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  • Saturnalia creators Santa Ragione will "wind down operations" after Valve ban horror game Horses from Steam

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  • That's in terms of games.

    If you look at the content on Steam, there is lots of pro-russian genocidal imperialism messaging (even in charity DLC releases), Nazi stuff and annoying fake anti-removed posturing.

    They don't do anything about it because of their alleged committment to "free speech". I find that unconvincing, they simply can't be bothered.

  • Saturnalia creators Santa Ragione will "wind down operations" after Valve ban horror game Horses from Steam

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  • Based on the trailer seems like a game version of a gore/torture/faux-snuff horror movie.

  • Saturnalia creators Santa Ragione will "wind down operations" after Valve ban horror game Horses from Steam

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  • You're welcome to perceive what I am saying as a reflexive "America bad" outburst driven by current developments.

    And I will take the liberty of saying that it is possible that there is significant nuance to my arguement.

    Not to mention that I've lived for several years across multiple countries in North America, Europe and Asia and visited another 25 countries.

    Btw, I am not only flexing with the "I have travelled the world!!!" comments. :)

    I am also pointing out that it would be difficult for me to enjoy living/travelling in other countries if I reflexively said things like "This place sucks! What a shithole!".

  • Saturnalia creators Santa Ragione will "wind down operations" after Valve ban horror game Horses from Steam

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  • Without playing/seeing what Horses is like, it's difficult to evaluate Valve's decision.

    That being said there is tons of weird and fucked up NSFW stuff on Steam.

    Banning a transgressive game seemingly without any explicit content seems excessive.

    From my perspective, this is another reason it's a bad idea to have an American company (even a somewhat user-focused one like Valve) be a steward of modern digital services. Local culture puts too much emphasis on the theatrical elements of morality. Not to mention the challenges faced by the locals in areas such as corruption and rule of law (Valve trying to cheat on refunds, adding mandatory arbitration clauses, Soviet-style kangaroo courts essentially, and operating unlicensed gambling schemes).

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    Saturnalia creators Santa Ragione will "wind down operations" after Valve ban horror game Horses from Steam

    www.rockpapershotgun.com /saturnalia-creators-santa-ragione-will-wind-down-operations-after-valve-ban-horror-game-horses-from-steam

  • The world's busiest toilet temporarily made detective sim Shadows of Doubt a murder-free zone: 'You can't always legislate for the fact that everyone's going to need a wee at midnight'

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  • If anything, LLM output tends to have an oppposite feel, too coherent in an unnatural and paradoxically disconnected way.

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    The world's busiest toilet temporarily made detective sim Shadows of Doubt a murder-free zone: 'You can't always legislate for the fact that everyone's going to need a wee at midnight'

    www.pcgamer.com /games/adventure/the-worlds-busiest-toilet-temporarily-made-detective-sim-shadows-of-doubt-a-murder-free-zone-you-cant-always-legislate-for-the-fact-that-everyones-going-to-need-a-wee-at-midnight/
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    Join our little all time adventure game character discussion (good vs. horrible, fan sentiment) if you like adventure games (classic point and click, modern narrative, hybrid adventure games).

    lemmy.world /post/39121058

  • Erosion is a voxel open world shooter in which deaths cost decades, and you can win the Wild West with armies of cats

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  • I once thought that song was about mortality and the necessity of carpeing that diem, but it turns out Pink Floyd were stealthily pitching the core concept for Erosion, an open world roguelike shooter from Plot Twist in which the world advances one decade when you die.

    For some reason the phrase "carping that diem" had me chuckling.

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    Erosion is a voxel open world shooter in which deaths cost decades, and you can win the Wild West with armies of cats

    www.rockpapershotgun.com /erosion-is-a-voxel-open-world-shooter-in-which-deaths-cost-decades-and-you-can-win-the-wild-west-with-armies-of-cats
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    Rust developer has 'no plans' for Linux or Proton support, says games that support them are 'not serious about anti-cheat'

    www.pcgamer.com /games/survival-crafting/rust-developer-has-no-plans-for-linux-or-proton-support-says-games-that-support-them-are-not-serious-about-anti-cheat/
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    Dark fantasy bomb-making sim「TERROR」type:【A.L.C.H.E.M.Y.】’s frightful title cannot spoil its crusty 90s vibes

    www.rockpapershotgun.com /dark-fantasy-bomb-making-simterrortypealchemys-frightful-title-cannot-spoil-its-crusty-90s-vibes
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    Open world action RPG Where Winds Meet tops 2 million players in its first weekend, with a concurrent peak of 190,000 on Steam alone as it rakes in Very Positive reviews

    www.gamesradar.com /games/action-rpg/open-world-action-rpg-where-winds-meet-tops-2-million-players-in-its-first-weekend-with-a-concurrent-peak-of-190-000-on-steam-alone-as-it-rakes-in-very-positive-reviews/
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    Winter Burrow is a survival game inspired by Over the Garden Wall that's as comfy as a pair of mouse-skin slippers

    www.rockpapershotgun.com /winter-burrow-is-a-survival-game-inspired-by-over-the-garden-wall-thats-as-comfy-as-a-pair-of-mouse-skin-slippers
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    Rue Valley, a narrative RPG about a man trapped in a time loop, with incredible hand-drawn style art with comic book stylization, released on Steam.

    store.steampowered.com /app/2126190/Rue_Valley/
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    Pilot a shrimp and do battle with giant, eldritch sea monsters in the Armored Core adjacent Shrimp Game

    www.rockpapershotgun.com /pilot-a-shrimp-and-do-battle-with-giant-eldritch-sea-monsters-in-the-armored-core-adjacent-shrimp-game
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    Leaked PlayStation store files suggest that Sony could be exploring cross-buy between PC and PS5

    www.pcgamer.com /games/leaked-playstation-store-files-suggest-that-sony-could-be-exploring-cross-buy-between-pc-and-ps5/

  • GZDoom successor project UZDoom gets a first preview release

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  • From reading some articles on this topic, the pushback against AI generated code was indeed a culmination broader issues with the management of GZDoom.

    It sounded like a fork would have happened sooner or later.

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    GZDoom successor project UZDoom gets a first preview release

    www.gamingonlinux.com /2025/11/gzdoom-successor-project-uzdoom-gets-a-first-preview-release/

  • Even in early access, Tavern Keeper already feels like the fantasy pub sim of my dreams

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  • I also dislike the use of Synty packs (I am surprised they haven't added more variations), but I don't think Tavern Keeper uses Synty.

  • Even in early access, Tavern Keeper already feels like the fantasy pub sim of my dreams

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  • No, there is no Patreon.

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    Even in early access, Tavern Keeper already feels like the fantasy pub sim of my dreams

    www.pcgamer.com /games/sim/even-in-early-access-tavern-keeper-already-feels-like-the-fantasy-pub-sim-of-my-dreams/
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    GTA 6 dev Rockstar says recent firings were due to leaks of "confidential information" and were "in no way related to people's right to join a union"

    www.gamesradar.com /games/grand-theft-auto/gta-6-dev-rockstar-says-recent-firings-were-due-to-leaks-of-confidential-information-and-were-in-no-way-related-to-peoples-right-to-join-a-union/

  • World of Warcraft director says it's not getting easier in Midnight because it's coming to consoles: 'There's no reason for us to hide anything about this'

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  • The headline is not well written, but it doesn't actually say WoW is coming to consoles.

    "Wow is not getting easier in preparation for a hypothetical console release" is what they were trying to say.

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    World of Warcraft director says it's not getting easier in Midnight because it's coming to consoles: 'There's no reason for us to hide anything about this'

    www.pcgamer.com /games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-director-says-its-not-getting-easier-in-midnight-because-its-coming-to-consoles-theres-no-reason-for-us-to-hide-anything-about-this/
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    Assassin's Creed is a "forever brand" because Ubisoft supported huge risks with it, ex director says: "Whereas, say, EA, you get these awful execs and they never made games and they came from toothpas

    www.gamesradar.com /games/assassin-s-creed/assassins-creed-is-a-forever-brand-because-ubisoft-supported-huge-risks-with-it-ex-director-says-whereas-say-ea-you-get-these-awful-execs-and-they-never-made-games-and-they-came-from-toothpaste-companies/
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    Unbelievably, we have a choice of kaiju clean-up games

    www.rockpapershotgun.com /unbelievably-we-have-a-choice-of-kaiju-clean-up-games
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    Stellar Trader, a 4X Strategy Game Where You Wield Galactic Economic Influence, Announced for PC

    nordic.ign.com /stellar-trader/100467/news/stellar-trader-a-4x-strategy-game-where-you-wield-galactic-economic-influence-announced-for-pc
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    UnReal World

    has been in continual development for 33 years, and its creator doesn't think he'll ever stop updating it: 'When I accomplish one feature, I always have two more waiting'

    www.pcgamer.com /games/survival-crafting/the-dwarf-fortress-of-survival-gaming-has-been-in-continual-development-for-33-years-and-its-creator-doesnt-think-hell-ever-stop-updating-it-when-i-accomplish-one-feature-i-always-have-two-more-waiting/

  • Rockstar accused of 'the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry' after firing dozens of employees who were allegedly attempting to form a union

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  • It just so happened that every member of the unionization chat (across multiple locations?) was engaged in gross misconduct.

  • Xbox boss [Phil Spencer] muses on dev-based fanbases despite layoffs [ie: closure of the studio working on, now cancelled, Perfecr Dark reboot]

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  • "We have a ton of fans who are Double Fine fans first, and then, of course, we have the key franchises, making sure that people who love Minecraft, Call of Duty, or Fortnite have a place to come together and create positive interactions. It's a real business imperative as well as a creative imperative, because we see the most success when those communities are thriving, and that's increasingly true in gaming, and I think this is true across all media.”

    Such comical, valid, corporate world salad.

  • 'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogames

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  • TF2 Classic (2010 era TF2) will have an official release soon.

  • After Randy Pitchford had a game cancelled by EA, he was called by Gabe Newell out of nowhere to ask if he wanted to work on Half-Life: "I don't believe in manifestation - I believe in coincidence"

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  • I have a copy of Black Mesa, but have yet to play it. I will probably get the Blue Shift remake (do they have an Opposing Force remake?) and do back to back run closer to NYE.

    I agree that it has a bit more personal feel and I like that it's a different perspective on the events of HL, relatively original for the late 90s/early 2000s.

  • After Randy Pitchford had a game cancelled by EA, he was called by Gabe Newell out of nowhere to ask if he wanted to work on Half-Life: "I don't believe in manifestation - I believe in coincidence"

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  • I really enjoy Blue Shift and Opposing Force, I thought the epilogue feel of those two expansions contributed to the overall Half-Life experience.

    Every 2-3 years I do a back to back replay of HL/OF/BS.

    HL2 + Expansion replays tend to be more like once in 4-5 years.

  • Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2 released on Steam [mixed review] [Steam Deck playable]

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  • Apologies, I misunderstood your comment. :)

    Yes, I largely agree, although I generally can't stand motion blur at all.

  • Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2 released on Steam [mixed review] [Steam Deck playable]

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  • What's wrong with not being able to turn off motion blur being a deal-breaker?

  • The Latest Xbox Exclusive [Keeper, from Double Fine] Has Debuted To Less Than 200 Players On Steam

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  • The reviews for this game seem to be mostly positive (albeit it does seem like a short game). Surprised they have a mere 200 CCUs considering that DoubleFine is relatively well known.

  • Project Rebearth (in development), an MMO city-builder, with a top-down map style view, where players repopulate a 1:1 replica of Earth, releases a demo on Steam.

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  • Was going to try this on the weekend.

    Too bad the demo is so bare bones.