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20th August 2025 Daily Video Game Gossip

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13th August 2025 Daily Video Game Gossip

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:58:06 +0000

As you may have noticed, we've added a new source to the feeds; 80 Level (or, “80lvl”). Vice's Waypoint has also been added, but Polygon has been removed for the time being because we were getting a 520 error.

Our Thoughts

Kit-bashing

From what I can tell, this looks a lot like how a concept artist acquaintance of ours described their process. I never got to sit and watch them while they were working, but from what I can tell, this is a process similar to what they would have done when they were working for Ubisoft. We don't know how relevant this particular workflow is for work in the industry today, but it's certainly useful for hobbyists.

How-To: PS1 Style Graphics

Just the other day we shared an article that was written about a tweet that Koji Sugimoto made complaining about indie devs replicating PS1-style graphics, and here's another tutorial on how to do it. The reality is that 32 and 64-bit early 3D is en vogue right now.

Isometric RPG Sale

We were actually kind of disappointed that most of the games for sale are ones that we already own, but now is as good a time as any to add them to your collection.

New Kind of Aim Assist

We agree, this is not cheating... So long as no one tries to use it in a tournament setting. However, we imagine it might be useful for training purposes.

Traditional Console Multiplayer

This is a bit of a shame, only because we primarily game on Xbox or Steam, while most of our friends have PS5s. Guess we'll just have to wait for reviews when the releases later this month.

Modern Video Game Industry

This was a wonderful article, but we disagree with some of Layden's assertions. One in particular concerning ancillary or adjacent markets. He states that:

“The problem with gaming is all we have is launch. That's it. No one wants to pay money to come into the studio and watch people code.”

Completely ignoring the massive success that programmers and devs have had on Twitch and YouTube simply streaming themselves working on project. So, YES, people do want to want to pay money and watch people code. It's clear that the problem is not the launch of a game, it's the development time and the money it takes to float a studio for a decade while they work on something that may not be received well by a mainstream audience.

Gamescom

Now that E3 is gone, all that the US has is Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest. However, Geoff is still involved with his Opening Night Live broadcast which kicks off the convention. We're expecting there might be some relatively big reveals, so this is an event to keep your eye on.

If you'd like to curate your own list of video game news articles and share some gossip of your own, go to videogamegossip.com.

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12th August 2025 Daily Video Game Gossip

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 02:12:50 +0000

In our opinion, it's been a bit of a slow news day, but these stories are the ones that caught our attention.

Our Thoughts

Another Blizzard Dept. Unionizes

We know that we're in the minority with our belief that unions aren't the answer to the video game industries woes, but it's virtually impossible to have a conversation with anyone who works in the industry who isn't far left leaning. Obviously, freedom of association is an important hallmark of our interpretation of First Amendment freedoms. Regardless of our personal ideologies, the actual state of the industry reflects a willingness of workers to unionize. We'll have to see if this move does anything to stop executives from trying to cut costs by utilizing AI tools to generate story content for games.

Mass Effect 5 News

Any Mass Effect news is good news. Technically this is just another article mining Matty's interview with Mark Darrah from the 9th. Still, is it interesting commentary regarding Veilguard. While the fourth entry in the Dragon Age franchise is not a favorite entry of ours, we don't think it was a terrible game by any stretch. So it'll be interesting to see which lessons BioWare and EA each learned from the experience.

Quinten Tarantino's Star Trek

Rumors about Tarantino's Star Trek script have been floating around for a couple of years now. Variety even reported on it, and the reasons why the movie was never made. We would love to see any sci-fi film by Tarantino, but a Star Trek film by him would be quite exciting.

Itch's Unintended Consequences

Sadly, something like this was bound to happen. Collateral damage is inevitable when people are forced to make big changes in a relatively quickly. We're hoping stories like this help get the word out for indie devs just trying to buy a cup of coffee with their work.

Dystopia?

While not directly video game related, AI has been casting a shadow over everything we do quite heavily for the last 8-10 months. We believe most of the talk is alarmist, but also that these conversations need to be had, and as such we remain optimistic that a Roddenberry future is not only possible, but eventually inevitable.

Helldivers 2 on Xbox

So the rumor is that there will be Halo tie-ins with Helldivers 2. We still have two more weeks until the game is officially launched on Microsoft's platform so there are likely to be more articles in the coming days talking about this game. It is almost all but certain that a new Halo remaster will be released for the PS5 in the next year or two, so it's possible that whatever licensing agreement Microsoft has worked out with Arrowhead (or Playstation Studios) will result in possible Halo content for the PS5 version of the game as well.

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11th August 2025 Daily Video Game Gossip

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 05:05:54 +0000

We missed the weekend and thought very seriously about making a weekend breakdown (we actually did compile a list for a weekend roundup), but at the end of the day, we realized that the news cycle continues, and various different outlets will parrot their competitors. Chances are if you've missed a story the first time around, you'll find someone who posts or writes about it the next day.

Here are the headlines from today that we found most entertaining.

Our Thoughts

Valve

For whatever reason, this article is now a 404, but the Internet Archive managed to snag a copy. This is really nothing new... Programs like that do require kernel-level access. As long as you know what that piece of software if doing, then there is no issue. We have a feeling that the article may have been taken down because of the sheer paranoia it portrays. Most likely this utility from Valve has a transparent enough codebase that aspiring sleuths could probably determine whether or not the software is acting like malware.

Pikachu

Personally, we thought this was absolutely hilarious. Don't get us wrong, we do eat McDonald's on occasion, but it usually ends with a trip to the bathroom within 30-45 minutes of consuming their food. So the entire nation of Japan collectively making the statement that Pikachu trading cards are more valuable than McDonald's food was entertaining to us.

UK's OSA

This saga will most likely continue for the foreseeable future. Larger companies will continue to test the restrictions of this new law... While we're not a fan of it because we feel like politicians are poor technologists, this law definitely has the stink of Silicon Valley elite tied to it. Cisco sold networking and surveillance equipment to China long before facial recognition was integrated into our passports and Real IDs. It's unfortunate that the UK gets to be a guinea pig for tech that clearly has not matured to the point of sensible legislation.

New Game: Thousand Hells

This looks interesting to me. We've been following interactive fiction for a while, and there simply just isn't much like this that combines a nice UI with more traditional text adventure element. We're looking forward to this game as a nice anti-AAA/mainstream title.

Battlefield 6

Obviously we shared news about the new Battlefield last week, but it's still worth talking about. Personally, we are excited to check out the game after reviews hit. Never buy day one, it just encourages the executives to be underhanded and sneaky.

A Dragon Age Remaster Trilogy

Former BioWare employee and Dragon Age series producer, Mark Darrah, did an interview with MrMattyPlays on Youtube, and there have been a plethora of different articles all reporting on various things that he said. One of the most repeated facts was with regard to BioWare pitching a DA Trilogy Remaster in the same vein as the Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Unfortunately EA passed on the projected, and we all know that it would practically print money, especially if there were a way the import your character that didn't involve using the website to make story selections after you've already made them in-game.

Marvel Rivals

This article gets a spot on the list simply for use of the term “gooner games” 🤣. As a news article, using that term is next level shit. In all honesty though, we've started playing Rivals again, and this is only one of the articles that has come out of Guangyun Chen's interview with the Rivals Assembled Youtube channel.

Reddit Woes

The title for this article is pure sensationalism. Reddit is by far one of the largest sources of information for AI training, but only because it was previously all out in the open to be scraped. It's a public forum after all. Despite cries that Reddit are somehow being unfavorable to the Internet Archive, I think these steps are probably necessary to protect their users, even if anonymity exists. With a large enough dataset, anonymity is impossible.

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7th August 2025 Daily Video Game Gossip

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:18:00 +0000

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Creating a Dieselpunk Bar Interior Concept with Blender & Photoshop

Add PS1-Style Visuals In Blender With These Free Tools

Steam and GOG are having an isometric games sale with discounts on enough CRPGs to fill your entire inventory

Between pained cries, the YouTuber who made this 'neuromuscular aim assist' that shocks his muscles for fast Counter-Strike 2 reactions insists it's 'not cheats'

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater – Fox Hunt will not support cross-play, Konami confirms

The Big Picture, Part One. "I don't know if games are recession-proof"

Gamescom 2025 schedule: All the showcases and events you can watch this year

Gamescom 2025 to host over 1,500 exhibitors, achieving new record | News-in-brief

Our Thoughts

Kit-bashing

How-To: PS1 Style Graphics

Isometric RPG Sale

New Kind of Aim Assist

Traditional Console Multiplayer

Modern Video Game Industry

Gamescom

12th August 2025 Daily Video Game Gossip

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Blizzard's story and franchise development division votes to unionize

Mass Effect 5 devs should use Dragon Age: The Veilguard as a "scapegoat" so they can "get what they need" from EA, says former BioWare exec

Simon Pegg says Quentin Tarantino's unmade Star Trek movie was "bat-s*** crazy" but isn’t sure "how would've it would've gone over" with fans: "It was everything you’d expect a Tarantino Star Trek script to be"

Itch.io's mass delisting of paid adult content has also affected safe-for-work games with yuri or lesbian themes, devs claim

Former Google exec says AI's going to lead to a 'short-term dystopia' because the idea it will create new jobs for the ones it's replacing is '100% crap'

New Helldivers 2 Xbox trailer seemingly teases a Halo crossover

Our Thoughts

Another Blizzard Dept. Unionizes

Mass Effect 5 News

Quinten Tarantino's Star Trek

Itch's Unintended Consequences

Dystopia?

Helldivers 2 on Xbox

11th August 2025 Daily Video Game Gossip

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The Steam performance overlay will finally show CPU temps but it will require kernel access to do so

Chaotic Pokémon and McDonald's collaboration in Japan ends early due to shocking food waste

Wikipedia challenged the UK's new Online Safety Act and lost, but may have set a new precedent for fighting the rules all the same

I'm hooting and hollering for this upcoming RPG about staging heists in the underworld from the publishers of Dwarf Fortress and the designers of one of the best narrative games of all time

Battlefield 6 Beta Reaches Series Concurrent Peak, Overtakes Call Of Duty All-Time Peak

BioWare Pitched A Dragon Age Trilogy Remaster 'Pretty Softly' At One Point, Says Former Series Producer

Marvel Rivals devs say those horny skins are based on "classic comic designs," thank you very much, and they're simply glad to "gain players' appreciation"

The internet is about to get a little worse as Reddit moves to block the Internet Archive so AI companies can't scrape its content

Our Thoughts

Valve

Pikachu

UK's OSA

New Game: Thousand Hells

Battlefield 6

A Dragon Age Remaster Trilogy

Marvel Rivals

Reddit Woes

7th August 2025 Daily Video Game Gossip