Any novel idea that gets a modicum of success is immediately and repeatedly flogged to death by copy-cats, both indie and corporate, for the next several years until the gaming public is sick of seeing it. See any recent successful gaming trend for an example.
This should be illegal, companies should be forced to open-source games (or at least provide the code to people who bought it) if they decide to discontinue it, so people can preserve it on their own....
TLDW: 8 minutes of vacuous navel-gazing which could have been distilled to the following 4 sentences:
But who involves themselves that much with games? Critics, journalists and enthusiasts. But what percentage of the whole do these people make? If you’re watching this video right now I imagine you’d be considered an outlying statistic a few steps away from the average demographic the industry continues to target.
Non-endemic companies such as Google and Amazon are among the biggest threats to the games industry.
That’s according to former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden, who shared his thoughts on the future of games during the keynote at last week’s GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit in Seattle.
The irony is palpable throughout this entire article.
A Starfield player has credited the sci-fi game with saving their life after they stayed up late to play it and was awake when their apartment complex caught fire.
u/Tidyckilla took to Starfield’s subreddit over the weekend to report their amazing escape, saying that if they hadn’t been awake “bingeing” the game when the fire broke out, the player and their wife would likely have “died to smoke inhalation”.
“The official Pokémon Center shop has launched its latest plush toy - and it’s for Wiglett, the long, pink-tipped worm-like creature that stands erect at 10-and-a-quarter inches.”
What a shit website. Instant popup requiring you to consent to ads or buy a subscription, and the consent options don’t allow removal of consent for ads and tracking. This is a GDPR violation.
More than 100,000 people are currently playing a Steam game where you click a banana (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
The future of gaming belongs to weird, little games (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
[QUESTION] What is the most realistic-looking game that can also run on Linux distros? angielski
Nintendo Forcing Garry's Mod To Delete 20 Years' Worth Of Content (kotaku.com) angielski
This should be illegal (lemmy.world) angielski
This should be illegal, companies should be forced to open-source games (or at least provide the code to people who bought it) if they decide to discontinue it, so people can preserve it on their own....
ANTI-UNITY STRATEGY (lemmy.world)
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Digital Foundry: Star Wars Jedi Survivor PC Is *Still* The Worst Triple-A PC Port Of 2023 (www.youtube.com) angielski
The Escapist: The Problem of Voting With Your Wallets | Cold Take (www.youtube.com) angielski
Peter Molyneux says he regrets over-promising his games (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Tencent Games strategic advisor Shawn Layden issues warning about non-endemics breaking into games (www.gamesindustry.biz) angielski
Staying up and "bingeing" Starfield "literally saved" this player's life (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
What are your favourite classic fighting games?
Looking for fourth to sixth generation console games, and old arcade and X68000 games. Saturn is out though....
Star Citizen Funding crosses $600 million mark (robertsspaceindustries.com) angielski
Microsoft will sell Activision Blizzard streaming rights to Ubisoft (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, The Jet Set Radio Successor, Is Out Now And Already Has A Discount (www.gamespot.com) angielski
You can save 10% off the regular price of this Jet Set Radio spiritual successor on its launch day.
John Carmack returns to QuakeCon for first time in a decade: ‘I’m so happy I’m now welcome’ (www.videogameschronicle.com) angielski
18+ Pokémon unveils official Wiglett toy (www.eurogamer.net)
“The official Pokémon Center shop has launched its latest plush toy - and it’s for Wiglett, the long, pink-tipped worm-like creature that stands erect at 10-and-a-quarter inches.”