"It's expensive and it doesn't age": Why Ken Levine didn't aim for realistic graphics in BioShock, and won't for Judas either
… It was a style." Levine says that new gaming technology coming out actually reflects this thinking. …
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Steam, Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite risk "becoming onramps to abuse, extremist violence, radicalisation or lifelong harm", claim Australian government
… We also use advanced AI technology to review all images, text, and avatar items prior to publishing, in order to prevent known extremist iconography from being published. …
What is best in life? A free Conan Exiles update that completely revamps the game's graphics and more
… Over in a blog post on Steam , developer Funcom explains that, having been made alongside Inflexion Games, the update features "dramatically improved visuals, enhanced performance, and cutting‑edge rendering technology powered by Unreal Engine 5." I would certainly argue that they're dramatically d… …
"It's too dangerous for us to speculate": Valve don't know if Steam Machine prices will drop in the future, after admitting that "some people are going to priced out"
… The new Steam Machine , which Valve have just opened to randomised reservations , starts at £879 / $1049 / €1039 for the base 512GB model, and costs £1149 / $1349 / €1359 for the 2TB version – climbing to £1208 / $1428 / €1428 if you bundle in a Steam Controller . …
Oh no, that's Lenovo saying they think these RAM prices will be the new normal and may never go back to how they were
… Valve also finally announced the Steam Machine prices and boy oh boy are they bloody expensive . …
Deep and volatile Terraria-style factory sim Sandustry hits early access in August, Hooded Horse announce
… It's out in early access via Steam, GOG, and the Microsoft Store on August 13th. …
"Stay on target": Helldivers 2 gets a big performance patch with upscaler support, but it isn't working brilliantly for everybody
… Here's a Reddit post about the DLSS implementation, and here's a Steam thread of people complaining that they're getting lower frame rates in the wake of the update. …
Moss: The Forgotten Relic is a shinier, VR-less fusion of the two beloved puzzle platformers that's out this summer
… You can wishlist it on Steam now.
"Valve does not cooperate with gambling sites" - Counter-Strike publishers issue rare public defence of lootbox mechanics, following New York lawsuit
… Then, Valve talk about their history of policing outright gambling on Steam: locking "over one million Steam accounts that were being misused by third parties in connection with gambling, fraud, and theft"; introducing features like trade reversal – which lets you roll back all Steam community mark… …
"We have to have free human expression in some capacity": Patreon CEO shares frustrations about getting adult content past payment processors
… It's a useful bit of context for the on-going crackdown on NSFW games on Steam and Itch.io. To catch you up, Steam and Itch changed their policies about "adult-only" content last year, explicitly giving banks and payment processors a say over what counts as acceptable NSFW material. …