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indie dev, fun haver

Joined July 2026
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nah fuck that shit, they made marathon, ok cool. they discontinued dev of D2 the most successful game they ever made, fine. i have zero interest in marathon. people trying to hold a different game up as ransom to support the bad descitions they made can frankly fuck off
Now that Bungie has explicitly said that Marathon needs to succeed for Destiny 2 to unvault, I really hope y'all support Symbiosis in December. If you don't, I don't want to hear one single word from you when they cancel the unvaulting in February. If you're going "huh?!" re-read the article. It's classic PR jargon for "if marathon fails, we do not outsource the 12 months of production to a 3rd party"
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Bungie's Oct 27 community update says Destiny 2 unvaulting was "fully greenlit" in September 2026 and is now in pre-production. The screenshotted Marathon passage is about Bungie's wider future. The update does not make unvaulting depend on Marathon's success. bungie.net/7/en/News/Arti…
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ok cool. now, to add that my post wasn't attacking marathon itself or the people who made it, rather fanboys of it that were saying and continue to say that we HAVE to play it in order for destiny to continue.
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massive FUCK YOU to @EA
EA is shutting down BioWare. After more than 30 years, the studio behind Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age, Mass Effect and Anthem is closing its doors. The next Mass Effect was also in early development, but EA has now cancelled the project. Around 400 EA employees are being laid off, including roughly 50 at BioWare.
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5 is average, 7 is above average, don't see the problem tbh
One 5/10 Gears review came in from something called "Gamekult" when nothing else was below an 80 and dropped it two points by itself. That site has an average review score across all games of a 61
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you can fuck right off
Making payments on PlayStation has always been tedious, but Sony might have a fix. A new patent reveals a PlayStation controller with tap to pay support! 💳 You will tap your card directly on the controller to check out in seconds. No more manually typing in card details.
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hey @GOVUK why should i or anyone else pay this extra fee for something we don't fucking use?
🚨 NEW: The Government is reportedly considering replacing the BBC licence fee with a £11 monthly “internet charge” It would be added to the bill of anyone who pays for internet broadband
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The post refers to a proposal from the independent Social Market Foundation think tank, not a government plan or active consideration. The government is reviewing a range of BBC funding options through its ongoing Charter review process. inews.co.uk/news/bbc-licen… smf.co.uk/publications/v… gov.uk/government/con…
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💩💩💩💩💩💩
Microsoft has filed a patent for ads that could interrupt games after boss fights, cutscenes, quests and multiplayer rounds Players would receive credits granting temporary game access, while watching an ad would award another credit to let them resume
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if only there was a way to solve this isuue...
Each platform has limitations when it comes to physical media capacity, but we believed that compromising the quality of the final chapter in order to achieve a fully on-disc release would ultimately not be in the best interest of many fans. We understand that this decision may not meet everyone’s expectations. Even so, in today’s market, where the industry is steadily moving toward a disc-less future, we believe there is real value in being able to offer a physical edition at all. - 各プラットフォームにはパッケージ容量に関する制約がありますが、フルディスク化のために完結作の品質を妥協することは、結果として多くのファンの皆さんにとって望ましいことではないと考えました。もちろん、すべての方のご期待に添える形にはならなかったかもしれません。 それでも、ディスクレス化が進む現在の市場環境の中で、物理版の発売を実現できたこと自体には大きな意味があると考えています。 #FF7R
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PS5 games aren't limited to a one disc.While each PS5 game disc can hold up to100GB,multiple-disc releases are supported and have been used for large PS5games.Therefore, claiming that avoiding multiple discs requires compromising game quality is a lie,not a technical necessity jp.square-enix.com/company/en/new…
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'we made the difficult decision to shoot ourselfs in the foot' y'all need to get your shit together
An update from PlayStation Studios: After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to step away from collaborating with KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS on its project PHYSINT. We continue to have great admiration for Hideo Kojima's vision for the game. Our relationship remains strong after three decades of industry-leading, genre-defining creative cooperation, and we look forward to continued close collaboration with Hideo Kojima and his award-winning independent studio in the future.
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PlayStation's statement presents the PHYSINT split as a mutual "step away" after careful consideration with future collaboration expected. Kojima stated PlayStation unexpectedly notified cancellation in mid-June 2026, forcing a 3-month search for a new partner (Xbox). kotaku.com/xbox-swoops-in… variety.com/2026/gaming/ne…
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unironically think XIV's diamond weapon design is better than this
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what no digital vertion?
Announcing the LEGO PlayStation set, a nearly 1:1 scale reproduction of the original 1994 console. The 1,911-piece project arrives later this year: play.st/460LxLR
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saw this coming from a mile away, this is the new goal for the industry, you play what they give you and they demand paying more so you can keep playing. this is the all digital future, hope you got what you wanted...
🚨 Microsoft is slashing Xbox Cloud Gaming access down to just 15 hours a month for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. It's even less for other Game Pass tiers, and you'll have to pay extra for bundles of hours. Full details on these big xCloud changes 👇theverge.com/news/989166/mic…
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just have multiple disc ffs, it's not hard.
Final Fantasy VII Revelation will come on a disc but sadly the full game will not be on it and it will require an additional download to play on PS5 and Xbox. "An internet connection is required to download additional game data in order to play the physical version of the game." square-enix-games.com/en_US/…
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i stg theory bros are almost as annoying as shippers
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having these ugly ass thing all over the place is worse than the towers in rebirth
La verdad que me llama mucho la atención esto de #FF7 Revelation. ¿Recibirás premios si caes en esa zona? o ¿No será tan libre a la hora de saltar del Highwind? En el sentido de tener estas plataformas como referencia y que tengan un área al rededor donde caer cerca de estas.
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'kh isn't complicated!' this one guys whole job :
Tetsuya Nomura says the Kingdom Hearts story has become so complex that they have one guy whose job it is to check all the Kingdom Hearts scripts to make sure they are consistent! “As the Kingdom Hearts series has continued, the number of characters has inevitably increased, and the story has become more complex. For example, with the newly announced anime series, the number of external people involved in the Kingdom Hearts series has increased, and explaining the settings and scenarios each time has become quite difficult. Fortunately, the staff working on the ‘χ series’ had someone who meticulously compiled and organized the settings of past Kingdom Hearts series in an easy-to-understand way, and he was also in charge of explaining the scenarios and settings to Disney. In fact, at the beginning of Kingdom Hearts IV's development, Disney requested that he compile the materials, so he officially joined the Kingdom Hearts IV team as a proofreader." "He is well-liked because he explains things to Disney as clearly as possible, using diagrams and such. His role internally is to proofread the script. He checks to make sure there are no inconsistencies between the current script and past settings. He was especially suitable for this project because the χ series is deeply involved. Some people might mistakenly think he's in charge of composition, but it's actually ‘proofreading.’” ign.com/articles/kingdom-hea…
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humans have been to the fucking moon btw. 'new crown achievement of humainty' fuck off
GTA 6 is, as expected, the new crown achievement of humanity. A digital cathedral built by thousands of the very best artists & engineers over years of dedication, both art & software of unfathomable complexity, only made possible by incomprehensible levels of craftsmanship.
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not to beat a dead horse but og 7 is very dark, and this entire trilogy shoulda been m rated.
I JUST WOKE UP! WHAT IS THIS!? IF FF7 REVELATION REALLY ENDS UP BEING RATED MATURE... THEN... THAT COULD MEAN... UNDER THE HIGHWIND?!? AND MAYBE MORE INTENSE AND BRUTAL COMBAT/CUTSCENES!? AND WE'D PROBABLY SEE A NON-DISTORTED VERSION OF AERITH'S DEMISE? (LIKE OG) *deep breath* I'm calm.... It's still pending.... It means nothing. I'm calm.
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womp womp, maybe don't paywall trailers then
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just the release date, i don't need to see anything else.
What is the one thing you most hope to see during the FFVII Revelation showcase tomorrow?
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