General Gaming News

[Gee]

The Dishonored games have fantastic art direction. Love the "whalepunk/oilpunk" setting.

RIP, sir. 52 is still too young.

 

[blueharvest]

Dragon Ball Sparking Zero Already Has a Mod for Daima's Goku Super Saiyan 4

Dragon Ball Sparking Zero's modding community has already created a mod for Goku's Super Saiyan 4 transformation from the Daima series.

insider-gaming.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

GameStop Shuts Down Game Informer, The Longest-Running Gaming Magazine In The US [Update]

The meme stock gaming retailer is laying off staff and taking the website offline

kotaku.com

The GameStop CEO is also a big Trump/MAGA guy.

Edit:


Stroking out to Trump I guess?

GameStop CEO Scapegoats DEI for Company Troubles

GameStop's Ryan Cohen has run out of reasons to explain the retail chain's decline.

gizmodo.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

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Dragon Ball Sparking Zero Already Has a Mod for Daima's Goku Super Saiyan 4

Dragon Ball Sparking Zero's modding community has already created a mod for Goku's Super Saiyan 4 transformation from the Daima series.

insider-gaming.com

They're really not helping fight off those GT comparisons.

 

[blueharvest]

Elon Musk Wants To 'Make Revolutionary Video Games Using AI'

Elon Musk has expressed an intention to 'make video games great again' by creating an AI-led development studio.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Mani-Man]

Its the nice new excuse CEOs can throw out these days when their business decision tank a company.
Blame it on DEI/WOKE for some reason.
Filling Gamestop with Funko Pops till the doors burst instead of video game stuff...might have been a bigger reason for why Gamestop is tanking than black people and other minorities existing.

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Elon Musk Wants To 'Make Revolutionary Video Games Using AI'

Elon Musk has expressed an intention to 'make video games great again' by creating an AI-led development studio.

insider-gaming.com

The Man who stopped playing GTA because he had to kill cops, paid people to play games and had one of the worst Path of Exiles Build ever...wants to make video games...through AI.

 

[blueharvest]

The Man who stopped playing GTA because he had to kill cops, paid people to play games and had one of the worst Path of Exiles Build ever...wants to make video games...through AI.

Why pay people however much money it takes to make a video game the right way, when you can just have AI do it for you instead?

 

[Mjolnir Reborn]

Is it so he can use AI to fake his gaming skills instead of hiring gamers to play for him?

 

[Iceman]

What an idiot. Sounds more like a 12 year old than a CEO. He's listing a bunch of what he considers negatives for assets he wants to sell.

 

[blueharvest]

Sony shares examples of 'sexually charged' texts from former Destiny 2 director who claims Bungie fired him unfairly to avoid paying millions

Christopher Barrett sued Sony in December 2024, saying he was fired after a "sham investigation" because the company didn't want to pay out the $45.5 million remaining on his contract.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

Call of Duty admits it's using generative AI to 'help develop some in-game assets', and suddenly all those poorly made calling cards make sense

"Disappointingly, I just grinded for an AI-generated calling card."

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Gee]

More layoffs...

The Callisto Protocol Creator Lays Off "Most of the Developers"

The fate of the studio's unannounced multiplayer game looks grim.

80.lv

And WotC cancels one "AAA" project.

Wizards of the Coast's Skeleton Key's AAA Game Gets Shut Down

The news arrives several weeks after the rumored addition of Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Game Director to the team.

80.lv

 

[Iceman]

More layoffs...

The Callisto Protocol Creator Lays Off "Most of the Developers"

The fate of the studio's unannounced multiplayer game looks grim.

80.lv

And WotC cancels one "AAA" project.

Wizards of the Coast's Skeleton Key's AAA Game Gets Shut Down

The news arrives several weeks after the rumored addition of Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Game Director to the team.

80.lv

Neverending layoffs in this industry for the last few years.

 

[Sithborg]

With what ****ing studio? WB closed 3 today. NetherRealm and Rocksteady are on very, very unsteady grounds.

 

[blueharvest]

Star Wars Eclipse Developer Quantic Dream Remains Unaffected by NetEase Restructuring

Star Wars Eclipse developer Quantic Dream has said that the studio is unaffected by the recent restructuring by NetEase.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Iceman]

Live-service games continue to dominate, accounting for 40% of time spent on PS5 and Xbox in US last month

Players are still very much focused on a handful of live-service games, as over 70 percent of PS5 and Xbox Series X/S p…

www.eurogamer.net

Not good news for old school gamers.

 

[blueharvest]

Twitch Is Going To Allow Every Streamer To Make Money, Even New Users

Dan Clancy, the CEO of Twitch, has announced plans to open up monetisation for all streamers, even brand-new ones on the platform.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Mani-Man]

Live-service games continue to dominate, accounting for 40% of time spent on PS5 and Xbox in US last month

Players are still very much focused on a handful of live-service games, as over 70 percent of PS5 and Xbox Series X/S p…

www.eurogamer.net

Not good news for old school gamers.

Mainly because CEOs will take the wrong lesson from this.
Live Services games are time consuming games and those that work, work absolutely.
But that is just around 30% of the genre...70% of the Genre falls apart because of its time consuming nature.

Most people who play these games, stick with 1-2,so it makes the market incredible hard fought.
Its just too much of a risk...but what is risk for CEOs who have a golden parachute, who can throw millions around and never be held accountable when they are wasted? Nothing.

 

[blueharvest]

Samsung Unveils 'Folding Handheld' Concept Called Flex Gaming

Samsung has unveiled a conceptual folding handheld device called Flex Gaming at MWC 2025. Check out the full breakdown here.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Lily Adler]

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Samsung Unveils 'Folding Handheld' Concept Called Flex Gaming

Samsung has unveiled a conceptual folding handheld device called Flex Gaming at MWC 2025. Check out the full breakdown here.

insider-gaming.com

Switch 3?

 

[blueharvest]

Acclaim Returns As Publisher Under New Owners After 20 Years

After more than 20 years, Acclaim is returning as a publisher to help support indie games and "resurrect and revitalize its beloved portfolio"

insider-gaming.com

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/legendary-1990s-publisher-acclaim-is-back-from-the-dead-and-a-pro-wrestler-famous-for-clobbering-people-with-a-guitar-is-on-its-advisory-board/

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Due to new tariffs, many more physical game discs may “simply not get made”

Analysts also warn that tariffs could increase prices for game software and hardware.

arstechnica.com

 

[blueharvest]

New Jersey Betting Bill Could Permit Esports Players to Wager on Themselves

In New Jersey, a new bill is being worked on that could see esports competitors wagering on themselves and their own teams.

insider-gaming.com