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The Indie Chat & Recommendation Thread (cdn.imgchest.com)

“Inspired” by the Square-Enix putting their foot in their mouth thread, I thought it’d be interesting to make a little thread about indie games. People always talk about wanting to try different, cheaper titles, but with how hard it is to get good gaming news and the state of advertisement/marketing, word of mouth tends to...

Let's discuss: The Sims (beehaw.org)

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

Former Square Enix exec on why Final Fantasy sales don’t meet expectations and chances of recouping insane AAA budgets | Game World Observer (gameworldobserver.com)

Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of May 26th

Whatcha all been playing!...

Here's Why Microsoft Buying Valve Is A Terrible Idea (www.thegamer.com)

Ahoy - POPPY GAME INSULT TO OUR WAR DEAD (youtu.be)

The game is Cannon Fodder, and the video is a cautionary tale about judging a book—or game—by its cover.

For the first time in 28 years, Super Mario 64 has been beaten without using the A button – and it only took 86 hours (www.gamesradar.com)

IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more (www.gamesindustry.biz)

this is already leading to layoffs, including “GamesIndustry.biz managing editor Brendan Sinclair” and “Alice Bell, deputy editor at Rock Paper Shotgun”

Baldur's Gate 3 developer opens Poland studio as work on new projects "ramps up" (www.eurogamer.net)

Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of May 19th

Whatcha all playing!...

For a game that turns 40 years old next month, it's unreal what we are learning about Tetris (www.youtube.com)

This video documents the recent feats of 15-year-old Tetris master Alex T, and the discoveries players make by pushing the game farther than it has any right to go

Where do I find game demakes?

Unsure if this is the right community but here goes,...

Valve’s hero shooter Deadlock leaks with screenshots, gameplay details - Polygon (www.polygon.com)

Friday Facts #411 - All about asteroids (factorio.com)

Factorio Friday Facts #411 - All about asteroids (factorio.com)

Always fun to read the more technical posts from Wube, they’ve got a whole lot of skilled people working on Factorio that’s for certain.

Dragon Age Inquisition free on Epic right now (beehaw.org)

Probably part of the run up to the announcement and release of Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. In any case, I’m happy to spread the word because a free version of Dragon Age: Origins in the same year DAI was released is how I found the franchise.

[Satisfactory] WINDOW BONKS COMING BACK BABY, YEAH! (vid.lilay.dev)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlBjxbQYs10

Let's discuss: Half-Life (beehaw.org)

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

The History of Tetris World Records [by Summoning Salt] ~ a 2 hour documentary (youtu.be)

I just watched an excellent 2 hour (just needed to edit title, as I noticed it was 2 hours and not 1, wow time really flew away!) long documentary. The build up in stages and showing the evolution of the best players achievements, is intense and very well edited, narrated and written documentary!...