Omg! Thank you!

Turns out it was this one: https://www.lemon64.com/game/microdeal-shuttle

Been gaming since 1984 or some such.

By number of hours played: Factorio

By number of hours I can monologue about a game at you: also Factorio

By how much I think it affected gaming industry and culture: Doom

Xenon 2?

I can criticize a broken product. The jobs deserve thing is creative reading on your part.

https://godotengine.org/

There’s no need for Unity anymore. Godot is excellent for at least 2D games the same way Unity used to be. Unreal is easy to pick up for 3D. GameMaker Studio is going strong.

Nintendo makes handhelds?!?

Guysfall

mi mlatu cimle

I loved this game. Puzzles that I felt I needed to understand the plot and culture to solve, made the world so much more alive.

SuperHot

The DOOMs

Rimworld! For me it is right after Factorio in playtime list if I filter out idle or semi-idle games.

Factorio for me. Steam has 3000 hours logged, but I played it for ages before getting Steam version so really no idea. Estimating 4000 hours total.

One day I will pick that game up for the 8th time and actually finish it.

Yep. Literally copied in full from ChatGPT output.

Your assumptions are too honest. Try “non-apology” and see if it is closer.

edit: I took the above prompt but added “do not admit to any wrongdoing”, and got a more believable letter

Subject: A Message to Our Gaming Community

Dear Gamers,

We wanted to take a moment to address recent events and share our heartfelt thoughts with you. We understand that some of our actions may have had an impact on platforms you value deeply, and we recognize the passion and creativity that make this community so extraordinary.

While it’s not our place to dive into specifics, we want to assure you that your voices matter to us. As a company, we’re constantly learning and striving to support the vibrant ecosystems that make gaming so special.

To those who may feel disappointed or frustrated, we hear you. Your passion is why we do what we do, and we remain committed to delivering the experiences you love.

Thank you for sticking with us and for continuing to be part of this journey. We appreciate your feedback, your creativity, and your unwavering support as we work to do better.

Sincerely,
[Your Company]
An Intern in HR Who Definitely Wrote This Alone

Agree, though I would not use the word “decent” about BrandShield or Funko. Being harmfully lazy and immoral legally and according to contract is still harmfully lazy and immoral.

The Satisfactory trailers

Hellish Quart?

“I used to be FAT12, but i ex-ercised.”

Yeah good ones allegedly last 200 years if stored correctly. Cheap ones are 5-10. 20 can be expected for quality CDs stored correctly.

But no matter the claimed quality, it’s a gamble. Our local library had a lot of 10-20 year old CDs that had developed microbubbles.

5 years is low range for CDs, but common enough that you should be taking backups for anything you keep longer.