Diablo 4 tried to repackage Diablo 2's grind for the modern era, but series overseer Rod Fergusson says the "consumptive nature of a live service" made it unfeasible (www.gamesradar.com)
Putin orders development of homegrown Steam Deck-like gaming machines — 100% self-sufficiency goal apparently applies to gaming, too (www.tomshardware.com)
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[Jauwn] The Epic Games Store is a Landfill for Crypto Shovelware (www.youtube.com)
Assassin's Creed Mirage is Now One of the Lowest-Rated Games in the Series (gamerant.com)
Bethesda: Thank you to more than 10 million Starfield explorers for creating the biggest launch in Bethesda history (twitter.com)
Apex Legends’ Final Fantasy VII Crossover Prompts Fan Outcry. Players of the battle royale shooter are baffled by the $300+ price for the cosmetics (kotaku.com)
This is Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a new gyro controller (www.theverge.com)
Palworld Becomes the 7th Game Ever to Reach 1 Million Concurrent Players on Steam (www.githyp.com)
“Palworld is now one of only seven games that have seen over 1 million concurrent players on Steam – the others include: PUBG (3.2 mil), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (1.8 mil), Counter-Strike 2 (1.4 mil), Lost Ark (1.3 mil), Dota 2 (1.2 mil), and Cyberpunk 2077 (1 mil).”
Baldur's Gate 3 'Isn't Going to be on Game Pass', Insists Larian Boss (www.ign.com)
No Man's Sky lead says Light No Fire will let you climb mountains that are "miles high, taller than Everest" (www.gamesradar.com)
Alternative sources for the No Pronouns mod for Starfield (kbin.social)
In light of Nexus Mods and Mod DB banning the No Pronouns mod for Starfield, I figured I would look around for alternative sources and collect them in one place for others' convenience. This seems like a good place to put them....
Nintendo president: “Game development will become even longer, more complex, and more sophisticated” (mynintendonews.com)
Helldivers 2 now delisted in 177 countries (steamdb.info)
It’s crazy to see Sony kill their golden goose.