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A couple of updates:
License agreement was changed and the company tried to pretend that an account was always required (it was optional). Users are now twice angrier because of such a outrageous lie.
In some regions the company will store sensitive information (photo and scan of the government issued ID) which looks awful since Sony was hacked dozens of times recently.
The overall Steam score is now mixed and recent is mostly negative. Oddly enough, many positive reviews are also criticizing the game (maybe they are unaware how to switch it to negative)?.
My beloved Dragon Age Inquisition is 85% off on Steam (for the full edition with all DLCs). The game hated by fans of the DA Origin, but it aged well: memorable companions quests, epic moments, true #RPG feel where choices matter, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUQKGFMfXx0
And finally #Unity 6 reached PREVIEW stage (which means, you can try it out and expect it will not crash every minute or so).
Meanwhile, on social media posts people are asking if fixed Occlusion Culling, better water systems, and some other smaller features are such a big change, compared to development speed of #UnrealEngine and #Godot4.
#GameEngines
As promised, he's back with the first #GodotEngine tutorial!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOhfqjmasi0 #Godot4 #Tutorials
The original Industria is #Free on Epic Games Store! It's a game fully developed with Blueprints instead of C++ code which allowed a tiny team to build the whole thing.
#EGS #IndieGames
Microsoft really started to delete screenshots and videos from #XBox after 90 days. This sounds like a joke! Is there a contest for the most impressive alienation of own users?
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Fun fact: If you Google Dutch Angle, the page will be slightly rotated
#Google #Internet
Legendary #Unity blogger is back after a three year break... to make videos about #GodotEngine!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYt6uDr-PHQ #Godot4
"You no longer have access to this game. Why not check the Store to pursue your adventures?"
#Ubisoft revoked The Crew from people's libraries two weeks after the shutdown. Instead of trying to make people feel less angry, the French publisher decided to dig its own grave.
They moved it from the library and even if you find it in the discontinued games tab, it will now suggest you too... BUY SOMETHING ELSE 🤡
I'm sure it will hit them hard and any court in the EU will stand on the consumers side in the upcoming case.
Why bother to revoke it like that? Because fans were able to build their own server based on what they learned from the original server when the game was still available. And they were able to launch the game without Ubisoft.
Wanna fight? Read more:
www.stopkillinggames.com
#Microsoft permanently banned at least tens of thousands of users who purchased keys from online stores (including cheap Game Pass keys). The support replies that such keys are violating EULA and threatening the consistency of Xbox ecosystem.
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Do you remember the most unusual #RPG and "the best looking forest in games history"? Meet the sequel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMZFM6JC47Q
Helldivers II will force people to make PSN accounts to keep playing. It's a paid game and PSN isn't supported in over 60 countries (where the game was working).
No surprise the players got really mad and the #PlayStation team is trying to pretend nothing is happening...
Meanwhile, over 62K negative reviews were added on #Steam in a single day (which is a record) pushing the game into mixed grade with 48% positive recent reviews.
Imagine it took you EIGHT months to implement surface map for the game (even there were maps in your games for like 30 years or more): but now it can kill computers when shown! 😳
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDnwvyr-dB4 #RPG
Take-Two is shutting down Roll7 (OlliOlli World, Rollerdrome) and Intercept Games (Kerbal Space Program 2).
Two indie Dutch studios are also announced that they are shutting down — KeokeN Interactive (Deliver us the Moon) & Paladin Studios (Cut The Rope Remastered, Strombound, etc).
It seems that KeokeN is trying to stay alive by keeping a small team and look for funding. Their GDC investment tour failed this year but there are a couple of people left who will try to do something for some more months.
#Business #Layoffs
Path Tracing in DD2 by #modders:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnYOKXS_wuo #modding #raytracing
Someone in Canonical decided that #Ubuntu #Linux needs a promo video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5yM4ZYwB_s
Meanwhile, #UnrealEngine 5.4 has been released!
https://youtu.be/ltQfA5Wqdik #UE5 #GameEngines
Mods can extend the game for ages, there are several big ones coming to Fallout 4 this year, Last Stand (Chapter 3) and London are probably the most impressive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNnDrb6KUmI #RPG #Mods #Modding
The new #PostApocalyptic #VR game from a solo developer: imagine making something like this alone!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2609610/CONVRGENCE/ #IndieGames
Meanwhile #GodotEngine, #Google and The Forge improved Vulkan performance in #Godot4.
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You may ask: who the heck are The Forge? Well, they are a small company that can improve game engines for hire. And they have own rendering framework on GitHub!
The most interesting part about the new game from Ori creators is that it is rendered by #Unity but runs on a fully custom game engine underneath.
It allows the game to remain responsive on any hardware and keeps consistent simulation with networking support.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpgtdLZ8YRQ
After days of silence, Fallout #TV series has been renewed for season 2!
See you in New Vegas!
A bit late but here's the short version of #UnrealEngine lecture from #GDC 2024:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8-k9bYsta0 #UE5 #GameEngines
Steamworks API for #Godot4 is now a GD Extension available via Asset Library and GitHub
#GodotEngine #Steam #GitHub