1. 🖼️ I've heard good things about Project Reclaimer at least (direct link) (👍922 👎10)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.world)

Posted by The_Picard_Maneuver

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2. 🖼️ Nothing wrong with keeping old memories (direct link) (👍820 👎8)

from RetroGaming (!retrogaming@lemmy.world)

Posted by The_Picard_Maneuver

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3. 📰 Steam Linux client is now a 64bit application (direct link) (👍668 👎4)

from Linux Gaming (!linux_gaming@lemmy.world)

Steam Client Beta

Posted by mr_MADAFAKA

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4. 📰 Console market craters as Xbox sales crash 33% to the lowest since launch 25 years ago, PS5 sales drop 25% (direct link) (👍583 👎7)

from Games (!games@lemmy.world)

Console market craters as Xbox sales crash 33% to the lowest since launch 25 years ago, PS5 sales drop 25% — steep price hikes push Series X to $800 and PS5 Pro to $900

Video game console sales in the U.S. have cratered, with both the PS5 and Xbox seeing a massive drop in YTD sales through the end of August compared with last year.
From Circana's US Retail Tracking Service: For 2026 YTD ending August, Xbox hardware unit sales are down 33% versus a year ago in the US, while PlayStation hardware units are 25% lower.
Xbox YTD US hardware unit sales are at an all-time low, while PlayStation is at lowest point since 2013.
PlayStation fans haven’t escaped these price hikes, as Sony raised prices for that console by $100 to $150.
Even used consoles didn't escape inflation, with Sony bumping the price of refurbished PS5 Slim consoles by $100, bringing them to $399. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by sundray

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5. 📰 RimWorld switches engine from Unity to the devs' own, faster Waylith Engine, all apparently without breaking mods somehow (direct link) (👍286 👎1)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.zip)

RimWorld switches engine from Unity to the devs' own, faster Waylith Engine, all apparently without breaking mods somehow

Ludeon Studios, developers of sci-fi colony construction sim RimWorld, have announced in a Steam update that the game will be moving over from Unity to the studio's own in-house Waylith Engine in its upcoming update 1.7.
Ludeon states that the game will "look and play exactly the same", but performance will see an improvement of around 2-4x.
Ludeon notes that some may appear as "potentially unsupported" due to the version changing, but will still function just the same.
Saves also can be carried over from 1.6 to 1.7, meaning there'll be no loss of progress just for updating.
The more indies that can free themselves from commercial engine software, the better. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by GamingBot

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6. 📰 US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license" (direct link) (👍214 👎3)

from Games (!games@sh.itjust.works)

US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers “ownership,” not “a license”

The bill, which is called the Power to Players Act, directs the FTC to take action to prevent outcomes like that in the future.
Torres published the following statement on the bill:When you pay for a game, you should own it.
Consumers must have the right to own, the right to play, and the right to transfer the games they buy.
A wider movementThe bill comes at a time when game ownership and preservation is a hot-button issue.
Some consumers have been protesting Sony’s announcement that it plans to discontinue releases of PlayStation games on physical media. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by schnurrito

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7. 💬 I set up a game night and nobody came (direct link) (👍147 👎0)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.ml)

Organizing a game night with a bar, pizza/snacks, all ages welcome (bar separated). Promoted via FB groups, subreddits, Discord; Instagram flagged as spam. Town 14k, near college town. Unsure what to do, will try this week, thinking arcade comp. Are game nights unpopular? 🖍🤖

Posted by PriorityMotif

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8. 💬 Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? (direct link) (👍60 👎0)

from Patient Gamers (!patientgamers@sh.itjust.works)

Posted by BurntWits

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9. 🖼️ I made some interesting mods (direct link) (👍47 👎3)

from Linux Gaming (!linux_gaming@lemmy.ml)

Loved the game but updates were rare, so I learned programming to make my own mods. First mod changes Lode Stone recipe to use metal ingots instead of netherite, making it available earlier. Second mod improves Blast Furnace to smelt items twice as fast as regular furnace. I've attached some images. I'm eager to learn more - can anyone share resources about game development and modding? 🖍🤖

Posted by PrincessCory

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10. 📰 I made a browser game where every phone in the room holds a few strings of one guitar (direct link) (👍16 👎2)

from Indie Gaming (!indiegaming@lemmy.world)

unison · one guitar, many phones

We email you once, with the pay link.
USD 5, paid later.
that was one of the party pass's 10 songsYour party is on.
Pay nothing now: the pay link comes to this email.
The pass on another phone:host your party 🖊️️🤖

Posted by unisonphones

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• Let's Talk About Games
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• Patient Gamers
  • A gaming sub free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.
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• Gyro Gaming
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Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

💬 What makes a game a rip-off? (direct link), posted in Let's Talk About Games (👍27 👎0)

I'm not a developer, but if I made a game, I'd just want to remake my favorite with fixes. I hear that's usually bad, though. How much change—and to what aspects (gameplay, mechanics, theme)—makes something inspired rather than a rip-off? 🖍🤖

Posted by droning_in_my_ears

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