Gaming Costs Rise Amid Faster‑Growing Household Expenses
Looking at gaming prices in a vacuum fails to take into account how they fit into broader household spending as the costs of housing, health care, energy, and other big expenditures rise faster than median income https://t.co/mH45d16Hs1
Gamers Unprepared for $70 Four-Hour Rail Shooter
I don't think people are ready for a $70 4 hour rail shooter in 2026
Video Ads Out‑earn Print, Thanks to Google’s Monopoly
NYT is a subscription business so it's a much more complex calculus but for every other media company operating on the open web video CPMs blow written CPMs out of the water in part because Google's monopoly on programmatic ads
LLMs Fail at Fact-Checking, Acting Like Dumb Search Engines
Again, fact checking is literally one of the things the LLM is worst at, unless by fact checking you mean finding links to reputable sources in which case this Is just a search engine for dummies.
AI Speeds Writing, Not the Time‑consuming Reporting
Reporting new info takes time. Writing up the new info does not. Unless it's very complex info in which case the manner in which the info is presented is as important as the reporting part. Unclear what the AI achieves beyond the illusion...
Gaming Giants' Marketing Spirals Into Absurdity
Xbox: partner showcase is a bust PlayStation: where else you gonna play give us $600 Nintendo: what if Glenn powell was a fox that where's a Saiyan scouter and flies a space ship? https://t.co/uKtqXopYZs
Rising Console Prices Signal Switch 2 Could Hit $500
A new PS5 now starts at $600. A new PS Portal is now $250. This is absolutely unprecedented. There's no way we don't see the Switch 2 going up to $500. https://t.co/MJEFtycBBr https://t.co/D5peLfrfXe
Marathon PvP Etiquette Sparks Heated Debate on First Shots
Very curious for people's takes on Marathon PVP etiquette I've never not shot first and had someone else reciprocate. Exfil camping feels like it's gotten especially brutal Surprising range of opinions in this thread compared to what I've seen in game https://t.co/j6oOWA6YJd
Developers Reflect on Dark Outlaw's Closure, No Sony Grudge
Blundell and JCbackfire talk about what Dark Outlaw Games was working on and how they're processing the sudden closure. The project was not live service and while they were enthusiastic about the game they don't hold a grudge against Sony. https://t.co/IQgT8TjoAK https://t.co/sb1tus9xS5
Marathon Needs Sony's First‑party Commitment to Thrive
Marathon is the textbook example of a first-party franchise you nurture until it blossoms. If Sony's not willing to do that then what's the point. https://t.co/n1RGCTnk9p https://t.co/rLyuki5pLs
Marathon PVP: Ruthlessly Competitive Even Without Stakes
Marathon PVP is another level of ruthless, even when the opposing player has nothing to gain. https://t.co/8EDMckdFuv
Culture War Ignites Over AI in Crimson Desert
I mentioned the anti-woke fault lines in the Crimson Desert discourse and some people were like what the hell are you talking about, but now there is a culture war freakout about sites reporting on AI in the game that's...
AI Art Suspected in Crimson Desert Sparks Quality Concerns
Seems very likely that at least some of the in-game art in Crimson Desert was generated with AI. Whether that's by design or poor quality control over a sprawling development pipeline, it's really gona poison the well for some https://t.co/q8ogbsvWII
Solo Queue Makes Assassin Contracts Easier than Group Play
I actually strongly disagree with the take on solos. Feels way easier to tackle multi-step contracts as Assassin in solo queue where people play much more cautiously and aren't hunting in groups.
Crimson Desert Doubles Nioh 3's Two‑Week Sales in One Day
In just one day, Crimson Desert has already sold double what Nioh 3 sold in its first two weeks
Intuitive Controls Make You Feel Godlike in Marathon
Instinctually knowing to hold triangle to activate a consumable when it's on the ground but square when it's in the inventory screen has made me feel like god in Marathon.
Crimson Desert's Unexpected Political
The rallying around Crimson Desert as a game that NEEDS to succeed and be really fun in order to somehow own the libs is a generally fascinating and confounding phenomenon that seemed to come out of nowhere. https://t.co/9ODNH1Du5E
Cozy Tower Defense Delight, Perfect Family Gaming
Super lovely little cozy tower defense sim I've had a ton of fun playing with my kids during the early access phase.
Gamers Are Fiercely Rejecting AI-Driven Game Trends
I don't think the industry gets just how viscerally the average gamer is rejecting the AI race https://t.co/wESXnzkamo https://t.co/NQvmfVuwXD
Microsoft’s Starfield Exclusivity Backfire Costs
As a reminder Starfield was coming to PS5, Microsoft bought them and made it exclusive, then had to explain to a judge why it did that, then decided to ditch exclusives to improve margins and now everything is as it...
IO Interactive Ends Partnership, Hitman DLC Canceled
Hitman maker IO Interactive confirms it's cut publishing ties with MindsEye and the Hitman DLC is dead. https://t.co/zw5PpjdHE3
Bethesda Rushes Damage Control as AI Backlash Intensifies
Bethesda is already doing damage control on DLSS 5 slop face. Not sure anyone fully grasps how deep the AI backlash runs within gaming spaces. https://t.co/zaQwlVB4LK
Judge Reinstates Ted Gill, Extends $250M Payout Eligibility
NEW: he judge in the Subnautica 2 court case has ordered Ted Gill reinstated as CEO of Unknown Worlds and extended the period of eligibility for a performance based $250 million payout through September 2026. Also been given control over...
Gaming Toxicity Shifted From Fans to Opportunistic Grifters
Toxicity in gaming used to predominantly be "passionate" fans taking stuff way too seriously/far. Now it's mostly grifters with no real skin in the game who spend all day searching for unrelated stuff to get mad about.
Talent Retention and Cross‑Discipline Collaboration Drive Game Creativity
There was nothing entirely revelatory in Nintendo's lone GDC talk but the subtext throughout was that retaining talent and collaborating across disciplines is the key to unlocking more fun and creativity in game making.
Grateful for Nier: Automata Inspiration, yet Question Its Lessons
"I’m extremely grateful that you say your work was inspired by NieR: Automata. At the same time, a large part of Automata’s success was due to luck, so… I do wonder what exactly there is to learn from it." Never change...
Xbox Ally Gets AI‑Powered Auto Super‑Resolution in April
Xbox announces automatic super resolution mode is coming to the Xbox Ally in April. Leverages AI to scale resolution up in real time to improve performance. Auto SR "fills in the gaps" by existing upscaling tools like DLSS. https://t.co/XDwttHUvxV
Good Intentions Won’t Save Overwatch League’s Failure
Kaplan says the road to hell is paved with good intentions and that was Overwatch League
Indifferent to Low‑quality D1 Bounty Quests
The interesting thing to me is that the quests are shitty D1 bounties AND I DON'T EVEN CARE
GDC: Low Turnout, AI Hype, but Community Thrives
The vibes from GDC so far: attendance is down, AI biz slop is crowding out some of the traditional developer talks, it's too hard to find coffee around the convention center. But the people are nice, making games is really...
Valve Faces Copycat Gambling Lawsuit in Washington
New York's odd gambling lawsuit against Valve has spawned a copycat class action lawsuit filed in Washington. https://t.co/OWiA3NcG98
Hidden in Marathon, I Keep Dying Repeatedly
I spend a lot of my time in Marathon hiding in plain sight...and dying https://t.co/UZP9Ud6nEs
Marathon's Early
Marathon has hit a high enough peak by hour 15 for me that even if the vibes substantially nose dive from here on out it will be a contender for my personal top 10 games of the year list. https://t.co/5bt2Sn4plv
Xbox Faces Clash: Fans Want Roots, Microsoft Pushes Forward
The tension that's being navigated here is the fan base's desire for the "back to Xbox's roots" revival teased in the reorg vs. Microsoft's strategy to move forward. The essential conflict is when push comes to shove, will Microsoft let Xbox...
Early Destiny's Low Ammo Added Real Combat Challenge
I'm team low ammunition. People forget early Destiny had you running out of ammo all the time. Managing it was a key part of early Nightfalls. It was bad for bullet sponge bosses but there are other ways to juice...
Valve Deletes Steam Machine 2026 Delay Reference
Bizarre update: Valve has removed the bit in its new blog post about the Steam Machine possibly not shipping in 2026. https://t.co/s9zuuDPD48
Current Console Woes Threaten All Gaming Platforms
I don't see how this gets better any time soon, or how it doesn't sabotage every other gaming console as well https://t.co/UrL6CJqeav
Thousands of Marathon Reviews Already Publicly Available
There are already 1000s of early reviews on Steam, multiple reviews-in-progress published at large websites, and tons of reactions across X, Reddit, and YouTube. The idea that somehow anyone has been prevented from finding out what people think about Marathon...
Ex‑Ashes of Creation Lead Returns, Defends Community
After weeks of silence amid dueling lawsuits, former head of Ashes of Creation studio Steven Sharif has reappeared on Discord. "But I will not allow the work of hundreds of developers and the belief of millions of players to be erased...
Live Services Attract More Players, Not More Playtime
Some data from recent years suggests live service wins on total players but not total hours. Would love to see more data on this https://t.co/ak82BS9Ppg
Last‑minute Skill Tree Release as Servers Shut Down
Highguard just pulled an entire skill tree out of its ass days before the servers go offline. A skeleton crew crunched on the final update as the social media pile-on continued. https://t.co/LAEMdTviw9
Tencent Buys 15% of Arrowhead Amid Meme Backlash
Tencent took a 15 percent stake in Arrowhead Game Studios. Some players starting lashing out at a recent Chinese New Year cosmetics bundle with a certain meme that was quickly banned on the Discord.
No Hand‑holds: Game Demands Self‑guided Exploration
"If you need the yellow paint to know where to climb this game isn’t for you."
Ubisoft's Hexe Update Omits Clint Hocking Farewell
The first official update on Assassin's Creed Hexe from Ubisoft in years makes no mention of Clint Hocking leaving or thanking him for his long tenure at the company. https://t.co/twVkOQ1BG5
Marketing Director Defends No Console Reviews at Launch
Crimson Desert marketing director says there's nothing to hide as players worry about the lack of console version reviews at launch https://t.co/sPbsmiijgU
Stop Blaming Capitalism; Copying Advice Solves Nothing
The Concord people wanted to make Concord. The Highguard people wanted to make Highguard. The Marathon people want to make Marathon. I get the draw of simple morality plays and shareholder capitalism is an easy villain but "stop trying to...
Highuard Outlasts Concord by 29 Days, Sparks Refund Debate
Highuard made it 29 days longer than Concord. Players in the Discord are trying to decide who or what to blame as some ask for refunds. https://t.co/fdPWk7VsPl
Seeking Swedish Game Developer Salary Insight
Can any game developers tell me what a role like this would pay (specifically interested in Sweden)? https://t.co/QqBKb7Gtps
Seeking Confirmation on Console Review Codes
If any outlets are getting console code for Crimson Desert reviews I'd love to hear that confirmed cause I would not be surprised if that's just not happening (you can DM me and stay anonymous) https://t.co/z1gKvUXI0f
Marathon's Gripping Pull: Surviving Two Runs Sparks Endless Play
Played three hours of Marathon last night, maybe only made it out alive in 2 runs. Woke up and wanted to play more. Which is an insane reaction to have that most players probably won't share. https://t.co/iSr82qzDdw
