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‘Eriksholm’ is a game with 93% of positive criticism in Steam and crazy graphics. And yet it has crashed

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Doing video games is not easy. Not only is it a complex development that does not end when the game arrives in Steam, but having an operational and functional video game is only part of the film. It is useless to have a good idea, good production values and eager if the title does not reach who has to get: the players. And if not, tell them to ‘Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream‘. Eriksholm. This is the first title of the Swedish study River End Games (although its creative director comes from says). Roughlyit is a narrative video game with isometric perspective and stealth as the main protagonist. There are no skill trees, level ups or such things to which current games have accustomed us. We control a character and we have to travel the city of Eriksholm without seeing us. Could it be said that it is a puzzle game that is resolved stealth? It could be said. Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream | Valve Altísimos production values. The Swedish study can boast of having done a sensational job in terms of graphics. ‘Eriksholm’ has some of the most spectacular kinematics and facial captures that we have seen for a long time, an outstanding visual quality and amazing animations. This, which is a delight for the eyes, surely plays against the title for a simple reason: the investment. The general norm is that having such powerful graphics is synonymous with having made a strong investment. Investment that in triple A games with great studies can be profitable at the same time, but ‘Erikslhom’ is not precisely that. It is the first game of a new studio and, in addition, it is very niche: it has an isometric perspective type RTS, it is based on stealth, it is short (like 12 hours, more or less), it is barely rejugable and costs 40 euros in Steam. Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream | Valve But I loved it. That is the worst drink. Despite its disastrous release in terms of figures, the game has reaped excellent criticism. In Steam, he has 363 reviews, the majority very positive, and the specialized press has put it through the clouds. That is something that many indies cannot say. The negative criticisms, on the other hand, agree that the narrative falls from the second section of the game, which can be repetitive and that, above all, it takes a long time to start. Be that as it may, despite the reception of the press and most users, ‘Eriksholm’ has not managed to overcome The 500 simultaneous players on the day of its launch. At the time these lines are written there are 106 people playing in Steam, to which the console and Epic Games players should be added. Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream | Valve In the background. Erikslhom’s case puts a very raw reality on the table: the world of video games is voracious. Video games are increasingly expensive to produce and Its price, therefore, is also higher. The budget to buy them, however, has not grown at the same rate and the amount that can be dedicated to experimenting and trying new things is very limited. And what does that translate? In which the player is sure, betting on the great franchises he knows and that, generally, propose games that are a well (‘Call of Duty’, ‘EA Sports FC’, etc.). Despite the overwhelming rhythm of video game launches, the reality is that Steam’s average player Just play four different video games a year. Cover image | Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream in Steam In Xataka | The milling of a programmer made a fateful mistake of this classic video game into a congratulation message

The questions you have sent us (and your answers) about this steam vertical plate

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Let’s answer Your doubts about the Rowenta Aerosteamthe vertical steam iron to be able to iron with one hand. We have been testing it several days, and now we bring you a video with all the answers to the questions that you have been sending us about it to it Our Instagram profile. Q & A Rowenta Aerosteam No one likes to ironand that’s why there are several brands that are trying to innovate to do this domestic work a little easier. Rowenta’s last proposal is this steam brush with which to be able to iron using a single hand. We start the video answering the most essential question: how it is used. Plug the iron, because it has cable and not battery. Then fill your water tank and press the ignition button. When it is hot, we can choose the ironing mode, and then you pass it in a garment that you have hanging so that the wrinkles are disappearing. From this answer other questions arise, and we tell you how long does it take to warm upthat from when you press the button until it is ready they can be about 20 seconds. We also tell you that your water tank is 100ml, which is usually always given to iron a garment. That the deposit is not very large helps that this plate does not weigh much, which in fact is something you have asked us, and this device of about 32.5 cm long weighs between 1.2 or 1.3 kg. But even so, for how the weight is distributed, it is very easy to use and makes it well balanced in your hand. Then we turn to a flash round to answer several questions related to the accessories, with whether you have to keep the button or its price, also giving yourself A discount code In case you are interested. We also talk about your power, or whether it is suitable for all types of tissues. Then, we end with doubts about whether it has turbo, something we take to explain all your waysand if the results are like those of conventional plates, but it is best to see the complete video to see all the answers we give to the questions you have sent us. This content is a collaboration and sponsorship between Xataka and the brand, but there is no pact on the script or the selection of the issues. The editorial content is prepared entirely by Xataka.

There will be portable Xbox this year according to Windows Central. It is the absolute validation of the Steam Deck revolution

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When César what is from César and Nintendo what is from Nintendo: the Switchor rather, the concept of console proposed by Nintendo Switch, has come to stay. Proof of this is the Rage of consolidated PCs. The Steam Deck de Valve He sowed the seed of a segment of devices that is growing by leaps and bounds and it is no secret that Xbox, whose objective in this world is to turn any screen into a console, is working on its own proposal. Today, courtesy of Central Windowswe have been able to know that this console will soon arrive. Keenan. That is the code name that the Xbox portable console project receives. According to the aforementioned medium, Microsoft is working with an OEM (that is, with a company such as Asus, Lenovo, MSI, etc., it is not known which one) to develop it. This device will have a design that will remember Xbox and, probably, work with Windows. Makes sense: that will allow the Microsoft Store and Game Pass On the output grid. This is an Xbox. Microsoft has been struggling to transfer the idea that any screen is an Xbox and serves to play for a long time. Game Pass has managed to become the subscription, capital and bold, based on offering a launching games, large -budget titles, the possibility of playing them at home and accessing them in the cloud. There is no need for dedicated hardware, just an Internet connection to take a game. In that proposal a portable console fits very well. A console that allows Microsoft to breastfeed from Windows possibilities in the same way as Valve did it with Steamos (Aka Linux). In fact, it can be expected that the software options that Microsoft will take out of the sleeve (we think of an Xbox bar enhanced with TDP management options and fans speed, for example) result in the benefit of the rest of the OEMS. Asus Rog Ally | Image: Xataka Release date. According to Windows Central, the console is scheduled to advertise at the end of the year. It seems that Microsoft has put fifth. The first time we heard about this device was at the beginning of last year and it was not until November that Phil Spencer confirmed That was in development. However, having deposited the development of hardware in an OEM has surely accelerated things. After all Asus, Lenovo, MSI and Acer already have experience by building consolidated PCs. The Steam Deck revolution. At this point, it is objective to say that the Steam Deck has meant a turning point in the industry. PC video games, until now tied to a desktop or scarcely portable hardware, have been able to play on the couch on a console similar to a Nintendo Switch. It is proof that graphics in 4K HDR with Path Tracing and 400 FPS They are very good, but not as much as being able to play anywhere what we want. Information from the Next-Gen. Finally, the medium slides that the new generation of Xbox consoles has been approved by Microsoft’s board of directive. Its launch would be tentatively scheduled, by 2027. The console It was announced in 2019 And it was launched in 2020. Seven years of life, the predictable and expected. This new console would drink even more Windows, something designed to reduce the amount of development necessary to carry Xbox PC games. Since it seems that it was yesterday when the new generation consoles were announced, it is possible that someone is concerned about retrocompatibility. Here we must remember that Sarah Bond, president of Xbox, announced a long time ago A team of people dedicated to promoting the retrocompatibility of the games so, the future Xbox games can be compatible with Xbox Series X | s, but it is early to know. Cover image | Xataka, Xbox In Xataka | Xbox releases the artillery by 2025 with in -depth views to the very brutal new ‘doom’ and the announcement of ‘Ninja Gaiden 4’

Steam does not want to become another ads apps store, and eliminates games that include “forced advertising”

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Valve is starting a series of measures to prevent his store from Steamthe most important in the world of the PC, is left behind compared to others such as GOG or even stores from other platforms, such as the PlayStation Store or Google and Apple apps stores. A few weeks ago they began to give more information about Unreliable anticipated access games and Now is the turn of the games that include “forced advertising.” These are titles that force players to see ads to play, and that from now on are rigorously prohibited. It is a change in advertising policies that are established In the store documentationand that veto access to games that, to advance, force the player to see advertising. It is a not so common measure in PC or consoles, but in apps and mobile games, where to get certain game opportunities an advertisement must be reproduced, often without the possibility of jumping it. Nor will Valve be acceptable for a game to clean the version for Steam, but have them on other platforms. The store itself suggests alternatives to ads: change the model to a single purchase, or also resort to traditional methods of progressive monetizationsuch as microtransactions or DLC. What will see Valve are the games that include Product Placementthat is, advertising In-game That, however shameless, it does not interrupt the normal passing of the game. The examples are innumerable, especially in high -budget titles: Verizon and Energizer’s agreement to appear in ‘Alan Wake’ or the fun monster cans sightings in ‘Death Stranding’ that do not affect the player, are some of them. Header | Valve In Xataka | It has taken, but Steam finally has a game recorder. The best: not just record

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