Forza Horizon 6 has become the most popular racing game on Steam. Key technical issues were addressed during the premium early access and users are generally praising it.

Sheen, you showed us Ultra Lord six times already!

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Good night, chat

#Music@GameDEV
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Lords of the Fallen 2 is no longer Epic exclusive. And oddly enough, CI made a deal termination public.

I assume, that Epic Store can help with the initial revenue (both from sales and bonuses) but has a horrible tail (barely any post launch sales).

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Claims UE5 game is optimized + owns a 5090... it's getting 80 FPS indoors on that setup (ignore his 472 claim on the preview).

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#UnrealEngine@GameDEV
#Optimization@GameDEV

Spellcaster Chronicles from Quantic Dream is going to be closed. The game only made it to 1000 CCU on Steam and now holds about 20...

... NetEase, according to insights, will cease funding of the studio due to the failure of the game. Their more common story-driven projects were supposed to be funded from the success of this multiplayer.

Who's going to tell them?
Haven't they noticed yet?!

#Multiplayer@GameDEV
#QuanticDream@GameDEV
#LayOffs@GameDEV
#NetEase@GameDEV

😏 The chat brought it here

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#meme@GameDEV
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The new Google "Gradient" icons redesign surprised me with very poor contrast, the icons are barely readable.

Even on a big HDR screen they are incredibly bland and on an average sRGB screen they simply fall into banding due to selected color schemes. Just why?

#UIUX@GameDEV
#Google@GameDEV

There's no Netflix adaptation of The Last Airbender in Ba Sing Se!

Since I watched the original one before moving on to the series, I kinda liked some of the elements (Kioshi warriors, for example, are perfect). Azula was not looking intimidating though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_Las484swM
#Movies@GameDEV

Okay, I didn't wanna know this...

#GTA@GameDEV
#WTF@GameDEV

Pick for free and keep forever!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/645630/Car_Mechanic_Simulator_2018/
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#FREE@GameDEV

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The legendary strategy game is also free to keep! (again)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/489630/Warhammer_40000_Gladius__Relics_of_War/
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Oddly good coming of age story that mimics the drama and romance but in reality it's closer to Blade Runner 2049 in terms of the resolution. And no one dies except maybe in the first two minutes of the movie.

#Movies@GameDEV

Bungie gives up on Destiny 2: the game will no longer get any updates after the upcoming final one.

This news appeared after the commercial reports revealed that the studio is the financial black hole and caused over $700m losses for PlayStation during the last financial year alone.

Marathon waves between 3 and 12K CCU daily without any noticeable recovery. And fell to 225th position among top sellers on Steam. Now Bungie is hoping to explore what to do next.

#Bungie@GameDEV
#Multiplayer@GameDEV
#PlayStation@GameDEV

PlayStation acquired Bungie for $3.6 Bn in January of 2022. The studio that was earning around $200m annually and not growing. One active project, another one in pre-production. No significant IPs in their pockets, no reason to value it that high.

They made it a support machine for all the multiplayer projects (all of which failed commercially or were closed before the release). It diverted their focus from Destiny 2. And now their own Marathon is $700m+ in losses.

What business strategy is that?

#PlayStatioN@GameDEV
#Bungie@GameDEV