Masahiro Sakurai refused to add Dolby Surround to a Kirby game because players had to sit through the logo (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Nearly Half of Video Game Players Say ‘Creation and Self-Expression’ Are Their Main Reasons for Gaming, New Study Finds (variety.com)
Weekly what have you been playing discussion - week of May 20th, 2024
Microsoft Destroyed Arkane Austin but the Studio’s Soul Is Indestructible (www.ign.com)
The Precinct: Official Gameplay Explainer – A Day in Averno City - YouTube (www.youtube.com)
See what your in-game day might look like while playing as a fresh-out-the-academy cop who’s investigating his father’s death in this gameplay explainer for The Precinct, a neon-noir sandbox game set in 1983.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II - Official Launch Trailer (ft. Animal Soul by AURORA) (www.youtube.com)
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Update 02 - Hoxxes Fights Back (store.steampowered.com)
System Shock Remake Review (Xbox Series X|S) (www.purexbox.com)
System Shock is just one of those games innit. It’s one of those “classic” computer games that the old folk tell you about. You know those old folks, the ancient gamers (not me, obviously), just constantly yammering on at bus stops about System Shock and “oh, you shoulda seen SHODAN” and you’re like “I did see...
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up! confirms both a PC version and a sequel are under consideration. Sales of Stellar Blade are "exceeding expectations". Investing in new IP's and making a Gatcha game. (x.com)
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Did video game investment hit rock bottom, and is it ready to go back up? (www.gamesindustry.biz)
China approves 96 new video games in May, with market leaders Tencent, NetEase missing from list (finance.yahoo.com)
Wuthering Waves Official Release Trailer | Waking of a World (www.youtube.com)
The Precinct: Official Gameplay Explainer – A Day in Averno City (www.youtube.com)
Songs of Conquest is the Heroes of Might & Magic rebirth we all deserve (arstechnica.com)
Monster Hunter Stories - Overview Trailer | Nintendo Switch, PS4, PC (www.youtube.com)
A previously unpublished 2004 video interview with Satoru Iwata has been shared online (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Hades 2 will likely be in early access until 2025, with first big update to add new enemies, maps and features (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
MultiVersus - "Stars Collide. Pies Fly." Launch Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games (www.youtube.com)
Nintendo acquires Shiver Entertainment (ported both Mortal Kombat and Hogwarts Legacy to the Switch) (www.nintendo.co.jp)
V Rising - Date Reveal Trailer | PS5 Games (www.youtube.com)
Larian Warsaw opens in Poland to help the Baldur's Gate 3 studio with its two new RPGs (www.destructoid.com)
[Accursed Farms] May updates on campaign to stop game destruction (www.youtube.com)
PC gaming getting worse every year (www.xda-developers.com)
The five-year journey to make an adventure game out of ink and paper (www.theverge.com)
Ghost of Tsushima became the biggest Single Player PlayStation debut on the Steam platform surpassing God of War. (x.com)
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