Retrospectiva săptămânii 24-30 martie 2019

Apple intră în arena abonamentelor de gaming cu Apple Arcade, Valve își produce propriul dispozitiv VR, iar Parlamentul European adoptă controversatele modificări la Directiva drepturilor de autor. Sekiro le dă în continuare bătăi de cap review-erilor, The Elder Scrolls aniversează 25 de ani (de citit istoria Morrowind publicată de Polygon) și s-au anunțat niște titluri interesante, printre care un point & click Lord of the Rings, un TBS spin-off din Divinity Original Sin și Borderlands 3. Și nu în ultimul rând, GOG relansează primele două jocuri WarCraft, iar Clementine își încheie aventura în The Walking Dead.

Linkuri rapide:

• Știri
• Articole (critică, dev, design)
• Made în România
• Anunţuri şi lansări de jocuri
• Prăvălii de jocuri

Ştiri

• Electronic Arts concediază aproximativ 350 de angajați din cauza rezultatelor financiare slabe. ^{(The Verge, Eurogamer, GameDaily.biz)}
• Apple anunță Apple Arcade, un serviciu de abonament pentru jocuri disponibile pe toate platformele Apple. ^{(Destructoid, Eurogamer, Shacknews, GamesIndustry.biz)}. Lista cu jocurile confirmate cuprinde și jocul românesc Yaga. ^(Shacknews)
• Parlamentul European aprobă controversatele modificări la Directiva Copyright. ^{(Site Parlamentul European, Shacknews)}
• Blizzard elimină posibilitatea de a cumpăra loot boxes cu bani reali în Heroes of the Storm. ^{(Eurogamer, GamesIndustry.biz)}
• Nintendo se pregătește să lanseze două modele noi de Switch, dar încă nu a anunțat nimic oficial. ^{(The Verge, Eurogamer, GameDaily.biz)}
• Valve dezvăluie Valve Index, propriul headset VR, dar fără să dea alte detalii în afară de o poză. ^{(Steam, Ars Technica, The Verge, PC Gamer, Gamasutra)}

Articole (critică, dev, design)

• The secrets of ‘review-bombing’: why do people write zero-star reviews? ^{(The Guardian)}
• Grow Up: Why We Need Young Adult Games ^(Sidequest)
• What Acting Taught Me About Life and Video Games ^(Fanbyte)

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Actualitate

Google Stadia

• Indie developers react to Google Stadia ^{(Destructoid)}
• The Google Stadia Backlash Has Begun ^(Kotaku)
• I tried Google’s Stadia, and latency got me killed ^{(PC Gamer)}
• Why Stadia is Google Plus and Glass Combined ^(Gamasutra)
• Head of Google Stadia Discusses the Reality of its Dream ^(Variety)
• Google Stadia has game developers confused, excited, and worried ^{(PC Gamer)}

Apple Arcade

• Opinion: A closer look at the strategy behind Apple Arcade ^(Gamasutra)
• Apple’s Arcade can succeed - if it aims at families ^{(GamesIndustry.biz)}
• Apple Arcade v Google Stadia: which is the future for video games? ^{(The Guardian)}
• Apple TV+ Is Here—but It Has a Long Way to Go ^(Wired)

GDC 2019

• GDC in Pictures: Highlights from GDC 2019! ^(Gamasutra)
• Catch up on Gamasutra’s extensive GDC 2019 coverage! ^(Gamasutra)
• What GDC Predicts for Future of Gaming and Its Consoles ^(Variety)

Directiva Copyright

• Reformă în UE: Directiva Copyright va schimba Internetul aşa cum îl ştim acum ^{(Adevarul.ro)}
• Directiva copyright: sfârșitul internetului sau nu? ^{(Contributors.ro)}
• Legal experts weigh in on controversial European copyright directive ^{(GamesIndustry.biz)}
• What Europe’s New Copyright Law Means For Twitch And YouTube ^(Kotaku)

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Not-a-review

• Rain World and Indiepocalypse ^{(Haywire Magazine)}
• How ‘Hypnospace Outlaw’s’ Fake Internet Reveals the Flaws in Our Own ^(Variety)
• In Defense of Assassin’s Creed III (And Its Remaster) ^{(Games Informer)}
• The Controversial Assassin’s Creed III Is More Impressive In 2019 ^(Kotaku)
• The Cost of Conflict ^(SlowRun)
• Baba Is You And The Art Of Misdirection ^{(PC Invasion)}

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

• 15 Hours In, 'Sekiro' Gave Me a Midterm Exam That Exposed My Whole Ass ^(Waypoint)
• I am never going to finish Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice ^{(PC Gamer)}
• Sekiro is a perfect subversion of everything Dark Souls has taught me ^{(PC Gamer)}
• 'Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice' Is All About the Fight ^(Wired)
• Sekiro Vs Dark Souls - FromSoft's Hardcore RPGs Go Head-To-Head ^{(PC Invasion)}

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Industrie

• How German indie publisher Daedalic landed The Lord of the Rings license ^{(PCGamesInsider.biz)}
• "The Roadmap" Problem ^(GameSpace)
• Game Industry Layoffs Driven by Past Mistakes, Uncertain Future (Analysts) ^(Variety)
• The case for a smaller, more portable Nintendo Switch ^{(GamesIndustry.biz)}
• ‘Fortnite’ Creator Sees Epic Games Becoming as Big as Facebook, Google ^(Variety)
• Resident Evil, Monster Hunter World and Devil May Cry 5: How Capcom got its mojo back on PC ^{(PCGamesInsider.biz)}
• IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WORK, IT BECOMES YOUR JOB ^{(DEEP HELL)}

GDC

• Epic: "It’s never our intent to keep people away from playing a game" ^{(GamesIndustry.biz)}
• ‘God of War’ Director on Imposter Syndrome, Overcoming Failure, Doubt ^(Variety)
• Valve Psychologists Have Big Questions, Few Answers About Brain-Controlled Games ^(Variety)
• Why Arkane went roguelike with Prey’s Mooncrash DLC ^(RPS)

Dwarf Fortress

• If Dwarf Fortress sells millions on Steam, its creators will give the money away ‘as fast as possible’ ^{(PC Gamer)}
• The 'Dwarf Fortress' Creators Weren't in It For Money, But Now They Need It ^(Waypoint)

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Istorie, retrospectivă

• I played 11 Assassin’s Creed games in 11 years, and Odyssey made them all worth it ^{(Ars Technica)}
• Looking Back On Super Meat Boy Creator's Controversial 2008 Flash Game ^(Kotaku)
• Far Cry: The Immersive Stealth Experience That Could Have Been ^(TechRaptor)
• Running Down The History Of Wolfenstein ^{(Games Informer)}
• Morrowind: An oral history ^(Polygon)
• Charlie Chaplin ^{(The Obscuritory)}
• Borderlands’ change of art style shaped sci-fi games for years to come ^{(PC Gamer)}
• The Underground, Activist Gaming Scene In Communist Czechoslovakia ^(Kotaku)
• Celebrating its 20th anniversary, evergreen EverQuest leans into nostalgia ^(Polygon)
• Borderlands 2 was ahead of its time ^{(PC Gamer)}

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Dev, making of, mecanici

• 'Dwarf Fortress' Is Abandoning Its Text-Based Graphics, but Not Its Soul ^{(Motherboard)}
• How Spider-Man and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey made the real world your sandbox ^{(Destructoid)}
• Wash your game's windows ^{(Fortress of Doors)}
• Building a ‘homebrew’ video game console ^(Gamasutra)
• Managing Virtual Economies: Inflation Domination ^{(Rempton Games)}
• Video: A West of Loathing design postmortem ^(Gamasutra)

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Design, world-building, artă

• Nice Place Ya Got Here ^(Kotaku)
• The Mesmerizing Art Behind Control ^{(Games Informer)}
• The Art Of Far Cry: New Dawn ^(Kotaku)

Made în România

• Catalin Butnariu (RGDA) și Dan Dimitrescu (KillHouse Games) au fost invitați la emisiunea UPGRADE la Radio Guerilla. ^(Anchor.fm)

Anunţuri şi lansări de jocuri

Anunţate

• Lord of the Rings: Gollum, un adventure de la Daedalic în universul LotR ^{(Destructoid)}
• Beyond a Steel Sky ^(Variety)
• Shantae 5 ^{(Games Informer)}
• Moons of Madness ^(Variety)
• Firmament, un adventure steampunk VR de la Cyan Worlds ^(Eurogamer)
• Divinity: Fallen Heroes, un TBS în universul Divinity ^{(Games Informer)}
• Cyber Shadow de la producătorii lui Shovel Knight ^(Eurogamer)
• Warlander ^{(DSOGaming )}
• Borderlands 3 si versiune remasterizată pentru Borderlands 1 ^{(Ars Technica, Destructoid)}
• Heave Ho ^{(Destructoid)}

Acum cu dată de lansare

• Heaven’s Vault: 16 aprilie ^{(Games Informer)}
• Whispers Of A Machine: 17 aprilie ^(RPS)
• Observation: 21 mai ^{(GameSpace, Gamasutra)}
• Conan Unconquered: 30 mai ^{(DSOGaming )}
• F1 2019: 28 iunie ^{(DSOGaming )}
• AI: The Somnium: 25 iulie ^{(PC Gamer)}
• Wolfenstein: Youngblood: 26 iulie ^{(PC Gamer)}
• Control: 27 august ^{(DSOGaming )}
• Pathologic 2: 23 mai ^(Shacknews)
• Hell Let Loose (early access): 6 iunie ^(Shacknews)
• Dreams (early access PS4): 16 aprilie ^{(Destructoid)}
• Dollhouse: 24 mai ^{(Destructoid)}

Lansate

• 26 martie: Generation Zero ^(Steam)
• 26 martie: Xenon Racer ^(Steam)
• 26 martie: Outward ^(Steam)
• 26 martie: Grimshade ^(Steam)
• 26 martie: The Walking Dead: The Final Season (ultimul episod) ^{(Epic Store)}
• 26 martie: Where the Bees Make Honey ^(Steam)
• 28 martie: WarCraft: Orcs & Humans și Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition relansate pe GOG ^{(gog.com, Ars Technica)}
• 28 martie: Risk of Rain 2 (early access) ^(Steam)
• 28 martie: Warparty (iese din early access) ^(Steam)
• 28 martie: The World Next Door ^(Steam)
• 29 martie: Unheard ^(Steam)
• 29 martie: Tropico 6 ^(Steam)
• 29 martie: Assassin’s Creed III Remastered ^{(Ubi Store)}
• 29 martie: Unheard ^(Steam)
• 30 martie: Rend (iese din early access) ^(Steam)

Prăvălii de jocuri

• Are store exclusives bad for PC gaming? ^{(PC Gamer)}

Știri

• Fallout 76, Doom Eternal, Rage 2, and Wolfenstein: Youngblood are all coming to Steam ^{(PC Gamer)}
• Humble Bundle co-founders stepping down after best year ever ^{(GamesIndustry.biz)}
• Anno 1800 is the next Ubisoft game that will stay exclusive to Epic Games Store and UPLAY, Steam pre-orders will be honored ^{(DSOGaming )}

Jocuri noi în catalog

• Technomancer, Pandemic's Star Wars Battlefront II Among April's Xbox Games With Gold ^{(Games Informer)}
• Oxenfree follow-up Afterparty, Swery’s The Good Life and more set for Xbox Game Pass ^(Eurogamer)
• Conan Exiles headlines April PlayStation Plus lineup ^(Eurogamer)

Jocuri gratis și free weekends

• The Elder Scrolls Online :: Dragons Are Unleashed on The Elder Scrolls’ 25th Anniversary & You Can Play Free! ^{(Steam Community)}

Reduceri și promoții

• The Humble Hot Date Bundle is packed with dating sims and ‘suggestive party games’ ^{(PC Gamer)}
• Weekend PC Download Deals for Mar. 29: Free ESO weekend ^(Shacknews)
• Weekend Console Download Deals for Mar. 29: Elder Scrolls turns 25 ^(Shacknews)

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