Microsoft Retracts 32GB RAM Recommendation After Gamer Backlash
A new Microsoft blog post recommended 32GB of RAM for serious gamers, but after user backlash, it's gone again. https://t.co/AUp52yCbV8
Explore Global Landscapes with Lushfoil Photography Sim
From Iceland to Italy and Japan to Australia, Lushfoil Photography Sim faithfully recreates beautiful landscapes to explore with your virtual camera and lenses https://t.co/n8119uDYNa
Tomodachi Life Consumes Us, Ign
the way i didn’t even touch the new crimson desert update last night lol tomodachi life has taken over completely
Finished My Tomodachi Life Coastal City, Adding Final Touches
my tomodachi life coastal city is pretty much done. just need more light sources and knick knacks. albert einstein, bayonetta and anthony fantano live here too. this game is exactly what i needed now https://t.co/kRlNmpSCeL
Choosing a Book Over Endless Game Battles
Wow - my mushroom battle with a giant just finished in @PikminBloom And then disappeared and gave me back my battle pass I prefer the Library of Lost Hours book over losing hours in the game https://t.co/VedpYoziMV
Parachutes Enable Paratrooper Spawns, Vehicles Coming Soon
🪂 Added parachutes now so your first spawn is as a paratrooper I think soon I have to add back vehicles but now that you and your friends can drive around 😊 https://t.co/FLfKHzoIvF
Secured High Ground, Grenade Wiped Out Six Opponents
Got em 🤣🤣🤣 … found this door and got high ground on tan team. Grenade smoked 6 of em. https://t.co/vHXvyZUmpA
Tencent Becomes Sole External Shareholder of Game Science
Tencent has increased its stake in Game Science, the developer of Black Myth Wukong, from 5% to 24%. Hero Games, the original backer of the studio, sold its 19% share in the company. Tencent is now the sole external shareholder....
Starfield Won’t Recognize Xbox Controller on Legion Go
It really chaps my ass that I cant use my Xbox controller to play starfield on my Lenovo legion go or legion go s. This is the only game that doesn't recognize it. This feels like a really popular config....
Anti‑woke Backlash to Saros Is a Weak Raid
Seeing the anti-woke hate train try to manufacture a backlash around Saros feels like watching a raid team try and fail to break a boss' shield because they can't muster enough raw power for the DPS phase. https://t.co/vKgVHfmNT4
Going Jax‑style in NBA 2K, Mortal Kombat Vibes
In the spirit of Mortal Kombat.... think I'm going with the Jax look in 2K 🧐
Wireless Base Station Delivers Tight, Low‑distortion Audio
A wireless, base station model with similarities to Nacon’s existing R5 that impresses with tight, distinctive, low-distortion audio. https://t.co/zpNqTchYbu
Seeker Entertainment Faces Setbacks While Still Seeking KinForge Funding
Sad news for Seeker Entertainment, though it's still trying to raise funds for KinForge. https://t.co/A5TPf1xACm
Insanely Fun Jedi vs Sith Battle with Friends
This is insanely fun. Played with a friend and we ended up on opposing sides, Jedi vs Sith Lord with blasters, light sabers, force push, Tie Fighters, AT-ATs.
Last Flag Development Ends, Game Won’t Shut Down
Last Flag was announced at Summer Game Fest just under a year ago. It's not going offline but development is ending
40 Hours Tomodachi Life Vs. 40 Minutes Crimson
this ended up becoming true. i played like 40 minutes of the crimson desert update but ive played 40 hours of tomodachi life by now
Black Ops 7 Season 3 Reloaded Debuts with Terry Crews
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 3 Reloaded has arrived and with it comes Terry Crews. https://t.co/VWqjxUPAO3
Paste Games: Crucial Safe Haven for Smart Critics
Hard to overstate the significance of Paste Games as a safe house for smart writers and big swing criticism, especially during the 2010s digital media boom. https://t.co/OoQK58qP1c
Steam CCU Charts Weaponized by Toxic Culture Warriors
My two cents on this is that while modern players are on average way too CEO-brained these days, weaponizing Steam CCU charts on main is almost uniformly a sickness of online culture warriors pushing toxic agendas.
Planet of Lana Pitch Targets Live-Action Film, Amber Midthunder Attached
Added a detail to this article to make clear that Story Kitchen's Planet of Lana pitch to studios is for a live action film (with, as I previously reported, Prey's Amber Midthunder attached to star in it)
Neverness to Everness F2P Earns $15M Day One, PC Dominates
Neverness to Everness (F2P) generated over RMB 100 million ($15m+) on its first day (Better than Tower of Fantasy). In China, 65% of revenue was from PC, 35% from mobile. Overseas, 75% of revenue was from PC + PS5. https://t.co/BM8Tie0ZOw
Fans and Yoshida Reveal FFXIV’s Past, Present, Future
Kotaku's coverage of Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest wraps up with this long, in-depth dispatch from about the state of the game, its legacy, and its future. We heard a lot last week from Naoki Yoshida. In this report we...
Riot Games Leaders Join Journey Stage Panel at Gamescom Latam
About to start a panel with Riot Games leaders on Journey stage at Gamescom Latam
Gaming Ads: Unlocking an Underused Advertising Powerhouse
Scott Ensign, Chief Strategy Officer at @ButlerTill, discusses why gaming is still one of the most misunderstood and underutilized channels in advertising and how brands can finally unlock its full potential. https://t.co/bgRersWIG8
IO Interactive Clarifies Design of 007 First Light Controller
IO Interactive has addressed criticism of the design of the 007 First Light limited-edition DualSense wireless controller, confirming it's not what some fans think. https://t.co/iVLnVNuVNe
Epic Unveils Fortnite‑Star Wars Celebration Roadmap
Epic Games has released the roadmap for its month-long Fortnite x Star Wars Day celebrations, which includes a "galaxy of new Star Wars games" and more to keep fans busy. https://t.co/vENAwlAXHF
Spending Nintendo Day Finishing Deep Dive for Release
Today is Nintendo day $NTDOY. I'm going to dedicate the next few hours to finishing my Nintendo deep dive (already 2 hours in) and will hopefully be able to release it later today.
Epic Games Store Returns to Japan Amid Apple Lawsuit
Epic Games Store is back in Japan, as Epic progresses in its legal fight against Apple one country at a time. https://t.co/iv2BDfqkcq
Time to Ban Tall Grass From Video Games
It had a good run but it's time to ban the tall grass in games https://t.co/n7rY8ARVkd
Kids Must Become Game Creators, Not Just Players
Kids should not grow up as passive consumers of games. They should learn to imagine, build, test, remix, and share them.
Xbox Game Dev Update Likely Recap, Not New Helix News
Xbox is holding a Game Dev Update next week, targeted at game developers. It will offer “a closer look at Project Helix and what it represents for the future of Xbox.” I wouldn’t expect any news from this though, more of...
Microsoft Fixes Bug Blocking Xbox 360 Games on Series X
looks like Microsoft has fixed the bug preventing people from launching some backwards compatible Xbox 360 games on new Xbox Series S/X consoles
Gaming Studios Reveal New Film Projects And
NEW: More from iicon.. - Sonic movie producers at Story Kitchen tease Streets of Rage movie news and reveal they're pitching a Planet of Lana movie - Capcom exec says sales indicate Pragmata's got a viable future - Niantic...
Roblox Slashes FY Sales, Bookings Below Street Forecasts
Juuuuuuuust a bit outside: Roblox full year sales and booking guidance to ~$6B and ~$7.5B Street had 2026 sales and bookings at $6.6B and $8.4B, respectively https://t.co/w8SZ5OCN6O $RBLX via @paigehtml https://t.co/9TtSy4cF51
Roblox Cuts Bookings Guidance by $1 B After Safety Updates
New: Roblox lowered its full-year bookings guidance by about $1 billion after implementing child-safety updates that the company says slowed user growth. https://t.co/mdvtYDevtC
AI Beats Human in F1 Sim Racing Challenge
This is so cool @brcullum built a machine learning model to race @dvassallo's #vibejam F1 sim and ran thousands of simulations to become the fastest Now we could have AIs competing against AIs in F1 races (like that IRL competition already does?)
Auto‑rigged Soldier Model Brings Full Movement to Three.js
Also waited quite long with this because I was scared it'd be difficult But I generated a new soldier model now in @tripoai (sponsor of the Vibe Jam), and will also try auto-rig it, that gives it a skeleton, so I...
DIY Raspberry Pi Hack Enables Cheap Wireless DualSense PC
This Raspberry Pi mod is a cheap and effective way to get Sony's DualSense controller working properly on a PC with a wireless connection. https://t.co/fBS2g1P5Mj
Battlefield Film Sparks Five‑studio Bidding War for Michael B. Jordan
Gaming IP battle breaks out in Hollywood - big scoop here from @elmayimbe: ‘Battlefield’ Ignites Bidding War as 5 Studios Fight for Michael B. Jordan Video Game Movie https://t.co/LjQjNJW2Ay
Finding Hidden Magic in Overlooked Game Details
When I asked Titanium Court designer @bad_tetris about the game's baseball references, he had a simple explanation. It was about "illuminating the magic that exists under something that you might have previously dismissed." My story on this gaming rarity https://t.co/0RfqWZfiJS
Xbox Mode Rolls Out to All Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft’s Xbox mode is now available for all Windows 11 PCs. The Xbox mode aims to bridge the gap between Windows and Xbox consoles, and you just need the latest Windows update to get it enabled. Details here 👇 https://t.co/PPdq8baL0u
Xbox Update Lets You Disable Quick Resume Per Game
Xbox owners can now disable Quick Resume for specific games. It’s part of a new Xbox console update today that also includes custom dashboard colors and more https://t.co/eKIGzyAaS4
AI Generates Full 3D Game Without Writing Code
GAME DEV AS WE KNOW IT IS COOKED ♨️♨️♨️ Vibe-coding has officially arrived in video games. you MUST check the demo below. The Arcade AI team just generated a fully playable 3D game live on cam. Complete with physics, game logic, and animation......
Bond Game Introduces Innovative “License to Kill” Mechanic
We talk to a developer about the upcoming Bond game's unique license to kill mechanic. https://t.co/B05MqXhZJM
Microsoft’s Auto SR Boosts Xbox Ally X Performance
Microsoft’s DLSS competitor is now available on the Xbox Ally X handheld. Xbox Insiders can try out Auto SR, which improves frame rates and visual quality in PC games. Full details here 👇https://t.co/4dFLva9nhQ
Pearl Abyss Sells CCP Back at $305M Loss
Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abysss (publicly traded in Korea) is finally selling Eve Online studio CCP (based in Iceland) back to its management. Selling price: US$120M. Buying price in 2018: US$425M. There were rumors about such a deal swirling last year already.
F2P
Bonelab meets Gorilla Tag/Animal Company? Nice to see this style of F2P game branch out with different themes and movement styles.
Zach Cregger Unveils Creepy Resident Evil Teaser, Drops Sep 18
Creepy new teaser for new vision for #ResidentEvil from Zach Cregger (Weapons). Opens SEP 18. https://t.co/XPhYgxCjcx
Zelnick Discusses GTA 6 Risks, Zynga Revival, Original IP Focus
Take-Two Interactive’s Strauss Zelnick on ‘GTA 6’ Jitters, Zynga’s Turnaround and Investing in Original Properties https://t.co/9iZLqWGPnM
New DCSWorld Spitfire Campaign Trailer Showcases 92 Sqn
Utterly fantastic trailer for a new #DCSWorld Spitfire campaign - based around 92 Sqn in 1941. #avgeek https://t.co/YxL24Kr7uL