Counter Strike 2 adds first new community maps to the game (www.counter-strike.net)
Patch 7.0 Notes (Preliminary) (na.finalfantasyxiv.com)
Pre-order access is scheduled to go live at 09:00 UTC on the 28th with the full release following at ~09:00 UTC on the 2nd.
Full Cities: Skylines 2 Economy 2.0 Patch Notes Revealed as Huge Update Goes Live (techraptor.net)
Blue Protocol developers talk about what went wrong with the MMORPG (automaton-media.com)
Decades later, John Romero looks back at the birth of the first-person shooter (arstechnica.com)
UK Retailer GAME To End All In-Store Video Game Sales (www.gfinityesports.com)
Timesplitters rated for PS4 and PS5, suggesting a PS Classics release (wolfsgamingblog.com)
Hotly anticipated 'Black Myth: Wukong' is delayed on Xbox Series X|S — and now, Microsoft has responded (www.windowscentral.com)
Avowed's Creators On Why Romance Was Considered, But Ultimately Not Included And Skyrim Comparisons (www.gameinformer.com)
Beyond Good & Evil remaster arrives next week with "improved graphics", new in-game content, and more (www.eurogamer.net)
Embracer rolls out new AI policy to 'massively enhance game development' | Game Developer (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Article textNewly-restructured Swedish conglomerate, Embracer Group, will leverage AI models to bolster game production. As noted in Embracer’s annual report, the company has adopted a new AI policy package it claims has the capability to “massively enhance” its production process by “increasing resource efficiency,...
Elden Ring – Patch Notes Version 1.12 (en.bandainamcoent.eu)
They nerfed blasphemous blade’s ability. It’s so over....
Microsoft has begun sending out refunds for both the Xbox and Steam versions of the Redfall 'Bite Back' Edition (www.windowscentral.com)
The BIG List of Video Game Randomizers (now open source) (video-game-randomizers.github.io)
SmashManiac originally ran the site but recently converted it into an open source project. Here’s the announcement...
GOG Summer Sale has arrived (www.gog.com)
Dev of cancelled Life By You game shares some information, including just two weeks notice of cancellation after being given the thumbs-up a few weeks prior (www.linkedin.com)
I cannot share specific numbers, but I can say that we had an internal metric we were aiming for that had been approved, and that we exceeded that number by a significant portion. We also got a thumbs up a few weeks before launch.
Selaco has sold 51,000 copies in only two weeks (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Slander, extortion and doxxing - beneath the surface of TF2’s bot crisis (www.videogamer.com)
Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster now available for PC (www.gematsu.com)
Paradox Interactive has completely cancelled "Life By You" (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Very surprising. The game looked like it had a lot of potential and could’ve been the most popular sims alternative, but it’s suddenly been cancelled.
Classic free physics sandbox game The Powder Toy is now on Steam (www.gamingonlinux.com)
store.steampowered.com/app/…/The_Powder_Toy/...
Nintendo Direct announced for June 18 at 7 AM PT (www.resetera.com)
“Join us for a #NintendoDirect livestream focused on #NintendoSwitch games coming in the second half of 2024! There will be no mention of the Nintendo Switch successor during this presentation.”...
Black Myth: Wukong – Hands-On With an Impressive First 2 Hours (www.ign.com)
connections game (connections-nyt.com)
The NYT Connections Game presents players with a series of clues, each connected to a specific word or concept. The goal is to identify the common thread that links these clues together. Players must use their knowledge, logic, and creativity to uncover the connections and solve the puzzle.