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[MagnarTheGreat]

Embracer Group to transform into three separate companies – Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain & Friends, and Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends

Embracer Group has announced its intention to transform into three standalone publicly listed entities: Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain & Friends, and Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends.

www.gematsu.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Having to explain to children that their games 'die' like pets and humans do is not a fun thing to do.

 

[Sithborg]

Embracer Group to transform into three separate companies – Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain & Friends, and Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends

Embracer Group has announced its intention to transform into three standalone publicly listed entities: Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain & Friends, and Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends.

www.gematsu.com

"HIgh degree of recurring revenue". Oooff. That is rough for Embracer video games.

 

[blueharvest]

PlayStation exclusive permanently taken offline without warning, players lose years of content

A beloved PlayStation-exclusive has been taken offline permanently, with players losing access to loads of created content.

www.gamingbible.com

 

[blueharvest]

Gloomhaven studio releases a demo for a new game and lays off more than half its employees on the same day

The studio hopes the demo for Ironmarked will help it find funding for the game.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Report claims Vision Pro sales have ‘fallen sharply’ as Apple struggles to whip up demand

What next for the Vision Pro?

www.techradar.com

If Apple, Sony, and Meta (Facebook) can't make VR a hit then...

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Get Escape from Tarkov’s new PvE for the low, low price of $250

Players with the DLC season pass won’t get access to it, either

www.polygon.com

 

[psylockolussus]

Report claims Vision Pro sales have ‘fallen sharply’ as Apple struggles to whip up demand

What next for the Vision Pro?

www.techradar.com

If Apple, Sony, and Meta (Facebook) can't make VR a hit then...

That VR set from Apple is so freaking expensive though. Unless they can make VR glasses as lightweight as normal reading glasses, its really not going to take off. Its also much convenient browsing your iphone than wear a VR set. It just doesn't seem practical.

I predict PSVR won't be around anymore by 2030. Another very expensive Vr set.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Square Enix to record extraordinary loss of 22.1 billion yen in “content abandonment losses” following revised development approach

Square Enix expects to recognize extraordinary losses of 22.1 billion yen in “content abandonment losses” for the fiscal year ended March 2024, the company announced.

www.gematsu.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Sebastos]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Ubisoft was experimenting with that too. I think I posted that certain Ubi games were being interrupted with ads.

Edit: example

 

[psylockolussus]

Being interrupted by ads, by a game you already paid for is awful.

 

[henzINNIT]

In-game ads = An automatic skip for me. Can't do it, won't do it.

Please let this be a rare thing consumers won't accept.

 

[Teelie]

I'm already averse to their games, now I am strictly off of any of them.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

EA, definitely a company known for thoughtfulness.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Square Enix confirms US, EU layoffs as part of restructuring | VGC

Publishing, IT, and Square Enix’s Collective indie games label are affected…

www.videogameschronicle.com

 

[blueharvest]

Nearly all Nintendo 64 games can now be recompiled into native PC ports to add proper ray tracing, ultrawide, high FPS, and more

Majora's Mask is the latest to benefit, but N64 Recompiled works with nearly all N64 games.

www.tomshardware.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Warner Bros. gives Adult Swim games back to their creators rather than kill them

It's still unclear why WBD wouldn't have done this in the first place.

arstechnica.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Why a Montreal video game consulting studio is at the centre of an online anti-diversity storm​

Sweet Baby Inc. is accused of forcing political agendas. Developers call it a misinformed hate campaign

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7149888

Gamergate 2.0: Extremism in video games sees another reckoning

The culture wars rage on in the digital world

www.yahoo.com

The return of Gamergate is smaller and sadder

This time, though, developers are speaking out.

www.theverge.com

 

[Mani-Man]

mind you the Trench Crusade thing is about Women being in it and the fact that the Discord of Trench Crusade threw out christian Religious extremists.

That is why Grummz calls it Woke.
The Grummz guy is weird because he speedruns this whole "Anti Woke" thing so hard.
In the span of 24 hours he gone full speed on the Assassins Creed thing and then switched to the Trench Crusade thing in the same speed.

Every day he goes full speed on something else, he doesnt milk any of it as the grifters usually do.
He already is past the "They want me dead" stage and recently reached the "Satanic Left" stage of delusion.

And it has to be said, Sweet Baby Inc is used as a Boogeyman for these people, when they are far far far less involved in the games as its claimed.

 

[blueharvest]

Valve's next game rumored to be a 6v6 hero shooter called Deadlock

Alleged leaked screenshots suggest Valve is making a competitive third-person shooter.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Mani-Man]

Valve's next game rumored to be a 6v6 hero shooter called Deadlock

Alleged leaked screenshots suggest Valve is making a competitive third-person shooter.

www.pcgamer.com

And im already bored.
The only good thing about the lack of creativity studios are forced to have in order for the Publisher to make big money...is that im saving quite a lot of money.
Im still buying games of course, but its probably 70% less than ever before and many games only when there is a discount.