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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/30/brazilian-amazon-released-more-carbon-than-it-absorbed-over-past-10-years I'm not sure why this isn't talked about a bit more but I suppose when you think about it that its really quite true.

Also, this is looking very promising for Steam Deck and its early adopters. https://kotaku.com/valve-says-it-hasnt-found-a-game-that-the-steam-deck-ca-1847358340 Now, can it or will it play Crysis and then we can put all the other questions to bed.

https://kotaku.com/the-witcher-fan-wins-gold-at-the-tokyo-olympics-1847360254 She really does wear a medal too. Groovy. Best Comment "I guess, since they don’t have a steel medal, she’ll have to settle for gold."

Its interesting how the side of a topic now shows you embedded content to sift through. I like it.

I remember reading an Atari articles some time back where it talked about how openly things worked there and how poor women were treated at the time. This isn't to say Activision or Ubisoft are any better but you're right its been around a long time and I'd even wager that software development as a whole (not so long ago) was just about the same if not worse.

https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-sued-by-california-over-widespread-1847339746 Crazy how this is suddenly looking like the norm in the game development industry.

Cant see us offloading Hendo in the summer considering the season thats just passed. He may not be the one who plays the most games or have the best luck with injuries lately but when he does come on the pitch that midfield starts to operate at a higher efficiency. Granted we've lost Gini who was also very instrumental there but Hendo gets them all pushing harder and to bring someone else in to replace him isn't as simple as just letting him go and slotting someone else in.

No ones calling it bad we're just postulating haha

This looks promising based on the way they are holding it. But then if you have a smaller hand it may just slip?

its a good idea in theory. The real question now is what all can't it play and how long its battery lasts in real-time plus with the PC landscape changing far more erratically than the console landscape how does this thing last. Also, I can't stand that button placement being all the way at the top with those big pads in the way, call me old-fashioned but touch gaming on a hand-held is still miles away from being a thing.

Has a very similar feel to Hypersonic Missiles but still a good tune.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/07/netflix-will-start-publishing-video-games-has-hired-former-ea-exec/ If they stay as just a publisher and not a platform then it may work out in their best interests over time.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57798520 "Gyms in South Korea's capital Seoul and its surrounding region have been told not to play music with a tempo higher than 120 beats per minute (bpm), in order to limit the spread of Covid-19."

https://kotaku.com/resident-evil-village-pirate-says-cracked-release-fixes-1847266974 Apparently DRM disabling caused the game to perform much better, true shocker. But, what is the real icing on the cake in the comments section is how Capcom, in their infinite wisdom, thought it was better to implement their own DRM on top of a another DRM VM an expect great performance. It's almost as if people who dont understand software make these games.

Fascinating how a simple input mechanic totally breaks the buffer check on a fighting game and more importantly, allows you to be even more evasive without the game actually allowing it.

Quite like the design here.

So I have been playing Strive for over a week now and although ArcSystems said this was easier than its predecessors its weirdly more complex under the hood. The battle system and player renders are gorgeous in 4K but they suffer from frame stutters, the combat has so many variables designed to benefit players on both side of the spectrum (attack or defense) and the last most interesting thing is how they pause gameplay for half a second when counters are hit. When capitalized you can even spin a bad round in your favor. Can't wait to see how this works in tournaments but so far online its been quite a good mix bag of games.

Red Dead Redemption - Samurai style.

Started playing Guilty Gear Strive over the weekend. It's a bit of a weird entry into the series because it feels a little less cumbersome to force combo attacks on players but the good news is that along with the simplicity of attack its defense-based play system has gotten immensely better and far more trickier to use. I don't get the internet fury about how its gotten simpler because the more you play it the more you realize there is a whole maze of ways to play under every single character and couple that with all the basic gameplay mechanics of defense+attack and it turns into a good amount of fun that pro-players are going to enjoy for a very long time. https://www.guiltygear.com/ggst/en/

I liked the Metroid Dread annoucement. Yeah its a 2D platformer but atleast they cared enough to give us something there after all the delays.

As a person that was WFH for a little over a decade this is so true. If you don't get a routine in and stick to it its terribly unhealthy for you. I had colleagues who would never take a break and they really suffered for it health-wise. Mentally its hard to stay concentrated but as long as you pace out work and taking breaks you'll be fine. Also, invest in creating a space that fosters work productivity. Often you'll see people take up cramped spaces in their house just to get work done and it can be really hard to get work done. I work right next to the window and get a lot of sunlight in does wonders for my work.

I just shifted to a new job yesterday and they have a policy of working from the office four/three days a week with the rest from home. Granted of course this is going to be the new norm for the foreseeable future but I do agree that your productivity really swings just based on mood, what kind of work you're doing and most importantly deadlines.

Coming Jan 2022.