The Gaming Lounge: Beyond

[blueharvest]

France's biggest game industry union puts together a 'Grève Bundle' to support striking workers

More than 1,000 employees of France's videogame industry took part in a one-day strike yesterday.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Pilgrim is medieval Lethal Company clone and it's fun. The mimic mechanic is so good and actually terrifying.

 

[blueharvest]

Overwatch 2 director reckons it would be "very difficult" to run a shooter that isn't free-to-play now, but the model's also changing how games are designed

Aaron Keller calls full price tags a "huge barrier to entry"

www.gamesradar.com

 

[Lily Adler]

For the love of God, developers stop putting head bobbing in your games. It's not immersive!

 

[Gee]

For the love of God, developers stop putting head bobbing in your games. It's not immersive!

Game devs should let players disable things they don't want in their games.

Same thing with graphics settings like motion blur, depth of field, chromatic aberration and ****ing vignette.

 

[blueharvest]

Liquid Swords The Next Studio To Hold Layoffs

Liquid Swords, the studio started by Avalanche Studios co-founder Christofer Sundberg has announced a round of layoffs.

insider-gaming.com

 

[blueharvest]

A New Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Remaster Is Coming, Skater Says

According to one skateboarder, a new Tony Hawk's Pro Skater remaster is coming soon. Find out who is making the claims.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Out of all the mascot horror games, I can easily say they need to stop making Garten of Banban.

 

[blueharvest]

New Xbox Technology Could Help Game Preservation

Microsoft's new Muse technology has Xbox hopeful about new ways to support game preservation and how players can experience classic titles.

insider-gaming.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

It’s just an AI slop facsimile of a game. Like nearly all of these pronouncements, it’s aimed at bilking investors.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Lily Adler]

I want to buy this for nostalgia, but $20!

 

[Lily Adler]

Horror indie developers need to stop including bathroom mini games and slurp eating sound effects in their games.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Mecha BREAK Open Beta Hits 317,000 Concurrent Players on Its First Day

The Mecha BREAK Open Beta launched earlier today and has already seen over 300,000 concurrent players try the game.

insider-gaming.com

 

[blueharvest]

Bossa Games Has Made More Layoffs Amid 'Industry Turmoil'

Bossa Games has been 'forced' to make more layoffs because of the state of turmoil across the wider industry, but Lost Skies is still coming.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Lily Adler]

@DKDetective

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Lily Adler]

Oh Lord you know The Last Of Us hype is here when indie devs decide to upload a bunch of mushroom horror on Itch.io.

 

[blueharvest]

Former Ubisoft Execs Go On Trial Over Toxic Workplace As Union Calls For CEO To Be Tried For Complicity

Three ex Ubisoft execs have gone on trial over toxic culture in Paris as Solidaires Informatique calls for Yves Guillemot to stand for complicity.

deadline.com

 

[blueharvest]

Xbox Launching Partner Gaming Handheld This Year, Report Claims

According to a new report, Xbox is entering the handheld gaming space with a new partner handheld launching in 2025

insider-gaming.com

 

[blueharvest]

Saber CCO's Comments Suggest KOTOR Remake Is Still Coming

Saber Interactive's Chief Creative Officer's recent comments suggest that the Star Wars: KOTOR Remake is still in development.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Sorry We're Closed is so GAY. I love it!

 

[blueharvest]

Unity Says 79% Of Game Developers "Feel Positive" About AI In Gaming

According to Unity's annual Gaming Report, nearly 80% of game developers have a positive feeling towards AI in the games industry.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Sithborg]

New Digimon Story has 450 Digimon, much more than Cyber Sleuth's 330. Even better, Agunimon is confirmed, so hopeful to see the Frontier digimon and their evolutions.