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Volition (Saints Row developer) shuts down (arstechnica.com)

There goes my dream of an Agents of Mayhem sequel.

Impressions: Starfield’s sheer scale is already giving me vertigo (arstechnica.com)

There's a quote from Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. “Space is big,” he writes. “You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the drug store, but that's just peanuts to...

FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard (arstechnica.com)

Aww … poor little ISPs.

Starfield leaker arrested for felony theft after attempting to sell early copies (arstechnica.com)

Mercari listings for Xbox Starfield discs sold for $200 and up.

New offer gives Ubisoft, not Microsoft, control of Activision game-streaming rights (arstechnica.com)

UK still needs to approve the new deal, which could extend far beyond Ubisoft+.

10 years of FTL: The making of an enduring spaceship simulator (arstechnica.com)

SanDisk Extreme SSDs are “worthless,” multiple lawsuits against WD say (arstechnica.com)

cross-posted from: yiffit.net/post/1251788...

Baldur’s Gate 3 early impressions: You’ll spend whole weeks in here and love it (arstechnica.com)

Another remarkable feat of a streamlined tabletop experience by Larian Studios.

Microsoft keeps pushing toward repairability, now with Xbox controller parts (arstechnica.com)

Let the Xbox team take you inside your worn (or tossed) Xbox controller.

Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers (arstechnica.com)

Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers (arstechnica.com)

8BitDo’s $100 wireless mechanical keyboard screams ’80s NES (arstechnica.com)

Google’s nightmare “Web Integrity API” wants a DRM gatekeeper for the web (arstechnica.com)

also on r/privacy

No apologies as Reddit halfheartedly tries to repair ties with moderators (arstechnica.com)

Reddit is reaching out to moderators after tensions rose over recent policy changes and API pricing. A Reddit admin acknowledged the strained relationship and outlined new weekly feedback sessions and other outreach efforts to repair ties. However, moderators remain skeptical of Reddit’s efforts given mixed results from past...