According to Kotaku: 25 Days Into 2024 And 5,800+ Video Game Layoffs Have Been Announced (kotaku.com)
this is a running tally they’re compiling in a single “article” and yeahhhh. not looking very good right now
ROCKSMITH 2014 LEAVING STORES - Ubisoft (www.ubisoft.com)
You may want to know that Ubisoft’s Rocksmith® 2014 Edition will be de-listed from Steam and other online stores after October 23rd, 2023 which is one week from this post date. This is a game that makes learning to play the guitar like Guitar Hero/Rockband, which can score you or let you slowly practice a part with scrolling...
Baldur's Gate 3's companions were overly horny due to a bug (www.eurogamer.net)
Starfield install size reveal; it is now preload (www.gamescensor.com)
Just want a solid gaming laptop (reddit.com)
My mom likes to play No Man’s Sky and Valheim, but her Asus TUF started freezing on games. RMA found no problems and sent it back to her but it still happens. I ordered a Legion for her but now I see these posts about all Nvidia 40-series laptops freezing up. What’s a gaming mom supposed to do?
Overwatch 2 is releasing on Steam on 10th August (store.steampowered.com)
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 - OpenRCT2 Project (openrct2.org)
"OpenRCT2 is an open-source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 (RCT2), expanding the game with new features, fixing bugs and raising game limits."...
Let's discuss: Journey (beehaw.org)
The format of these posts is simple: let’s discuss a specific game or series!...
Let's discuss: Tetris (beehaw.org)
The format of these posts is simple: let’s discuss a specific game or series!...
A Small Steam Game Shows How LLMs Could Kill the Dialogue Tree (re: Verbal Verdict demo) (www.404media.co)
Excerpts:...
Disney Unveils the Holotile Floor Inching Us Closer to a Real Life Holodeck (www.ign.com)
This technology looks legitimately impressive....
Kojima Productions and A24 to adapt live-action Death Stranding movie (www.gamesindustry.biz)
2023 Is The Best Year For Games In A While (And Maybe Ever?) (kotaku.com)
Unity rushes to clarify price increase plan, as game developers fume (www.axios.com)
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Developer Explains Why Starfield NPCs Look Like They’re Dead Inside - IGN (www.ign.com)
Playing Starfield and wondering why the NPCs look like they’re dead inside? One developer reckons they’ve worked out why.
CD Projekt reveals which new Cyberpunk 2077 features are available for free and which are related to the game's expansion (www.gamescensor.com)
New Survey Reveals That Many Game Developers Consider Their Career Unsustainable (www.ign.com)
IGN can exclusively reveal the details from IATSE's 2023 Gameworkers.org Rates and Conditions Survey, where the organization asked hundreds of video game developers about their pay, benefits, and working conditions.
Square Enix has confirmed Final Fantasy 16's PC version and DLC (www.gamescensor.com)
Charles Martinet is retiring as the voice of Mario (twitter.com)
Developers and Analysts Sound Off: Does the Next-Gen Nintendo Switch Need to Happen in 2024? (nordic.ign.com)
Denuvo wants to convince you its DRM isn’t “evil” (arstechnica.com)
Gotta love DRM that makes paid versions of games worse than pirated stuff.
Cities: Skylines II Feature Highlight #2: Traffic AI - Paradox Interactive (www.paradoxinteractive.com)
The Game Pass Version Of Starfield Can Be Upgraded For Early Access (press-start.com.au)
Which is not something I'm going to do personally, but the information may benefit someone. I'm still torn between getting it on Steam or just Game Pass....
Let's discuss: Earthbound / Mother (beehaw.org)
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Anyone else addicted to Balatro right now? (www.playbalatro.com)
I’m not usually a huge fan of rogue-likes, but I’ve enjoyed a few, like Hades. I bought Balatro last week and have been absolutely smashing it ever since then. I love the way the game works, each run being so different even within the same framework, and the feeling when your build starts to go off is so incredibly...
