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The Maw - 7th-10th May 2024This week’s most scintillating game releases, plus our weekly newsblog
This week’s most scintillating game releases, plus our weekly newsblog
Image credit:Old Book Illustrations/Carlo Chiostri
Image credit:Old Book Illustrations/Carlo Chiostri
It’s a short week ‘cos we all had a Bank Holiday yesterday, and Edwin isn’t here today, which means I have donned some thick leather gloves and am standing well back to throw some sticky gobbets atThe Maw. The gobbets in question? Some tasty game releases this week! Plus whatever else we think might be interesting enough in PC gaming news to appease it - and you.
We needs must feedThe Maw, an unknowable beast that must have stowed away in Edwin’s bindle, and hopefully the releases above will be enough. But usually it isn’t, which is why you can follow along as we desperately chuck more newskibble into this liveblog. If you want to help you can comment with nutritious news yourself!
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Key points08:01 amMay 10 2024THE DUDES HAVE ONCE AGAIN CONSULTED THE ORACLE AND DECIDED THAT IT IS FRIDAY07:56 amMay 09 2024IT IS THURSDAY, MY RELIABLE DUDES HAVE INFORMED ME08:02 amMay 08 2024WEDNESDAY IT IS, MY DUDES08:46 amMay 07 2024MY DUDES, IT IS TUESDAY
Key points
08:01 amMay 10 2024THE DUDES HAVE ONCE AGAIN CONSULTED THE ORACLE AND DECIDED THAT IT IS FRIDAY
07:56 amMay 09 2024IT IS THURSDAY, MY RELIABLE DUDES HAVE INFORMED ME
08:02 amMay 08 2024WEDNESDAY IT IS, MY DUDES
08:46 amMay 07 2024MY DUDES, IT IS TUESDAY
08:46 amUTCMY DUDES, IT IS TUESDAYTry to hold on to that knowledge. The Maw is known to trip up confused feet. FEED THE MAW.
MY DUDES, IT IS TUESDAYTry to hold on to that knowledge. The Maw is known to trip up confused feet. FEED THE MAW.
MY DUDES, IT IS TUESDAY
09:33 amUTCAfterall the kerfuffle over the weekend, Arrowhead’s head arrow Johan Pilestedt has joked about makinga new in-game cloakbased on the reviewbombing Helldivers 2 got. Exceptmaybe it’s not a joke…?
Afterall the kerfuffle over the weekend, Arrowhead’s head arrow Johan Pilestedt has joked about makinga new in-game cloakbased on the reviewbombing Helldivers 2 got. Exceptmaybe it’s not a joke…?
Afterall the kerfuffle over the weekend, Arrowhead’s head arrow Johan Pilestedt has joked about makinga new in-game cloakbased on the reviewbombing Helldivers 2 got. Exceptmaybe it’s not a joke…?
10:32 amUTCThe Bathrooms, a sort-of-pisstake of The Backrooms horror copypasta concept, in which you are trapped in a giant and endless school toilet, does actually look cool. I’m into the endless tiles, unironically. Public toilets have big liminal space energy. On the other hand, The Bathrooms is internet-poisoned and mentions “copium” and you have to save a Shiba Inu. This is, of course,anti-cool.
The Bathrooms, a sort-of-pisstake of The Backrooms horror copypasta concept, in which you are trapped in a giant and endless school toilet, does actually look cool. I’m into the endless tiles, unironically. Public toilets have big liminal space energy. On the other hand, The Bathrooms is internet-poisoned and mentions “copium” and you have to save a Shiba Inu. This is, of course,anti-cool.
The Bathrooms, a sort-of-pisstake of The Backrooms horror copypasta concept, in which you are trapped in a giant and endless school toilet, does actually look cool. I’m into the endless tiles, unironically. Public toilets have big liminal space energy. On the other hand, The Bathrooms is internet-poisoned and mentions “copium” and you have to save a Shiba Inu. This is, of course,anti-cool.
22:56 pmUTCThe Witcher 3’s REDkit modding toolswill launch on May 21st. They’ve been available in beta for a little while, and they’re a successor to the modkit launched back in 2015 - one that will allow for far more ambitious mods to the nearly ten-year-old RPG.
The Witcher 3’s REDkit modding toolswill launch on May 21st. They’ve been available in beta for a little while, and they’re a successor to the modkit launched back in 2015 - one that will allow for far more ambitious mods to the nearly ten-year-old RPG.
The Witcher 3’s REDkit modding toolswill launch on May 21st. They’ve been available in beta for a little while, and they’re a successor to the modkit launched back in 2015 - one that will allow for far more ambitious mods to the nearly ten-year-old RPG.
22:58 pmUTCRemedy and Tencent havecalled it a day on their project codenamed Kestrel, which was due to be a premium co-operative multiplayer game. The project began life as a free-to-play co-op game under the codename Vanguard, before being re-tooled after a proof-of-concept late last year. Now Remedy say they’re ditching the project entirely and re-deploying the developers to work on existing franchises - presumably the previously announced Control 2 and co-op Control spin-off.
Remedy and Tencent havecalled it a day on their project codenamed Kestrel, which was due to be a premium co-operative multiplayer game. The project began life as a free-to-play co-op game under the codename Vanguard, before being re-tooled after a proof-of-concept late last year. Now Remedy say they’re ditching the project entirely and re-deploying the developers to work on existing franchises - presumably the previously announced Control 2 and co-op Control spin-off.
Remedy and Tencent havecalled it a day on their project codenamed Kestrel, which was due to be a premium co-operative multiplayer game. The project began life as a free-to-play co-op game under the codename Vanguard, before being re-tooled after a proof-of-concept late last year. Now Remedy say they’re ditching the project entirely and re-deploying the developers to work on existing franchises - presumably the previously announced Control 2 and co-op Control spin-off.
22:59 pmUTCHeading Out is out. Out-out? I’m not sure, but it’s a narrative driving game in which your choices of route, your police chases, the characters you meet along the way, all define the road trip story you’re playing.
Heading Out is out. Out-out? I’m not sure, but it’s a narrative driving game in which your choices of route, your police chases, the characters you meet along the way, all define the road trip story you’re playing.
Heading Out is out. Out-out? I’m not sure, but it’s a narrative driving game in which your choices of route, your police chases, the characters you meet along the way, all define the road trip story you’re playing.
08:02 amUTCWEDNESDAY IT IS, MY DUDESI’m back! And now mostly devoid of disease.
WEDNESDAY IT IS, MY DUDESI’m back! And now mostly devoid of disease.
WEDNESDAY IT IS, MY DUDES
From theSteam page: “For the fighters, we have a roguelike tactical challenge mode with progression across runs. And for the lovers, we have A Walk in the Unlight, a new story campaign that uses the Omenroad format to take your heroes past the edge of the Yondering Lands and into worlds beyond.” No release date yet.
08:07 amUTCViaVGC, the team working on the next Battlefield are the “the largest Battlefield team in franchise history”, according to Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson. DICE are working with EA Motive, Criterion and Ripple Effect on the game. “The war is the world and the world is the war”, etc.
ViaVGC, the team working on the next Battlefield are the “the largest Battlefield team in franchise history”, according to Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson. DICE are working with EA Motive, Criterion and Ripple Effect on the game. “The war is the world and the world is the war”, etc.
08:08 amUTCCroakolocois a frankly wonderful-looking idle game about collecting frogs. It released on Monday, but apparently I had better things to do than gather frogs, for some reason.
Croakolocois a frankly wonderful-looking idle game about collecting frogs. It released on Monday, but apparently I had better things to do than gather frogs, for some reason.
08:09 amUTCBungie and Sony are giving players free access to three Destiny 2 expansions ahead of The Final Shape’s release in June.Destiny 2 - Expansion Open Access | PS5, PS4 & PC GamesWatch on YouTube
Bungie and Sony are giving players free access to three Destiny 2 expansions ahead of The Final Shape’s release in June.Destiny 2 - Expansion Open Access | PS5, PS4 & PC GamesWatch on YouTube
Bungie and Sony are giving players free access to three Destiny 2 expansions ahead of The Final Shape’s release in June.
Destiny 2 - Expansion Open Access | PS5, PS4 & PC GamesWatch on YouTube
Destiny 2 - Expansion Open Access | PS5, PS4 & PC Games
08:10 amUTCVia surreal_pistachio (whose hidden comment I can’t approve for some reason), sokoban-meets-Zelda game Isles of Sea and Sky is out May 22nd.Isles of Sea and Sky - Release Date Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube
Via surreal_pistachio (whose hidden comment I can’t approve for some reason), sokoban-meets-Zelda game Isles of Sea and Sky is out May 22nd.Isles of Sea and Sky - Release Date Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube
Via surreal_pistachio (whose hidden comment I can’t approve for some reason), sokoban-meets-Zelda game Isles of Sea and Sky is out May 22nd.
Isles of Sea and Sky - Release Date Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube
Isles of Sea and Sky - Release Date Announcement Trailer
08:11 amUTCBe The Ruler: Brittaniais a strategy rpg where the characters look like wood carvings. Very keen for this one, and there’s a prologue demo on Steam now.
Be The Ruler: Brittaniais a strategy rpg where the characters look like wood carvings. Very keen for this one, and there’s a prologue demo on Steam now.
08:19 amUTCAmighty update for Dome Keeper, designed “to increase replayability and run variety way beyond what you’ve seen so far.”
Amighty update for Dome Keeper, designed “to increase replayability and run variety way beyond what you’ve seen so far.”
Amighty update for Dome Keeper, designed “to increase replayability and run variety way beyond what you’ve seen so far.”
08:20 amUTCLaunch timings for Homeworld 3, which is out in a matter of days. Days!
Launch timings for Homeworld 3, which is out in a matter of days. Days!
Launch timings for Homeworld 3, which is out in a matter of days. Days!
08:35 amUTCRedfall had a platter of updates and DLC in the works including the long-awaited offline mode,IGN reports, before Microsoft shut down Arkane Austin.
Redfall had a platter of updates and DLC in the works including the long-awaited offline mode,IGN reports, before Microsoft shut down Arkane Austin.
Redfall had a platter of updates and DLC in the works including the long-awaited offline mode,IGN reports, before Microsoft shut down Arkane Austin.
10:43 amUTCDishonored co-director Harvey Smith has continued his thread about Arkane Austin’s closure with some lengthy reflections about his time at the studio over the years.Some notes on Arkane.What a place. It was 16 years for me. Some games I will always treasure. Very proud of the team and culture. No place is perfect, but we cared a lot and put in effort.— Harvey Smith (@Harvey1966)May 8, 2024To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Dishonored co-director Harvey Smith has continued his thread about Arkane Austin’s closure with some lengthy reflections about his time at the studio over the years.Some notes on Arkane.What a place. It was 16 years for me. Some games I will always treasure. Very proud of the team and culture. No place is perfect, but we cared a lot and put in effort.— Harvey Smith (@Harvey1966)May 8, 2024To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Dishonored co-director Harvey Smith has continued his thread about Arkane Austin’s closure with some lengthy reflections about his time at the studio over the years.
Some notes on Arkane.What a place. It was 16 years for me. Some games I will always treasure. Very proud of the team and culture. No place is perfect, but we cared a lot and put in effort.— Harvey Smith (@Harvey1966)May 8, 2024
Some notes on Arkane.What a place. It was 16 years for me. Some games I will always treasure. Very proud of the team and culture. No place is perfect, but we cared a lot and put in effort.
12:49 pmUTCCampFire Studio and Qooland’s survival game Soulmask - in which you can possess your tribespeople to make use of their skills - will release on June 18th.Soulmask Early Access on May 31 - Launch Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
CampFire Studio and Qooland’s survival game Soulmask - in which you can possess your tribespeople to make use of their skills - will release on June 18th.Soulmask Early Access on May 31 - Launch Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
CampFire Studio and Qooland’s survival game Soulmask - in which you can possess your tribespeople to make use of their skills - will release on June 18th.
Soulmask Early Access on May 31 - Launch Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
Soulmask Early Access on May 31 - Launch Date Trailer
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16:48 pmUTCIn perhaps the most Fortnite story yet, the battle royale game has temporarily banned its new Yoda backpack foropening game-crashing wormholes while doing Futurama’s Zoidberg Scuttle.
In perhaps the most Fortnite story yet, the battle royale game has temporarily banned its new Yoda backpack foropening game-crashing wormholes while doing Futurama’s Zoidberg Scuttle.
In perhaps the most Fortnite story yet, the battle royale game has temporarily banned its new Yoda backpack foropening game-crashing wormholes while doing Futurama’s Zoidberg Scuttle.
07:56 amUTCIT IS THURSDAY, MY RELIABLE DUDES HAVE INFORMED METhe Maw does not recognise the petty human concept of days, only news!
IT IS THURSDAY, MY RELIABLE DUDES HAVE INFORMED METhe Maw does not recognise the petty human concept of days, only news!
IT IS THURSDAY, MY RELIABLE DUDES HAVE INFORMED ME
07:59 amUTCYet more studio closures look to be on the cards at Xbox,according to unofficial Maw fanclub Bloomberg. The recent closures have been part of a still ongoing “widespread cost-cutting initiative.”
Yet more studio closures look to be on the cards at Xbox,according to unofficial Maw fanclub Bloomberg. The recent closures have been part of a still ongoing “widespread cost-cutting initiative.”
08:02 amUTCArrowhead’s CEO has suggested that the developers have “gone too far” with certain Helldivers 2 balancing patches and need a new approach. They’ve been “removing the fun”, the dogs!Hey, yeah i think we’ve gone too far in some areas. Will talk to the team about the approach to balance. It feels like every time someone finds something fun, the fun is removed.— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt)May 8, 2024To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Arrowhead’s CEO has suggested that the developers have “gone too far” with certain Helldivers 2 balancing patches and need a new approach. They’ve been “removing the fun”, the dogs!Hey, yeah i think we’ve gone too far in some areas. Will talk to the team about the approach to balance. It feels like every time someone finds something fun, the fun is removed.— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt)May 8, 2024To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Arrowhead’s CEO has suggested that the developers have “gone too far” with certain Helldivers 2 balancing patches and need a new approach. They’ve been “removing the fun”, the dogs!
Hey, yeah i think we’ve gone too far in some areas. Will talk to the team about the approach to balance. It feels like every time someone finds something fun, the fun is removed.— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt)May 8, 2024
Hey, yeah i think we’ve gone too far in some areas. Will talk to the team about the approach to balance. It feels like every time someone finds something fun, the fun is removed.
08:05 amUTCGrinning human-shark hybrid and EA CEO Andrew Wilson has pondered the merits of in-game advertising in the company’s latest earnings briefing,via Gamespot. He sees them as a “meaningful driver of growth” but wants to take a “thoughtful” approach to their implemntation. Thoughtful guy, that Wilson, is what I always say.
Grinning human-shark hybrid and EA CEO Andrew Wilson has pondered the merits of in-game advertising in the company’s latest earnings briefing,via Gamespot. He sees them as a “meaningful driver of growth” but wants to take a “thoughtful” approach to their implemntation. Thoughtful guy, that Wilson, is what I always say.
08:09 amUTCA fair few james gournalists are claiming that Microsoft’s Perfect Dark reboot is a bit of a disaster - the project is said to have floundered since last year, when it was reported to have made “little meaningful progress” since the 2020 announcement.Eurogamerhas rounded up some of the gossip for consideration.
A fair few james gournalists are claiming that Microsoft’s Perfect Dark reboot is a bit of a disaster - the project is said to have floundered since last year, when it was reported to have made “little meaningful progress” since the 2020 announcement.Eurogamerhas rounded up some of the gossip for consideration.
A fair few james gournalists are claiming that Microsoft’s Perfect Dark reboot is a bit of a disaster - the project is said to have floundered since last year, when it was reported to have made “little meaningful progress” since the 2020 announcement.Eurogamerhas rounded up some of the gossip for consideration.
08:14 amUTCSomeone has nuked Phil Spencer’s camp in Fallout 76.
Someone has nuked Phil Spencer’s camp in Fallout 76.
13:04 pmUTCA new Lord of the Rings film - with Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens involved - is in the scripting phase and aiming for a 2026 release, viaGamespot. It’s looking to “tell a new story within the Lord of the Rings universe.” This isn’t PC games related, obviously, but it’s only a matter of time. Also, oh no.
A new Lord of the Rings film - with Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens involved - is in the scripting phase and aiming for a 2026 release, viaGamespot. It’s looking to “tell a new story within the Lord of the Rings universe.” This isn’t PC games related, obviously, but it’s only a matter of time. Also, oh no.
14:17 pmUTCOut 20th June,Aarik And The Ruined Kingdomis one of those diorama fantasy grid puzzlers. Looks quite good, and there’s a demo.
Out 20th June,Aarik And The Ruined Kingdomis one of those diorama fantasy grid puzzlers. Looks quite good, and there’s a demo.
15:46 pmUTCI’m still getting around to Total War: Pharaoh, because there is too much Warhammer to warhammer through, and here’s Creative Assembly talking aboutalmost doubling the size of the game’s world map in the next update.
I’m still getting around to Total War: Pharaoh, because there is too much Warhammer to warhammer through, and here’s Creative Assembly talking aboutalmost doubling the size of the game’s world map in the next update.
I’m still getting around to Total War: Pharaoh, because there is too much Warhammer to warhammer through, and here’s Creative Assembly talking aboutalmost doubling the size of the game’s world map in the next update.
08:01 amUTCTHE DUDES HAVE ONCE AGAIN CONSULTED THE ORACLE AND DECIDED THAT IT IS FRIDAYMEED THE FAW.
THE DUDES HAVE ONCE AGAIN CONSULTED THE ORACLE AND DECIDED THAT IT IS FRIDAYMEED THE FAW.
THE DUDES HAVE ONCE AGAIN CONSULTED THE ORACLE AND DECIDED THAT IT IS FRIDAY
08:04 amUTCHere’sa new Harmony updatefor A Highland Song. It adds five new musical tracks, “story surprises” and a Landmark feature “which lets you see the peaks and paths you’ve discovered on your runs so far when scanning the landscape - and with a quick button press, lets you jump to the associated map”.
Here’sa new Harmony updatefor A Highland Song. It adds five new musical tracks, “story surprises” and a Landmark feature “which lets you see the peaks and paths you’ve discovered on your runs so far when scanning the landscape - and with a quick button press, lets you jump to the associated map”.
Here’sa new Harmony updatefor A Highland Song. It adds five new musical tracks, “story surprises” and a Landmark feature “which lets you see the peaks and paths you’ve discovered on your runs so far when scanning the landscape - and with a quick button press, lets you jump to the associated map”.
08:06 amUTCRole-playing musicalStray Godsis getting some DLC featuring the quite-dead bard Orpheus, developers Summerfall Studios have announced. You briefly meet Orpheus in the base game, but this new story will see you embody the bard for “hours of interactive music”.
Role-playing musicalStray Godsis getting some DLC featuring the quite-dead bard Orpheus, developers Summerfall Studios have announced. You briefly meet Orpheus in the base game, but this new story will see you embody the bard for “hours of interactive music”.
Role-playing musicalStray Godsis getting some DLC featuring the quite-dead bard Orpheus, developers Summerfall Studios have announced. You briefly meet Orpheus in the base game, but this new story will see you embody the bard for “hours of interactive music”.
08:06 amUTCPossibly incomparable time travel story 1000xResist is out now.1000xRESIST Release Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
Possibly incomparable time travel story 1000xResist is out now.1000xRESIST Release Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
Possibly incomparable time travel story 1000xResist is out now.
1000xRESIST Release Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
1000xRESIST Release Date Trailer
08:16 amUTCVenerable zombie survival game DayZ is getting a Frostline expansion with the opportunity to “discover an untouched archipelago where time stands still.” The new Sakhal map is 83km square, and is said to be a lot tougher on the player than the existing areas. Here’s a trailer.DayZ Frostline - Expansion Announcement TeaserWatch on YouTube
Venerable zombie survival game DayZ is getting a Frostline expansion with the opportunity to “discover an untouched archipelago where time stands still.” The new Sakhal map is 83km square, and is said to be a lot tougher on the player than the existing areas. Here’s a trailer.DayZ Frostline - Expansion Announcement TeaserWatch on YouTube
Venerable zombie survival game DayZ is getting a Frostline expansion with the opportunity to “discover an untouched archipelago where time stands still.” The new Sakhal map is 83km square, and is said to be a lot tougher on the player than the existing areas. Here’s a trailer.
DayZ Frostline - Expansion Announcement TeaserWatch on YouTube
DayZ Frostline - Expansion Announcement Teaser
08:19 amUTCHere’s Xbox president Sarah Bond non-responding to a Bloomberg question about why they canned Tango, given the success of Hi-Fi Rush.Xbox President Bond on the Gamer’s FutureWatch on YouTube
Here’s Xbox president Sarah Bond non-responding to a Bloomberg question about why they canned Tango, given the success of Hi-Fi Rush.Xbox President Bond on the Gamer’s FutureWatch on YouTube
Here’s Xbox president Sarah Bond non-responding to a Bloomberg question about why they canned Tango, given the success of Hi-Fi Rush.
Xbox President Bond on the Gamer’s FutureWatch on YouTube
Xbox President Bond on the Gamer’s Future
09:04 amUTCIn Emberstorm’s Reka you are a forest witch who lives in a chicken-legged house. Sound bewitching? You might want to trythe Steam demothen.
In Emberstorm’s Reka you are a forest witch who lives in a chicken-legged house. Sound bewitching? You might want to trythe Steam demothen.
In Emberstorm’s Reka you are a forest witch who lives in a chicken-legged house. Sound bewitching? You might want to trythe Steam demothen.
09:05 amUTCNomad city-builder Dream Engineshas hit the big 1.0and people seem to like it.
Nomad city-builder Dream Engineshas hit the big 1.0and people seem to like it.
Nomad city-builder Dream Engineshas hit the big 1.0and people seem to like it.
13:56 pmUTCRogue Voltage just launchedon Steamin early access. It’s a roguelike deckbuilder, but with elements of engineering and automation. One of the dudes in the screenshots is named “Slopper Johnson”.
Rogue Voltage just launchedon Steamin early access. It’s a roguelike deckbuilder, but with elements of engineering and automation. One of the dudes in the screenshots is named “Slopper Johnson”.
14:27 pmUTCGame history journalROMChipkicks off a fundraising stream tommorowon Twitchat 11AM EST. It features a bunch of developers throughout the day, including Bennet Foddy, Rami Ismail, Nina Freeman, and John and Brenda Romero. If you don’t know ROMchip, a selection of articles on their site right now include “Scrapbooking a Sophisticated Vending Machine, or An Object Lesson for Game Historiography”, and “Philosophy is an Egyptian Game: How Ancient Game Logics Structure our Present.” Basically, very few people are doing this sort of work!
Game history journalROMChipkicks off a fundraising stream tommorowon Twitchat 11AM EST. It features a bunch of developers throughout the day, including Bennet Foddy, Rami Ismail, Nina Freeman, and John and Brenda Romero. If you don’t know ROMchip, a selection of articles on their site right now include “Scrapbooking a Sophisticated Vending Machine, or An Object Lesson for Game Historiography”, and “Philosophy is an Egyptian Game: How Ancient Game Logics Structure our Present.” Basically, very few people are doing this sort of work!
14:29 pmUTCSummerfall founder and former Dragon Age scribe David Gaider takes a dim view of an EA executive’s enthusiasm for generative AI tools.In case it’s unclear, the “hunger” referred to here is the allure of a spreadsheet where the labour costs suddenly show as a teeny tiny bar compared to the other bars and a bunch of executives around a table nod and repeat “ROI” and “good, yes, good” over and over again.https://t.co/akAMhghTzR— David Gaider (@davidgaider)May 10, 2024To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Summerfall founder and former Dragon Age scribe David Gaider takes a dim view of an EA executive’s enthusiasm for generative AI tools.In case it’s unclear, the “hunger” referred to here is the allure of a spreadsheet where the labour costs suddenly show as a teeny tiny bar compared to the other bars and a bunch of executives around a table nod and repeat “ROI” and “good, yes, good” over and over again.https://t.co/akAMhghTzR— David Gaider (@davidgaider)May 10, 2024To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Summerfall founder and former Dragon Age scribe David Gaider takes a dim view of an EA executive’s enthusiasm for generative AI tools.
In case it’s unclear, the “hunger” referred to here is the allure of a spreadsheet where the labour costs suddenly show as a teeny tiny bar compared to the other bars and a bunch of executives around a table nod and repeat “ROI” and “good, yes, good” over and over again.https://t.co/akAMhghTzR— David Gaider (@davidgaider)May 10, 2024
In case it’s unclear, the “hunger” referred to here is the allure of a spreadsheet where the labour costs suddenly show as a teeny tiny bar compared to the other bars and a bunch of executives around a table nod and repeat “ROI” and “good, yes, good” over and over again.https://t.co/akAMhghTzR
15:47 pmUTCFallout 4 is getting a new graphics and performance update next week, Bethesda have announced. No details as yet on what exactly it does, but it’s worrying news for any modders still scrambling to update their mods following the last big patch a couple of weeks ago.On Monday, May 13 we will be updating Fallout 4 on all platforms.This update will include new options for graphics and performance settings as well as further fixes and improvements.Thanks for your continued feedback and support!— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios)May 10, 2024To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Fallout 4 is getting a new graphics and performance update next week, Bethesda have announced. No details as yet on what exactly it does, but it’s worrying news for any modders still scrambling to update their mods following the last big patch a couple of weeks ago.On Monday, May 13 we will be updating Fallout 4 on all platforms.This update will include new options for graphics and performance settings as well as further fixes and improvements.Thanks for your continued feedback and support!— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios)May 10, 2024To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Fallout 4 is getting a new graphics and performance update next week, Bethesda have announced. No details as yet on what exactly it does, but it’s worrying news for any modders still scrambling to update their mods following the last big patch a couple of weeks ago.
On Monday, May 13 we will be updating Fallout 4 on all platforms.This update will include new options for graphics and performance settings as well as further fixes and improvements.Thanks for your continued feedback and support!— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios)May 10, 2024
On Monday, May 13 we will be updating Fallout 4 on all platforms.This update will include new options for graphics and performance settings as well as further fixes and improvements.Thanks for your continued feedback and support!
16:24 pmUTCStellaris’ director has insisted “ethical use of AI is very important to us”after generating two voices for latest DLC expansion The Machine Age, as well as using AI artwork and text prompts for “inspiration” during its development.
Stellaris' director has insisted “ethical use of AI is very important to us”after generating two voices for latest DLC expansion The Machine Age, as well as using AI artwork and text prompts for “inspiration” during its development.
Stellaris' director has insisted “ethical use of AI is very important to us”after generating two voices for latest DLC expansion The Machine Age, as well as using AI artwork and text prompts for “inspiration” during its development.
17:47 pmUTCAs Edwin mentioned earlier,Fallout 4 is already getting another patch next weekafter waiting years for the last “next-gen update”. Good luck to those modders out there already reeling with the most recent changes.
As Edwin mentioned earlier,Fallout 4 is already getting another patch next weekafter waiting years for the last “next-gen update”. Good luck to those modders out there already reeling with the most recent changes.
As Edwin mentioned earlier,Fallout 4 is already getting another patch next weekafter waiting years for the last “next-gen update”. Good luck to those modders out there already reeling with the most recent changes.
23:08 pmUTCWarner Bros. have seemingly about-faced when it comes to delisting all Adult Swim Games from Steam. Instead, they’ve contacteda handful of developers about transferring control of Steam pages to them.
Warner Bros. have seemingly about-faced when it comes to delisting all Adult Swim Games from Steam. Instead, they’ve contacteda handful of developers about transferring control of Steam pages to them.
Warner Bros. have seemingly about-faced when it comes to delisting all Adult Swim Games from Steam. Instead, they’ve contacteda handful of developers about transferring control of Steam pages to them.
23:09 pmUTCGhosts Of Tsushima Director’s Cut isno longer available for sale on Steam in nearly 180 countries, due to it requiring players to have a PSN account to access certain online features. PSN accounts are not accessible in these countries. Players who pre-ordered the game on Steam in these regions have reported that they have been auto-refunded. The samurai action-adventure is due to release this coming Thursday, May 16th.
Ghosts Of Tsushima Director’s Cut isno longer available for sale on Steam in nearly 180 countries, due to it requiring players to have a PSN account to access certain online features. PSN accounts are not accessible in these countries. Players who pre-ordered the game on Steam in these regions have reported that they have been auto-refunded. The samurai action-adventure is due to release this coming Thursday, May 16th.
Ghosts Of Tsushima Director’s Cut isno longer available for sale on Steam in nearly 180 countries, due to it requiring players to have a PSN account to access certain online features. PSN accounts are not accessible in these countries. Players who pre-ordered the game on Steam in these regions have reported that they have been auto-refunded. The samurai action-adventure is due to release this coming Thursday, May 16th.
23:12 pmUTCGame Developer report thatSteam has been banned in Vietnam.
Game Developer report thatSteam has been banned in Vietnam.
Game Developer report thatSteam has been banned in Vietnam.
