Star Citizen reaches $600 million raised but the game future is really worrying (gamerkick.com)
Cloud Imperium has been working on Star Citizen since 2011, which has already raised more than $600 million. When will its final version be released?
Starfield's planets are an illusion: you can't land on them (www.vg247.com)
If you were wondering if you could fly to a planet's surface in Starfield, the answer is technically yes, it'll just ta…
EA's BioWare will lay off 50 and cut ties with unionized Keywords playtesting group (venturebeat.com)
Neither the layoffs nor breaking ties with a playtesting company that knows their worth in the market sound like they're going to help BioWare make RPGs that can compete with Baldur's Gate 3, formerly a BioWare series.
Epic is now offering 100% of the revenue to exclusive games for the first 6 months, up from 88% (store.epicgames.com)
Personally, as a customer, not a developer, this is disappointing to me, as there's still no reason for me to shop on Epic when they don't support my operating system, so this is likely just going to entice more developers to make me wait 6 months to play their games. Nonetheless, it's gaming news.
SEGA has successfully acquired Rovio (mynintendonews.com)
SEGA has announced today that their acquisition of mobile video game marker Rovio has been successful. The Finnish developer is best known for its ultra-successful Angry Birds series of games which…
Nintendo has filed over 30 Tears of the Kingdom patents, registering things you wouldn't even notice in the game (www.gamesradar.com)
This article takes the interesting perspective of an anti-consumer bootlicker....
PAYDAY 3 will use Denuvo anti-piracy technology in its PC version (gamerkick.com)
PAYDAY 3 is one of the most anticipated cooperative titles of this 2023 that will allow us to enjoy alone or accompanied by friends (or other players) a lot
Kaiju-Sized Pet breeding/Sim Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher on sale for 50% off (biggest discount since release) through 12/4 (kbin.social)
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher is a Switch game on sale on the eStore for half-off! It is a Spin-off / collaboration of the mainline franchise Monster Rancher and Ultraman franchised Kaiju instead of traditional "Monster Rancher" breeds....
Borderlands company Gearbox buys the rights to beloved indie roguelike Risk of Rain, immediately makes a free-to-play mobile gacha game (www.gamesradar.com)
The first non-Hopoo Risk of Rain game is exactly what many series fans had feared...
Steam Deck rival Lenovo Legion Go is out now (www.destructoid.com)
Flexing on the Valve device.
Cities: Skylines 2 devs considered release delay to boost performance, but decided it's "not a dealbreaker" (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Cities: Skylines 2 developers Colossal Order and publisher Paradox Interactive have penned a letter to their community …
Unity introduces new fees for game devs based on revenue and game installs (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Presumably Unity decided they had too many customers and needed to get rid of most of them. Not only is this an insane thing to charge developers for, there are all kinds of concerns like:...
Netflix: Streamer's expansion into gaming is 'natural extension' (www.bbc.co.uk)
Streaming hits such as the Queen's Gambit are being adapted as games as the streamer looks to expand.
Pokemon Sleep Hits 10 Million Downloads Milestone and grants users a special gift (www.gamescensor.com)
Pokémon Sleep, has already surpassed 10 million downloads worldwide. This notable success indicates the app's widespread popularity among Pokémon fans
Microsoft is planning to sell the streaming rights for Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft (www.gamescensor.com)
Microsoft is planning to sell the streaming rights for Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft. The tech giant is actually planning to sell off the stre
OK Boomer Shooter: How indie games breathed new life into a dying genre (www.inverse.com)
Games like 'Dusk', 'Amid Evil', and 'Into the Pit' are shining examples of a new FPS subgenre: the "boomer shooter" inspired by games like 'Doom' and 'Quake'.
Red Dead Redemption's PS4 And Switch Ports Don't Seem Worth The $50 Price Tag (kotaku.com)
Some good news and bad news for you all, today. In case you missed it, Rockstar just announced that Red Dead Redemption is coming to PlayStation 4 and Switch later this month. That’s the good news. Here’s the bad news: These ports are extremely barebones, completely lacking multiplayer support, and seem to offer few to no...
Twinsen's Little Big Adventure: Important Update (twinsenslittlebigadventure.com)
Dear Friends and Supporters,...
MSI Gaming Teases Its Own Steam Deck Competitor (www.gamespot.com)
Likely to be announced at CES 2024.
Play CoD Modern Warfare For Free this Weekend (www.gamingarcade.co.uk)
The adrenaline-fueled excitement of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is now at your fingertips with the announcement of a free trial, available on all platforms. Immerse yourself in the action-packed world of Modern Warfare as you engage in intense multiplayer battles and experience the thrill of Mode.
Unity say layoffs “likely” as they recover from disastrous pricing plan rollout and look to AI for growth (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Expects “interventions” - including cuts to products, office space and jobs - to be made in the next six months.
There needs to be more dedicated Gaming Subs (kbin.run)
So I have been using the Fediverse for some time, Started with Mastodon and Lemmy then moved to Kbin for a mix of both as well as features and have finally ended up on Mbin for the Bug Fixes....
Unity doesn't consider Planned Parenthood a charity (but a political groups), won't exempt them from install fees (steamcommunity.com)
Original Title: UNITY, consent is key and you don't have ours....
Switch 2: Graphics similar to PS5 and Xbox Series at Gamescom (gamerkick.com)
Nintendo showed some developers the new console Switch 2 behind closed doors with The Matrix Awakens and a version with improved graphics of The Legend of Zelda
Zelda Producer Says There Will Be No DLC For Tears Of The Kingdom (www.gameinformer.com)
It sounds like the team is moving on to new Hyrulian pastures.
