Hey, y’all! Just another random, loudmouthed, opinionated, Southern-fried nerdy American living abroad.
I’m moving off kbin to lemmy, so I won’t be posting from here (unless kbin social gets it together).
Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@stopthatgirl7
Lemmy: stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world
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RE: Is Ernest still here? (kbin.social)
I check in here quite often, but for now, I'm just focusing on clearing spam and keeping the instance alive. In January, I was working on the AP module, and there has been significant progress in the work, which hasn't been publicly published yet. Unfortunately, at the beginning of the year, I developed a skin condition that...
Is Ernest still here? (kbin.social)
I don't mind waiting for things to be fixed what with life interfering with things, but I can't find any activity from Ernest lately. He hasn't been, like... hit by a bus or anything terrible like that, has he?
Federation Delays (kbin.social)
Looks like Kbin is running a pretty huge federation backlog, as it's taking several hours for comments to federate out. I'm not knowledgeable about how these servers work, but is it teetering on collapsing or something?
So blimey - what happened there? (kbin.social)
Kbin seemed tio take a nice long sleep there. I almost assumed it had fallen over for good. I Really hate the generic, undated 'over the next few days we are working on servers' mesesage.
The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion (www.patreon.com)
What my colleague and co-author Jason Sanford and I are going to outline in this lengthy report will most certainly not be the final word on the extraordinary events and actions surrounding the 2023 Hugo Awards that were adjudicated and presented by the 81st World Science Fiction Convention held in the city of Chengdu in China...
EA flop Immortals of Aveum reportedly cost around $125 million, former dev says "a AAA single-player shooter in today's market was a truly awful idea" (www.gamesradar.com)
Personally I would not call Immortals of Aveum an AAA game. 😅...
We're listening and we hear you. We've been planning a business update event for next week, where we look forward to sharing more details with you about our vision for the future of Xbox. Stay tuned. (twitter.com)
Walmart Reportedly Starting to Purge Physical Games Next Week (comicbook.com)
Specifically Xbox Games.
Palworld embroiled in AI and Pokémon ‘plagiarism’ controversy (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Social media users highlight character design similarities and developer’s generative AI…
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Studio CEO Refutes Ubisoft’s Subscription Model Comments (www.forbes.com)
Larian's CEO says that less games like Baldur's Gate 3 will get made if the industry keeps chasing subscription models for new releases.
If Gamers Want More Powerful Women Then Stop Being Afraid Of Them (www.thegamer.com)
Lae'zel and Shadowheart can be mean sometimes, and it's okay to embrace women in video games like them.
The Insomniac Hack Reveals The Ugly Truth Of Video Game Hype - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
The games journalist debate over covering the hack is a look in the mirror
God of War Creator Is Unhappy With New Games and Kratos' Story (comicbook.com)
Despite being nominated for numerous awards and even winning Game of the Year in 2018, the creator of God of War, David Jaffe, is not a huge fan of the new direction the series has gone in. Jaffe himself hasn't worked on these new God of War games, but thinks that they're not staying true to the spirit of the character and the...
Baldur's Gate 3 'Isn't Going to be on Game Pass', Insists Larian Boss (www.ign.com)
In a new interview with IGN, Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke responded to questions about Baldur's Gate 3 being on Xbox Game Pass, explaining why the best RPG of 2023 won't be on Microsoft's subscription service anytime soon.
Baldur's Gate 3 Developers Explain Its Controversial Endings, Beloved Characters, and Making the Best RPG of 2023 (www.ign.com)
Larian breaks down the creation of Baldur's Gate 3, from memorable characters like Astarion and The Emperor to its various endings.
IGN's 2023 Games of the Year (www.ign.com)
Zelda Tears of the Kingdom is IGN’s game of the year, with Baldur’s Gate 3 as the close second.
'There's almost nobody left': CEO of Baldur's Gate 3 dev Swen Vincke says the D&D team he initially worked with is gone, due to Hasbro layoffs (www.pcgamer.com)
Suffering and success.
Baldur's Gate 3 out now on Xbox (www.eurogamer.net)
The Game Awards 2023: List of Winners
Here’s the full list of winners at TGA:...
Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 5 Adds New Playable Epilogue With 3,589 Lines of Extra Dialogue, Much More (www.ign.com)
US kids want games subscriptions and virtual currency more than games this Christmas (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Kotaku Asks: How Soon Is Too Soon For A Video Game Remaster Or Remake? (kotaku.com)
When should developers go back and remaster or remake their most popular games?
Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Remake Is No Longer In Development - Report (www.gamespot.com)
Former Mass Effect Lead Forms New Studio To Make Narrative-Focused Games (kotaku.com)
Mac Walters is a longtime BioWare veteran who left the studio earlier this year
Why gaming is so important to players with chronic pain (www.eurogamer.net)
A look at the true importance of gaming for people with chronic pain.
AI-powered drawing app stuns developers by turning sketches into functional games (arstechnica.com)
Designer: "I think I need to go lie down."
505 Games' parent company lays off 30% of its workforce, says gamers really only want sequels so that's what it's going to make (www.pcgamer.com)
Digital Bros joins the chorus of game companies putting people out of work in the name of "operational efficiency."
Kongregate, Digital Bros. cut jobs in a growing wave of video game industry layoffs (www.polygon.com)
More than 6,000 people in the video game industry have been laid off in 2023
PlayStation Portal Is Out Today, But Fans Are Having a Hard Time Finding One - IGN (www.ign.com)
PlayStation Portal is out but trying to find one is about as arduous as trying to buy a PS5 in late 2020.
It's Exhausting Trying To Read Video Game Website Headlines - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
On Starfield And Hogwarts Legacy’s Single TGA Nomination Between Them (www.forbes.com)
Two games keep surfacing more than any other, Starfield, which landed a singular nomination for Best RPG, and Hogwarts Legacy, which got exactly zero nominations acros...
YouTuber Jirard (a.k.a. The Completionist) has been accused of keeping and hoarding charity donations (www.youtube.com)
Karl Jobst and SomeOrdinaryGamers (separate video linked here) have accused Jirard Khalil of lying to viewers about his charity....