Elon Musk appearance at Valorant Champions tournament met with boos, crowd chanting 'bring back Twitter' (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
Well well well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions.
Cult of the Lamb Developer Threatens to Delete Game on Jan 1 Amid Unity Backlash - IGN (www.ign.com) angielski
The developer of superb action-roguelite Cult of the Lamb has threatened to delete the game on January 1 amid a row with game engine company Unity.
Hi-Rez Studios, the people behind Paladins and Smite, have stated that they will be using AI to clone voices and refused to add in any words to contracts that would protect actors from it (twitter.com) angielski
Twitter thread in the link...
The Main Lesson From ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Should Be ‘People Hate Microtransactions’ (www.forbes.com) angielski
If reception to Baldur’s Gate says anything, it’s that people hate microtransactions in their AAA games.
EA's BioWare will lay off 50 and cut ties with unionized Keywords playtesting group (venturebeat.com) angielski
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.
Meet the Guy Preserving the New History of PC Games, One Linux Port at a Time (www.404media.co) angielski
Ethan Lee has been keeping your favorite indie games running for years by porting them to Linux. Now he wants developers to start thinking about “maintenance” instead of “remasters.”
New Survey Reveals That Many Game Developers Consider Their Career Unsustainable (www.ign.com) angielski
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.
Ayaneo announces the Next Lite, the first non-Valve handheld PC with SteamOS preinstalled (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
It's aiming to be budget friendly, so don't expect cutting edge hardware
CD Projekt staff form union after layoffs - and want everybody in the industry to join (www.rockpapershotgun.com) angielski
There's a side mission in Cyberpunk 2077 that involves abducting a notorious union-breaker. One wonders if any of the p…
Cities Skylines 2 has realistic economy, layoffs and even homelessness (gamerkick.com) angielski
Expected to arrive at the end of the year, Cities Skylines 2 increasingly shows what is his goal: after some promotional trailers, the game seems to aim for
Metro 2033 creator Dmitry Glukhovsky faces eight-year jail sentence if he returns to Russia (metro.co.uk) angielski
The writer of the Metro novels and video games has been handed an eight-year prison sentence, for his opposition to the Ukraine war.
'You won’t find our games on a subscription service' says the founder of Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian, after Ubisoft forecasts a future of players 'not owning' games (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
"Subscription models will always end up being cost/benefit analysis exercises intended to maximise profit."
Alan Wake 2, Max Payne actor James McCaffrey dead at 65 (www.polygon.com) angielski
McCaffrey appeared in several Remedy Entertainment games
Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 5 is a whopper of an update with an epilogue, two new modes, and more (www.vg247.com) angielski
Larian Studios has announced how large Patch 5 will be for Baldur's Gate 3, and it's rather large.
There needs to be more dedicated Gaming Subs (kbin.run) angielski
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....
Baldur's Gate 3 developer demands full list of uncredited translation staff "immediately" (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian has said it has taken "immediate" steps to ensure localisation staff currently left ou…
Steam Next Fest is back and underway with "hundreds" of playable PC demos (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
If it's demos you want, today's your lucky day; Valve's thrice-yearly Steam Next Fest event is back for another outing,…
Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Online Services Will Officially End on April 8, 2024 (www.gamespot.com) angielski
End of an era.
Dev Behind Highly Regarded PC Game Explains Why He Raised The Price: "Go Pirate It, I Don't Care" (www.gamespot.com) angielski
David Szymanski is hoping publicity from the upcoming film makes up for lower sales volumes right now.
E3 is officially dead: 'Thanks for the memories. GGWP' (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
After a rough few years, E3 has been killed off for good.
Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.0 update added a hidden Doom clone filled with secrets (www.rockpapershotgun.com) angielski
Players found a mysterious trail of breadcrumbs… then modded their way to the end.
Oldest Unity game developer group breaks up over lack of trust in the company (arstechnica.com) angielski
The "first official Unity user group in the world" has announced that it is dissolving after 13 years because "the trust we used to have in the company has been completely eroded." The move comes as many developers are saying they will continue to stay away from the company's products even after last week's partial rollback of...
Microsoft would buy Valve 'if opportunity arises,' said Phil Spencer in leaked email (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
But its prime target was Nintendo, according to a 2020 email leaked during the FTC v Microsoft trial.
Unity doesn't consider Planned Parenthood a charity (but a political groups), won't exempt them from install fees (steamcommunity.com) angielski
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) angielski
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
