Nintendo Nukes Emulators, Meta Deleting Accounts, Helldivers 2, + More! - GameLinked Mar 5, 2023

JakobRush · March 6

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I’M NOT AMYUZU’D

Yuzu folding, paying $2.4 million to Nintendo

https://www.polygon.com/24090351/nintendo-2-4-million-yuzu-switch-emulator-settlement-lawsuit Just a week after issuing the lawsuit https://www.pcgamer.com/nintendo-is-suing-the-makers-of-the-switch-emulator-yuzu-claims-there-is-no-lawful-way-to-use-yuzu/

Not only that, but also 3DS emulator Citra is being killed https://twitter.com/citraemu/status/1764747696538046766

Upsetting preservationists https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/preservationists-upset-at-switch-lawsuits-shutdown-of-3ds-emulator/

Because of 3DS eshop closure “some have been arguing that emulation is the only way to access these games today, making it important for game preservation.” https://lmg.gg/BxBKW (VGC)

Nintendo’s official piracy FAQ makes it pretty clear https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/55888/~/intellectual-property-%26-piracy-faq

Playing games they aren’t selling is still infringement https://lmg.gg/AxUiK (Nintendo)

“Wherever possible, Nintendo and its licensees attempt to find ways to bring legitimate classics to current systems (via Virtual Console titles, for example).” https://lmg.gg/ggBZb (Nintendo)

They literally killed Virtual Console https://kotaku.com/nintendo-wii-u-3ds-classic-games-mario-zelda-eshop-shop-1848544931

New projects rise up in Yuzu’s place https://wccftech.com/yuzu-lives-on/

META-STASIZING

Meta is deleting all Oculus accounts at the end of the month

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/1/24087855/meta-delete-oculus-accounts

Email sent to Oculus account holders https://lmg.gg/ElOZI (The Verge)

Not the first time Meta has tried to do this; tried to force Facebook accounts https://www.meta.com/blog/quest/a-single-way-to-log-into-oculus-and-unlock-social-features/

It was just a matter of time https://www.roadtovr.com/meta-oculus-account-deletion/

Changed their minds in 2021 and made Meta accounts https://lmg.gg/NzPKt (RoadtoVR)

Users have until the end of this month to save anything from their account\ https://www.ign.com/articles/meta-will-delete-all-oculus-accounts-later-this-month

Email was also sent to people who had migrated their accounts already https://lmg.gg/xaADx (The Verge)

MECH YEAH

Helldivers 2 devs announce mechs “soon”

https://twitter.com/helldivers2/status/1765044878386364517

Teased before release in trailer https://youtu.be/vXddWD88jeI?t=56

Couldn’t work on them during server issues https://www.pcgamer.com/helldivers-2-finally-liberated-from-the-bulk-of-its-server-issues-as-arrowhead-ceo-celebrates-having-time-to-focus-on-improvements-like-rad-mechs-and-probably-stealth-gear/

Some time after mech gameplay leaked https://twitter.com/TheRealJTV4K60/status/1763330675447619641

A warthog-like vehicle also leaked https://twitter.com/TheRealJTV4K60/status/1763339437289943216

GM team got “emergency expansion” https://www.theloadout.com/helldivers-2/game-master-emergency-expansion

Joel, God of War hasn’t been able to sleep https://www.gamesradar.com/helldivers-2-got-so-big-that-its-virtual-dandd-master-joel-needed-emergency-assistance-hes-only-one-guy-and-he-was-just-not-sleeping-sending-me-messages-at-4am/

Community manager says “I remember over the launch weekend, he was sending me messages at 4am because we were the only ones still awake." https://lmg.gg/KJccT (GamesRadar+)

QUICK BITS

PAR FOR THE COARSE

New details about survival MMO Dune: Awakening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S-l7NySFsI

Funcom gave a sneak peek to some outlets https://www.mmorpg.com/editorials/dune-awakening-hands-off-impressions-arrakis-might-just-be-the-survival-mmo-planet-youve-been-waiting-for-2000130689

Had to get permission from the Herberts to prevent uncontrolled nuclear detonations https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/dune-awakening-devs-had-to-get-permission-from-the-herberts-to-change-a-tiny-piece-of-dune-lore-so-players-wouldnt-nuke-each-other-constantly/

IT’S TITANFALL, BUT IT ISN’T TITANFALL

Titanfall director making game in Titanfall universe but NOT Titanfall 3

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/respawn-is-making-another-game-in-the-titanfall-universe-report/1100-6521581/

Jeff Grubb tweet https://twitter.com/JeffGrubb/status/1764728325811892273

Seemingly backed up by Axios interview with Respawn boss https://www.axios.com/2023/05/01/vince-zampella-ea-star-wars-battlefield

SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL THE PLAYERBASE