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    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: RE: What games are people playing these days!?

Cougar Wrote: (09-20-2023, 12:05 PM) -- Dishonored is under 20 hours, so it’s not the biggest time commitment, and I can’t recommend it enough. Cyberpunk 2.0 just dropped with Phantom Liberty coming ...
Matt Diamond General 2,589 325,577 09-21-2023, 09:41 PM
    Thread: Macbook Pro (15", 2018-ish) lost green channel
Post: RE: Macbook Pro (15", 2018-ish) lost green channel

Well, not 10 minutes after I wrote the above I read my dad's latest email, which is that it was apparently the display settings. Quote: -- Turns out various settings were wrong.  In particular t...
Matt Diamond Mac Hardware 1 51 09-19-2023, 12:05 AM
    Thread: Macbook Pro (15", 2018-ish) lost green channel
Post: Macbook Pro (15", 2018-ish) lost green channel

My mom has been complaining for a while about the Windows laptops my dad gets her -- he likes bargains, he likes to fiddle, so they end upend up with Windows laptops that fail or just slow way the hel...
Matt Diamond Mac Hardware 1 51 09-18-2023, 11:36 PM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: RE: What games are people playing these days!?

Finished Opus Magnum (main quest). Decided not to do any optional challenges at this time. Replayed several levels of Titanfall 2 (xbox) to get to the level I missed last time: Effect & Cause (reco...
Matt Diamond General 2,589 325,577 09-18-2023, 10:42 PM
    Thread: Gaming news: New or upcoming Mac games
Post: RE: Gaming news: New or upcoming Mac games

Frigidman Wrote: (09-12-2023, 08:53 PM) -- I cant imagine playing any of those games on a dang phone lol. -- Exactly. To announce it just for iPhone 15 is.. a little weird, even more so if older pho...
Matt Diamond General 105 3,713 09-12-2023, 10:51 PM
    Thread: Gaming news: New or upcoming Mac games
Post: RE: Gaming news: New or upcoming Mac games

Did I hear that right? From the streaming Apple event: Assassin's Creed Mirage will be released for iPhone 15 next year. Yes, apparently it's the full game, not a tie-in product. ?! This raises s...
Matt Diamond General 105 3,713 09-12-2023, 02:17 PM
    Thread: Nvidia GeForce NOW Review
Post: RE: Nvidia GeForce NOW Review

Camper-Hunter Wrote: (09-07-2023, 01:09 PM) -- just to point out Ubisoft can at least compare revenue by platform. -- Understood. I just was reacting to the corporate-speak. Some bean counter has dec...
Matt Diamond IMG Reviews Discussion 27 5,205 09-10-2023, 08:57 PM
    Thread: Nvidia GeForce NOW Review
Post: RE: Nvidia GeForce NOW Review

Janichsan Wrote: (09-05-2023, 12:21 PM) -- They have subtly hinted at their sales numbers on Epic and Ubisoft Connect not meeting their expectations overall. -- Such a loaded word, "expectations". ...
Matt Diamond IMG Reviews Discussion 27 5,205 09-06-2023, 09:00 AM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: RE: What games are people playing these days!?

Janichsan Wrote: (09-05-2023, 12:12 PM) -- That sounds as if these games have a lot in common. Molek-Syntez also isn't great in communicating its basic concepts. For instance, I only learned after al...
Matt Diamond General 2,589 325,577 09-06-2023, 08:54 AM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: RE: What games are people playing these days!?

Janichsan Wrote: (09-01-2023, 09:06 AM) -- Another game I've been playing is MOLEK-SYNTEZ, a chemistry-themed puzzle game which looked appealing to me as chemist. Turns out it's more of a programming...
Matt Diamond General 2,589 325,577 09-04-2023, 11:08 PM
    Thread: Free Mac (and occasionally Windows) games
Post: RE: Free Mac (and occasionally Windows) games

The Mac version of HW: DoK was unstable for me and kept crashing at unpredictable times during the levels. I gave up on it pretty quickly. Shame. FWIW DOK is a prequel so I doubt playing it first spo...
Matt Diamond General 954 193,537 08-26-2023, 10:17 AM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: RE: What games are people playing these days!?

Finished the main set of puzzles in A Monster's Exhibition. Great game. Thinking about whether to play Frostpunk (Mac), Cyberpunk (Xbox), or Dishonored 2 (Xbox) next. I may play some Titanfall 2 fi...
Matt Diamond General 2,589 325,577 08-16-2023, 09:44 PM
    Thread: Gaming news: New or upcoming Mac games
Post: RE: Gaming news: New or upcoming Mac games

Crossover 23 released: (https://www.codeweavers.com/blog/mjohnson/2023/8/16/level-up-with-crossover-23) Quote: -- Our most exciting feature is initial DirectX 12 support on macOS. Diablo II Resu...
Matt Diamond General 105 3,713 08-16-2023, 09:32 PM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: RE: What games are people playing these days!?

Fun coincidence: I saw an announcement yesterday that A Monster's Exhibition for iOS is back in the App Store (it used to be an Apple Arcade title.)
Matt Diamond General 2,589 325,577 07-26-2023, 05:33 PM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: RE: What games are people playing these days!?

A Monster's Expedition (Through Puzzling Exhibitions): Superb puzzles, naturally ramping difficulty, rich interactions built out of just a few actions and objects. It hides its cleverness behind decep...
Matt Diamond General 2,589 325,577 07-24-2023, 11:34 PM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: RE: What games are people playing these days!?

Was about to delete AC: Origins (Xbox) when I realized I hadn't done any of the historical tours. They weren't gripping, but very interesting. More features from inside the pyramids were adapted from ...
Matt Diamond General 2,589 325,577 07-18-2023, 10:19 AM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: RE: What games are people playing these days!?

Frigidma Wrote: (07-17-2023, 08:34 AM) -- Something about the randomness of the battles, unless you are seriously OP, just ticks me off. Losing some hero or some specific unit due to RNG shenanigans....
Matt Diamond General 2,589 325,577 07-17-2023, 09:03 AM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: RE: What games are people playing these days!?

I'm finally done the main plot in Assassin's Creed Origins (Xbox). I am not planning to play it much longer, but I really want to find all the stone circles. (And I prefer to do it mostly on my own, w...
Matt Diamond General 2,589 325,577 07-12-2023, 11:30 AM
    Thread: Moving the IMG Forums (moved!)
Post: RE: Moving the IMG Forums

Great job! 1. Is there a way to see all unread topics, or jump to unread posts somehow? The old forum had a button for that. 2. Could we print user's signature text in a different font from thei...
Matt Diamond IMG Website Network Feedback 38 1,575 07-12-2023, 11:12 AM
    Thread: Your Thoughts on Beans
Post: RE: Your Thoughts on Beans

I saw a couple of delightful old messages about one of my IdevGames entries, so I'm not sorry they showed up. Made my day actually, once I realized why they were in my inbox again.
Matt Diamond IMG Website Network Feedback 7 346 07-12-2023, 10:24 AM
    Thread: The IMG Historical Archive is back!
Post: RE: The IMG Historical Archive is back!

I'm pleased to have helped! IMG was a labor of love by many people, so I felt an obligation to help preserve some of it. I do recommend browsing the old articles and news. I find it somewhat addictin...
Matt Diamond IMG News Discussion 1 548 07-12-2023, 10:17 AM
    Thread: Cheap Mac Games
Post: Cheap Mac Games

Frigidman™ Wrote: (07-01-2023, 10:01 AM) -- You got a will not run warning? From the specs I see, that shouldn't have happened. Maybe you can send me a screenshot of that sysreq box you see. -- Turn...
Matt Diamond General 140 47,675 07-01-2023, 07:49 PM
    Thread: Cheap Mac Games
Post: Cheap Mac Games

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Matt Diamond General 140 47,675 06-30-2023, 10:26 PM
    Thread: Moving the IMG Forums (moved!)
Post: Moving the IMG Forums

Quote: -- I'm really going to need some brave eager soul to step up and attack the Themes/Emojis/Tweaks/Settings to get everything the way we've all kind of gotten accustomed -- Nah, forget those. L...
Matt Diamond IMG Website Network Feedback 38 1,575 06-26-2023, 08:25 PM
    Thread: Gaming news: New or upcoming Mac games
Post: Gaming news: New or upcoming Mac games

Homy Wrote: (06-19-2023, 02:47 PM) -- Also saw what appears to be a System Shock clone (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2321790/Remote_Control/) but with a different twist. [ipbemoticon="movin_lau...
Matt Diamond General 105 3,713 06-20-2023, 08:13 PM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: What games are people playing these days!?

Thanks; I'll add AER to my wishlist. I need more bite-size experiences. Life is Strange is already in my queue, really must get around to it. Currently playing Assassin's Creed Origins, still. No ide...
Matt Diamond General 2,589 325,577 06-19-2023, 09:47 AM
    Thread: Diablo IV announced
Post: Diablo IV announced

Cougar Wrote: (06-08-2023, 06:39 PM) -- Apparently Whoopi Goldberg is upset (https://www.eurogamer.net/whoopi-goldberg-begs-blizzard-to-release-diablo-4-on-mac). She doesn’t want to use no stinkin’ c...
Matt Diamond Windows Gaming 59 16,008 06-09-2023, 07:45 AM
    Thread: Pangea Games Source Ports
Post: Pangea Games Source Ports

John Calhoun, author of Glider Pro and other classic Mac games, just released a new version his old classic Mac game game Glypha (a Joust clone), ported to modern Mac & Windows, incl Steam Deck. http...
Matt Diamond General 18 9,745 06-08-2023, 04:13 PM
    Thread: Diablo IV announced
Post: Diablo IV announced

I just realized that I never played any of the previous ones with a controller, and I'm not looking forward to it. So should I buy the Xbox version as planned; or the PC version and hope that Mac "por...
Matt Diamond Windows Gaming 59 16,008 06-08-2023, 03:55 PM
    Thread: Diablo IV announced
Post: Diablo IV announced

Quote: -- I am playing on 6k external display. My resolution is set to 3072x1728 in game. To get the best performance, I have set Quality Preset to Ultra, and changed FidelityFX Super Resolution to Q...
Matt Diamond Windows Gaming 59 16,008 06-08-2023, 12:16 PM