The Gaming Lounge: Beyond

[Lily Adler]

Playing Maid of Sker. Very Resident Evil, but no action just stealth. The enemies are freaky at first, but once you're used to them they get kind of silly. It even has a Mr. X component.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Lily Adler]

I did not expect The Thing video game to turn into a straight up Resident Evil ripoff.

 

[Lily Adler]

Watching a video about the infamous Milo demo from the brain of Fable.

 

[Lily Adler]

Gylt is like Coraline meets Silent Hill.

 

[blueharvest]

BioWare Now Has Less Than 100 People Working At The Studio

According to a new report, BioWare now has less than 100 people working at the studio, a more than 50% drop from numbers just two years ago.

insider-gaming.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Why Did Big Publishers Stop Making Small Games?

The best games aren't always the biggest games.

www.howtogeek.com

See also: General Gaming News

 

[blueharvest]

Fallout: New Vegas Lead Writer Returns to Obsidian, But Says Its Not For New Vegas 2

Fallout New Vegas and Horizon Zero Dawn lead writer John Gonzalez has announced he will be retuning to Obsidian after 14 years.

insider-gaming.com

 

[blueharvest]

'I feel extremely insulted by this': Platinum removes most of its games from its website, erasing the last signs of life for Project GG

Someone's forgotten their Bayonetta Origins.

www.pcgamer.com

 

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[MagnarTheGreat]

'I Could Make "Fart Fart Boobie Fart: The Game" and Maybe It Would Eventually Get Taken Down' - Devs Reveal Why the Consoles Are Drowning in 'Eslop'

Complaints are mounting about the Nintendo and PlayStation storefronts promoting samey-looking cash-grabs. But what’s really going on?

nordic.ign.com

It’s 2025 and these video game e-stores are still trash at curation and recommendations or keeping the jank slop away.

 

[Lily Adler]

Watching a stream for Orcs Must Die and I swear you play in a radicalized cult that worships their magic portal.

 

[blueharvest]

Bandai Namco Studios staff silently reduced by over 100 people, Japan Pension Service database shows - AUTOMATON WEST

The number of staff at Bandai Namco Studios, the developer of Tekken 8, Scarlet Nexus and Blue Protocol, has decreased by 117 between April 2024 and February 2025. This is according to the online database of Japan’s Pension Service, which contains information on the number of people each...

automaton-media.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

4 Reasons I Really Miss Video Game Magazines

I wish we never turned the page on this one.

www.howtogeek.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Horror Stories The Wine is a no from me. Sorry the ending mixed with the amount of work to get it.

 

[theastsunnn]

There are no games to play. Sad state of gaming

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Lily Adler]

Got a random YouTube video essay in my recommended about the history of the Backrooms creepypasta. Apparently, it was based on an old furniture store.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

AA Games Don't Get the Credit They Deserve, and You're Missing Out

Stop overlooking these hidden gems.

www.howtogeek.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Temtem is what happens when you advertise the game as an MMO which creates the expectations of it being live service only for those "services" be bug patches and no new content. They should have called it co-op or multiplayer adventure game. Now Palworld is here and I don't see the developers recovering at all.

 

[Lily Adler]

Idea: mascot horror game where the mascots are trying to help the protagonist from the greedy company that's trying to manipulate them to further their goals.

 

[blueharvest]

Hell has frozen over, pigs are flying, and a Square Enix game has actually managed to exceed the publisher's ludicrous sales expectations

I never thought I'd see the day.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Lily Adler]

An English Haunting is a fun alternate universe of old London with celebrity historical figures in the mix. I highly recommend it.



But some people will have this reaction:

 

[Lily Adler]

I was trying to figure out why Dress to Impress has caught fire for streamers and then I see it can be the ultimate cosplayer challenge game.

 

[blueharvest]

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Launch Roster Appears Online

The initial launch roster for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has appeared online, and it features a number of characters from the series' past.

insider-gaming.com