Though Steam tries to detect review bombing, there are other ways its store pages have been abused, such as by applying irrelevant tags or by marking the most unhelpful reviews as helpful, which elevates them and buries the good ones. This has been […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

Is there a way to get a list of all bsky.brid.gy users via a query? I'm looking to build a directory sorted by follower counts, however, there is no /api/v1/directory for that instance. #mastodon #bridgy

In response to the Special K tool creator deleting their Steam account, I supported their point on Game Pass being more valuable, as it allows to play through multiple games for the same price, while both platforms sell subscriptions, not game ownership. It seems the latest data supports the […]

Looks like the backlash to Bloodlines 2 offering two clans as DLC (which I got for free via a pre-release ARG) has resulted in them now being included in the base edition - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV8gmuZFaM4 #bloodlines2 #gaming #worldofdarkness

I didn't think I'd enjoy a side-scrolling runner until I played the demo of Relooted today. Still not my favorite genre, but the story, voice acting, and the music steeped in African culture got me so interested that I know for a fact I'd buy the game! #gaming #africa

Going to someone's profile and immediately seeing the people you follow that follow it is a new feature here on #mastodon, right?

Vivian Wilson commented on Mastodon in a recent podcast episode, saying people try to get her on here but she feels like being on three platforms is too much - https://youtu.be/LzJp6WkJ_Z4?t=4271 #mastodon #vivianwilson

Wikipedia highlighting the date of the first Steam release on its front page today. #wikipedia #steam #gaming

Happy to see the great reviews of Borderlands 4 so far. It's currently at 85 based on 31 reviews on OpenCritic - https://opencritic.com/game/18111/borderlands-4 #gaming #borderlands4

Windows 10 wouldn't let me upgrade to ESU until I forced the Enroll button to appear via the command line, but now after spending 1,000 Microsoft points I'd somehow accrued, I get to receive security updates for another year.

Turns out Fortnite requires TPM since earlier this year for most of its esports modes, making it impossible to compete even if the PC otherwise runs the game perfectly fine at a high frame rate. Having to upgrade most hardware parts just for that is unreasonable. #fortnite #epicgames #gaming

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New service from @bsky.brid.gy allows to migrate from Bluesky to Mastodon and import the followers. I'm not active on Bluesky, so I haven't tried it out yet, but the idea looks great - https://bounce.anew.social/ #mastodon #bluesky

I haven't bought a Call of Duty game since the original Black Ops, as they just looked like more of the same to me. Just recently someone mentioned Battlefield 6 as being better than Call of Duty "because it doesn't have Nicki Minaj", but that just got me interested in Call of Duty again! Which […]

Seeing how some of the newest games require TPM 2.0 or a ray tracing capable GPU makes me think it's a novel concept, but then I remember games that require CPUs that support SSE. Those games are the worst in that they can't be run at all even by people who would tolerate playing with a low […]

The latest @404mediaco article about Collective Shout rests on the idea of the org not having done enough research, but 404's own angle seems to rest on poor research. The article quotes CS saying that they found 500 games tagged with rape & incest and reads that as the org's research being […]

Nothing short of incredible! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJwI30KsqK8 #blade #marvel #comics #marvelrivals #gaming

Someone on reddit making strong points in response to the negative reactions to the underwhelming rocket launch event in Fortnite OG. #fortnite #epicgames

An insightful look into the Vice situation following the removed articles about the groups allegedly responsible for Steam recently taking down NSFW games - https://aftermath.site/waypoint-quit-steam-vice #steam #gaming

Interesting how the X/Twitter bridge bird.makeup properly formats quote posts when they appear here on Mastodon! #mastodon #twitter

There is no way only 7% of Steam games use AI, so I'd emphasize the word "disclosed" in this report - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/untitled #gaming #steam #ai

People keep falling victim to the same Steam-centric mentality when analyzing the concurrent player records of EA games. The new @GameDeveloperDotCom article relies strictly on the Steam records to make the point that Battlefront 2 is at its "highest-ever" CCU but fails to account that the game […]

Happy to see that Iron Galaxy have not only done as good as Vicarious Visions but seemingly outdone them in their remake of THPS 3+4, if the critics' reviews are anything to go by. My expectations were lower but I'll gladly accept this outcome! #thps34 #gaming

Sometimes it's sad to be seeing all the big studio devs and reps who all joined Mastodon in November 2022 but haven't shown signs of activity since then. The momentum is no more. #gaming #gamedev #mastodon

I'm not subscribed to any PC hardware channels on YouTube and I usually don't read much about hardware, since there is no point in that unless I'm prepared to upgrade. However, when the subject comes up, I find it weird that every newest benchmark still features very old games like GTA V […]

Interestingly, though the @WSGF Mastodon account has fewer followers than its Bluesky account, it ranks much higher among the raw non-personalized Google search results. #mastodon #bluesky #wsgf #seo

SteamRep was a useful tool for tracking and reporting scammers on Steam. Apparently it's shutting down later this summer, but its data archive is currently available to download from its website - https://steamrep.com/ #steam #steamrep

I propose we call the current Steam Summer Sale "503". #steam #gaming

It feels like news of layoffs have become the latest way to declare games as "flops", with Wikipedia game articles now being full of those news and attempts to connect them to sales. The reality is that layoffs are all over the news, irrespective of whether the affected studio has recently […]

PCGamesN's Lauren Bergin's take on Vampire the Masquerade is one I don't agree with at all. She presents it as if everything revolves around Bloodlines, but for the dedicated fans of the WoD universe, it simply doesn't. For years, we had zero games from that world, but since the Paradox […]

During Unreal Fest, Epic said that acquiring users is no longer the main goal of the Epic Games Store and that the current priority is expanding the catalog. I think one of the most glaring examples that demonstrates the problem is Rematch. The developer had a relationship with Epic and made […]

Tell Me Why, a game known for its trans representation, links to its Verified Discord server twice from its front page. Despite that, its main (or only) mod has not been active since May 2022. The lack of moderation has resulted in routine scam DMs […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

Last year this month, I released the first ever ultrawide mod for Celeste. This Pride Month, if you're playing Date Everything!, you may want to check out my new ultrawide mod for that as well! https://github.com/RoseTheFlower/UltrawideIndex/releases/tag/dateeverything #lgbtq #pridemonth […]

Got a crazy friend who doesn't even have many vbucks. I told her that from now on, I'm not going to tell her what I like in Fortnite, because that's expensive! PS. Sabrina's new album art is worthy of discussing, though it may be a good idea to wait […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

When working on the new WSGF website, I unearthed a 2012 post from the site founder about gamer outrage, which is incredibly relevant even now in 2025 (crude language notwithstanding) - https://wsgf.org/blog/skipclarke/2012/07/05/gamers-bunch-bitchy-little-girls #gaming #wsgf

The Red Thread Games team has been nothing but awesome since I got to interact with them. For the latest Dustborn update, they kindly included my other name on the in-game posters, as a way to say thanks for countering the hate from people who felt the […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

As one would expect, the Black Voices in Gaming showcase is full of comments like the one attached - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tvZCy8vPtg #racism #gaming #SummerGameFest

Elle Fanning is so incredibly powerful in Death Stranding 2, which is a step up even from how I remember her in The Neon Demon and Maleficent. Love that! https://www.youtube.com/live/ZpqSt2sirRI?feature=shared&t=1974 #DeathStranding2 #gaming #ellefanning

Today in Marvel Rivals, I had a team mate whose name was Emofemboy, and one other team mate was excited about that, but when I tried to comment, the game wouldn't let me type "femboy", claiming it's inappropriate content. So much for Pride Month! #marvelrivals #gaming #lgbtq #marvel

The Xbox showcase announcement of a new Don't Nod game was pleasantly surprising! Sadly, it's not of the Life is Strange type and seems to be more like Jusant, but I still wishlisted it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZs_IthEb2s #gaming #XboxGamesShowcase #dontnod

Going by reddit, this is an unpopular opinion, but the new battle pass in Fortnite is full of fab skins! I like Synthwave and Morgan Myst the most, but the other fem outfits are great as well! Robin from DC is also a welcome addition. #fortnite #epicgames #gaming

The main Summer Game Fest show was okay and got me to wishlist some games, but none of the announcements was incredibly exciting to me. The Xbox showcase will probably be a lot more interesting, just like last year. #SummerGameFest #gaming

I have conflicting thoughts on the whole Borderlands ToS outrage. On the one hand, 2K has been one of the worst enemies of modders, infamously issuing takedown requests and recently introducing an aggressive in-house anti-cheat into all their games, including the single-player ones like […]

It's rare that a single-player game without live service elements gets many post-launch updates, but the Dustborn developers have been hard at work to make numerous updates based on the players' suggestions, votes, and bug reports. That included my own report of a UI scaling issue in ultrawide. […]

Marvel Tokon is like Need for Speed: Unbound. You almost can't believe that it would work, but it looks like it might, despite daring to be different. It's not my style at all, but I'm sold on the Marvel part, as usual. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fbfrV5qqnU #stateofplay #marvel #gaming

As much as I've enjoyed Journey and Abzu, Sword of the Sea just looked like more of the same, with nothing substantially new to show. Even the first frame of its trailer made me think of Journey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2dM-cUAUE4 #stateofplay #gaming

I don't know if this is common sense or a hot take, but if you're a fan of VtM Bloodlines rather than the whole World of Darkness universe, I think you're a lot more likely to enjoy a Deus Ex game than Bloodlines 2. Saying that as a fan of both franchises. #gaming #bloodlines #deusex

The new Sabrina Carpenter experience in Fortnite was arguably the game's best music experience, featuring fully choreographed moves to four full-length tracks. It focused strictly on dancing rather than shooting, jumping or driving around. It was still […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

A new Rey skin coming to Fortnite? Yes, please! https://fortnite.gg/cosmetics?id=18284 #fortnite #epicgames #gaming #starwars

The new MindsEye trailer is strange. For most of it, it looks story-driven, playing like Watch_Dogs and Mafia with a bit of The Division, which is awesome. Then based on the information at the end, it seems the game is just a free roam experience with a few missions and some modes similar to […]