When I mean “specific,” I mean things like something dedicated to a certain genre, a certain video game, to gaming suggestions, to asking whether you should buy a certain game… anything that isn’t just one catch-all for any video gaming topic. So I’m not including the various !games@instance or !gaming@instance links....
Diablo 4 tried to repackage Diablo 2's grind for the modern era, but series overseer Rod Fergusson says the "consumptive nature of a live service" made it unfeasible (www.gamesradar.com)
AMD CEO Lisa Su reminisces about designing the PS3's infamous Cell processor during her time at IBM (www.tomshardware.com)
Elden Ring's developers know most players use guides, but still try to cater to those who go in blind: 'If they can't do it, then there's some room for improvement on our behalf' (www.pcgamer.com)
PlayStation architect Mark Cerny discusses the evolving console, how PS5's design choices impact PC gaming (www.techspot.com)
Destiny 2 | The Journey Ahead (youtu.be)
The Long-Lost Tarzan Atari Game, Preserved (gamehistory.org)
Hackers discover how to reprogram NES Tetris from within the game (arstechnica.com)
SuperTuxKart 1.5 Gears Up For Release, v2.0 in the Works (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor appears to be rolling out on EA Play (www.videogameschronicle.com)
EU sets TikTok ultimatum over 'addictive' new app feature (www.dw.com)
The European Commission is threatening to suspend the TikTok Lite rewards programme, unless the Chinese-owned app provides answers within 24 hours....
Sony’s new PlayStation PC overlay and shared Trophies arrive with Ghost of Tsushima (www.theverge.com)
Apex Legends hacker says game developers patched exploit used on streamers (techcrunch.com)
EA Play Subscription Price Being Hiked By 80% in Some Regions (insider-gaming.com)
Skull and Bones’ price has been slashed by $25 after less than three weeks (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Meta will start collecting “anonymized” data about Quest headset usage (arstechnica.com)
Six Nations-backer CVC in talks to buy Runescape-maker for £900m (news.sky.com)
Witcher 4 could enter production this year, multiplayer being considered for Cyberpunk 2 (www.videogameschronicle.com)
GTA 5 actor goes nuclear on AI company that made a voice chatbot of him: 'I'm not worried about being replaced... I just hate these f**kers' (www.pcgamer.com)
SOUTH PARK: SNOW DAY! | Release Date Trailer (www.youtube.com)
List of specific video game communities on the Threadiverse, feel free to comment with more (kbin.cafe)
When I mean “specific,” I mean things like something dedicated to a certain genre, a certain video game, to gaming suggestions, to asking whether you should buy a certain game… anything that isn’t just one catch-all for any video gaming topic. So I’m not including the various !games@instance or !gaming@instance links....