General Gaming News.

[BrawlMan]

This is something worth fighting for. Everyone get in here and read this! History is important!

Inside the fight to save video game history

Video game history is lost faster than we can preserve it.

www.theverge.com

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/video-game-tv-adaptations-1.6406328

A demo for an unannounced Gex game has appeared online | VGC

A demo for an unannounced Gex Jr game has seemingly appeared online.

www.videogameschronicle.com

The Dark Souls Train keeps on chugging.

Elden Ring’s publisher wants to work with author Brandon Sanderson and he ‘has a Soulsborne pitch’ | VGC

Bandai Namco sent a note to the author…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Either they are or they aren't. There is no could be.

Sony ‘could be working’ to bring proper PS3 game emulation to PS5, it’s claimed | VGC

Many fans were disappointed to learn that PS Plus Premium will only include PS3 game streaming…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Jim Ryan confirms Sony ‘has more studio acquisitions planned’ | VGC

Exec argues not adopting Game Pass-style strategy is allowing it to invest in M&

www.videogameschronicle.com

Abandoned’s developer claims it ‘reached out’ to Silent Hill publisher Konami | VGC

The developers behind Abandoned reached out to Silent Hill publisher Konami, according to a new interview.

www.videogameschronicle.com

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

This is something worth fighting for. Everyone get in here and read this! History is important!

Inside the fight to save video game history

Video game history is lost faster than we can preserve it.

www.theverge.com

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/video-game-tv-adaptations-1.6406328

A demo for an unannounced Gex game has appeared online | VGC

A demo for an unannounced Gex Jr game has seemingly appeared online.

www.videogameschronicle.com

The Dark Souls Train keeps on chugging.

Elden Ring’s publisher wants to work with author Brandon Sanderson and he ‘has a Soulsborne pitch’ | VGC

Bandai Namco sent a note to the author…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Either they are or they aren't. There is no could be.

Sony ‘could be working’ to bring proper PS3 game emulation to PS5, it’s claimed | VGC

Many fans were disappointed to learn that PS Plus Premium will only include PS3 game streaming…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Jim Ryan confirms Sony ‘has more studio acquisitions planned’ | VGC

Exec argues not adopting Game Pass-style strategy is allowing it to invest in M&

www.videogameschronicle.com

Abandoned’s developer claims it ‘reached out’ to Silent Hill publisher Konami | VGC

The developers behind Abandoned reached out to Silent Hill publisher Konami, according to a new interview.

www.videogameschronicle.com

You know what’s really frustrating about the last one is that all these rumors started swirling a year ago now, and still absolutely nothing has happened besides what, a canceled demo?

Blue Box Game Studios has quietly deleted all hints of an imminent playable demo for Abandoned

The studio now only mentions the Real Time Experience.

www.gamepur.com

FFS it might as well just be more Kojima trolling.

As for the first, a passage from the article makes it clear these publishers don’t care unless there’s extra money involved -


Section 1201 “makes it unlawful to circumvent technological measures used to prevent unauthorized access to copyrighted works, including copyrighted books, movies, videos, video games, and computer software.”

Imagine a video game trapped inside a burning building, and on the door of that building is a lock. Video game preservationists want to rescue the video game before it goes up in flames, but in order to get to it, they have to break the lock. Section 1201 essentially states that even though all the archivists want to do is get the game out before it burns, if they break the lock, they’re breaking the law.

Time to change the bloody law.


Albert understands the business decision involved in taking down a digital storefront, but they take issue with this kind of “if we decide we’re not selling it, you just don’t get to have it” mentality. “So when they shut down access to these stores [...] after having made it much more difficult for preservation institutions to effectively preserve the games, it comes off as really offensive,” they said.

Absolutely pathetic behavior from these companies.

 

[Chimpzy]

Neat. No platforms mentioned tho. I mean, pc, obviously. But what else?

 

[Dalisclock]

Neat. No platforms mentioned tho. I mean, pc, obviously. But what else?

Is this a joke? Like seriously, is this a joke? My heart can't take a joke like this.

If isn't, I hope this is Ron's vision of what Monkey Island 3 was going to be. Don't get me wrong, Curse was good but it wasn't the intended follow up to the wierdness that was MI2's ending but he ended up leaving Lucasarts before MI3/Curse of MI came out. He's flat out said Curse wasn't want he had in mind for a follow up, though he did enjoy it.

Monkey Island Returns With A New Game From Original Creators Later This Year

Ron Gilbert, David Grossman are back after more than 30 years away from the classic Lucasfilm adventure franchise

kotaku.com

Ok, it is gonna be a direct sequel to MI2 and they're gonna pretend the other games after MI2 didn't happen(except for Murry, the talking skull).

 

[Chimpzy]

Is this a joke? Like seriously, is this a joke? My heart can't take a joke like this.

If isn't, I hope this is Ron's vision of what Monkey Island 3 was going to be. Don't get me wrong, Curse was good but it wasn't the intended follow up to the wierdness that was MI2's ending

Apparently Gilbert got some of the old LucasArts gang back together and they've been working on it in secret for 2 years.

Dominic Armato confirmed to return for voice duty.

 

[FakeSympathy]

Axie Infinity halts NFT game upgrade following $622M hack By BTC Peers

Axie Infinity halts NFT game upgrade following $622M hack

www.investing.com

Normally i would feel bad for the investors…. But come on, they knew what they were signing up for

 

[BrawlMan]

Normally i would feel bad for the investors…. But come on, they knew what they were signing up for

They deserve nothing, but....despair....

 

[Dalisclock]

Axie Infinity halts NFT game upgrade following $622M hack By BTC Peers

Axie Infinity halts NFT game upgrade following $622M hack

www.investing.com

Normally i would feel bad for the investors collaborators …. But come on, they knew what they were signing up for

Fixed that for you

 

[FakeSympathy]

Fixed that for you

touché

 

[Chimpzy]

Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman has acquired a 96% stake in SNK (he owns Electronic Gaming Development Company)

https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/kr/ir/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Results_of_Tender_Offer_Korea_220210_English-2.pdf

Microsoft buying up everything suddenly doesn't seem so bad compared to the dude who has people who criticise him murdered.

 

[BrawlMan]

UC Santa Barbara Students Showcase Video Games for Game Development Course

The homemade games were available for other students and visitors to play.

www.independent.com

Players with disabilities score in video game world

Carlos Vasquez is a master of video fighting game "Mortal Kombat" despite being unable to see the action on screen because he is blind.

techxplore.com

University of Arizona students can gain credit by playing video game - Santa Barbara News-Press

By TOM JOYCE THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR (The Center Square) – University of Arizona and Arizona…

newspress.com

Metro-North’s Harlem Line stars in a new video game expansion release

The addition serves as a kind of love letter to the near 200-year-old route.

gothamist.com

Telling Alaska’s Story: Video game created in partnership with Anchorage tribal organization wins Peabody Award

A video game created in partnership with the Cook Inlet Tribal Council in Anchorage has been recognized with a prestigious award for media and storytelling.

www.alaskasnewssource.com

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman has acquired a 96% stake in SNK (he owns Electronic Gaming Development Company)

https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/kr/ir/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Results_of_Tender_Offer_Korea_220210_English-2.pdf

Microsoft buying up everything suddenly doesn't seem so bad compared to the dude who has people who criticise him murdered.

Maybe karma will be inflicted someday so the company can return to saner, better hands.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

PSA regarding DualSense and stick drift issues -

Spoiler: Basically,

Bad

Good

Ironically the thumbnail is misleading.

 

[CriticalGaming]

PSA regarding DualSense and stick drift issues -

Spoiler: Basically,

Bad

Good

Ironically the thumbnail is misleading.

My controller now has slight drift after a year and a half of use. This is the first time I've ever had a controller do this, even my joycons are fine. There were launch problems with almsot every launch console and I've always been lucky enough to not have any of those issues. Not that big of a deal though, it was about time to get a new controller for me anyway, I wanted a fancy blue one.

 

[BrawlMan]

This is the first time I've ever had a controller do this, even my joycons are fine.

I've only ever used my joycons twice. A few weeks after I got my Switch in 2018. After that, I went straight for the third party controllers. They work and play so much better.

 

[CriticalGaming]

I've only ever used my joycons twice. A few weeks after I got my Switch in 2018. After that, I went straight for the third party controllers. They work and play so much better.

I only ever use my switch on airplanes, so im not fucking with lugging around an extra controller for that.

 

[BrawlMan]

I only ever use my switch on airplanes, so im not fucking with lugging around an extra controller for that.

Nothing wrong with that. You play your way. The irony is is that I rarely ever use my switch for portability. The only time I ever take it out is to look through eShop while I'm playing on my PlayStation 4. Otherwise, 98% of the time it stays docked. Sometimes I'll take it over to my older brother's so we can do some co-op games, but that is about it. It's been a while since we done that though.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

A new Tomb Raider game is in development in Unreal Engine 5

Lara Croft will return in a "cinematic action-adventure"

www.gamesradar.com

Gives me all the more reason to get caught up on the series. Hopefully they don’t fuck it up with any live service bs.

 

[BrawlMan]

A new Tomb Raider game is in development in Unreal Engine 5

Lara Croft will return in a "cinematic action-adventure"

www.gamesradar.com

Gives me all the more reason to get caught up on the series. Hopefully they don’t fuck it up with any live service bs.

I can't even bother to sound off a sigh. I'm just that disinterested. I hope they don't have the live service crap either, but I'm not counting anything out. The last time I ever cared about Tomb Raider was the third game and the first live action movie. All I can say is that they make a game that's more fun and self-aware, and doesn't try to take itself too seriously, nor be dark, depressing, and torture pornish.

 

[CriticalGaming]

A new Tomb Raider game is in development in Unreal Engine 5

Lara Croft will return in a "cinematic action-adventure"

www.gamesradar.com

Gives me all the more reason to get caught up on the series. Hopefully they don’t fuck it up with any live service bs.

God I hope they don't fuck it up. The reboot had so much potential and they SQUANDERED IT!

but new hair physics.