Bethesda responding to negative Starfield reviews on Steam (www.eurogamer.net)
The Escapist staff resign following termination of editor-in-chief Nick Calandra (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Calandra shared more information on Discord, revealing that the “entire video team” has resigned in response....
An Update on the State of BioWare - 50 roles being eliminated (blog.bioware.com)
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Hideki Kamiya thinks Japan should be proud of ‘JRPG’ and wants to use ‘J-Action’ (www.videogameschronicle.com)
He added: “So when it comes to the term ‘JRPG’, this is something that ties into this – these are RPG games that, in a sense, only Japanese creators can make with their unique sensitivity when it comes to creating these experiences. “I think it’s certainly something that should be celebrated moving forward, and...
Valve’s hero shooter Deadlock leaks with screenshots, gameplay details - Polygon (www.polygon.com)
Phil Spencer has reportedly reassured employees Microsoft ‘won’t stop making Xbox consoles’ (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Dragons Dogma 1 and 2 (kbin.social)
Anyone else excited about Dragons Dogma and the upcoming Dragons Dogma 2 game?...
Far Cry's Multiplayer Game is an Extraction-Based Shooter (insider-gaming.com)
Here Are Some ‘Starfield’ City Maps, Since The Game Doesn’t Have Any (www.forbes.com)
Starfield's maps are not defensible, but fans are already starting to fix them.
Final Fantasy XVI Suffers From Its Superficial Handling Of Slavery (kotaku.com)
In Square Enix's latest epic RPG, the moral monstrosity of slavery is effectively reduced to window dressing
ESRB asks FTC to approve facial recognition age checker (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Counter-Strike 2 is officially released (www.counter-strike.net)
Unity updates its runtime fees (blog.unity.com)
Archive link: https://archive.ph/Ys676...
Nintendo demoed Switch 2 to developers at Gamescom (www.eurogamer.net)
In Cologne last month, Nintendo's public Gamescom showfloor booth let you play Pikmin 4 and Super Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. …
Pokémon Sleep: Japanese walkthrough site lists “sleeping pills” as a tool for real competitive sleepers, but quickly backtracks (automaton-media.com)
A Japanese video game walkthrough listing sleeping pills as one of their recommended methods to get high scores in Pokémon Sleep has gone viral on Japanese Twitter recently. The mention of sleeping aid has since been deleted from the site.
Let's discuss: Metroid (beehaw.org)
The format of these posts is simple: let’s discuss a specific game or series!...
Dragon Age: Origins walked so Baldur’s Gate 3 could dash (www.techradar.com)
Baldur’s Gate 3 isn’t the first successful attempt to marry cinematic aspirations with the traditional branching narratives and simulationist world-building of CRPGs. 2009’s Dragon Age: Origins had a very similar mission statement, offering a spiritual successor to BioWare’s earlier Baldur’s Gate titles long before...
Twin Galaxies, Billy Mitchell settle Donkey Kong score case before trial (arstechnica.com)
For the uninitiated
Netflix is reportedly exploring adding in-game ads to its gaming service (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Volition (Saints Row developer) shuts down (arstechnica.com)
There goes my dream of an Agents of Mayhem sequel.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Accessibility Features Let You Slow Down Gameplay - IGN (www.ign.com)
Insomniac Games has revealed some accessibility features coming to Marvel's Spider-Man 2 including the ability to slow down gameplay.
I built a fightstick! (beehaw.org)
I built a fightstick the other week! Mostly for Street Fighter 6, though I have played some other 2D games including Hades and River City Girls with it as well....
Dark Souls reportedly being turned into Netflix anime (www.eurogamer.net)
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...