I'm a big fan of The Riftbreaker and this free weekend announcement video is ridiculous. 🤣 I highly recommend checking it out this weekend if you're into factory/automation/tower defense.

So the next Xbox is ... a PC. Who'd a thunk it.

There was a time, years ago, where World of Warcraft cinematics were absolutely amazing. Watching them before a major expansion would literally give me chills. This is what we get today. This franchise ended for me with the (absolutely brilliant) 2016 Warcraft movie.

The Division 2 is seeing a massive resurgence on Steam on the 10 year anniversary of the franchise launch. It certainly helps that it's $2.99 for the base game or $8.99 for the game plus all DLCs.

Comparing the first 4 days of launch between Marathon and ARC Raiders (Thurs-Sun). ARC Raiders gained 90K max concurrent 4 days after launch. Marathon dropped 9k max concurrent 4 days after launch. Don't know what this data says, but it's saying something.

The new skin in ARC Raiders is certainly ... something.

I've updated my profile picture to the current state of updates for Windows (OS and GPU). It's like punching yourself in the face.

This is both horrible to hear while not being surprising at all. AAA Games are a business, hardly "art". The goal is maximizing profits. If people enjoy the outcome and consider it art, that's fine but that's never the priority with large studios. Indie games rock.

Heads up, anyone looking forward to Crimson Desert ... Denuvo has been added to the game just a week before release. The good news is, I just saved $70.

Checking in on Marathon after the first week. Comparing max concurrent players on Steam to ARC Raiders, the first week is not looking great. ARC Raiders gained 42K (+16%) by day 7. Marathon has lost 26K (-30%) by day 7.

Yet another computer breaking “update” for Windows from Microsoft. Somehow this just keeps happening. Can’t be all the AI coding going on now can it?

I am absolutely willing to give this a chance even if it’s animated. Bringing back Firefly after so long with the full cast would be a hard pill to swallow since they’ve aged so much. Animating it may be a genius masterstroke. Can’t stop the signal Mal.

Looks like Krafton tried to fire Subnautica 2's original CEO and founders to avoid a $250M bonus payout. He even asking AI for help. A judge just ruled that Krafton needs to reinstate Ted Gill, hand him full control of the Steam launch, and extend the bonus payout deadline.

With the latest Icarus expansion, it has overtaken Factorio in time played in my Steam library. I have 15 games with over 200 hours in Steam, with a very clear genre preference. I'm not sure how Destiny 2 got in there. 🤣

7 Days to Die spin off "7 Days Blood Moons" has been quietly abandoned by The Fun Pimps. On March 11th, a small development update was posted, letting users know that the game is no longer getting updates since it did not reach the audience size needed to continue. (AKA, it's a

Will the "Free Lanes" update be enough to revive Starfield? It looks like it's paired with paid story DLC called "Terran Armada". This game has been flat lined on Steam for over a year now.

Honestly I expected a bit higher reviews at this point for Crimson Desert. What happened?