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• MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls appears to block SteamOS / Linux

  I somewhat expected this, because it’s a Sony game that was likely to use PSN, but this means Marvel Tokon is now on a very short list of fighting games that don’t work on Linux, including 2XKO and the online mode of Dragon Ball FighterZ.

• Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC

  The official title was such marketing speak that I hope no one blames me for changing it. Seemingly this only means the Xbox app on PC and not stores like Steam.

• Bethesda Announces New ‘Fallout’ Roadmap Following Xbox Reset

• Microsoft’s Xbox to Shift Obsidian Studio to New ‘Fallout’ Video Game

  The layoffs at one of your studios most able to ship games is a bonkers, stupid decision; but pivoting Obsidian to making a new Fallout game is a good business decision if you don’t care about what your creatives feel led to create.

• Help configuring OPNsense VLANs? Tutorials I find seem to quickly become outdated.

  Hey, folks! I had begun configuring VLANs recently, and I’ve got two managed switches between my firewall and my mini PC. I set up a 10 VLAN on the third octet with a /24 mask, and the idea is that anything on 10 should be able to reach the internet but not VLAN 1, while VLAN 1 should be able to access the internet and VLAN 10 services. I’m not so crazy as to try to start with that configuration though. No ports or anything are exposed yet, so my first test was just going to be full access b...

• Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles

• Steam Machine pricing announced (from $1049-$1428 USD), reservation lists open

  Join the list any time before June 25th at 10 a.m. PT. On that date, the list will be closed and randomized, and you will receive an email with your results shortly after.

• Post #3397456

  Wait until you find out what Subway used to charge for a footlong sandwich.

• European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames

• Valve to no longer offer physical gift cards due to scammers

• Xbox Plans Significant Layoffs as It Transforms Under New CEO

• Why Games Now Take 6+ Years To Make

  In short: Increased graphical fidelity means that you need more people to create the same scene. By way of a source of his, he gives the example of a scene from Final Fantasy IV and how many people with specialized roles it would take to create the same scene in modern graphics compared to back in the 90s. Larger team sizes means communication takes longer. For everything. No longer just one studio but multiple studios in multiple locations and time zones working on the same game. Scopes ar...

• Sega has canceled development of its ‘super game’, as it pivots away from live service games | VGC

  Enough live service games have lost enough money, including Sega’s Hyenas, that at least one company is now scared enough to stop making them. Video games are healing.

• Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada has joined SNK | VGC

  Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada has joined SNK | VGC