Knoebel

Knoebel, 6 days ago to random

[Brad Sams]

Microsoft Fiscal Year ends in June, we should expect another wave off layoffs in the July timeframe.

Bloomberg reported earlier this week that there are whispers among Microsoft employees that the Xbox Core Studios are next.

https://youtu.be/Jy0OF2izqQ0?t=253

Knoebel, 8 days ago to random

CI Games is laying off around 30 people in final round of job cuts.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/around-30-people-laid-off-in-ci-games-final-round-of-job-cuts

Knoebel, 11 days ago to random

Xbox is shutting down Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog and Roundhouse Studios.

Knoebel, 15 days ago to Xbox

Yo! It's #GamingNewsRecap Day!

This week we had another perfect example how shitty corpo greed is and how succesful small indies can be.

5 Pages:

• #Xbox
• Console news #Playstation #Nintendo
• Release Info
• 2 pages of other news (In the comments)

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Knoebel, 18 days ago to random

Hatsune Miku × Magic the Gathering Secret Lair

Pre-Order starts May 13th
https://secretlair.wizards.com/eu/de

https://youtu.be/3zhn-nFnaOM?si=OTczgmgRe5VU-5nl

Knoebel, 25 days ago to random

Flaming Fowl (Gloomhaven) announced its new game 'Ironmarked' last week and said on the same day that development is on hold and laid off half of its staff.

They had a publisher but they got dropped last year.

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https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-been-really-painful-ex-lionhead-devs-explain-why-theyve-announced-and-shelved-a-new-game/

Knoebel, 1 month ago to random

Nintendo Indie World Showcase starts in less than 30min!

Runtime 20min

Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/live/lTjjKC9gHPM?si=yYFTJQd0CsrwWDG6

Twitch
https://www.twitch.tv/nintendo

Knoebel, 1 month ago to random

Sega Workers ratify Union Contract. Around 150 Worker at Sega of America will receive annual pay increases, notifications ahead of layoffs and additional benefits. That's the first time for a major gaming company.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-27/sega-workers-ratify-union-contract-first-at-a-major-gaming-company

Knoebel, 1 month ago to random

'No Man's Sky' Orbital Update

https://youtu.be/i3svmrkl3_M?si=9eDEgSn6nUmW3Jne

https://www.nomanssky.com/orbital-update/

Knoebel, 1 month ago to Xbox

Yo! It's #GamingNewsRecap Friday!

Chill week for gaming news overall but damn a lot of release infos.

5 Pages full of news about:

• Console News #Xbox #Playstation #Nintendo
• 2 pages of Release infos
• 2 pages of other news (in the comments)

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Knoebel, 1 month ago to random

'Rainbow Cotton' launches May 9th on Xbox, PS4/5, Switch and PC.

https://youtu.be/bExfpAE0Lcg?si=WY5wPB1sxFxeOWMa

Knoebel, 1 month ago to random

Steam Family Update:

• invite up to 5 family members
• if you join a family you gain access to shareable games in your family
• if the family owns 2 copies of Portal 2 (as example) 2 people in the family can play it at the same time.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/4149575031735702628

Knoebel, 2 months ago to random

[Insider Gaming]

Leaked specs for PS5 Pro are real. Launches later 2024.

https://insider-gaming.com/ps5-pro-specs-2024/

Knoebel, 2 months ago to random

'System Shock' launches May 21st on Xbox One/Series and PS4/5.

Already out on PC.

https://youtu.be/wjlv6K5g3Jg?si=DDWGvYYGWL3khcay

Knoebel, 2 months ago to random

5 Retro titles from EA got added to Steam:

Populous
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2203860/Populous/

Populous II
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2616450/Populous_II_Trials_of_the_Olympian_Gods/

Populous The Beginning
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2616430/Populous_The_Beginning/

Command & Conquer and The Covert Operations
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2229830/Command__Conquer_and_The_Covert_Operations/

The Saboteur
https://store.steampowered.com/app/24880/The_Saboteur/

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Knoebel, 2 months ago to random

Steam is no longer allowed to sell games without an age rating in germany. The game must be rated through the USK or Steam's own rating system. This applies to all games on the platform, even if they launched 10 years ago, for example.

https://www.gamesmarkt.de/publishing/erforderliche-inhaltsbewertung-alle-games-auf-steam-auch-bestandsspiele-brauchen-alterskennzeichnung-fuer-deutschland-0fdac368eb34329bb490639a09918eba

Knoebel, 2 months ago to random

Repost:

Nintendo is suing the Creators of the Yuzu the Switch Emulator.

According to them Tears of the Kingdom was downloaded 1M times before it even released.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-says-latest-zelda-was-pirated-1-million-times-pre-release-as-it-sues-yuzu-emulator-creator/

Knoebel, 2 months ago to random

[GAME DEVELOPER]

CIG (Star Citizen) have reportedly laid off staff. Annie Bouffard, former producer at Turbulent games, said the ""mass layoffs" excused as staff relocation."

There are also some reports about a toxic work environment.

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-star-citizen-dev-cig-laid-off-staff-following-studio-relocation#close-modal

Knoebel, 2 months ago to random

The 'Minecraft' Bedrock versions finally support "Mods" through the Marketplace on all systems. Some are free and for some you need to pay.

You can add new blocks, mobs, items, game mechanics, recipes and more.

https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/introducing-add-ons

Knoebel, 2 months ago to random

According to InsiderGaming sources, 'Skull and Bones' has less than 850K players as of the writing. Those numbers also includes the people who played the 8H trial.

https://insider-gaming.com/skull-and-bones-players-total/

Knoebel, 3 months ago to random

'RPG Maker XP' is currently free on Steam.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/235900/RPG_Maker_XP/

Knoebel, 3 months ago to random

CDRomance, a popular site for pre-patched roms, Fangames, Fan translations etc, has taken down all of its hosted files after receiving legal threat.

They offer a work around but it's still sad.

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/02/fan-translation-and-rom-hack-sharing-site-cdromance-forced-underground-after-legal-threat