General Gaming News.

[Johnny Novgorod]

Extremely OK Games, Ltd.

Purveyors of digital amusements.

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Earthblade (metroidvania from the Celeste people) pushed beyond 2024. Sucks but grateful they're at least straightforward about it instead of acting all coy or silent for the rest of the year like the Silksong people (after announcing a vague delay in May 2023 - and that's no further news for 11 months now).

EDIT: On that note, Silksong suddenly shows up in the Xbox store page. Could be a placeholder entry for all it's worth - PS has had one for years. But the fandom has decided this is the one inane update that for sure hails an imminent release.

 

[Chimpzy]

A seriously deep cut, and also somehow not an April's Fools joke

 

[FakeSympathy]

Blizzard Is Open to More Warcraft Movies, But Doesn't Want to be a Filmmaker - IGN

We spoke to Warcraft franchise director John Hight about the future of the Warcraft IP: movie ambitions, future games, and if World of Warcraft itself can weather another 20 years.

www.ign.com

You know, I do think Blizzard at the very least do their animated cinematics well. So if it's an animated movie, I think they can pull it off

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Blizzard Is Open to More Warcraft Movies, But Doesn't Want to be a Filmmaker - IGN

We spoke to Warcraft franchise director John Hight about the future of the Warcraft IP: movie ambitions, future games, and if World of Warcraft itself can weather another 20 years.

www.ign.com

You know, I do think Blizzard at the very least do their animated cinematics well. So if it's an animated movie, I think they can pull it off

I'd been saying since the announcement of the Warcraft movie that just doing a feature-length CGI cinematic would get aliens from other planets to come see it.

 

[FakeSympathy]

Saber Interactive CEO Says KOTOR Remake Is 'Alive and Well' - IGN

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake is one of gaming's most elusive projects. But we finally have a real, concrete update on what's going on. Saber Interactive is still working on it, and according to the CEO, it's "alive and well."

www.ign.com

As long as Aspyr has zero involvement from this point, I'm down.

 

[Chimpzy]

Bafta Games Awards: Lara Croft voted most iconic character ever

Lara Croft beat old favourites Mario, Sonic and Pac-Man to claim the title, voted for by gamers.

www.bbc.com

This is of course wrong

Spoiler: because this is the most iconic video game character

 

[Chimpzy]

Roblox Studio boss: children making money on the platform isn't exploitation, it's a gift

Roblox Studio head Stefano Corazza says that the game doesn't exploit children, and is instead "a gift".

www.eurogamer.net

So eh, yeah:

 

[BrawlMan]

Hellblade 2 is digital only and locked at 30 fps. What's the point of even getting a Series X now? WTH you've been doing Ninja Theory?

Hellblade 2 Confirmed to Run at 30 FPS on Xbox, No Performance Mode Available - IGN

Hellblade 2 on Xbox Series X and S is locked at 30 FPS, but PC can go higher.

www.ign.com

 

[FakeSympathy]

Hellblade 2 is digital only and locked at 30 fps. What's the point of even getting a Series X now? WTH you've been doing Ninja Theory?

Hellblade 2 Confirmed to Run at 30 FPS on Xbox, No Performance Mode Available - IGN

Hellblade 2 on Xbox Series X and S is locked at 30 FPS, but PC can go higher.

www.ign.com

Yeah, 30 fps is definitely a red flag in this generation. Especially considering console specs seems to match that of an decent gaming PC.

This better be one impressive-looking game for it to be locked at 30 fps.

 

[BrawlMan]

Life is Strange studio Deck Nine accused of toxic workplace culture in new report

A new investigation into developer Deck Nine - best known as the current steward of Life is Strange, a series celebrate…

www.eurogamer.net

 

[FakeSympathy]

An Update on Battlefield 2042 and Welcoming Motive Studio to the Team

The Battlefield team is expanding as we look to the future of the series

www.ea.com

TL;DR
BF 2042 will no longer have major content updates after season 7 (not even 3 years after the initial release, btw).

Motive Studio (Dead Space Remake and SW: Squadron) will join DICE for the next BF game, amd will take care of the singleplayer side.

 

[Chimpzy]

An Update on Battlefield 2042 and Welcoming Motive Studio to the Team

The Battlefield team is expanding as we look to the future of the series

www.ea.com

TL;DR
BF 2042 will no longer have major content updates after season 7 (not even 3 years after the initial release, btw).

Motive Studio (Dead Space Remake and SW: Squadron) will join DICE for the next BF game, amd will take care of the singleplayer side.

Ah, EA creating its own version of the CoD mines then.

 

[BrawlMan]

An Update on Battlefield 2042 and Welcoming Motive Studio to the Team

The Battlefield team is expanding as we look to the future of the series

www.ea.com

TL;DR
BF 2042 will no longer have major content updates after season 7 (not even 3 years after the initial release, btw).

Motive Studio (Dead Space Remake and SW: Squadron) will join DICE for the next BF game, amd will take care of the singleplayer side.

EA, you put them Dead Space 2 Remake right now! No one cares about 2042 anymore!

 

[FakeSympathy]

EA, you put them Dead Space 2 Remake right now! No one cares about 2042 anymore!

Also, I'm curious on the resource allocation for Motive; Aren't they also working on the Iron Man game? Really hoping EA isn't slaving them to stretch out too thin

 

[BrawlMan]

Also, I'm curious on the resource allocation for Motive; Aren't they also working on the Iron Man game? Really hoping EA isn't slaving them to stretch out too thin

Shit, I forgot about that. EA forget about BF, and focus on either Iron-Man or Dead Space 2 Remake. What are they even trying to save at this point?

 

[Dreiko]

So apparently nintendo killed the online for the 3ds and the wii U, but if you change your dsn to something called pretendo you can still play online on the wii u.

I just think it's wild that the vita is still being supported by sony (I checked, I downloaded Demon Blade Muramasa just to make sure) but the 3ds got offed unceremoniously like that. Rip english version of dragon quest 7 remake.

 

[FakeSympathy]

Constant online connection for a single player game? I smell Hex stores from Odyssey/Valhalla!

Also, $70 price tag. I don't really mind because there will be ways to buy it cheaper, but that online connection thing is really annoying.

 

[BrawlMan]

Also, $70 price tag. I don't really mind because there will be ways to buy it cheaper, but that online connection thing is really annoying.

I wasn't planning on getting Outlaws, and it's not even worth it used. When developers learn to stop doing this? Being online for a single player game won't make your game sell better nor faster. Here I go playing something more interesting that doesn't require me to be online 24/7.

 

[BrawlMan]

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[Chimpzy]

PS Plus game Foamstars has lost nearly 95% of its player base

Foamstars' PS Plus player count has dropped almost 95% since the game's day-one launch on PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Essential back in February 2024.

www.truetrophies.com

Guess the Helldivers came and democratized the shit out of it.

Square should probably get of that live service GaaS train tho, it's not working out for them.

Then again


It's mindbogling that a game with cosmetic dlc 1.5 times what the base game costs is not an absolute winner