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Episode 589: Waiting for 2100Episode 589: Waiting for 2100
Nintendo has finally given a launch window for their next console, while TJ is slightly distracted by the Chiefs.
This week’s news includes:
- Titanfall 3 is in development at Respawn
- As 2020 ends, so does FarmVille
- Among Us 2 cancelled in favor of ongoing work on the current game
- Amazon is also warning Xbox Series X preorder customers that their consoles might show up late
- Spider-Man PS4 owners can’t upgrade to the PS5 version for free
- Nintendo’s Switch successor will release before 2100
Let us know what you think.
Episode 753: Nightreign: Original Sin 3Episode 753: Nightreign: Original Sin 3
The guys discuss FTC finally dropping appeal against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard and Metaphor: ReFantazio coming to Game Pass.
The news includes:
- Larian insists it did not accidentally leak Divinity: Original Sin 3
- Bonaparte: A Mechanized Revolution announced
- ConcernedApe “hopes” to release Haunted Chocolatier within the next five years
- Elden Ring Nightreign could receive two player mode post-launch
Let us know what you think.
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EA Listens To The Public: No SecuROM In The Sims 3!EA Listens To The Public: No SecuROM In The Sims 3!
It seems Spore was the staging point for the SecuROM revolt and the massive amazon 1-star reviews and backlash have not gone on deaf ears. Electronic Arts has opted to leave SecuROM out of The Sims 3, an upcoming release for just that reason.
“We have heard your requests over the past months and here is our plan for The Sims 3,” Sims development head Rod Humble stated on the official website. “The game will have disc-based copy protection – there is a serial code just like The Sims 2. To play the game there will not be any online authentication needed. (casualgaming.biz)
We wonder, did they do this primarily because of the Spore revolt or because the demographic for The Sims is even more casual than that of Spore? Casual gamers expect a casual experience from install to un-install because they don’t want to be hassled with silly copy protection. Or, perhaps casual games like The Sims is less likely to be hacked because it’s not a “hardcore” game?
We’re sticking with the thinking that this is a “good faith” jesture to the gamers for how they “rocked the vote” on the last title as The Sims is one of the best selling series on the PC gaming platform. Lots of sales with lots of fans, why interrupt that momentum with ugly DRM whiplash?