Game developers flee Unity after exorbitant price plan announced, but not everyone can get out (boingboing.net)
Unity isn't a game engine. It's a malware-pushing advertising network which merged with a game engine to acquire a delivery channel and now wears its skin. This is fine for the bigger devs and publishers structured around platform relationships, but for everyone else? Gamemaker, Godot, Unreal, Defold… pick a flavor, they're...
bolgirs gay (beehaw.org)
It is monday right, i can post this lol? I missed the meme monday rule before, so soryy for breaking it before
hangin with the homies (beehaw.org)
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Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Addresses Studio Closures (www.ign.com)
“The closure of any team is hard obviously on the individuals there, hard on the team,” Spencer said. "I haven’t been talking publicly about this, because right now is the time for us to focus on the team and the individuals. It’s obviously a decision that’s very hard on them, and I want to make sure through severance...
Can an online library of classic video games ever be legal? (arstechnica.com)
Hades II - Sign Up for the HADES II Technical Test - Steam News (store.steampowered.com)
Opinion: Phil Spencer, long cast as Xbox’s saviour, may be remembered as the man who killed it (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Volition Veterans Form New Studio Shapeshifter Games, Working on Xbox Game Studios Project (techraptor.net)
Capcom adds new DRM to old PC games, raising worries over mods (www.polygon.com)
Not only that, but Capcom seems to be adding this Enigma Protector bullshit to their back catalog as well, if this Steam forum discussion is to be believed. Bet this borks the games on Linux and Steam Deck now.
Exclusive-Unity Software cutting 25% of staff in ‘company reset’ continuation (www.yahoo.com)
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Riven remake titled Riven: New Discoveries from the Lost D’ni Empire, first details and screenshots - Gematsu (www.gematsu.com)
Here's A First Look At Amazon Prime's Fallout Series - Game Informer (www.gameinformer.com)
It’s Exhausting Trying To Read Video Game Website Headlines (aftermath.site)
Every day I wake up in the morning, get on the internet and feel increasingly like Batman trapped in an elaborate puzzle room by the Riddler.
Official: New Grand Theft Auto Trailer Arriving in December (twitter.com)
Godot Engine hits over 50K euros per month in funding (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Nintendo Ending Mario Kart Tour Content 4 years after its debut (www.gamescensor.com)
The future of Vortex and the Nexus Mods app (www.nexusmods.com)
Vortex will continue to be our primary, supported mod manager for the foreseeable future and will be the application that we provide to support modding for upcoming titles such as Starfield....
Tencent is bringing back military FPS series Delta Force | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Tango Gameworks taken over and "revived" by PUBG publisher Krafton, with plans to expand Hi-Fi Rush IP (automaton-media.com)
Bungie Lays Off Over 200 Employees, Announces Plans For Deeper Integration With Sony - Game Informer (www.gameinformer.com)
Paradox CEO admits company made "wrong calls in several projects" in wake of Life By You's cancellation (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
AI Is Already Taking Jobs in the Video Game Industry (www.wired.com)
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Here's 3 reasons I'm actually pretty optimistic about Dragon Age: The Veilguard despite being an old school RPG sicko (www.pcgamer.com)
As a long time Dragon Age fan, I’ve been really, just iffy about Dragon Age: The Veilguard, especially since the very first trailer that they put out. The vibes were way off, like they were making a trailer for a Fortnite crossover rather than a dark fantasy game. The gameplay trailer afterward did seem to be more of what I...
Bloomberg - Microsoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closings (www.bloomberg.com)
Xbox is offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax as part of a broader cost-cutting initiative