which is the price such an old game should be imo. The Steam version is a bit more than a dollar more, and I mention that because you might want to refund this game as it's pretty frustrating for many players. You either love it or hate it, and being able to refund might be worth the $1.25. You can also get the deluxe version for $19.24 and pretty much just adds Dante, which memes aside isn't worth the extra $5.50.

Persona 3 Portable for $11.59 is worth considering. Persona 3 Reload just released but it doesn't let you play as the Portable exclusive female main character and costs $70. So if you want the complete story and gameplay and graphics don't matter, this is worth looking at. Just be aware this game did not age well and there is a good reason people bought Reload.

Persona 4 Golden is considered by many to be the best Persona game, and for $11.59 that's an insane deal. If you are interested in Atlus games in general, this is a great cheap entry point. If you have only played 5, this is also worth playing even though it doesn't have all the QoL features 5 and 3 Reload have. The deluxe version is $14.49 which includes the digital artbook and soundtrack, your call if that's worth $2.90.

Soul Hackers 2 is a deeply flawed game, but some people like it for being different from most modern Atlus games, so ymmv. The base game is $16.49, deluxe is $19.24, and premium is $24.74. Deluxe adds some story stuff, and premium adds a maid outfit , an exclusive Jack Frost variant, some costumes, and some demons. The deluxe version is probably worth the extra $2.25, but the premium version doesn't seem worth it for another $5.50.

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the Total War game that turned basically the entire country of China against Creative Assembly. However if you have an interest in the Three Kingdoms mythos, this game is worth checking out for only $18.59. The DLC is also on sale and not included, so if you want to add more stuff, check out The Furious Wild, A World Betrayed, Mandate of Heaven, Yellow Turban Rebellion, Eight Princes, and Fates Divided. Don't buy Reign of Blood the DLC is a joke, it's not on sale and it just adds blood for $3, that's it.

Two Point Hospital is a fantastic deal at $5.39, a wonderful successor to Theme Hospital. This game has a sharp difficulty curve in the 3rd zone and is underrated as a result, if you don't suck at these types of games it's really fun. The DLC are all on sale for $4.04 each, they all add 3 levels each and are meant to be played after the base game or at least after 9 levels, so if you aren't that far yet you probably want to hold off on the DLC.

Etrian Odyssey I HD, Etrian Odyssey II HD, Etrian Odyssey II HD are on sale for $17.99 each. Honestly a bad deal considering how old these are, but if you really like dungeon crawler games, these are some of the best ones on PC.

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is $6.74 and is a fine version of the 2 games for singleplayer. Multiplayer is dead because the netcode is trash, so skip if that's what you're looking for.

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a great entry point to Super Monkey Ball for $8.24, might not be a perfect collection, but way easier to get into than the OG games imo. The deluxe version is $10.99 and adds some characters (SEGA consoles), the OG soundtrack, and skins (for the main cast).

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD meanwhile is an abortive failure, avoid. Especially since it's $5.39 and you can get the actually good game for just a bit more.

Hi-Fi Rush is a pretty good, if short (10-15 hours), rhythm action game for $16.79 or $20.79 (for the deluxe, which just adds skins). I suggest picking it up for this price if you really like rhythm games, otherwise I would wait for an even deeper discount.

SteamWorld Build sucks and is not as good as other games in the series, the fact it costs $22.49 makes this an easy skip.

SteamWorld Dig is a simple, but actually pretty fun game about digging. This game doesn't have the same depth as the other games in the series, but it's worth looking at for $2.49.

SteamWorld Dig 2 is way better and a much better realized game imo, for $6.99 this is pretty easy to recommend.

SteamWorld Heist is not sold by Fanatical and isn't on sale, but the DLC is for $2.24. It adds some new story that's worth buying if you have the base game and played Dig 2.

SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech is a singleplayer card battling RPG that has some flaws, but pretty fun regardless. I don't know if it's worth $8.74, but if you really like this series or singleplayer card battlers that aren't roguelites, check it out.

ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON is one of the best mech games ever made. If you like mech games but just couldn't stomach $60, at $37.49 ($43.74 for deluxe) now is the time to buy. Deluxe adds a digital artbook and the soundtrack. If you are new to mech games, you might want to wait for a cheaper price, as this game isn't for everyone and will probably drop further in a few years.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition are $6.99 and $14.49 if you don't own Skyrim yet for some ungodly reason (Todd is displeased , buy one of these before it's too late). Anniversary doesn't add enough to be worth the upgrade, mods that are built for AE should work on SE as well. Though you might want to buy Anniversary just to have everything (assuming we don't get another version of Skyrim).

Hogwarts Legacy is $31.49 if for some reason you didn't buy it to piss off Redditors yet. The digital deluxe is $36.74 and adds some cosmetics and a mount, not worth it unless you really like Harry Potter (but you probably already have the game lol). The game was $30 this last Winter Sale, but is normally on sale for $36.

STARFIELD is $41.99 but you would have to be r-slurred to buy it even for that price. Avoid. If you are lobotomized, the premium version is $64.99.

DARK SOULS REMASTERED is $17.99, worth it if you have never played it before. It might be dated, and have a meh PC port, but there is something to be said about the OG (Demon's Souls doesn't count). This is about as cheap as it's ever going to get I reckon, so no reason to wait.

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin the black sheep in the series is also $17.99. This game is pretty different from all the others, and thus is many peoples least favorite and most favorite.

DARK SOULS™ III - Deluxe Edition is $38.24, which I recommend over the standard edition for $26.99. That's because it includes the DLC which is the highlight of the entire trilogy, don't skip it. The base game was available for $9.99 in 2020 apparently, but with the popularity of FromSoft these days, I don't see that price showing up for some time yet.

Dying Light 2 Stay Human Meh, this game isn't as fun as the first one. It being only 50% off making it $25.19/$39.99/54.99 means I'd wait for this game to be discounted further, I'm sure it will in time.

DOOM (2016) is a great game, and a steal at $3.49. If you like FPS games and don't own this, buy it.

Doom Eternal is not as easy of a recommendation at $6.99/$15.49 (deluxe includes really hard DLC, it's a good value but not for everyone). Unlike Doom (2016) which is perfect, this game has flaws that ruined the game for some. It does have more stuff, but don't be surprised if you end up liking Doom (2016) more.

Blasphemous is a janky but beautiful metroidvania for $5.29. For the price it's really good, but it does have some slightly annoying platforming. Worth getting if that doesn't bother you as it has an aesthetic that few other games have.

The sequel Blasphemous 2 is $19.49 (deluxe not on sale for some reason), might want to wait for a cheaper price unless you really loved the 1st one.

Sid Meier's Civilization V: Complete is $12.49. This game basically never goes on sale anymore, so buy this if you don't have it. Sid Meier's Civilization V: Complete has two listings; Windows: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/sid-meiers-civilization-v-complete-edition which is not on sale, and Mac/Linux: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/sid-meiers-civilization-v-complete-edition-aspyr which is. I have no idea if the Mac/Linux key works on Windows, might not want to risk it if you are a Windowscel.

Sid Meier's Civilization® VI Anthology is the complete version of Civ 6, and a steal at $22.49/$24.99. Again there are 2 versions, one for Mac/Linux and one for Windows, both are on sale and the Windows one is also a bit cheaper... . If you buy the Windows one, make sure it's a Steam key and not an Epic key, there is a drop-down menu to choose which you want. They are the same price but why would you willingly use the Epic launcher?

Back 4 Blood is on sale, but the game is shit and dead. Even at $11.09 avoid this PoS.

Crusader Kings III Standard ($22.49) and Royal ($45.74, includes Fashion of the Abbasid Court, Royal Court, Northern Lords, and Fate of Iberia DLC). Is a good price for the best Paradox game in recent years and the only one with a good dev team. What's nice is it's also the only one that doesn't need DLC but considering the base game is normally $49.99, you could see this as just getting that DLC for free (or you can save $20 lol). If you have an interest in grand strategy games, start hereccomendre.

Digimon Survive is a weird title that honestly is hard to explain, it's a VN about Digimon that's also edgy... but it's $11.99 so maybe buy it if you like Digimon or VN's.

PAYDAY 2 - Legacy Collection is $12.53. Considering this game is alive and well playerbase wise and has a ton of content; buying this pack that includes most of the game's content is a no brainer. Buy it if you don't own Payday 2 and like co-op shooters.

CODE VEIN is anime Dark Souls, for $8.09/$12.79 it's worth a look if that sold you on it.

Middle-earth: Shadow of War Definitive Edition is $7.49, the base game has been cheaper but this is still a good price especially since they removed all the microtransactions. Also it includes DLC that the base game ($6.24) doesn't so I'd just get the Definitive edition.

Frostpunk is $4.79 for a decent city builder with great atmosphere. It's not that hard, but if you like narrative driven games, this one is great at that. The Game of the Year edition is $7.79 and is basically double the content, so an easy buy if you are interested in the base game.

Prey (the newer one) is $2.69, if you like immersive sims this is an easy buy. It's not perfect but a bad marketing decision (the name) hurt sales unfairly imo. The Deluxe edition for $8.79 includes Mooncrash, which is an amazing Roguelite game all on it's own. It's no Deus Ex, but for so cheap it doesn't have to be.

DREDGE is already $15.49/$21.69, which is a much better price than what it release it. Good if you like fishing games, with a twist...

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is a surprisingly good (if short) singleplayer adventure game. $3.89 and a nice post-launch update that added more content makes this way easier to recommend.

Turnip Boy Robs a Bank on the other hand is already $10.49 and yet another Roguelite... this game has worse writing, worse gameplay, worse style. Avoid.

Age of Wonders 4 is $31.49 which imo isn't cheap enough when Civ 6 has more content and is cheaper. The premium version is $64.79, which lol lmao.

The Elder Scrolls Online might be tempting for $5.19, but this is not the Steam version, but the standalone one. Also this game often is in bundles, so might want to avoid.

Fallout 76 is $6.99, which is cheap, but tbh the game should be free with it having a subscription and so many microtransactions. Avoid unless you really want to try this game.

Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition is $8.79, which is an amazing deal. This game gets a lot of shit, but it's better than Fallout 3, and a good entry into the Fallout series with it's easy to control gunplay. Solid recommend if you don't own the game yet and like action RPGs.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Galactic Edition is one of the best Lego games in recent years, and is only $17.49 for the galactic edition, which includes a bunch of extra characters for $5 more than the base game. You could just get the base version for $12.49 if you don't care about a ton of extra characters though.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is $8.39 for one of the best games of all time, definitely one of the best VNs. It has been cheaper in bundles before, but this is still a great price for how big the game is. If you don't like (how did you get this far?) then you probably won't like it, even if it's fully voiced.

The Riftbreaker is $14.99 which is just low enough for me to reccomend it. It's a solid tower defense base building game that I always felt was a bit too pricey. This however is a solid price if you like tower defense or base building games like Creeper World 3, Bloons TD 6, or Factorio, even if it's not as good as those games imo.

The Escapists 2 is a good coop game for $4.19, however it's not that great singleplayer. If you have friends to play with, this is a nice game to mess around in, but I wouldn't get it otherwise.

Marvel's Midnight Suns is a surprisingly good XCOM 2 spin-off that bombed because it was Marvel and $60 at launch. At $13.49/$17.99/$22.49 this game is actually worth getting if you have already played your fill of XCOM 2. I say that because if you haven't you should instead buy...

XCOM 2 Collection which is the complete package for $7.49, the base game is $2.69 but tbh the DLC adds so much to the game. This game is great, it might be hard, but it's one of the best turn based strategy games ever made. Solid recommend if you like harder turn based games.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is on sale but it's the Social Club version, avoid at all costs.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is $25.99, but even at that price it isn't worth it imo. You'd be better served with Vermintide 2, Deep Rock Galactic, or Payday 2 for your coop fix. Speaking of Vermintide...

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - Collector's Edition is $7.19 or $4.79 for the base game. If you are looking for a good coop game, just buy this instead. You can buy copies for 4 people and still be out ahead over one copy of Darktide.

Redfall is $15.39, and this game wouldn't be worth even $1... avoid.

The Outer Worlds: Non-Mandatory Corporate-Sponsored Bundle is the version to get for $27. This is because The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition (also $27) is actually worse despite being a supposed ultimate edition. That's cause the game performs like shit and was made by another studio. The game is fine, story is meh, mechanics are meh, you could do better especially for $27. Just make sure to buy the right version if you do want it. Also the standard edition doesn't have the DLC, which imo is the best part of the game, so don't get that version.

Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch Remastered is a surprisingly good kids RPG for $6.74. This was when LEVEL-5 was making hit after hit, and it shows. The game has tons of content and is really fun and aged well. This is a steal for the price if you like RPGs.

Ni no Kuni™ II: Revenant Kingdom is not as good as the 1st game and costs $8.39. If you loved the first game, you''ll probably still want to get this. However if the 1st wasn't your thing, the sequel won't change your mind. The Prince's version might be just a bit more, but apparently the DLC is really lazy and boring, so you should just get the base game.

Furi is not a good deal at $6.59, it often goes for $5.99, wait for that.

Gotham Knights might be better than Suicide Squad, but a root canal is better than getting decapitated, so that doesn't mean much. Also at $11.09 you could get the actually good games in the series for cheaper...

LEGO 2K Drive is a fricking travesty that shits all over the OG Lego Racers and Lego Racers 2. It's packed with terrible microtransactions and a terrible grind loop. This game wouldn't be worth it if it was free, much less $17.39 for the base version. Just acquire the first 2.

Kingdom Rush and it's sequels are on sale for $5.99 and up. They often go on sale for cheaper and also show up in bundles pretty often, avoid at this price.

Borderlands 3 at $8.09 might be tempting. Just know you are going to have voices set to muted for this game, the writing is terrible. If that doesn't bother you, go for it. It's a pretty good looter shooter and a good deal at that price. There are 2 versions that include DLC, but apparently the DLC is kinda weak, so your call if you want to spend the $10 or ~$20 extra for mid DLC.

The Forgotten City at $8.24 is tough to recommend. It's a good story game, but tbh the price is a bit high, also the game has shown up in bundles before... overall I'd wait for one of those bundles if a mystery game about history, mythology, and time loops interests you.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is not bad at $7.99. A really good metroidvania with a nice amount of content. However I have seen it in pick and mix bundles for less, so might want to wait for that to happen again.

Fallout New Vegas Ultimate is $5.79, which is a steal for how good this game is. Yes it's overrated, but it is still really good. The game has been cheaper in bundles, but tbh not by much. Solid recommend if you don't mind dealing with the crashes. Best Fallout game imo, one of the best uses of the video game medium as well.

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Ok this was far longer than I was expecting, don't expect me to make ones this long in the future. If people think this type of thing is useful, let me know. Also let me know how this could be improved. I already have a bunch of ideas about how to make future ones more compact lol.

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One of the best games of the last decade (with one of the more disappointing sequels of this decade) got its sequel half-announced yesterday, with the publisher stating it will be a "multiplayer-focused live-service game." Holy yikes, for a game that had an expansion-turned-offshoot that sucked in part due to it removing the sense of being alone exploring an alien world, this is awful news, right? Twitter and the game's subreddit agree, because that's the correct take.

A lot of g*mer seethe here, but by and large can be summed up by this pic

Subreddit wasn't have much fun either. I think they deleted a lot of the posts after the devs Corrected the Record™️, so a little hard to find threads but there's still a few up. There is a little coping, too, but it seems most people are unsurprised that the devs continue to misunderstand why their game was good in the first place.

Shout out to this based chad setting coping subnutters right.

Developer: We're making our next game use a shitty model that prioritizes money over fun and engaging content.

Sane people: We're not going to buy your game

Other people: Come on guys, just because every other GAAS game is terrible doesn't mean that this one will be.

Major "communism will work THIS time" vibes.

Finally, the devs speak out and clarify that nooo child, the game will not have a battlepass, it will simply have updates over time :^). They even go as far as to comment and lock threads that were pooping on the publisher statement.

Correct take from random dude (option 1 is probably most correct, with a bit of option 2).

No one has ever used that definition of GaaS until now. GaaS as a term comes from SaaS, which is built entirely around recurring revenue and subscriptions. Why would they use that to represent just doing typical patches and updates if there weren't ideas for recurring revenue? There are three possibilities in my mind:

1 The investor relations team used GaaS because it's popular right now and makes investors happy, but they aren't actually implementing any GaaS aspects

2 The playerbase is being duped

3 They were planning to go GaaS and aren't now because we all freaked out

Sadly, it seems most people take this to assume everything is copacetic and in fact we should all pretend Below Zero wasn't one of the most bland games of 2021, as seen in the [quote tweets of the IGN correction post.] (https://x.com/IGN/status/1755674941830152302/retweets/with_comments)

Not really that dramatic after the fact, but I guess it's nice the game got announced, sort of.