Across Europe, game sales for May are down 17% compared with last year. This is mostly due to the fact Zelda came out last year. Zelda in May 2023 sold more than the entire Top Ten in May 2024. (x.com)
https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/eec0f110-53c5-4784-8af9-aace42b3cb84.png
Total War: ROME II and Creative Assembly — My Statement Ten Years On (medium.com)
Steam Superheater: Fix old and broken Steam games with a couple of clicks (windows/linux) (superheater.fgsfds.link)
FEROCIOUS – Official Mecha Trailer | Games Baked in Germany Showcase (www.youtube.com)
[Digital Foundry] DF Retro Marathon - The Final Fantasy 13 Trilogy - Every Game, Every Port Tested (www.youtube.com)
Zero-G PvP shooter that sold 100K in a day is closing after a year—publisher blames developer, developer blames them right back, players just review bomb it (www.pcgamer.com)
Nintendo won’t reveal Mario & Luigi’s new developer, but says ‘original staff’ are invovled (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Microsoft Flight Simulator: We're thrilled to celebrate 15 million pilots who have taken flight with us. (x.com)
https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/a30da9d8-3219-4eaa-b7c7-f36336457d8c.png
[GVMERS] The Tragedy of Overwatch (www.youtube.com)
Steam owner Valve accused of ripping off 14m UK gamers (www.bbc.com)
Steam Top Releases of May 2024 (store.steampowered.com)
[YourFavoriteSon] I Talk For Far Too Long About Metal Gear Solid 2 | A Retrospective (www.youtube.com)
[Always Nerdy] Daredevil: The Man Without Fear | Exclusive Details on the Cancelled PS2 & Xbox Game (www.youtube.com)
GEX Trilogy | LRG 2024 Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Miyazaki says don't worry, the shiny new weapons in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree shouldn't outpace your old favourites (www.pcgamer.com)
Beyond Good & Evil’s remaster includes a new mission connecting to the second game. Ubisoft says the added content shows its “enduring commitment to the franchise” (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang hints at AI-generated textures and objects in future games (videocardz.com)
Square Enix CEO switches to a more cautious approach to generative AI use (automaton-media.com)
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 - Gameplay Overview Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Nintendo Does What Everybody Else Nintendon’t - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
'Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League' Character Artist Confirms Industry Bias Against Attractive Female Characters (boundingintocomics.com)
Looks like the ‘uglification’ of female characters is real.