EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO (www.tomshardware.com)
Starfield has lost 97% of its Steam players in less than six months (archive.is)
Poll shows 84% of PC users unwilling to pay extra for AI-enhanced hardware (videocardz.com)
Critics must rescore Dragon's Dogma 2 in light of microtransactions (www.downtimebros.com)
Valve faces a £656 million lawsuit in the UK for 'overcharging 14 million PC gamers' (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Court documents show that not only is Valve a fraction the size [only 336 employees in 2021] of companies like EA or Ubisoft, it's smaller than a lot of triple-A developers (www.pcgamer.com)
Steam is working on allowing you to mark a game as private and hide it from your friends (both you and Valve knows why) (nitter.net)
Steam Deck game library now 29% larger than that of Nintendo Switch (www.pcgamesn.com)
OneDrive is ruining my PC gaming setups | Digital Trends (www.digitaltrends.com)
Whatever you do, don't buy an Nvidia GPU right now | Digital Trends (www.digitaltrends.com)
No Man’s Sky soars again as new update prompts biggest discount yet (www.pcgamesn.com)
Just weeks before launch, Fallout London is delayed as creator says “Bethesda never changes” (www.pcgamesn.com)
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree currently has a 'Mixed' status on Steam, with many of the negative reviews complaining that the bosses are too hard [also game's PC performance] (www.pcgamer.com)
STEAM starting to issue refunds for players over the 2h playtime limit due to PSN on Helldivers 2 (nitter.poast.org)
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PC gamers are finally embracing the controller, as usage triples [increase to 15% from 5% over the last six years] (www.pcgamesn.com)
Former Xbox boss Peter Moore says Gen Z may reject new consoles in favor of smartphones and PCs (www.pcgamer.com)
Windows 12 is likely to debut in the second half of 2024 with AI-focused features (www.gizmochina.com)
You’re going to need an SSD in order to play Final Fantasy 16 on PC (www.techradar.com)
PC Gaming Is Growing Faster Than Consoles, Data Shows (kotaku.com)
PC gaming's many launchers, reviewed for 2024: Steam still puts the rest to shame (www.pcgamer.com)
Diablo 4's latest microtransaction controversy is a $30 portal recolor: "You can get Palworld for this price" (www.gamesradar.com)
Cities Skylines 2 PC performance is below target and modding tools will be basic at launch, Paradox says (www.pcgamesn.com)
With a Nintendo Switch 2 on the way, I hope Valve make a Steam Deck 2 (www.gamingonlinux.com)
PlayStation official response to Helldivers 2 fans (nitter.poast.org)
“Helldivers fans – we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update. The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, will not be moving forward....