Ok, I didn’t’ foresee this. Apparently everyone, but my cat, is doing their very special “Best of 2023”… because it’s a “end of year” thing, I guess....
In this case, Google did look more shady than Apple because there were reports of Google pushing developer to not publish on other Android’s store (which is an illegal anti-competive practice Google operate on some of its platform like Youtube etc.). Apple didn’t need to employ such practices because alternative stores on iOS are nearly impossible.
Valve is banning naughty Dota 2 players with a surprise gift of coal (www.destructoid.com)
Escape from Tarkov Arena is playable right now, for some (www.pcgamesn.com)
The Universim 1.0 Full Release Gameplay Trailer (yt.drgnz.club)
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Help me pick ~5 news within last 2 days to post in my channel (peervideo.club)
One has to be at least within in the 24hours.
WSJ News Exclusive | Activision Blizzard to Pay More Than $50 Million to Settle Lawsuit That Spurred Microsoft’s Takeover (www.wsj.com)
Best of 2023 Thread. various sources
Ok, I didn’t’ foresee this. Apparently everyone, but my cat, is doing their very special “Best of 2023”… because it’s a “end of year” thing, I guess....
RESIDENT EVIL 2 (original) fan remade in first person perspective (yewtu.be)
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Struggling strategy game [Godus] from Fable creator Peter Molyneux pulled from Steam (www.pcgamesn.com)
Steam Winter Sale 2023: Official Trailer (yewtu.be)
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The Steam Awards: nominees are chosen, voting starts 21th Dec. (store.steampowered.com)
PC gaming's biggest disappointments of 2023 (www.pcgamer.com)
Why League of Legends' Design Encourages Toxicity (yewtu.be)
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18+ Lust of God - Official Cinematic Trailer (yewtu.be)
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Important update regarding legacy versions of Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds (rocketpandagames.com)
Path of Exile 2 Developer Interview (yewtu.be)
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Chroma Squad dev’s Cosplay Club launches into early access (archive.is)
Best Exclusive PC Games of 2023 (yewtu.be)
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Ubisoft Just Delisted A Game Without Warning And Will Kill Its Servers Next Year (kotaku.com)
EA has released some [not really] interesting player stats for EA Sports FC, The Sims 4, Apex Legends, more (web.archive.org)
The figures highlight the publisher’s 2023 and cover games such as EA Sports FC 2024, Madden NFL 24, The Sims 4, and others....
Save 10% on Mind Over Magic released on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
"another drop of the axe by Embracer Group, this time landing on Danish 3D Realms." (nitter.net)
With a seasonal frame of mind, in one fluid motion we’ve generated the AMD FSR 3 GitHub source code repo for gamedevs everywhere! (gpuopen.com)
Emplacement - Official Release Trailer (yewtu.be)
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FOSS strategy-shooter Unvanquished update brings better bots, improved server browser (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Netflix: "...and with nearly 90 more games in development, we’re just getting started" (about.netflix.com)
Bye Sweet Carole introduces Carole (www.gematsu.com)
WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT released on Steam, 10% off (still +40 bucks) (store.steampowered.com)
6,000 PC Games Discounted In Massive Winter Sale (www.gamespot.com)
GOG Winter Sale best deals...
Cult of the Lamb dev doesn’t stop at sex, now adds guns to the chaos (web.archive.org)
Ninja Issen perfects retro, cyberpunk, platforming action to deliver nostalgic 90s magic (web.archive.org)
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising released on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
I tried visiting The Day Before developer Fntastic’s offices in Singapore, and this is what I found [physical office in SG where shared and "virtual"... other things too...] (sg.news.yahoo.com)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX just got an unofficial PC version (www.dsogaming.com)
PC gaming news: Epic defeat for Google, dev. studio mysterious rebirth, free game and more (peervideo.club)
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Knights of the Old Republic 'still has a lot of demand,' Disney exec says (www.destructoid.com)
Pioneers of Pagonia: Early Access Release Trailer (English) (yewtu.be)
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[free giveaway] Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager (www.gog.com)
[Lethal Company from 115th to 2nd place] "November 2023 Top 20 Titles Played on Steam Ranked by U.S. Monthly Active Users" (nitter.net)
Some fresh Steam Deck Verified games to jump into for December 13th (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Payday 3’s first DLC [Syntax Error] heist is out now, but it’s not cheap [ $17.99 / £14.99 ] (www.pcgamesn.com)
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown | The Racer Trailer (yewtu.be)
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Paranoid: Trailer. release date 15th Dec. (yewtu.be)
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Starfield dev promises mod support, new ways to travel & more for future update - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)