Atari Acquires Intellivision Brand (finance.yahoo.com)
Dota 2: Update 7.36 and Crownfall Act II (www.dota2.com)
IGN immediately lays off every non-UK person at their newly bought sites, including some key members like deputy editor Alice Bell (aftermath.site)
Welp, this didn’t take long....
What are some eras of gaming that you've stopped feeling nostalgic for? (kbin.social)
As I've gotten older as a player, I have found myself dropping some eras of gaming that I used to be nostalgic for. One of them is the 8-bit era, the NES days. I have played some of the best that system had to offer and I will never say that system didn't have any good games....
Stellaris gets a DLC about AI that features AI-created voices, director insists it's 'ethical' and 'we're pretty good at exploring dystopian sci-fi and don't want to end up there ourselves' (www.pcgamer.com)
New Details on Valve's New Game 'Deadlock' - Insider Gaming (insider-gaming.com)
As already leaked, the game is a 6v6 third-person hero-based shooter. Heroes include magicians, robots, creatures, humans, and more. There are currently 19 different heroes, each with different abilities and playstyles that you’d come to expect from a MOBA including ranged, healers, tanks, assassins, etc....
V Rising has launched out of Early Access! (steamcommunity.com)
Larian Studios has two major games in development and opens new studio in Warsaw (files.catbox.moe)
Source: x.com/larianstudios/status/1792495491256664211
Masahiro Sakurai refused to add Dolby Surround to a Kirby game because players had to sit through the logo (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - DF Switch Review - Brilliant Visuals... At 30FPS (www.youtube.com)
Shoot em ups & run n' guns
What are your favourite shoot em or run and gun games?...
Kingdom Hearts is coming to Steam - June 13 (files.catbox.moe)
Source: x.com/KINGDOMHEARTS/status/1792722028354818287
Cassette Beasts - Multiplayer Update Now Live! (www.youtube.com)
Streets of SimCity 27 Years Later: An LGR Retrospective (youtu.be)
Hades 2 will likely be in early access until 2025, with first big update to add new enemies, maps and features (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Risk of Rain 2 - The Devotion Update (store.steampowered.com)
Minor update as people wait for the DLC. Two new artifacts, one new map, and a dead cells crossover skin.
Anybody remember Project Spark (Xbox One)?
ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree | Story Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II - Review Thread
Game Information...
Sims contender Life By You gets delayed once again, this time indefinitely (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more (www.gamesindustry.biz)
The Witcher 3 REDkit — Official Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Toy-Shooter 'Hypercharge Unboxed' Is Finally Coming To Xbox This Month (www.purexbox.com)
Netris is an open-source cloud gaming platform with Stadia-like features using Proton (www.gamingonlinux.com)
If you've done the Final Fantasy marathon did you include FF XI? Was it worth it?
I’ve been playing through all the numbered games and its been great. I could write an essay or two on any of them. In general I’m only including base games and no expansions or DLC so it wouldn’t be a huge undertaking to beat 11, but I’m trying to see if it’s worth it from others who have done the marathon....