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Rainbow Six Siege wants Apex Legends’ contextual ping system

Stevivor — “Apex Legends has set a new benchmark with its context sensitive ping system that allows players to easily communicate with their teammates. And Rainbow Six: Siege wants in on that.”

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Snookies122307d ago

Nice, would do wonders for people without microphones on Siege! Especially the ones playing ranked without a headset.

porkChop2307d ago

It's certainly one of the most innovative mechanics we've seen in quite a while. A lot of multiplayer games could benefit from it, especially since hardly anyone uses in-game chat anymore.

Eidolon2306d ago

It's sooo damn useful that I am literally astonished it hasn't been in any game that I can recall. I wish they could patent it and sell to other BR/MP games. And the people who thought of it, should get a damn raise. Although, I still think Apex Legends need an "need X ammo" ping, and some default voiced msgs. But overall, it's my favorite BR.

kaizokuspy2306d ago

You can ping the ammo you need by looking at the gun in your inventory and the ammo icon within it. Then ping it.

Eidolon2306d ago

Ahhh. Wow. Haven't tried that, still not intuitive enough, but glad they have it

execution172306d ago

You can also ping a weapon attachment you want for your gun

Rachel_Alucard2307d ago

As long as they voice all their callouts, but I doubt it considering it would give positions away.

PoSTedUP2306d ago (Edited 2306d ago )

just won a match with 1 other guy no mic but teamwork like we've played everyday with each other. if you didnt have a mic back in the day you wouldve been voted out of the whole game. this is the best system ive ever used and would love for other dev teams to adopt it.

DimensionalSound2306d ago

This will push R6 into a whole new level.

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Playdead co-founder slammed with lawsuit as bitter row with co-founder escalates

Playdead co-founder Dino Patti is allegedly being sued by his former studio and business partner.
Patti was threatened with a lawsuit earlier this year after he posted a now-deleted LinkedIn post that shared an "unauthorized" picture of co-founder Arnt Jensen and discussed some of Limbo's development. Patti said Jensen demanded a little over $73,000 in "suitable compensation and reimbursement," adding that he had "repeatedly" had such letters over the last nine years.

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Rainbow Six Siege X drops most expensive skin ever and slows currency gain immediately after launch

Ubisoft has released the most expensive Rainbow Six Siege X skin ever as the game also butchers currency earning rates.

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Kaii4d ago

"Looks at Warzone/Overwatch"
I've seen this before :p

Sciurus_vulgaris4d ago

when the Ninja Turtles and Master Splinter were added to BLOP 6 the characters were very expensive. However, they still sold like crazy.

Killer2020UK3d ago

Ubisoft are so happy to shoot themselves repeatedly in the foot. No wonder they're struggling

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Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller Review

A handful of small redesigns and a pair of back buttons make Nintendo’s Pro Controller for Switch 2 a worthy upgrade.

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Neonridr4d ago

I love this controller. Feels so nice in the hand. Plus the battery lasts for days, it's crazy.

peppeaccardo4d ago

$100 ?????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????? ???????????????

1nsomniac4d ago

Yea the pricing for Nintendo peripherals is a bigger joke than the game prices. What the hell were they thinking!

peppeaccardo3d ago

i mean for a piece of slightly redesigned plastic with the same take of the last few years this has written GREED all over it ! Shame on Nintendo.

OMNlPOTENT3d ago

It's $85. The standard Dualsense is $75. The Dualsense Edge (Playstation Pro controller) is $200. The Xbox Elite (Xbox Pro controller) is also $200. How exactly is $85 so drastically insane compared to those prices?

Neonridr3d ago

the battery lasts like 10 times as long as a dualsense though.

Stevonidas3d ago

Not true; more like 20.

You may commence with your butthurt, ponies.

fsfsxii3d ago

It doesn't have analogue tho, sooo....

Tacoboto3d ago

$85 USD
or $75 at CostCo (same standard price as a DualSense)

Even at $85, you're getting 3-4x the battery life of a DualSense, and it is (by a HUGE margin) the cheapest first-party console controller with Back Paddles.

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Vits4d ago

The thing is, over the past decade, third-party controllers have really stepped up. You can often get better quality, more durability, and stronger performance for half the price of first-party options. Meanwhile, controllers from Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft have become increasingly mediocre, expensive, fragile, and not particularly impressive across the board. What makes this especially noticeable with Nintendo is that they’re surprisingly open to third-party hardware. That openness ends up highlighting just how much better the alternatives are.

Vits4d ago

Pretty much most things by half a dozen of chinese manufactures. Like, 8bitdo, Gamesir, Machenike, Gulikit, Flydigi, Manba, EasySMX, etc.

The exception would be really low tier stuff by those companies... those wouldn't be better, they would be about the same quality. But more durable.

Themba764d ago

Best controller I’ve ever used I even like more than my dual sense edge

UltimateOwnage3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Having used Dual Sense, Pro Controller 1, and 8BitDo Ultimate extensively, I am pretty much in love with Pro Controller 2. The easy reassignment on the grip buttons is such a big plus, but the soft edge joysticks are the best feeling sticks of any controller I’ve ever used. It’s really an awesome controller. The HD Rumble 2 also finally has some thud and the headphone jack is great with a pair of good phones. It’s worth the slight price increase IMO.

Profchaos3d ago

The pro controller 2 for me has the best weight and size it fits the hand perfect like the duelshock 4 did imo

I actually dislike the duelsense controller because of its size but the features are amazing on it.

Still as for the pro 2 no analog triggers is surprisingly something I dont actually miss

PRIMORDUS4d ago

I have the original pro controller and TBH, I don't use it as much. I'm mostly using the Switch in handheld mode with the Hori Split Pad Compact Controller. I also never use the back buttons to program anything so I will not be buying this one here, so that will be $85.00 in my pocket 😂

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