Bethesda Caves, Adds DLSS - GameLinked September 14, 2023

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IT JUST WORKS (SOON)

Starfield is getting DLSS

https://www.videogamer.com/news/starfield-dlss/

Bethesda’s blog post https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield/article/3DKJAom2GjFh4P3gprf5E9/starfield-updates-and-mod-support-september-13-2023

DLSS line https://lmg.gg/3wh7A

Say they’re working closely with Nvidia & Intel for performance and stability improvements https://lmg.gg/TwYHv

Some previous criticism on Nvidia, Intel performance https://youtu.be/ciOFwUBTs5s?t=1347

Meanwhile Xbox sales in the UK shot up 76% on Starfield launch https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-series-s-and-x-uk-sales-jumped-76-on-starfield-launch

 

FEWER NEW IDEAS THAN HOLLYWOOD

Nintendo Direct

Remakes Remakes Remakes Remakes

-       Mario vs Donkey Kong from Gameboy Advance https://youtu.be/5sPwqplxHXc

-       Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD https://youtu.be/KIP2_LJdi0I

-       Super Mario RPG https://youtu.be/e_kuPoLw9Wc

-       Another Code: Recollection https://youtu.be/m6i9BGlGQyU

All these games COULD have been played / owned for had Nintendo not shut down the Wii U and 3DS eShops https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/58535/~/service-discontinuation%3A-nintendo-eshop-for-wii-u

Remake of fan-favorite game Paper Mario: TTYD https://youtu.be/8Ume5pSIcKE

Hey, instead of making new entry in beloved franchise, what if we just made the first game into a cheap battle royale exclusively for Nintendo Online Subscribers? https://youtu.be/haoiSDKghLE

Holy sh** an original game??? Princess Peach Showtime https://youtu.be/qfj6ZEpf78g

Funky Kong in Mario Kart 8 https://youtu.be/BiJ7IoeuhXE?t=23

Trombone Champ: “4 players can toot together” https://youtu.be/i-x0FylboHA?t=55

Also Sony has a State of Play, but it’s at 2pm and we’ll be done writing by then https://www.polygon.com/23872460/playstation-state-of-play-september-2023-ps5-psvr2

 

THERE’S UNITY IN HATRED

Indie devs threatening to pull games over Unity BS

https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/indie-devs-threaten-to-pull-game-after-unity-announces-controversial-new-fees-2290733/

Several concerns about the model https://www.gamesradar.com/game-devs-say-unitys-new-install-fee-is-a-threat-to-everyone-including-gamers-and-theres-no-going-back-i-dont-want-to-sell-my-house-because-my-game-was-too-popular/

Unity removed github stuff https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/16hnibp/unity_silently_removed_their_github_repo_to_track/

Unity cancelled town hall, closed two offices due to “credible death threats” https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/14/23873628/unity-death-threats-john-riccitiello

Unity clarifies they won’t charge for re-installs and “Fraudulent installs”

https://twitter.com/unity/status/1702077049425596900

They genuinely think they can get Microsoft and Apple to pay for subscription-based games https://unity.com/pricing-updates

Idea came from same genius that wanted to charge for gun reloads EA FPS games

https://stealthoptional.com/news/unitys-ceo-devs-pay-per-install-charge-fps-gamers-per-bullet/

Same genius (and other Unity execs) also sold stock before the dev fee announcement https://kotaku.com/unity-developer-fee-installs-john-riccitiello-sold-stoc-1850834439

 

 

QUICK BITS

 

UP IN FLAMES

Diablo 4 live event in Korea is a massive hilarious disaster

https://mp1st.com/news/diablo-4-korean-live-event-turns-into-a-disaster-with-empty-seats-and-not-a-lot-of-interest

Some sad pictures https://imgur.com/a/kgYS6o3#ztpqWEq

There was a livestream that barely anyone watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwOHaXnEsgA

Allegedly “The streamer who attended the live event and got permission to stream was asked to stop streaming after he expressed his surprise over lack of attendances” https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/16gcaze/state_of_d4_live_event_in_korea/

 

LET’S-A F***ING GO

Mario speedrun so good it’s almost inhumanly perfect

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/09/record-breaking-super-mario-bros-speedrun-approaches-robotic-perfection/

Niftski’s run https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khu9BB2g4Ks

Faster than what was believed to be the theoretical limit for a human-played game https://lmg.gg/lOmhM (kottke.org)

Extremely close to “perfect” tool-assisted speed run https://lmg.gg/54rG1

Matches a “perfect” tool-assisted speedrun for 7 of 8 levels https://lmg.gg/Ed3nl (Ars Technica)

NIftski is 0.35 seconds away from pixel-perfect machine https://lmg.gg/jPWgc (Ars Technica)

 

LIVE LONG AND PROSPER

Director of Star Wars Jedi franchise leaving Respawn and EA[RM1] [JR2] [JR3] 

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/stig-asmussen-leaving-respawn-and-ea

Not clear what he’ll be doing next https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/star-wars-video-game-director-stig-asmussen-leaves-electronic-arts-1.1971047

Previously said he envisioned Kestis’s story as a trilogy

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/03/star-wars-jedi-survivor-director-always-envisioned-cals-story-as-a-trilogy

 

THE ONLY COMPANY HAPPY ABOUT THE UNITY NEWS

EA announces Sims 5 will be free to download

https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-confirms-the-sims-5-will-be-free-to-play-and-co-exist-alongside-the-sims-4

Won’t replace the Sims 4 https://www.ign.com/articles/the-sims-5-will-be-free-to-download-ea-confirms

Announced last year, coinciding with The Sims 4 going free-to-play

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-sims-4-is-going-free-to-play-in-october/

My goodness, I wonder why? https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222670/The_Sims_4/

 

LEGALLY GROUNDED

Judge legally permabans serial Destiny 2 cheater, issues $500k judgement

https://torrentfreak.com/bungie-teenage-destiny-2-cheat-settle-differences-with-500k-permaban-230905/

Issued $500k fine https://www.esports.net/news/destiny-2-cheater-fined/

Cheater evaded multiple account bans and publicly threatened Bungie staff; apparently his cheat use was so severe in how it modified the game it counted as an “unauthorized derivative work” that violated federal copyright law https://www.gamespot.com/articles/destiny-2-cheater-legally-banned-from-ever-playing-another-bungie-game/1100-6517641/

All the things he’s banned from doing https://lmg.gg/twtj9