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Wreckfest 2 officially announced at THQ Nordic showcase (wolfsgamingblog.com)

Dome Keeper just got a massive update that ups replayability and helps generate better worlds (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

SAG-AFTRA Calls Strike Against Major Video Game Companies After Nearly 2 Years Of Contract Talks (deadline.com)

Updates to Free Demos on Steam (steamcommunity.com)

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy will come to Game Pass on August 8 according to reliable source (wolfsgamingblog.com)

Summer 2024 Team Fortress 2 Update Released (store.steampowered.com)

Apex Legends™: Battle Pass Updates (www.ea.com)

So yeah, EA is going full apeshit on Apex Legends monetization, doubling the number of battle passes and removing the ability to buy them ingame. Great. 😑 Good thing I left that game what feels like forever ago.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II coming west in early 2025 (www.gematsu.com)

I’m hearing the marketing for this one is on the spoilery side (as is frequently the case with Falcom), so beware.

Super House of Dead Ninjas is shutting down (store.steampowered.com)

Nobody is available to act as publisher following Adult Swim Games shutting down. That means it won’t be available to buy soon.

The BIG List of Video Game Randomizers (now open source) (video-game-randomizers.github.io)

SmashManiac originally ran the site but recently converted it into an open source project. Here’s the announcement...

Selaco has sold 51,000 copies in only two weeks (www.gamingonlinux.com)

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered on PC has been ready for at least seven months, it’s claimed | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)

Jumblie #245 (jumblie.com)

I don’t even have one word today but I was dealing with an issue at work all morning so I haven’t had time to keep trying. Surely someone beat it in under a minute again?...

`#FixTF2` (save.tf)

For the past five years, Team Fortress 2 has become nearly unplayable. The game’s official servers have been overrun by hordes of cheating aimbots while Valve has remained steadfast in their refusal to adequately tackle the problem. This lack of developer interference has thrown the game into a state of turmoil with seemingly...

Quake-like game made with JavaScript takes up just 13KB of storage (www.tomshardware.com)

You can play it in your browser here.

Nightmare Kart, the Bloodborne-inspired PSX-styled racing game, is out now (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

Direct link to the game: b0tster.itch.io/nmkart

[IGN - Review in progress] Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game (www.ign.com)

Actually… sounds quite interesting. Like a more casual and chaotic take on DbD, which to me at least sounds like exactly what that formula could use.

Avowed and Indiana Jones Previews Are Coming After Xbox Games Showcase (insider-gaming.com)

Marvel Rivals Apologizes Following Alpha Banning Controversy (gamerant.com)

With such a broad scope on what counts as “disparagement,” this has caused quite a stir among the community, with some players being banned without realizing the terms of this contract. The developers released a statement addressing these terms, with NetEase saying it is aware of the “inappropriate and...

Warner Bros. returning ownership of some soon-to-be-delisted Adult Swim titles (delistedgames.com)

I hope more follows

Devolver co-founder says large-scale game dev "crushing under its own weight a little bit" (www.gamesindustry.biz)

A Tekken 8 streamer spent almost a week using a one-button mashing bot to prove that Eddy Gordo is as big a menace as ever (www.pcgamer.com)

That is honestly hilarious from a old, old used to play Tekken player.

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