Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years in prison for criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine (www.pcgamer.com)
Ubisoft just added Denuvo to Assassins Creed Mirage via a day-1 patch a few minutes ago. AFTER all the major reviews went online. (meta.masto.host) https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/0c095e3d-ac73-49eb-b142-65d0c7d2b8af.webp
Unity bosses sold stock days before development fees announcement, raising eyebrows (www.eurogamer.net)
Gabe Newell on why game delays are okay: 'Late is just for a little while. Suck is forever.' (www.pcgamer.com)
Just a few hours after Valve launched a new update to celebrate the game's 25th anniversary, the original Half Life has reached a new all-time high of almost 14 thousand concurrent players. (twitter.com) Nitter link: nitter.net/playtrackernet/…/1725612880836300996...
Relogic: Makes a statement on Unity and donates 100k to Godot and FNA with a further 1k a month moving forward. (twitter.com) https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/155aa45b-6730-4b43-b1d2-84707c59a46e.webp
Baldur's Gate 3 is defying game industry trend-chasers — and is being rewarded for doing so | Windows Central (www.windowscentral.com)
An unofficial PC port of Nintendo 64's Perfect Dark is available for download, featuring mouselook, widescreen, FOV & 60fps support (www.dsogaming.com)
Valve doesn't sell ad space on Steam so it can make room for surprise hits: 'We don't think Steam should be pay-to-win' (www.pcgamer.com)
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)
Why Xbox's Third-Party Accessories Ban Is Sparking a Backlash in the Disabled Community (www.ign.com)
UK Petition: Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state (petition.parliament.uk)
Unity Fallout Continues: Dev Group Shuts Down While Developers Refuse To Come Back (www.techdirt.com)
400 hours of work, 100 unique characters, and 50 working quests: One Skyrim fan's year-long journey to recreate the RPG in Age of Empires 2 is almost over (www.gamesradar.com)
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Urges Members To Approve Strike Authorization Against Video Game Companies (deadline.com)
Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years in prison for criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine (www.pcgamer.com)
Ubisoft just added Denuvo to Assassins Creed Mirage via a day-1 patch a few minutes ago. AFTER all the major reviews went online. (meta.masto.host)
https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/0c095e3d-ac73-49eb-b142-65d0c7d2b8af.webp
Unity bosses sold stock days before development fees announcement, raising eyebrows (www.eurogamer.net)
Overwatch 2 is now Steam's "worst game of all time" (www.eurogamer.net)
Devs on Unity Runtime Fee: "The trust is gone forever" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Gabe Newell on why game delays are okay: 'Late is just for a little while. Suck is forever.' (www.pcgamer.com)
Unity May Never Win Back the Developers It Lost in Its Fee Debacle (www.wired.com)
Just a few hours after Valve launched a new update to celebrate the game's 25th anniversary, the original Half Life has reached a new all-time high of almost 14 thousand concurrent players. (twitter.com)
Nitter link: nitter.net/playtrackernet/…/1725612880836300996...
Relogic: Makes a statement on Unity and donates 100k to Godot and FNA with a further 1k a month moving forward. (twitter.com)
https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/155aa45b-6730-4b43-b1d2-84707c59a46e.webp
Baldur's Gate 3 is defying game industry trend-chasers — and is being rewarded for doing so | Windows Central (www.windowscentral.com)
An unofficial PC port of Nintendo 64's Perfect Dark is available for download, featuring mouselook, widescreen, FOV & 60fps support (www.dsogaming.com)
Valve doesn't sell ad space on Steam so it can make room for surprise hits: 'We don't think Steam should be pay-to-win' (www.pcgamer.com)
Valve Makes "Boomer Shooter" An Official Genre On Steam (www.gamespot.com)
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)
Why Xbox's Third-Party Accessories Ban Is Sparking a Backlash in the Disabled Community (www.ign.com)
PS Plus price hike: We'll all pay for a subscription-based future | Opinion (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Roblox accused of facilitating "illegal gambling ring" for minors (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Video Game Execs Are Ruining Video Games (jacobin.com)
UK Petition: Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state (petition.parliament.uk)
Unity Fallout Continues: Dev Group Shuts Down While Developers Refuse To Come Back (www.techdirt.com)
Unity's self-combustion engine (www.gamesindustry.biz)
400 hours of work, 100 unique characters, and 50 working quests: One Skyrim fan's year-long journey to recreate the RPG in Age of Empires 2 is almost over (www.gamesradar.com)
Report: Embracer has made layoffs at Gearbox Publishing (www.gamedeveloper.com)
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Urges Members To Approve Strike Authorization Against Video Game Companies (deadline.com)
CD Projekt employees form a union (gamedevunion.pl)