RetroGoblet79

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New charity game bundle raises funds to defend US immigrants against ICE (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
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PC Gamer taking a jab at the industry (programming.dev)
 

This is a crosspost

CWA ‘Deeply Disappointed’ In Microsoft, Plans To Bargain Over Layoffs in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[–] RetroGoblet79@eviltoast.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

I've never heard of CWA. Would be nice to get them really emailing/connecting the right people.

Gaming Cancer: How Citizen Science Games Could Help Cure Disease in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[–] RetroGoblet79@eviltoast.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

I feel like I read articles like this every few years. And outside of the folding proteins "game", I rarely see them get mainstream appeal and contribution.

In more positive news, I do see a lot of open-source projects, run by volunteers, get public contributions, which tells me people do want to help.

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Young Americans Are Spending A Whole Lot Less On Video Games This Year (www.gamespot.com)
Square Enix acknowledges Expedition 33 success as inspiration for next Final Fantasy as turn-based is still beloved by gamers in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] RetroGoblet79@eviltoast.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

Why not both?

I've been pretty impressed with the Oblivion Remastered of putting a brand new skin on old tech. I want to play FF8

And honestly, I like FF7 remake. It was a love letter to PS1 fans.

Hytale, once touted as the Minecraft killer, is ceasing development in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] RetroGoblet79@eviltoast.org 1 points 4 weeks ago

The same issue with all the Stardew Valley killers, even if they try not to.

It's a super toxic category constantly being compared.

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How im also raising my little guy (europe.pub)
Nier creator Yoko Taro reveals the sad reality of modern AAA game development, “there’s less weird people making games” in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[–] RetroGoblet79@eviltoast.org 25 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This might come off as being a old gamer, but I feel like they've been saying this about AAA games since 2000s.

Sure, 90% of them will play it super safe. But there's always 1 AAA game that breaks the mold and suddenly, the AAA games will follow that. Or imitate whatever indie game is doing with a higher budget.

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Nier creator Yoko Taro reveals the sad reality of modern AAA game development, “there’s less weird people making games” (www.videogamer.com)
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Thank you Ubisoft! (europe.pub)
What's going on with Borderlands 2? Steam is giving it for free, but the game has 23% positive recent reviews. in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] RetroGoblet79@eviltoast.org 27 points 1 month ago

They know I use Linux and that means they know too much

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A Fond Farewell To Polygon, From The People Who Worked There - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
[UFO 50] Hamter attacks in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[–] RetroGoblet79@eviltoast.org 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is this real? Did I just not get far enough?

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After Suicide Squad's $200 million flop and a massacre of studios, Warner Bros acknowledges it has "no releases" out (www.gamesradar.com)
Square Enix Reveals Its Plan To "Reboot" The Company Over The Next Three Years in c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
After saying negative reviews 'might just cause our death' and 'we've got a few months left in the oven', No Rest for the Wicked CEO claims he never said they were in 'immediate financial danger' in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] RetroGoblet79@eviltoast.org 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Kind of frustrating because I liked Ori, which I felt was a beautiful piece of art. Only to find out this guy is a edge lord.

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A last-minute SteamOS update has saved Doom: The Dark Ages on Steam Deck, and it runs surprisingly okay-ish (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Palworld Modders Are Restoring Mechanics Pocketpair Was Forced to Patch Out Due to Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s Patent Lawsuit - IGN in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] RetroGoblet79@eviltoast.org 45 points 2 months ago (6 children)

This is why more games should openly embrace modding.

A "we're legally not allowed to do this gameplay mechanic" writeup and let the community unofficially provide it.

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Evil Dead: The Game is now, ironically, a literal dead game as its developer removes it from sale (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
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Make your complaints heard about bad games, says Dragon Age veteran Mark Darrah, but "your $70 doesn't buy you cruelty" (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
 

Answering GDC's 2023 survey, 78% of respondents said they considered the harassment and toxicity developers receive from the public to be a serious issue. A simple sentiment is often the most effective, and the title of Dragon Age veteran Mark Darrah's latest video cuts right to the heart of it: "Your $70 doesn't buy you cruelty."

You don't have to like a game, and you don't have stay quiet if you have complaints, says Darrah. You're entitled to be angry, and you're entitled to express that anger. "If you are mad at that Ubisoft game, be mad at Ubisoft," he says. "Express your anger to Ubisoft or the studio that made the game. But you cross a line when you start being cruel about it." (Thanks, PC Gamer and GamesRadar)

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