Games
- What "unique" or single-game-genre games have you enjoyed?
tal @lemmy.today FeaturedI can think of a handful of games that, despite being games that I've enjoyed, never really became part of a "genre". Do you have any like this, and if so, which?
Are they games that you'd like to see another entrant to the genre to? Would you recommend the original game as one to keep playing?
- Stop Killing Games Canadian Petition - Now Open For Signature
Petition E-4965 is the one that is posted to stopkillinggames.com, Ross Scott (Accursed Farms)'s campaign to end the practice of bricking games people have purchased, whenever the publisher doesn't want to support it anymore.
It is open for signing by Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents, until September 5th 2024.
Please spread the word to your Canadian friends and family who take interest in games, and please add your name to it to support this campaign to help preserve games in some form in perpetuity.
Thank you!
- Indie developer behind 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rated shipbuilder argues that Steam's "free advertising" is worth the 30% cutwww.gamesradar.com Indie developer behind 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rated shipbuilder argues that Steam's "free advertising" is worth the 30% cut
"Steam will probably still outsell everything else combined by 100x"
- Video Game Actors Are Going On Strike Over AI. Generative AI has prompted the first video game industry strike since 2017.kotaku.com Video Game Actors Are Going On Strike Over AI
Generative AI has prompted the first video game industry strike since 2017
- Fallout: London is outwww.gog.com Fallout: London
Fallout London is a total conversion mod made by Team FOLON® How to install and play Fall
- There is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanentwww.theverge.com There is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanent
We got some answers from Intel, and more are on the way.
- Producer Roy Lee Says Netflix’s ‘Bioshock’ Movie Still In Works; Will Be Smaller, “More Personal” Take Than Originally Envisioneddeadline.com Producer Roy Lee Says Netflix’s ‘Bioshock’ Movie Still In Works; Will Be Smaller, “More Personal” Take Than Originally Envisioned
The 'Bioshock' movie's producer Roy Lee gave an update on the project's status at a Comic-Con panel on Thursday.
- Dragon Quest creator talks about an unexpected challenge the series is facing due to graphics becoming more realisticautomaton-media.com Dragon Quest creator talks about an unexpected challenge the series is facing due to graphics becoming more realistic - AUTOMATON WEST
Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii talks about the challenge of making silent protagonists as game graphics grow increasingly realistic.
- Game dev adds in-game crash warning for 13th and 14th Gen Intel CPUs — link provides affected owners instructions to mitigate crasheswww.tomshardware.com Game dev adds in-game crash warning for 13th and 14th Gen Intel CPUs — link provides affected owners instructions to mitigate crashes
The crash message notifies users that Raptor Lake CPUs are causing game crashes and directs them to a link to potentially limit the issue.
- Classic Postmortem: The development of the original Psychonauts was a fraught experiencewww.gamedeveloper.com Classic Postmortem: The development of the original Psychonauts was a fraught experience
The quirky platformer was critically well-received, but its development process was imperiled at almost every stage by multiple competing factors.
- Paradox CEO admits company made "wrong calls in several projects" in wake of Life By You's cancellationwww.rockpapershotgun.com Paradox CEO admits company made "wrong calls in several projects" in wake of Life By You's cancellation
Paradox Interactive made a profit in Q2 2023, but just barely due to the write-down after cancelling Sims competitor Life By You.
- PlayStation®VR2 App on Steamstore.steampowered.com PlayStation®VR2 App on Steam
Enjoy VR games and apps on Steam with PlayStation VR2! Install PS VR2 App to use PS VR2 on your PC, set up your PS VR devices, and keep the firmware for PS VR2 headset and PS VR2 Sense controllers up to date.
- Phoenix Labs' Cancelled Cozy Crafting RPG Everhaven Was Almost Ready for Early Accesssimulationdaily.com Phoenix Labs' Cancelled Cozy Crafting RPG Everhaven Was Almost Ready for Early Access - Simulation Daily
Phoenix Labs had all of its games canceled due to layoffs earlier this year, including a cozy RPG known as Everhaven.
- Mortal Kombat 1's Next DLC Batch Adds Ghost Face, T-1000 Terminator, And Conan The Barbarianwww.gamespot.com Mortal Kombat 1's Next DLC Batch Adds Ghost Face, T-1000 Terminator, And Conan The Barbarian
Here are the newest fighters joining Mortal Kombat 1.
- Dynasty Warriors: Origins details story, battles with largest number of soldiers in series historywww.gematsu.com Dynasty Warriors: Origins details story, battles with largest number of soldiers in series history
Publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Omega Force have released the first storyline information, as well as new screenshots and footage of Dynasty Warriors: Origins. The new footage was shown during a…
- Microsoft’s ‘World of Warcraft’ Gaming Staff Votes to Unionizewww.bloomberg.com Microsoft’s ‘World of Warcraft’ Gaming Staff Votes to Unionize
World of Warcraft workers have voted to unionize the popular video-game franchise, expanding organized labor’s new foothold at Microsoft Corp. by around 500 employees.
- EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 - Regarding the specification that requires sign in to Epic Games accountstore.steampowered.com EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 - Regarding the specification that requires sign in to Epic Games account - Steam News
Important Message Thank you for your feedback on “Earth Defense Forces 6”. The EDF6 development team for Steam is reviewing and planning changes to the specification that requires sign in to Epic Games account, which has received the most feedback. At this time, we are unable to provide specifics on...
- SAG-AFTRA Calls Strike Against Major Video Game Companies After Nearly 2 Years Of Contract Talksdeadline.com SAG-AFTRA Calls Strike Against Major Video Game Companies After Nearly 2 Years Of Contract Talks
After nearly two years of talks with the video game companies, SAG-AFTRA is going on strike
- Earth Defense Force 6 Review Bombed for Using Epic Accountstechraptor.net Earth Defense Force 6 Review Bombed for Using Epic Accounts | TechRaptor
Earth Defense Force 6 is being review bombed by Steam players, and it's all because of the need to sign up for an Epic account to play online.
- Respawn Announces Changes to Apex Legends Battle Pass After Community Outcrywww.ign.com Respawn Announces Changes to Apex Legends Battle Pass After Community Outcry - IGN
On July 8th, EA and Respawn Entertainment introduced a new Apex Legends Battle Pass system for Season 22. But after many of the new Battle Pass changes proved unpopular, Respawn is apologizing for its handling of the shift, and making some changes in response to criticism.
- Factorio Friday Facts #421 - Optimizations 2.0factorio.com Friday Facts #421 - Optimizations 2.0 | Factorio
Hello, We all love building bigger and bigger, but hitting the UPS ceiling really puts a damper on the mood. Thats why we must continue our endless quest to optimize the game.
- Stormgate developers say they want to lower the RTS skill floor, not the skill ceiling: 'It's okay to be a high-skill game'www.pcgamer.com Stormgate developers say they want to lower the RTS skill floor, not the skill ceiling: 'It's okay to be a high-skill game'
In a PC Gaming Show documentary, Frost Giant says it wants "all players, of all skill levels, to be able to enjoy what we love about the RTS genre."
- Steamworks Development: The Great Steam Demo Update, 2024steamcommunity.com Steam :: Steamworks Development :: The Great Steam Demo Update, 2024
Making demos an even more powerful and flexible marketing tool
