Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing?
Tell us what game you are currently, or recently played, greater than 6+ months old....
The new worst gaming trend: killing our favorite games to replace them with sequels (www.pcgamer.com)
Palworld has broken Counter-Strike's all-time concurrent players peak at 1.8 million, and is now #2 most played game on Steam ever. It is only behind PUBG which holds the record at 3.2 million. (twitter.com)
Nitter link: nitter.net/steamdb/status/1749789691467997482...
Gamers aged 55+ account for almost a third of gamers now, and that share is on the rise. (www.midiaresearch.com)
Gamers Are Becoming Less Interested in Games With Deep Strategy, Study Finds (www.ign.com)
Success of Fallout proves video game adaptations have gone mainstream (www.theguardian.com)
CD Projekt Spent Roughly $125 Million Turning Cyberpunk 2077 Around Post-Launch (www.ign.com)
Dragon's Dogma 2 mods negate the need for microtransactions on PC (www.eurogamer.net)
Here’s how the makers of the “Suyu” Switch emulator plan to avoid getting sued (arstechnica.com)
Seasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailers (www.pcgamer.com)
"I can't stress enough how often I'd hear a retail rep declare a genre/style/look was dead with zero supporting data."
What's the best game you played this year (that didn't come out this year)?
Since the normies are starting to do their GotY thing....
Unity May Never Win Back the Developers It Lost in Its Fee Debacle (www.wired.com)
Star Citizen Pushes Through the $700 Million Raised Mark and No, There Still Isn’t a Release Date (www.ign.com)
Fallout 4 jumps to No.1 across Europe following TV show launch (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Yahtzee Croshaw: Today, I formally resigned from The Escapist and Gamurs. I don't have the rights to Zero Punctuation, but whatever happens you'll be hearing my voice again soon, in a new place. (twitter.com)
Modern Warfare 3 Accused of Being A $70 DLC by Fans: "It Feels Like Half a COD Game" (comicbook.com)
Video Game Execs Are Ruining Video Games (jacobin.com)
CD Projekt recommends starting a new game when Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.0 drops: 'starting fresh will enhance your overall gameplay experience' (www.pcgamer.com)
Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a mammoth-sized update, titled Update 2.0, tomorrow, September 21, and it promises to be a bit of a game changer. A police revamp, a progression overhaul, a new cybernetics system, vehicular combat, DLSS 3.5—it's vast, and thankfully separate from the Phantom Liberty expansion due next week, so you'll...
The RTS genre will never be mainstream unless you change it until it's 'no longer the kind of RTS that I want to play,' says Crate Entertainment CEO (www.pcgamer.com)
Ubisoft CEO defends Skull and Bones’ $70 price despite its live service leanings, calls it ‘quadruple-A’ (www.videogameschronicle.com)
What was the game you were the most patient for?
How long have you waited to get it? Was it worth it?
Sony misses PS5 sales target as console enters ‘latter stage of its life cycle’ (www.theverge.com)
Star Citizen's 'Everything Pack' Costs $48,000 (kotaku.com)
Cities Skylines 2 reportedly runs with 7-12fps on an Intel Core i9 13900KS with AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX at 4K/High Settings (www.dsogaming.com)
Original Fallout lead Tim Cain loves the new show, but remains baffled by how 'destructive' fans can act toward 'people who are trying to create things' (www.pcgamer.com)
Cain appreciated the performances and storytelling, but singled out how the show nailed the Fallout “vibe” as its biggest achievement. “I was just looking at all the props,” he said of one scene. “I realized after a few minutes went by that I had not followed the dialogue at all, because I was so engrossed by it...
