Defend the House - Retrograde - A Halo Tribute (www.youtube.com)
One of my fave machinima videos of all time.
The Riftbreaker - Roadmap Update - January 2024 - Steam News (store.steampowered.com)
Earth will be destroyed in 12 minutes... (lemmy.world)
This is accurate gameplay from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy text adventure that INFOCOM made with the help of Douglas Adams in 1984....
Rock Band 4 DLC support ends next week, after eight years (www.eurogamer.net)
End of an era.
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Studio CEO Refutes Ubisoft’s Subscription Model Comments (www.forbes.com)
Larian's CEO says that less games like Baldur's Gate 3 will get made if the industry keeps chasing subscription models for new releases.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - Gameplay Reveal Trailer | Xbox Dev Direct 2024 (www.youtube.com)
Visions of Mana - Game Overview | Xbox Dev Direct 2024 (www.youtube.com)
What is the next "grown up game" now that Minecraft only goes for children?
When Minecraft came out, it was hard to understand, not that good looking and only really catered to nerd gamers. There was no recipe book, no cute animals, no lush caves to explore, just an unforgiving Day-Night cycle and few, very creepy caves....
Obsidian's Avowed releases this autumn | Eurogamer (www.eurogamer.net)
Obsidian Entertainment has revealed its first-person RPG Avowed is set to release this autumn....
The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered - Official Launch Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Xbox Developers Direct
I really enjoyed the Xbox Developer Direct....
Best ergonomic/vertical mouse for FPS gaming?
Title. Is it the Logitech MX? Thanks in advance.
Popular mobile puzzle game classic Threes! is launching on PC for its 10th anniversary (www.gamingonlinux.com)
This is the game that inspired 2048 but unfortunately never got nearly as popular.
Avowed Deep Dive - Xbox Developer_Direct (18.01.24) (www.youtube.com)
Dead Game News: The Crew is being shut down permanently in April. (www.youtube.com)
Playing Pillars of Eternity for the first time
I’m really enjoying it so far. I’m solidly in the middle of Act 2 and about to start The Winter March part 1....
Ara: History Untold - Game Overview | Xbox Dev Direct 2024 (www.youtube.com)
My personal highlight of the show. It’s unashamedly a Civilization clone, but Civ 6 was a bit disappointing so having a spiritual successor that actually looks good would be wonderful.
Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga - Game Overview | Xbox Dev Direct 2024 (www.youtube.com)
Avowed - Game Overview | Xbox Dev Direct 2024 (www.youtube.com)
Veteran Videogame Analyst: Subscription growth has flattened [in video games] (files.catbox.moe)
Adding a bit more to the discussion on whether game subscription can be “the future”, it looks like despite the heavy push made in the past decade, subscriptions only make up 10% of total video game spending in the US....
Microsoft Confirms Plans To Release Xbox First Party Games “Across All Platforms”, Including PlayStation (twistedvoxel.com)
CSGO Massive Bot Lobby Problem - Why Does Valve Not Care? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Early morning on the west coast, virtually ALL CSGO Vertigo games are being played by 6-player bot lobbies....