Why the video game industry is such a mess (www.theverge.com)
Electronic Arts announces service shutdowns for older Battlefield, FIFA, NHL, and NBA titles (delistedgames.com)
Octopath Traveler Now Available On PlayStation; Octopath Traveler II Now Available On Xbox (noisypixel.net)
Leaks Show Assassin's Creed And Rabbids Coming To Ubisoft's CoD-Like Shooter (kotaku.com)
[Civvie 11] Descent Double Header (www.youtube.com)
Hermen Hulst, addresses day 1 PC releases. Live service games will on the same day on PS5 and PC, but single player narrative games on PC are designed to then entice PC owners to play sequels on a PS5 (x.com)
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Bethesda Game Studios Montreal workers are trying to unionize (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Predatory tactics in gaming are worse than you think (Collect data as you play, feeding into complex algorithms/models that then alter the rules of your game under the hood to optimize spending.) (www.gamedeveloper.com)
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang hints at AI-generated textures and objects in future games (videocardz.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)
Factorio Friday Facts #416 - Fluids 2.0 (factorio.com)
Grab your best lube, because it’s time to talk about fluids!
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)
Minecraft for PlayStation 5 (www.minecraft.net)
Mod support in Baldur's Gate 3 will be final handover moment to players, says Larian CEO (www.eurogamer.net)
Ark: Survival Ascended is the worst optimised Unreal Engine 5 game we've seen on console (www.eurogamer.net)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Official Reveal Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Rally the Veilguard and defy the gods in Dragon Age™: The Veilguard, an immersive single player RPG where you become the leader others believe in. Learn mor…
Cleared Hot - Official Game Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Layoffs hit Japan as Final Fantasy Brave Exvius developer asks 80 employees to “voluntarily resign” (automaton-media.com)
Capcom says players gave its first $70 game ‘a moderate reception’. Dragon’s Dogma 2 has sold over three million copies since its release in March. (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Bioware executive producer: "Some takes out there about this game being a live service game. That part is in the articles. It ain't. Its straight up single player story goodness" (Mass effect) (x.com)
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