r/Games 4d ago

Discussion Weekly /r/Games Discussion - What have you been playing, and what are your thoughts? - December 22, 2024

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Use this thread to discuss whatever game you've been playing lately: old or new, AAA or indie, on any platform between Atari and XBox. Please don't just list off the games you're playing in your comment. Elaborate with your thoughts on the games and make it easier for other users to find what game you're talking about by putting the title in bold.

Also, please make sure to use spoiler tags if you're revealing anything about a game's plot that may significantly impact another player's experience who has not played the game yet, no matter how retro or recent the game is. You can find instructions on how to do so in the subreddit sidebar.

This thread is set to sort comments by 'new' on default.

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For a subreddit devoted to this type of discussion during the rest of the week, please check out /r/WhatAreYouPlaying.

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Scheduled Discussion Posts

WEEKLY: What Have You Been Playing?

MONDAY: Thematic Monday

WEDNESDAY: Suggest Me A Game

FRIDAY: Free Talk Friday


r/Games 1d ago

Discussion Daily /r/Games Discussion - Suggest Me a Game - December 25, 2024

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/r/Games usually removes suggestion requests that are either too general (eg "Which PS3 games are the best?") or too specific/personal (eg "Should I buy Game A or Game B?"), so this thread is the place to post any suggestion requests like those, or any other ones that you think wouldn't normally be worth starting a new post about.

This thread is set to sort comments by 'new' on default.

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If you want to post requests like this during the rest of the week, please post to other subreddits like /r/gamingsuggestions, /r/ShouldIBuyThisGame, or /r/AskGames instead.

/r/Games has a Discord server! Feel free to join us and chit-chat about games here: https://discord.gg/zRPaXTn

Scheduled Discussion Posts

WEEKLY: What Have You Been Playing?

MONDAY: Thematic Monday

WEDNESDAY: Suggest Me A Game

FRIDAY: Free Talk Friday


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r/Games 1d ago

Discussion What older games continue to receive updates or have gotten support/updates for an extended period?

377 Upvotes

With all the sales going on, I thought it would be interesting to have some talk about older titles that:

  • Are still getting updates to this day.
  • Or, were getting updated for an extended period, especially beyond one would expect for them to receive.

I hope this isn't too broad of a guideline to go by. With how much is out there, what is "older" is open to interpretation so it's probably too much of a hassle to narrow things down. AAA or indie, formerly popular or obscure, anything goes as long as it's by the developers.

One example to start things off:

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy - Initially released on consoles back in the 2000's, it launched on Steam in 2017 and... was actually getting updates here and there in the following years, the latest delivered on April 2024. Besides bug fixes, it got new HD textures, a 64-bit version, some restored content and even a mod kit of all things.


r/Games 2d ago

Retrospective Ross's Game Dungeon: Gothic

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r/Games 2d ago

Titanfall 2: Ultimate Edition is free to own for EA Play/Game Pass Ultimate members for 24 hours

881 Upvotes

This is only available for a day but Titanfall 2: Ultimate Edition is free to own for EA Play/Game Pass Ultimate members

It's part of their Holiday special this year from EA Play

https://x.com/XboxGamePass/status/1869125446551367896

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/titanfall-2-ultimate-edition/BT21JH17GCVC/0001


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