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Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of March 3rd

What have you all been playing! Still on my helldivers and binding of Isaac grinds. Spreading managed democracy through the galaxy 💪

The developer of The Day Before seems to be deleting evidence that it was ever an MMO game (www.pcgamesn.com)

Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update - Half Life Uplink, New Multiplayer Maps, Updated Graphical Settings, SteamDeck Verified and More (www.half-life.com)

Former Kotaku writers are launching a new video game site — and they own it this time (www.theverge.com)

Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of November 5th

Whatcha all been playing? I’ve been playing a ton of Mario world ROM hacks, including some kaizo ones. Also started doing my oblivion playthrough again!

Microsoft has control issues (www.gamesindustry.biz)

The effort to squash unlicensed controllers hurts plenty of paying customers, and might not even achieve its goals

Unity reportedly told dev Planned Parenthood and children's hospital are "not valid charities" (www.gamesindustry.biz)

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Unity Apologizes For Runtime Fee Policy, Promises To Alter Plan This Week (twitter.com)

https://twitter.com/unity/status/1703547752205218265

CDPR Blames Lack Of Cyberpunk 2077 DLC On Move To Unreal (www.thegamer.com)

CDPR is eager to move on from the Red Engine, explaining why Phantom Liberty is the only Cyberpunk 2077 DLC.

Visualized: $300B of Video Gaming Revenue, by Source (www.visualcapitalist.com)

Article: visualcapitalist.com/…/video-games-industry-reven…

It's finally up! Please sign it if you're in the UK :) Petition: Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state. (petition.parliament.uk)

A very timely "Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of April 7th"

On time this time :)...

How Hidden Nazi Symbols Were the Tip of a Toxic Iceberg at Life Is Strange Developer Deck Nine (www.ign.com)

Let's discuss: Kirby (beehaw.org)

The format of these posts is simple: let’s discuss a specific game or series!...

Why Spec Ops: The Line Mattered (yt.artemislena.eu)

Dissapointed in Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller

Here is the story: I decided to buy a good and expensive controller for my PC for the first time, after 3 decades of using stock dualshocks and cheap knock-off brands. Googled “best controller for PC”, found a lot about elite series 2 controllers. Got excited about it (primarily the back-grip buttons and adjustable stick...

Get Humble Choice and other package titles for cheaper

tl;dr: key shops… use https://gg.deals as a finder...

Warcraft 2 / Starcraft type games ( or clones, or engine recreations )

Im missing a lot of charm that w2 and first starcraft games had, and i did not see any open engine recreations, nor clones that lived to this day. With warcraft 3 i only ever finished half of the game, by the time sc2 came out, i was already too old to even bother trying.

Last Epoch could be new home for Diablo 4 players after content drought - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)

KOTOR Remake feared cancelled after Sony quietly pulls tweets and videos (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

‘I am sorry’: Unity partially walks back on controversial monetization plans | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)

What's wrong with the Saints Row reboot again?

I got it expecting to hate it, but as I kept playing, I found myself legitimately enjoying it. Not begrudgingly enjoying it, not enjoying it outside of one or two small details, but actually being engaged in the story and gameplay. Which leads me to wondering why people had a problem with this game in the first place again?

Dreadwolf's Delays Are Impacting The Next Mass Effect - Insider Gaming (insider-gaming.com)

Speaking on a Giant Bomb podcast, Jeff Grubb explored how Dreadwolf's constant delays are also impacting the next Mass Effect game.

Gaming laptop or handheld PC?

I recently posted about finding time to game as a parent and the community has provided a bunch of good suggestions. Thank you! After reading all comments, I think it really boils down to accessibility of gaming for the occasional moments of free time that I do have in my busy schedule. The ability to pick something up easily,...