Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - Extended Gameplay Reveal

You know how in the early 2000s, a lot of PC games got sequels on consoles, and players complained that they removed complexity from the game to make it work on consoles? This feels like that. I don't see anything here about quests, skills, character sheets, or different ways to solve problems depending on your character's... #videogames #bloodlines2 #vtm #vampirethemasquerade #gaming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwhvfH-Ij8Q

30 Years After DOOM — Is the FPS Genre Dead?

The title is a bit clickbait, and I don't even necessarily agree with all of the points that Danny O'Dwyer makes here, but it's a good look back and forward at FPS games.... #videogames #fps #doom #gaming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii01jlv_UPk

Suicide Squad Publisher Promises Even More Live-Service Games

Seems like someone can't read the room on how poorly Suicide Squad is going to go after almost 9 years in the oven. #videogames #gaming

https://kotaku.com/suicide-squad-more-live-service-online-wb-games-dc-1851005080

Epic Launches Program to Pay Devs to Bring Old Games to Epic Games Store - IGN

It's an incentive for devs to their back catalogues to EGS, after they just laid off 800 employees because they spend too much money. Is it just me, or does everyone besides Epic know what the problem is with EGS? #videogames #epic #epicgamesstore #gaming

https://www.ign.com/articles/epic-launches-program-to-pay-devs-to-bring-old-games-to-epic-games-store

Unity Has Apologized For Its Install Fee Policy and Says It 'Will Be Making Changes' to It - IGN

Unity has apologized for the "confusion and angst the runtime fee policy" it announced last week has caused and has revealed it will be "making changes" to it. #videogames #unity #gaming

https://www.ign.com/articles/unity-has-apologized-for-its-install-fee-policy-and-says-it-will-be-making-changes-to-it

Unity introduces new fees for game devs based on revenue and game installs

Presumably Unity decided they had too many customers and needed to get rid of most of them. Not only is this an insane thing to charge developers for, there are all kinds of concerns like:... #videogames #gamedev #unity #gaming

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/unity-introduces-new-fees-for-game-devs-based-on-revenue-and-game-installs/

PlayStation Plus prices increasing

USD "per year" prices:... #videogames #ps5 #psplus #playstationplus #playstation #gaming

https://blog.playstation.com/2023/08/30/playstation-plus-monthly-games-for-september-saints-row-black-desert-traveler-edition-generation-zero/

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is Mimimi's Final Game as the Studio Shuts Down - IGN

Mimimi Games has announced it is shutting down and Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is its last game.... #videogames #shadowgambit #shadowtactics #gaming

https://www.ign.com/articles/shadow-gambit-the-cursed-crew-is-mimimis-final-game-as-the-studio-shuts-down

EA's BioWare will lay off 50 and cut ties with unionized Keywords playtesting group

Neither the layoffs nor breaking ties with a playtesting company that knows their worth in the market sound like they're going to help BioWare make RPGs that can compete with Baldur's Gate 3, formerly a BioWare series. #videogames #bioware #masseffect #dragonage #gaming

https://venturebeat.com/games/eas-bioware-will-lay-off-50-and-cut-ties-with-unionized-keywords-playtesting-group/

PlayStation 5 Pro ‘Project Trinity’ Details And Release Date

PS5 Pro is expected late 2024, with the PS6 expected 2028. If Microsoft is to try to keep pace, as someone who doesn't have either console, it will be interesting to see if they also brand this as a mid-generation refresh or if they stick to their guns they've been touting for a while of being "beyond generations". #ps5 #playstation5 #games #videogames #gaming

https://keytogaming.com/2023/07/21/playstation-5-pro-project-trinity/