Gamers Are Becoming Less Interested in Games With Deep Strategy, Study Finds (www.ign.com)
Success of Fallout proves video game adaptations have gone mainstream (www.theguardian.com)
CD Projekt Spent Roughly $125 Million Turning Cyberpunk 2077 Around Post-Launch (www.ign.com)
Here’s how the makers of the “Suyu” Switch emulator plan to avoid getting sued (arstechnica.com)
Todd Howard: 'We Don't Need to Rush' Next Fallout Game (insider-gaming.com)
Dragon's Dogma 2 mods negate the need for microtransactions on PC (www.eurogamer.net)
Seasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailers (www.pcgamer.com)
"I can't stress enough how often I'd hear a retail rep declare a genre/style/look was dead with zero supporting data."
Unity May Never Win Back the Developers It Lost in Its Fee Debacle (www.wired.com)
Star Citizen Pushes Through the $700 Million Raised Mark and No, There Still Isn’t a Release Date (www.ign.com)
Video Game Execs Are Ruining Video Games (jacobin.com)
Fallout 4 jumps to No.1 across Europe following TV show launch (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Yahtzee Croshaw: Today, I formally resigned from The Escapist and Gamurs. I don't have the rights to Zero Punctuation, but whatever happens you'll be hearing my voice again soon, in a new place. (twitter.com)
Modern Warfare 3 Accused of Being A $70 DLC by Fans: "It Feels Like Half a COD Game" (comicbook.com)
Sweet Baby Inc. Doesn’t Do What Some Gamers Think It Does (kotaku.com)
No, one company isn’t ‘forcing’ diversity into all your favorite video games
CD Projekt recommends starting a new game when Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.0 drops: 'starting fresh will enhance your overall gameplay experience' (www.pcgamer.com)
Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a mammoth-sized update, titled Update 2.0, tomorrow, September 21, and it promises to be a bit of a game changer. A police revamp, a progression overhaul, a new cybernetics system, vehicular combat, DLSS 3.5—it's vast, and thankfully separate from the Phantom Liberty expansion due next week, so you'll...
Ubisoft CEO defends Skull and Bones’ $70 price despite its live service leanings, calls it ‘quadruple-A’ (www.videogameschronicle.com)
The RTS genre will never be mainstream unless you change it until it's 'no longer the kind of RTS that I want to play,' says Crate Entertainment CEO (www.pcgamer.com)
Starfield's been left out to dry at The Game Awards—and even dedicated fans are 'not terribly surprised' (www.pcgamer.com)
Cities Skylines 2 reportedly runs with 7-12fps on an Intel Core i9 13900KS with AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX at 4K/High Settings (www.dsogaming.com)
Steam users have spent $19 billion on games they have never played. (www.pcgamesn.com)
As the Elden Ring DLC beats the snot out of players, Hidetaka Miyazaki says toning difficulty down would "break the game itself" (www.windowscentral.com)
Original Fallout lead Tim Cain loves the new show, but remains baffled by how 'destructive' fans can act toward 'people who are trying to create things' (www.pcgamer.com)
Cain appreciated the performances and storytelling, but singled out how the show nailed the Fallout “vibe” as its biggest achievement. “I was just looking at all the props,” he said of one scene. “I realized after a few minutes went by that I had not followed the dialogue at all, because I was so engrossed by it...