From my own statistics how many I feel worthy posting/linking on Lemmy, the most direct alternative to Kotaku is Eurogamer. PCGamer, PCGamesN and Rock Paper Shotgun are occasionally OK, but you have to cut through a lot of spam and clickbait (i.e. exactly this “50 guides per week” type of corporate guidance). Not sure if this is also the state that Kotaku will end up in. The Verge sometimes also have good articles, but the flood of gadget consumerism articles there is obnoxious.
Jeff Strain shuts down Possibility Space studio via email, blaming internal leaks to the press (massivelyop.com) angielski
I tried two demos of machine learning AI NPCs, and they didn't convince me AI will lead to anything that immersive sims like Deus Ex haven't already done better (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
‘Dead Space’ Franchise Is Officially On Hold at Electronic Arts (www.bloomberg.com) angielski
Without paywall: archive.ph/6j2KZ
Ubisoft is stripping people's licences for The Crew weeks after its shutdown, nearly squandering hopes of fan servers and acting as a stark reminder of how volatile digital ownership is (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
Baldur's Gate 3 sweeps BAFTA Games Awards 2024 (www.gamesindustry.biz) angielski
Microsoft limits Xbox Game Pass subscription extensions in certain countries (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Fallout: New Vegas director and CRPG veteran Josh Sawyer says burnout has "replaced crunch as the primary hazard of the game industry" (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
EA Play Subscription Price Being Hiked By 80% in Some Regions (insider-gaming.com) angielski
GAME staff discovered zero hours contracts move via mass Microsoft Teams calls (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
With a near-unprecedented official license for its fan server, one of PC gaming's great MMOs has a vibrant future: 'Let it be shouted far and wide: City of Heroes lives again' (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
Scientists Race to Protect Future Lunar Telescopes (spectrum.ieee.org) angielski
GAME staff told to expect redundancies, as most workers move to zero hours contracts (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Larian publishing director on mass layoffs: 'None of these companies are at risk of going bankrupt. They were just at risk of pissing off the shareholders' (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
Forget Ubisoft's AAAA Games, CD Projekt Is Making 'AAAAA' Games (insider-gaming.com) angielski
Ex-Sega studio Relic hit by fresh layoffs following sale (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Life is Strange studio Deck Nine accused of toxic workplace culture in new report (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
A Ubisoft Game Is At The Center Of A Fight To Stop Online Game Shutdowns (kotaku.com) angielski
60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older Games, New Data Shows (kotaku.com) angielski
Gearbox confirms layoffs following sale by Embracer (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
New York Times Simulator Is A Gripping Exploration Of Modern Media Pitfalls (kotaku.com) angielski
The New York Times Is More Gaming Company Than Newspaper – Data shows most NYT subscribers are playing games, not reading the news (kotaku.com) angielski
Indie developer has a plan to keep parts of his game secret, even from data-miners (www.gamefile.news) angielski
Embracer CEO says it's "way too early" for the company to "start talking about" acquiring new studios (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Sega layoffs hit 240 staff, including at Total War studio Creative Assembly (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
CD Projekt CFO does "not see a place for microtransactions in single-player games" (insider-gaming.com) angielski
Spectator rushes stage at CS2 tournament and gets tackled into trophy, smashing it to pieces (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
AI NPCs Have Potential, But Not The Kind Big Video Game Companies Want (aftermath.site) angielski
Phil Spencer blames capitalism for games industry woes: 'I don't get [the] luxury of not having to run a profitable growing business' (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
So, looks like Putin's ordered the Russian government to 'consider the issue of organising' domestic versions of the Steam Deck, SteamOS, and Steam itself (with a side order of Steam Machines) (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
The big Larian interview: Swen Vincke on industry woes, optimism, and life after Baldur's Gate 3 (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Take-Two Buys Gearbox For Less Than Half Of What Embracer Paid For It (www.kotaku.com.au) angielski
Big Shakeup At Nintendo Testing Center Ahead Of Switch 2 (kotaku.com) angielski
You can't sue us for making games 'too entertaining,' say major game developers in response to addiction lawsuits (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
GameStop Cuts Jobs Amid ‘Unsustainable’ Sales Decline (www.ign.com) angielski
Report: Streamer Claims DICE Paid Over 60 Content Creators to Help Develop Battlefield 2042 but Ignored Every Advice Given (mp1st.com) angielski
A handheld Xbox? Microsoft’s gaming chief can’t stop thinking about it (www.polygon.com) angielski
Larian originally wanted Baldur's Gate 3 to have multiple narrators, also Astarion was a tiefling (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
'Make a private hosted version of your game': Knockout City dev's top tip for studios shutting down a live service game is to give players the keys (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
How are CD Projekt's side quests so good? Cyberpunk quest designer says they reject 'over 90%' of their pitches (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
Blizzard Makes Big Changes as ‘Overwatch 2’ Struggles (www.bloomberg.com) angielski
Without paywall: archive.ph/C8lhe
Archeoastronomy uses the rare times and places of previous total solar eclipses to help us measure history (theconversation.com) angielski
Critically acclaimed Dragon's Dogma 2 hits "mostly negative" on Steam after players raze it for microtransactions (www.rockpapershotgun.com) angielski
GTA 6 Production Reportedly Falling Behind, Rockstar Urges Staff To Return To Office To Avoid Delay (kotaku.com) angielski
Massive Pokémon Fan Game Site Taken Down Without Warning Via DMCA (kotaku.com) angielski
GameScent Wants You to Smell the Gunfire While You Play Video Games (www.wired.com) angielski
Baldur's Gate 3 boss blasts publisher "greed" behind layoffs (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Kotaku EIC Resigns Over New Editorial Edict (aftermath.site) angielski