Blizzard’s bringing its PC games to Steam, starting with Overwatch 2 ( www.polygon.com )
Players will still need a Battle.net account, however
Developers React to Unity Pricing Change ( gamefromscratch.com )
Yesterday we published details of Unity pricing changes and stated that successful indie Unity developers would be the hardest hit. There have been a number of reactions across Twitter from successful Unity developers and suffice to say, we weren’t wrong. Unity developers are not happy.
Unity will quietly waive controversial fees if developers switch to its ad monetisation service - report ( www.eurogamer.net )
A fresh report into Unity's hugely-controversial decision to start charging developers when their games are downloaded has thrown fresh light on the situation....
Baldur's Gate 3 modders have added WASD controls, letting you jog around the Sword Coast like it's an MMO ( www.pcgamer.com )
Boots on the ground.
It's messed-up and weird that CS:GO is just gone ( www.pcgamer.com )
Another one bites de_dust.
Payday 3's launch is another great advert for not making your game 'always online' ( www.rockpapershotgun.com )
You can already guess the third sentence: the servers have been a disaster at launch, with players forced to queue for long periods just to play alone, if they can manage to play at all. It currently sits "Mostly Negative" reviews on Steam - that's 31% positive after almost 19,000 reviews....
Baldur's Gate 3 minmaxer finds terrifying 240 damage-per-turn Monk build, carrying on D&D's long tradition of rules-based ultraviolence ( www.pcgamer.com )
It was only a matter of time, right? While technical tricks like stacking a thousand explosive barrels or leveraging fall damage for Owlbear elbow drops are impressive in their own way, I've yet to see anything truly representing Dungeons & Dragons' frightening powergaming underbelly from Baldur's Gate 3's community. That is,...
Overwatch 2 is now the #1 of the worst Steam games ( kbin.social )
steam250.com/bottom100
Broforce FOREVER | Free Update landing August 8 ( store.steampowered.com )
More freedom with the final free update on August 8
Electricity & Water I Feature Highlights Ep 6 I Cities: Skylines II ( youtu.be )
We're here to shock you with the sixth episode of the Feature Highlights, all about Electricity & Water.
Unity CEO John Riccitiello 'retiring' from company weeks after pricing controversy ( www.eurogamer.net )
Unity has announced the departure of its CEO John Riccitiello, just weeks after the company became mired in controversy…
Unity reveals plans to charge per game install, drawing criticism from development community ( www.eurogamer.net )
Unity has announced dramatic changes to its Unity Engine business model which will see its introduce a monthly fee per game install beginning on 1st January next year - a move that has already send shockwaves across the development community....
Cities Skylines 2 reportedly runs with 7-12fps on an Intel Core i9 13900KS with AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX at 4K/High Settings ( www.dsogaming.com )
Cities Skylines 2 reportedly runs with 7-12fps on an Intel Core i9 13900KS with an AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX at 4K/High Settings.
Ubisoft Montreal's mandatory return-to-office order reportedly leaves staff in "turmoil" ( www.eurogamer.net )
Ubisoft Montreal - the studio behind the likes of Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Far Cry 5 - has been accused of leaving staff in "turmoil" after it reportedly reneged on promises that "100% remote work would be possible", forcing all 4,000 of its workers back to the office for a "minimum" of two days a week, as of 11th...
Steam 20th Anniversary Sale ( store.steampowered.com )
Valve launched Steam on September 12, 2003, and we're super proud and incredibly grateful for what we've been able to do in the 20 years since. Steam's success is a direct result of the players and developers around the world who use it....
Valve bans thousands of Dota 2 smurfing accounts, threatens greater future punishments ( www.rockpapershotgun.com )
"Smurfing is not welcome in Dota," say Valve, as they ban 90,000 alt accounts and say they've traced the main accounts …
Gabe Newell on why game delays are okay: 'Late is just for a little while. Suck is forever.' ( www.pcgamer.com )
Half-Life was delayed a full year past its original release date, and Valve has no regrets.
Introducing SteamVR 2.0 ( steamcommunity.com )
Today we are excited to introduce SteamVR 2.0! This update includes a brand new UI for VR and a host of new features.
The same modder who fixed Starfield's inventory has now sorted out the rest of the UI ( www.pcgamer.com )
Not all heroes wear capes.
Payday 3 developer drops Denuvo from the game before it's even out ( www.pcgamer.com )
It's common practice for PC games today to launch with Denuvo, a form of DRM designed to stop the spread of pirated copies of games, and it's also common practice for developers to remove Denuvo several months after launch as interest (and the risk of piracy) dwindles. Less common is a developer publicly announcing it's removing...
Fractal Terra Mini-ITX Case Review: Build Quality, Thermals, Acoustics, & Cable Management ( www.youtube.com )
This review and benchmark of the Fractal Terra (Jade) Mini-ITX case looks at the build quality, the ease-of-installation features, cable management, and design qualities of the new small form factor (SFF) case from Fractal. We also deploy our hemi-anechoic acoustic testing chamber for some initial numbers, run thermal benchmarks...
BattleBit Remastered hits 2.0 with universal healing, community servers, and a nerf to the most fearsome gun in the game ( www.pcgamer.com )
Also, there is a new boat now.
Cities Skylines II Releases To Mostly Negative Reviews About Performance ( kbin.social )
I Downloaded it myself and have about 5-10fps in the main menu on a RTX3090 64GB , 3950X. Most of the reviews say the same. Colossal Order are suggesting you should play on very low detail. I was a massive fan of the original having played Sim City since 1993 but I cant even get into this. It shouldnt have been released so early...
Valve said Counter-Strike 2 would be out this summer, now says it 'launches soon' ( www.pcgamer.com )
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Starfield Is Seemingly Missing Entire Stars (the local 'sun') When Running On AMD Radeon GPUs ( wccftech.com )
So a user on Reddit posted on the Starfield subreddit that there was a problem in Starfield when running the game on an AMD Radeon GPU. The issue is very simple, the game just won't render a star in any solar system when you are at the dayside of a moon or even any planetary object. The issue only occurs on AMD Radeon GPUs and...
