Male players: Why do you play female characters? (kbin.social)
Got the idea of posting this when I watched this YouTube video that talks about reasons men love playing as girls....
After 23 years, developer reveals he snuck a cheat code past Sony that turns a cult-classic horror game into a godsend for retro enthusiasts (www.gamesradar.com)
Silent Hill 2 Remake developer teams up with The Walking Dead's Skybound Entertainment (www.eurogamer.net)
Nomic, one of the best concepts of a game I've seen (en.wikipedia.org)
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/7647192...
China announces rules to reduce spending on video games (www.reuters.com)
“Online games will now be banned from giving players rewards if they log in every day, if they spend on the game for the first time or if they spend several times on the game consecutively. All are common incentive mechanisms in online games.”
Was 2023 the Greatest Gaming Year of All Time? (www.theringer.com)
Indie publisher Versus Evil has shut down (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Caveblazers is on giveaway at GOG (www.gog.com)
Subscribing to the GOG newsletter will allow you to add the game to your library, which can then be downloaded DRM free...
Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick departs in just a few days (www.eurogamer.net)
What Hacked Files Tell Us About The Studio Behind Spider-Man 2 (kotaku.com)
Riven remake titled Riven: New Discoveries from the Lost D’ni Empire, first details and screenshots - Gematsu (www.gematsu.com)
All of Insomniac's upcoming titles have leaked (www.resetera.com)
I believe Insomniac were hacked / ransomwared last week or something. Apparently here’s the leak of all their upcoming titles....
Freeware recommendation: The Spirit Engine and its sequel, two unique and refined side-scrolling RPGs (www.thespiritengine.com)
I think these two deserve more love. The sidescrolling presentation and gameplay makes them stand out, but they also boast a competent combat system, interesting narratives, colorful and detailed visuals and soundtracks so memorable, I ended up whistling some of the tunes for years.
VGC’s Platform of the Year is Nintendo Switch (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Lost Ruins is on giveaway at GOG for the next 3 days (www.gog.com)
Subscribing to the GOG newsletter will allow you to add the game to your library, which can then be downloaded DRM free...
Super Mario 64 Footage Seemingly Shows Off a Multiplayer Mode With Luigi For the First Time - IGN (www.ign.com)
Leaked concept art/screenshots from cancelled Timesplitters sequel (2021) developed by Free Radical (www.resetera.com)
additional art further down in the thread
Activision Blizzard settles sex discrimination lawsuit for £44m (www.eurogamer.net)
‘Almost nobody left’ of D&D team that helped get Baldur’s Gate 3 off the ground, says Larian CEO (www.polygon.com)
Starfield design lead says players are "disconnected" from how games are actually made: "Don't fool yourself into thinking you know why it is the way it is" (www.gamesradar.com)
apparently this is in response to a few threads on Reddit flaming Starfield—in general, it’s been rather interesting to see Bethesda take what i can only describe as a “try to debate Starfield to popularity” approach with the game’s skeptics in the past month or two. not entirely sure it’s a winning strategy,...
Hideki Kamiya On Why He Left PlatinumGames, His YouTube Channel, and His Next Game - IGN (www.ign.com)
Factorio Friday Facts #389 - Train control improvements (factorio.com)
Ooh, trains....
Kojima Productions and A24 to adapt live-action Death Stranding movie (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Can anyone tell me what game this is? (cdn.discordapp.com)
Screenshot is taken from the worst premade ever video WPE absolutely butchering the English language 2023 edition...