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Boing. (boing.greg.technology)
The game "Horses" now barred on Steam, Epic and Humble Bundle (www.pcgamer.com)
Currently, only GOG and Itch are still selling this game....
A cool feature/mechanic you want to see in games again
I was recently discussing Farcry 2 with some friends and how cool the fire spread system was - And how it essentially was never used again after that title....
I respect choice for the name of the game (store.steampowered.com)
Looks like fun game!
Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027 (www.videogameschronicle.com)
‘I’ve never used it and probably never will’: Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu says he won’t use AI to make music [VGC] (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Are there any good 3D Nintendo FAN made games?
I’m preferably looking for a fan-made game that is Pokemon as the new Pokémon games suck, I tried to play legengs z-a and it felt like a group of middle schoolers made it on limited resources, it was pathetically low effort....
Life imitates art
Nintendo now has a US patent on summoning characters and making them battle for you | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Amid Palworld Lawsuit, Nintendo Patents a System for Summoning a Character (gamerant.com)
PC modders optimise Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater before Konami does, and add Hideo Kojima to boot | Eurogamer (www.eurogamer.net)
Four wheels good, two wheels bad: why are there no exciting cycling games? (www.theguardian.com)
What games have mastered "Both emotional extremes"?
Something I’ve picked up on with my gaming preference is stories that don’t simply focus on one “mood” for the game, but alter it to fit the situation. Players get a relaxed time exploring or diving into combat, and the world is inviting and colorful, but when the story builds, it puts brutal tests of character in front...
Belgian NGO wants gamers to sign up for organ donation (www.euractiv.com)
We can't keep making videogame stories for players who aren't paying attention to them (www.pcgamer.com)
I’ve noticed a trend—particularly in some recent RPGs—of, well, let’s call it ‘Netflixiness’....
Every RPG subgenre acronym, decoded
For people unaware of all the role-playing game (RPG) subgenres, here’s a brief explainer:...
First they came for steam, then they came for itch.io .
Source.
Stop Killing Games is facing a complaint in the EU that uses nonsense logic to accuse the movement's founder of failing to disclose financial contributions he never made: 'It's not paranoia if they re (www.pcgamer.com)
Ubisoft Confirms a New First-Person Ghost Recon Game is in Development (insider-gaming.com)
Steam is cracking down on porn games, to keep Payment Processors happy.
https://reddthat.com/pictrs/image/3d4d3bb4-67c7-40fd-9458-238f50f665f2.jpeg...
Nintendo refuses to repair water damaged Switch 2 console (consumerrights.wiki)
EA CEO Andrew Wilson got a nice pay bump last year, while the company's workers earned less on average (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy Begins Layoff Process Amid Disastrous Launch, Studio Sources Say (www.ign.com)
Who could've possibly seen this coming?
Gooner game of the year Stellar Blade's mods are 41% smut, ensuring gamers will never see the light of heaven (www.pcgamer.com)
What game has the best tutorial, in your opinion?
I hear a lot about frustrating, unskippable tutorials. What games do a good job at teaching you what you need to know?
Nintendo Switch 2 Breaks Sales Records in Just 4 Days (gamersplan.com)
Quantum mechanics might have the solution to joystick drift (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/27880332
Upscaling is actually good (as an option)
I've seen a lot of people lately saying that upscaling (fsr, dlss, etc.) is a bad thing, including some calling it 'fake frames', which is probably due to them confusing it with frame generation....
Steam Deck / Gaming News #6
As you’re most probably used to by now, this is just my initial warning that what follows is my ranting and rambling about both Steam Deck-specific(ish) news, and general gaming news I’ve spotted and seems interesting to me....
Pokémon games have become consistently ugly, and it's alright to wish they weren't (www.eurogamer.net)
It’s been a while since I looked at a main series Pokémon game and thought, “That looks nice.” This includes last week’s full reveal of Pokémon Legends Z-A, which going from the first bit of footage seems to feature a lot of hazy-edged grey rooftops, futurist UI, and eerily smooth NPCs, and not a lot of consistent,...
BREAKING: Warner Bros. Games is shutting down Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego, sources tell Bloomberg News. (bsky.app)
Warner Bros. is also canceling the Wonder Woman game....
Why there are few native Linux games compared to Windows or even Mac?
Does the existence of Wine compatibility layer discourages the creation of native Linux games?
For No Reason in Particular Here's a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis (hard-drive.net)
Large Language Models in Video Games?
Do you think it is likely that we will start to see Large Language Models integrated in to major video games? If so, are there some examples within gaming already?
China's internet is upset that a knock-off of its darling video game, 'Black Myth: Wukong,' is listed on Nintendo's store (www.businessinsider.com)
My recent experiences with big budget AAA after years of avoidance
Got the gamepass deal for $1 again, somehow, different email? So I took the opportunity and holiday season to try out Black Ops 6 and Diablo 4. Obviously the main reason was to play Indiana Jones, but that’s another story…...
Sniper Elite Resistance dev defends asset reuse - “if they’re there to use, why not use them?” (www.videogamer.com)
2k Launcher has been fully removed from all games (support.2k.com)
Thank god
Someone Is Trying To Play Concord Right Now (www.thegamer.com)