Random video game news... RNG is your friend!

[melkathi]

1 hour ago, PK htiw klaw eriF said:

Generally good, for the most part 5.5 is an improvement but there's still some questionable stuff like Warlocks potentially being better martials than martials and the entire Ranger class.

Finally putting the war back into warlock?

[Sven_]

This just in: How Warhorse tricked the system -- the full story of how Czech Mates managed to successfully pitch Dungeons&No Dragons to them releasing KCD2...

In a digital space of following trends and chasing larger audiences at ANY cost, Kingdom Come is the kind of project that is giving me gaming hope.
 

 

Edited June 17 by Sven_

[LadyCrimson]

Seems overall favorable so far. Mostly the same, but with nice improvements.  I watched some of jacksepticeyejack 1st video of it - skipping over all starting story/cutscenes, just wanted to see Sam gameplay mechanics - and looks great to me.  *grits teeth* I will NOT buy a PS5. I will NOT buy a PS5.  .... 6+ months. Sigh.

 

[Malcador]

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-stop-killing-games-initiative-is-close-to-its-final-deadline-and-after-that-its-leader-is-understandably-done-either-the-frog-hops-out-of-the-pot-or-its-dead/

Guess games are dead 

[majestic]

More and more I am finding that Satisfactory is the perfect game to wind down for a software developer working at a supply chain management company. 

Spoiler

Not.

The game is fun and all, but uh, yeah, like... feels a "bit" like work.  

[Malcador]

28 minutes ago, majestic said:

More and more I am finding that Satisfactory is the perfect game to wind down for a software developer working at a supply chain management company. 

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Not.

The game is fun and all, but uh, yeah, like... feels a "bit" like work.  

Casual.

[kanisatha]

Looking forward to the start of the Steam summer sale today. I may be inclined to put quite a bit of a dent into my Steam wishlist this year.

[uuuhhii]

 

broken lord return

 

[Sven_]

“Not every game is for every single person. Sometimes you have to pick a lane” - The Outer Worlds 2’s director on meaningful role-playing consequence and banning respec

 

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The role-playing charge is led by an unflinching focus on choice and consequence - with as heavy an emphasis on the repercussions as the player agency. We’re not just talking about a branching narrative here, but also in systems - best indicated by the game’s dedication to a wild and wonderful suite of perks. In a hands-on demo, I spend a significant amount of time just scrolling the perks list - which is plentiful, many of them also surprisingly impactful.

https://www.rpgsite.net/interview/1...ctor-interview-respec-rpg-choice-consequences#

 

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"One of the biggest pieces of feedback we received for The Outer Worlds was around the moment-to-moment gameplay," says executive producer Justin Britch. "We're on a journey to make this nirvana RPG experience. We want everything to feel reactive; from the moment-to-moment gameplay, the dialogue choices you make, to the way you solve problems in the game," he says, adding, "we can't wait to see what players come up with in The Outer Worlds 2."

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/rp...e-can-stealth-properly-through-each-location/


Obsidian learning a lesson here? What's omitted of course is that respecing et all wasn't necessary in the first game either way. It was too Vanilla RPG: Can't Do No Harm (or Interesting) Edition for that. And it was certainly one of those games that tried to please (almost) every single person. Aka being scared of chosing a lane and committing to that. However, with even big IPs such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Age underperforming by going that "scared cat" kinda route of not committing to anything (including their respective IP's legacy), there may be a shift in strategy. One even approved of by upper management.

May be wishful thinking on my part, of course.

Edited June 26 by Sven_

[Sven_]

Watching your opinions getting reaffirmed on Youtube is one helluva drug.
 

 

Edited June 27 by Sven_

[Wormerine]

On 6/24/2025 at 12:33 AM, LadyCrimson said:

Seems overall favorable so far. Mostly the same, but with nice improvements.

 

It took me a while to get into Death Stranding, but once it clicked it really clicked. I am looking forward to an eventual PC port. For now all I can do is roleplay with my dog. 

https://imgur.com/a/1FLaOZY

[HoonDing]

I run across enough bleak landscapes in Starfield.

[MrBrown]

https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-makes-significant-layoffs-across-gaming-division-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-confirms-in-memo-to-staff

[uuuhhii]

pretty obvious executive doesn't get how game are suppose to be made

no amount of studio they can buy will make stupid strategy less stupid

Edited July 3 by uuuhhii

[HoonDing]

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/jul/02/three-ubisoft-video-game-chiefs-guilty-enabling-culture-sexual-harassment

this is why we can't have nice things

[Azdeus]

On 6/24/2025 at 10:44 PM, Malcador said:

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-stop-killing-games-initiative-is-close-to-its-final-deadline-and-after-that-its-leader-is-understandably-done-either-the-frog-hops-out-of-the-pot-or-its-dead/

Guess games are dead 

https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

The counter ticked over 1 million earlier today, now we need to get a bit more to make sure to buffer against invalid signatures!

[BruceVC]

https://www.eurogamer.net/chris-avellone-joins-former-quantic-dreams-writer-at-republic-games-to-work-on-ambitious-project-inspired-by-golden-age-of-rpgs

Great news, Chris is such a talented and creative writer at least  this new game is covered around its narrative 

I really enjoyed the adult themes and general narrative in both Pathfinder games and he contributed in both

 

 

[Sven_]

On 7/2/2025 at 8:55 PM, MrBrown said:

https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-makes-significant-layoffs-across-gaming-division-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-confirms-in-memo-to-staff

Gaming's Last Action Hero chimes in.


Arkane Studios Founder Brands Game Pass 'Unsustainable' and 'Damaging' - Insider Gaming

I think Gamepass is an unsustainable model that has been increasingly damaging the industry for a decade, subsidized by MS’s “infinite money”, but at some point reality has to hit. I don’t think GP can co-exist with other models, they’ll either kill everyone else, or give up.

Edited July 5 by Sven_

[Lexx]

Of course it's just a matter of time till Game Pass will get price increases. 

[Zoraptor]

Has the XBox/ Gaming division of MS ever made a genuine profit? It is there very much because of potential profits which have never eventuated.

More interesting news out of MS recently: the directive about staff being Obligated to use AI.

Copilot doesn't even get answers about MS' own software consistently correct. It also told me Easter Sunday was on the 26th of April this year.

[Mamoulian War]

11 hours ago, Sven_ said:

Gaming's Last Action Hero chimes in.


Arkane Studios Founder Brands Game Pass 'Unsustainable' and 'Damaging' - Insider Gaming

I think Gamepass is an unsustainable model that has been increasingly damaging the industry for a decade, subsidized by MS’s “infinite money”, but at some point reality has to hit. I don’t think GP can co-exist with other models, they’ll either kill everyone else, or give up.

Well, that was pretty much the MS strategy since the founding of the company

[BruceVC]

https://www.vice.com/en/article/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-has-a-concrete-2025-release-window-and-i-genuinely-cant-believe-it/

This is old but I didnt realize that Bloodlines 2 has an official release date, October this year 

I questioned if this game would ever be released ...good news. Lets hope it delivers on  the much  loved Bloodlines experience 

 

 

[uuuhhii]

On 7/6/2025 at 6:58 AM, Lexx said:

Of course it's just a matter of time till Game Pass will get price increases. 

 

things could go the netflix route

[Hurlshort]

NWN2 Enhanced Edition comes out tomorrow, so I decided to pick it up on GOG. I'm pretty excited to play it after so long. It doesn't look like they've done much graphically, but it was a decent looking game back in the day, so it should be fine. 

[bugarup]

9 hours ago, Hurlshort said:

NWN2 Enhanced Edition comes out tomorrow, so I decided to pick it up on GOG. I'm pretty excited to play it after so long. It doesn't look like they've done much graphically, but it was a decent looking game back in the day, so it should be fine. 

I'm picking it up too, graphic is fine as it is, but it didn't work for me on Win10. Even though I played basically every class and combination possible already, except fighter and barbarian types, but hey, what's another 100 hours, right.