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[Link] Paralives includes features that The Sims has lacked for decades
Read: 22/8/2023 www.techradar.com
If you're a fan of life simulations then Paralives can be considered one of the bigger upcoming games in the genre as a major rival to the behemoth that is The Sims 4.
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[Link] AK-47 maker denies accusation that it stole a gun design from a videogame
Read: 9/12/2021 www.pcgamer.com
Real-world weapons ending up in videogames is nothing new, but IGN has an interesting and very odd report about the process going the other way.
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[Link] How Activision Blizzard employees made CEO Bobby Kotick powerless in just 30 minutes
Read: 2/12/2021 esports.gg
Amidst calls for resignation, CEO Bobby Kotick seemed to be all but untouchable. Blizzard employees proved him wrong in 30 minutes. Someone like Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will do whatever it takes to hold onto their power.
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[Link] Coder Spends 1,200 Hours Piecing Together Diablo's Source Code
Read: 29/11/2021 kotaku.com
If not for a few oversights on Blizzard’s part, the original Diablo’s source code would likely be lost to time. However, thanks to those oversights and some serious dedication from one coder, people can now see (and tinker around with) what makes Diablo tick.
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[Link] Ocarina Of Time's Source Code Has Been Reverse Engineered
Read: 29/11/2021 kotaku.com
In 2019, the source code for Super Mario 64 was reverse engineered, leading to all kinds of wonderful mods and even ports to systems like the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2. Now it’s Ocarina of Time’s turn.
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[Link] Denuvo-Protected Games Rendered Unplayable After Domain Expires
Read: 21/11/2021 torrentfreak.com
Last evening the web was alive with angry players who couldn't play their games due to an unexpected error.
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[Link] Orgs Affiliated With Craven Activision Blizzard Board Members Remain Silent
Read: 19/11/2021 www.vice.com
As shareholders, employees, and the top executives of both Playstation and Microsoft condemn the leadership of Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, the board of directors still stands behind him. Bobby Kotick is having a bad week.
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[Link] Workers Walk Out As Board, Company Stand Behind Activision Blizzard CEO Accused of Covering Up Sexual Abuse
Read: 16/11/2021 www.vice.com
Activision Blizzard’s board of directors says it stands by CEO Bobby Kotick after a Wall Street Journal report alleged that he hid assault and harassment at the company from the board. Meanwhile, employees have reportedly walked out.
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[Link] Kainga is a city-building game that’s also a deadly roguelike
Read: 15/11/2021 www.pcgamesn.com
Kainga: Seeds of Civilization is a city builder. It’s also a roguelike. You build up a civilisation in an ancient world full of mysterious monsters and enemies, you probably die, and you take what you’ve learned from the process into a new run.
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[Link] A DRM Error Made Major Single-Player PC Games Unplayable
Read: 8/11/2021 www.vice.com
Over the weekend, online forums were flooded with reports that numerous video games on PC were not launching. Gamers narrowed the problem down to an issue affecting Denuvo, a DRM solution used by some publishers.
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[Link] Hey, Jeff Bezos: Send Hideo Kojima to Space Already
Read: 4/11/2021 www.vice.com
Kojima's fascination with space is no big secret. The branding for his studio Kojima Productions features a mysterious space explorer planting a flag on an alien world, and his 1994 game Policenauts takes place in space.
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[Link] Activision Blizzard ends forced arbitration as CEO takes a massive pay cut
Read: 31/10/2021 www.theverge.com
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick sent a letter updating employees on the further steps he and the company will take to change its image in the wake of multiple sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuits.
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[Link] Why does Amazon make games?
Read: 27/10/2021 www.theverge.com
When Amazon makes a new movie or TV show, the reason is pretty clear: the tech giant needs to build out its streaming service Prime Video. One of the best ways to do that is to make (or buy) exclusive series and films. But when Amazon develops a new video game, the reasons aren’t so clear.
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[Link] RTS Is Beginning To Solve The ‘Absent Endgame’ Problem
Read: 27/10/2021 www.kotaku.com.au
A quick game’s a good game, they say. Apparently “they” never heard of Neptune’s Pride 2. But while there’ll always be a place for long, deep, thoughtful gameplay, it’s becoming more and more important to respect the players’ time.
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[Link] Call of Duty marketing finds a new level of tastelessness
Read: 26/10/2021 www.pcgamer.com
The latest marketing push for Call of Duty: Vanguard wants you to believe its graphics are so realistic that conflict photographers can't tell the difference between the videogame and reality.
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[Link] Indie dev finds that Linux users generate more, better bug reports
Read: 26/10/2021 www.pcgamer.com
An indie developer has found an interesting observation: Though only 5.8% of his game's buyers were playing on Linux, they generated over 38% of the bug reports. Not because the Linux platform was buggier, either.
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[Link] Halo 3's been moddable for a week, so here's Dust2
Read: 25/10/2021 www.pcgamer.com
If a game has mapping tools, the wisdom goes, you can be sure someone, somewhere, has remade Counter-Strike's Dust2 using them. That's how, after 14 years as one of the most enduring console shooters ever made, Master Chief can finally hold Bombsite B against Covenant invaders.
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[Link] Google Stadia’s salvaged future as a back-end cloud service is here
Read: 25/10/2021 arstechnica.com
Quick Google Stadia recap: Things have not been great. Google's AAA cloud gaming service launched in 2019 to middling reviews and since then has severely undershot Google's sales and usage estimates by hundreds of thousands of users.
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[Link] Epic Games Faces Backlash After Ending Popular Time-Off Policy
Read: 25/10/2021 www.kotaku.com.au
Epic Games, creator of the massively popular and lucrative battle royale Fortnite, decided to end a popular policy of allowing staff every other Friday off earlier this week.
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[Link] Destroy All Humans! 2 Remake Skipping Old Consoles So Devs Can Create Bigger, More Detailed Maps
Read: 25/10/2021 www.kotaku.com.au
The devs behind THQ Nordic’s Destroy All Humans! 2 remake, out sometime next year, explained recently in an interview why the remake of the cult classic game is avoiding PS4, Xbox One, and Switch.
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[Link] Leaker Details Battlefield 2042's 'Troubled Development'
Read: 21/10/2021 gamerant.com
It was no secret that DICE's Battlefield 2042 beta had its fair share of problems as many players were very vocal about the issues they experienced while playing the game.
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[Link] When Does Battlefield 2042 Unlock?
Read: 21/10/2021 www.gamespot.com
Battlefield 2042 suffered a small delay but will finally be arriving on November 19 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and PC.
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[Link] 'Legacy code' in Diablo 2: Resurrected is causing widespread connection headaches
Read: 17/10/2021 www.pcgamer.com
The first few weeks of Diablo 2: Resurrected have not gone especially smoothly. At launch, players reported troubles with disappearing or locked-out characters, and some were unable to start the game at all.
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[Link] Battlefield 2042’s Troubled Development and Identity Crisis
Read: 17/10/2021 gamingintel.com
This is a behind-the-scenes insight into Battlefield 2042’s troubled development and identity crises. It’s been several days since the Battlefield 2042 Beta ended, giving many players their first-ever experience in the near-future conflict.
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[Link] Battlefield 2042 leaker claims beta build isn't as old as EA stated
Read: 17/10/2021 www.gamesradar.com
The new report comes from GamingIntel, where seasoned Battlefield and Call of Duty leaker Tom Henderson claims new information about Battlefield 2042 from an associate working on the game.
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[Link] Playing ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ How It’s ‘Supposed’ To Be Played Is Lifechanging
Read: 12/10/2021 www.forbes.com
Yesterday, I got a new PC from PowerGPU after my old one died last week. I could have repaired it, and I probably still will, but I figured it was time for an upgrade anyway. The first game I installed after I got it set up? Cyberpunk 2077.
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[Link] Rockstar finally puts Agent to rest
Read: 10/10/2021 www.pcgamer.com
We all knew it wasn't happening but Rockstar has put the final nail in the coffin of Agent: the game has been listed on Rockstar's official site since announcement but has now, like a troublesome contact, simply disappeared.
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[Link] Paradox abandons multiple unannounced projects to focus on 'proven game niches'
Read: 10/10/2021 www.pcgamer.com
One month after the surprise departure of former CEO Ebba Ljungerud, Paradox Interactive has announced the cancellation of work on several unannounced projects.
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[Link] DICE says Battlefield 2042’s beta is ‘a few months old’ and ‘amazing progress’ has been made
Read: 10/10/2021 www.videogameschronicle.com
Electronic Arts has said Battlefield 2042’s beta is representative of an older version of the game and that players will notice significant improvements when the finished product is released.
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[Link] Grand Theft Auto modders that tried to get around a DMCA claim get walloped with Take-Two lawsuit
Read: 7/10/2021 www.pcgamer.com
The existence of the GTA Trilogy remaster was more-or-less confirmed by the Korean ratings board last week, but the rumours have been gathering pace for a while: not least because Rockstar parent company Take-Two has been getting very heavy-handed with modders of the original games on PC.
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[Link] BioWare Reacts to Knights of the Old Republic Remake Announcement
Read: 13/9/2021 gamerant.com
During Sony's PlayStation Showcase on Thursday, a remake of the classic Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic RPG was announced for PC and PlayStation 5. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the announcement wasn't the game itself, but rather the developer.
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[Link] Halo announcer says “trans rights” in the Halo voice
Read: 5/8/2021 www.pcgamesn.com
If you’ve heard Jeff Steitzer’s voice – and the odds are pretty good that you have – he’s probably been saying things like “triple kill” and “killing spree” during Halo multiplayer game matches.
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[Link] Activision Blizzard Employees Form Coalition, Reject CEO's Choice of Law Firm
Read: 5/8/2021 www.ign.com
We are The ABK Workers Alliance, an organized group of current Activision Blizzard, Inc. employees committed to defending our right to a safe and equitable workplace.
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