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Lies, Hate and the story of Emil Pagliarulo (piped.video)

This is quite an interesting “Documentary” about how internet critics can bend reality on the example of Emil, the Lead Writer of Starfield and Fallout 4.

Indiana Jones And The Great Circle is first-person, stealthy, and coming 2024 (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

So I recently playtested a game (Realm of Ink on Steam) (store.steampowered.com)

So a couple months back I was randomly approached on Steam from someone claimed to be someone from a company called Maple Leaf Studio looking for playtesters for a game of theirs, and that because I had so many hours in Hades and Cult of the Lamb I’d be perfect for it....

Rocksteady co-founders have formed new AAA studio Hundred Star Games (www.eurogamer.net)

Billy Mitchell has surrendered (perfectpacman.com)

Billy Mitchell didn’t win his defamation lawsuit against Twin Galaxies. Not only was Billy not in a position to get a financial settlement, Billy’s cheated Donkey Kong scores were not reinstated(as he’s claiming), and his claimed Pac-Man score from 1999 is also not on the main scoreboards. What had happened is that the...

Trademark Tussle: Remedy Entertainment And Take Two Clash Over Logo (respawnfirst.com)

The Last of Is Part II Remastered Review Thread (opencritic.com)

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Ubisoft Wants You To Be Comfortable Not Owning Your Games (kotaku.com)

War Hospital, out now, is a tug-of-war between empathy and efficiency (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has been delayed again [to September 5th] (www.theverge.com)

Twin Galaxies, Billy Mitchell settle Donkey Kong score case before trial (arstechnica.com)

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AGDQ 2024 starts in less than two hours (gamesdonequick.com)

Who else is hyped for the event, and what runs are you looking forward to?...

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.

Why iron sights in video games suck (medium.com)

Factorio Friday Facts #393 - Putting things on top of other things (factorio.com)

And the Factorio devs just continue to add more quality of life and interest to the game mechanics....

Sony gives Gran Turismo Sport the boot | This Week in Business (www.gamesindustry.biz)

Once the servers for Gran Turismo Sport go down, you won’t even be able to save your progress in the single player, either. There is no reason for single player stuff to be always online.

Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age Rise at Last on Nintendo Switch Online - IGN (www.ign.com)

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Will Have a Character Voiced by Text-to-Speech at Launch - IGN (www.ign.com)

Valve: Most games made with AI tools are now welcome on Steam (arstechnica.com)

Well shit…

10 Days Into 2024 And 2300+ Video Game Layoffs Have Been Announced (kotaku.com)

Mostly from Unity: 1800 through the end of March.

Suicide Squad Boss Downplays Live-Service Elements Of Obviously Live-Service Game (kotaku.com)

Netflix is reportedly exploring adding in-game ads to its gaming service (www.videogameschronicle.com)

Exclusive-Unity Software cutting 25% of staff in ‘company reset’ continuation (www.yahoo.com)

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NVIDIA reveal Half-Life 2 RTX, plus GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series GPUs (www.gamingonlinux.com)

Much like AMD did today for CES 2024, much of NVIDIA's event was also all about AI but there's a few bits in there for normal consumers like the announcement of Half-Life 2 RTX, plus GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series GPUs.

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