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!...
This handheld console for disabled gamers has modular control pods for better ergonomics - Yanko Design (www.yankodesign.com)
Recompilation: An Incredible New Way to Keep N64 Games Alive (vid.lilay.dev)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywWwUuWRgsM...
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of May 12th
What are you all playing! I beat thousand year door! Really amazing game. I understand why it is so beloved....
Is the Nitro Deck worth it for the Switch?
I love my switch OLED and I choose it over the steam deck and Rog Ally....
Zelda 64: Recompiled for PC - Majora's Mask Release Trailer (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/12488692...
GamesIndustry.biz: Microsoft's mystifying mismanagement (www.gamesindustry.biz)
If you’re a developer working for Xbox, what can you do to secure your job?
Microsoft's payment to Bobby Kotick would cover the salaries of Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin employees for over 17 years.
FYI, the article is in Spanish: hobbyconsolas.com/…/desarrollador-summerfall-stud…
Animal Well - Review Thread
Game Information...
Eurogamer: What is the point of Xbox? (Opinion) (www.eurogamer.net)
The platform holder has repeated the same terrible mistakes for over a decade. The reason is simple: its priorities are back-to-front.
Bloomberg - Microsoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closings (www.bloomberg.com)
Xbox is offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax as part of a broader cost-cutting initiative
Can somebody explain why game makers don't start their own companies together?
It seems like every other week a game studio is massively laying off employees; sometimes after years of development. What I’m reading is that it’s a quick way to lower expenses and pad the investors’ pockets, flooding the market with developers and reducing their value, to then hire them back a few months later at lower...
Does Arkham Knight get better?
cross-posted from: swg-empire.de/post/921635...