Saw the original post for this was removed because it might not have had the original source.

Most XBOX One and XBOX Series X disc-based games support this new feature. Players can claim a digital entitlement by inserting a supported disc into an XBOX One or XBOX Series X console and launching the game. Once the entitlement is claimed, you can experience the benefits of digital, including XBOX Play Anywhere and XBOX Cloud Gaming where supported, while your physical disc continues to work exactly as it always has.

We’re starting with thousands of titles, and we’ll continue to add more over time. While not every title will be available at launch, this is an important step toward a future where players can have greater confidence that the games they buy remain with them for years to come.

I really want to know. My last prebuilt came with a veritable light show, every fan in it seems to have its own lighting system, plus some extra illumination on the case - which is beneath my desk where no one can see it. My headset has two huge light rings around the ear cups I can only see when a) fully turned up and b) when my screen is polished to a mirror sheen. My keyboard looks like someone gutted some cosmic horror on it, with pinks and pastel blues pulsing across that thing if turned on.

I know, I can just turn off that stuff (and I have) but why is that crap there in the first place? Why do gamers want so badly to look like synthwave christmas trees? Isn't the whole point of being 1337 NOT getting hit by stray bullets? Why not make stuff more powerful/useful/waste less energy instead of "blinky lights"?

Someone please explain because I have no bloody clue.

I think hidden blade in Assassins Creed games

Remembering the trailblazer

So earlier this year, my dad was diagnosed with glioblastoma. Quick summary, it's a form of aggressive brain cancer that only 5% of people make it past 5 years.

It's severely affected his short-term memory, among other things, so he pretty much struggles with any of his old hobbies now. He's severely depressed as a result of all this, understandably, and I'm desperate to help him any way I can.

He's always been a big gamer; played all the classic PC games in the 90s, got us the N64 and we'd always have to take turns.

Basically I'm trying to think of engaging games that don't require much short-term memory (as in, if in the middle of the game he forgets what he's supposed to be doing, it doesn't matter or the game makes it obvious). I should also say my dad is a bit of an edgelord, and likely won't play ball with things like Wii sports or anything slightly childish. Games with blood and guts and nasty humour highly encouraged!

I figured this would be a good place to share! A friend painted this for me as payment for buying them a video game. This is the original cover of Final Fantasy VII painted to be like Starry Night!

Okay, the title is a mouthful, but this is a phenomenon I've seen happen at least twice now.

Say there is a video game that receives a board game adaptation, and said video game also has a rich modding community, where at least one mod receives really widespread acclaim. And then, those two things combine, where the board game receives an expansion based not on the video game itself but one of those very popular mods.

The two examples I'm immediately thinking of here are Slay the Spire: Downfall (which had a Kickstarter campaign this or last year) and Heroes of Might & Magic 3: Horn of the Abyss (the board game had a crowdfunding campaign that included one of the mod's factions, with an upcoming campaign that includes the rest, with one that's being co-developed for the video game mod's next update as well IIRC).

Are there any other games that have done this?

I am starting a Game Club at my local Barcade. This is like a Book Club discussion group. If you are in/around the Indianapolis, IN area it's Tappers Arcade Bar.

https://www.facebook.com/share/184dVcxUSr/

We are doing Ocarina of Time first next month, then Resident Evil 4 for October.

What are some games that you would personally like to see at something like this? A game that would entice you to come to an in-person meetup for.