General Gaming News

[MagnarTheGreat]

'An embarrassing failure of the US patent system': Videogame IP lawyer says Nintendo's latest patents on Pokémon mechanics 'should not have happened, full stop'

"Bad patents like this cast a massive shadow on the industry."

www.pcgamer.com

 

[blueharvest]

Gran Canaria’s Broken Bird Games Breaks Out With Psychological Horror Video Game ‘Luto’

Indie studio Broken Bird Games delivers ‘Luto,’ a psychological horror inspired by grief, Canarian culture, and the work of artist Néstor.

variety.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Valve no longer permits games with "mature themes" to release in early access

"Without a policy announcement, the rules have changed"

www.gamesindustry.biz

It was never about lewd games, it always was about pursuing the banning of all ‘mature’ content games. Today it’s banning from pre-release, and the months and years ahead even worse developments can happen.

Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying and trying to gaslight you.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

The Subnautica 2 lawsuit is getting even messier, with Krafton doing a massive U-turn, confusing both the ousted founders' lawyer and the judge: 'This is a little bit bewildering'

One of its key claims, that the founders were terminated because they wanted to release Subnautica 2 before it was ready, has been dropped.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Teelie]

This story is turning into a b-list writer's fever dream.