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“Compliance-in-advance is never enough to appease a zealous censor”: Robert Yang on the current challenge of bringing experimental gay games to Steam
Radiator Forever, an “ongoing re-remaster/re-re-release” collection of developer Robert Yang’s short and experimental gay games has arrived on Steam, giving it a new home alongside Itch.io. In a blog post about the release, Yang has outlined the complex situation facing adult game creators at the moment, with the likes of last year’s business with payment…
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Adventures of Elliot’s new update finally lets you silence Faie
Square Enix has released Version 1.1.0 for its HD-2D action RPG The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, adding a long-requested option to switch off support character voices. The update primarily addresses complaints about Faie, the game’s Navi-like fairy companion, whose constant commentary had been one of the most persistent criticisms since the game launched…
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Netflix in Talks to Buy Letterboxd: Report
Could Letterboxd, the popular film-review social network, end up in the clutches of Netflix or another big entertainment corporation? Letterboxd, founded in 2011, has been shopping itself to interested parties in recent months. The app and website (which also recently launched an online video-rental service) is majority-owned by Canadian holding company Tiny, which acquired a…
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Prepare for GTA 6 by Robbing an Art Gallery in GTA Online on PS5 Next Week
Rockstar Games is set to release a new major update for GTA Online titled the Kortz Center Heist, arriving as early as 14th July on PS5 and PS4, with free next-gen upgrades already available. Positioned as a way for players to occupy themselves ahead of GTA 6’s release later this year, the heist tasks players…
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The bulging in-tray of challenges Andy Burnham faces upon entering No 10
Andy Burnham is expected to become prime minister within a fortnight, having promised to reshape Labour’s agenda and deliver improvements across the whole of the UK. However, this Guardian analysis argues he will inherit a daunting set of unresolved problems from his predecessor Keir Starmer, spanning welfare, defence, taxation, immigration, justice, foreign relations and the…
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Xbox confirms there isn’t just “1 person left in Texas” working on id Software’s engine following mass layoffs, but “dozens” across “multiple locations”
Xbox has moved to reassure fans over the future of id Software’s technology following a wave of mass layoffs across Microsoft’s gaming division. The company confirmed that development of id Tech, the engine behind franchises such as Doom, is not being left to a skeleton crew, directly rebutting reports that only a single person remained…
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This Developer Wants You to Pay Less for PS5 Survival Horror
Ukrainian studio Frogwares has priced its upcoming Lovecraftian survival horror game The Sinking City 2 at £41.35 / $49.99 on PS5, deliberately undercutting the $60-or-more price tag common to premium survival horror releases. The developer says the decision is about fairness and giving as many players as possible the chance to experience the game, positioning…
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Rotherham council urged to end NHS contract with US firm Palantir
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Doom’s new expansion shows just what makes id Software special
The week that should have marked a triumph for Doom developer id Software has instead been marred by heavy job cuts, even as the studio launched Revelations, a substantial expansion for Doom: The Dark Ages. The article argues that the timing is bitterly ironic, because Revelations demonstrates precisely the qualities that have made id one…
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International Insider: Sky Buys ITV; Banijay-All3 Complete Merger; Emmy Noms
Comcast-owned pay-TV group Sky has agreed to buy the ITV network and streaming business — though not the production arm, ITV Studios — for a total consideration of £1.6bn ($2.1bn), marking Sky’s first move into ownership of a British public service broadcaster. The deal matters because it would place two of the UK’s public service…