Smurf News
Valve is making a big change to the way developers can market their games on Steam. Beginning September 1st, graphical assets developers use in their store listings will only be able to include game artwork, the game’s name, and any official subtitle. Images won’t be able to include review scores, award names or logos, text … Read more
Fans now finally know the truth behind the Nier Automata mystery that has been driving the community wild over the last week. In a special Twitch stream tonight, a team of Nier Automata modders revealed that the ‘secret room’ that a reddit user claimed to have discovered in the game was, in fact, their work: a mod … Read more
NEW DELHI/SEOUL, July 29 (Reuters) – India’s government blocked a popular battle-royale format game from Krafton Inc (259960.KS), a South Korean company backed by China’s Tencent (0700.HK), as it was concerned about its data sharing and mining in China, an Indian government source said. New Delhi used powers it has under India’s IT law to … Read more
We know the drill: Snapchat adds the Stories feature, Instagram nabs it. TikTok gets too popular, Instagram pivots to short-form video. Now, here’s another one for the list. This week, Instagram quietly added a feature to its TikTok-clone Reels called Dual, which lets you record with both your front and back camera at the same … Read more
Image: Mojang / Microsoft Minecraft is on fire. At least that’s how it currently feels if you follow the fandom on social media or certain message boards. A portion of the community is up in arms following the news that developer Mojang won’t back down from a controversial move to open private servers up to … Read more
Screenshot: Sega In 2022 Yakuza is a pretty big series in the West, as we saw yesterday when eight games made it to PlayStation Plus. But it wasn’t always this way! Between the release of Yakuza 2 and 3 things were looking incredibly dicey for English-speakers, and there were real fears that if Yakuza 3 … Read more
This week at Bungie, we’re planning a raid date night. Happy Solstice, everyone! The bonfire is lit, there is grass in the Tower, and Guardians are donning their new armor with the stats and glows to go with it. We hope you are enjoying your time in the EAZ this year. We have been tracking … Read more
The Nier Automata secret church mystery continues to spiral out of control, with new videos raising more questions than they answer, and the game’s community expanding as furiously as it implodes. What started as a possible Easter egg has evolved into a wild goose chase involving countless modders, lore masters, and intrigued newcomers. A single … Read more
Folders of a sort are finally hitting the PS5 system software later this year. Sony Native 1440p support is available in system settings, too. You’ll get a notification when a party member starts a game you can join. A new option to request to share your screen has been added. Sony has added a way … Read more
I’ll show that know-it-all community manager who’s boss… In video games, community management is all about listening to the concerns of the fans and communicating with them in a way that makes them feel that their concerns are being heard. But what happens when some of the concerned players become a cause for concern themselves? … Read more