Yep, I work in games and this year has been fucking brutal.
Most of my contacts/acquaintances on Linkedin are "between jobs".
Luckily I have some freelancing set up, but this thing is killing me. It's not easy to find another (remote) job when half the people in the industry are competing with you.
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
Come on, it's a hand held, have they manged to squeeze a gpu the size of a ps5 into a Switch? And how do they cool it? Bullshit.
Also, Nintendo hardware has always been, by choice or not, at least a generation behind Sony and Microsoft, I really don't see them changing that any time soon.
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'.
Fucking hell this is super weird. I was going through my comments history, and one of them was "what's a boomer shooter?"in reply to someone who mentioned the term a few weeks ago.
Since it wasn't replied I looked it up like a minute ago, and came across this very article.
The very first thread I clicked on after I came back to my feed was this one :0
Unity say layoffs “likely” as they recover from disastrous pricing plan rollout and look to AI for growth (www.rockpapershotgun.com) angielski
Expects “interventions” - including cuts to products, office space and jobs - to be made in the next six months.
Amazon lays off 180 employees from its games division (www.destructoid.com) angielski
Another day, another round of lay offs.
Capcom President Thinks Game Prices Are 'Too Low' - IGN (www.ign.com) angielski
Capcom president Harushiro Tsujimoto claims that the prices of video games need to increase to meet ballooning development costs.
Star Citizen reaches $600 million raised but the game future is really worrying (gamerkick.com) angielski
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?
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
OK Boomer Shooter: How indie games breathed new life into a dying genre (www.inverse.com) angielski
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'.
No, you’re NOT a real gamer. (kbin.social) angielski
No, you’re NOT a real gamer....