Are there any good casual/low-stress mobile games that aren't filled with microtransactions?
Are there any good casual/low-stress mobile games that aren’t filled with microtransactions? For example: easy puzzle games, match-3 games, low-difficulty adventure games, or clicker-style games....
Devs should not be "forced to run on a treadmill until their mental or physical health breaks", says publisher of Manor Lords, citing how gamers seem to be trained to expect endless content work now (www.eurogamer.net)
This really does not sound healthy. The game is released, for a certain amount of money. If people don’t like what they get for their money, they simply should not buy it....
Good game soundtracks?
I’ve been looking for some more instrumental music to listen to while working, besides putting FF and Stardew on loop.
Steam Summer Sale - Top Deals
Initial scrolling of the Steam Summer Sale seems pretty lackluster, but digging through the comments sections in other threads, a few gems have stood out, and it doesn’t appear we have a thread dedicated to this yet, so post what you think are the best deals here!...
Halo on Paramount+ has been canceled after only two seasons (www.retbit.com)
Overwatch 2 is finally bringing back 6v6 with tests to decide OW’s future (www.dexerto.com)
Lol. After all these years they’re thinking of rolling back the 5v5 changes. To quote someone from Reddit:...
New Crazy Taxi title will be an open-world, massively multiplayer AAA game, according to Sega (automaton-media.com)
The Steam Summer Sale is live now! (store.steampowered.com)
Fortnite Players Band Together to Pick on In-Game Tesla Cybertrucks: 'Destroy on Sight' - IGN (www.ign.com)
NCSoft president: "The games industry's evolution towards acceptance and diversity is ongoing" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
From the article:...
Ken Levine says BioShock nearly went nowhere and was almost canceled: "We can't make those games because they don't sell" (www.gamesradar.com)
What’s interesting to me is of course how cheaply Bioshock got made compared to today’s blockbuster hits. Somewhere, we took the wrong turn in regards to modern game development, truly....
Valve rumored to be working on Android emulator for Steam (www.notebookcheck.net)
$500 aluminum version of the Analogue Pocket looks like the Game Boy’s final form (arstechnica.com)
Riot's fighting game 2XKO will use Vanguard anti-cheat (www.vg247.com)
Whelp…I’m out. (I expected this to happen before they said anything though, honestly.)
Bethesda Game Studios developers form 'wall to wall' union that includes artists, designers, and programmers (www.pcgamer.com)
Xbox Game Pass is getting MAJOR changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases (www.windowscentral.com)
We all knew it was coming. Game pass gets a price increase and a new more expensive tier for day 1 games....
Coming back to a western open world game H:FW after Elden Ring is a massive whiplash
First hour of the game I googled “Aloy Talks too much”...
Microsoft asks many Game Pass subscribers to pay more for less (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17448835...
The Humble Games Situation Gets Messier With Claims Of Lies And Damage Control (insider-gaming.com)
Day 10 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots (lemmy.world)
Today’s Game is Assassins Creed Black Flag. Honestly I’m kind of impressed I made it too 10 days. I totally expected myself to miss a day on my streak. Also. A few people in the past have asked about posting screenshots in the comments or stealing the idea for their own posts. Assuming the mods are chill with it I have no...
Nintendo has DMCA’ed Sudachi’s GitHub (x.com)
Day 7 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots (lemmy.world)
This game is (modded) Skyrim
Gothic, Risen, and Elex Dev "Piranha Bytes" Reportedly the Latest Embracer Studio to Shut Down (www.ign.com)
Day 2 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots (lemmy.world)
This game is Sea Of Thieves