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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 10h

"Programming is hard", writes the company behind Unreal Engine, where coders for decades maintained foundational pieces of engineering underpinning the games industry, admitting that layoffs & sloprot left them unable to code basically an advanced student project store.epicgames.com/news/epic-ga...

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The new Epic Games Launcher is finally here in Preview

The new Epic Games Launcher that’s way faster and more responsive than the current one, and has a new look.

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Jason Prime @blazingwaters.northsky.social · 5h

Geez I wonder what happened for them to go full blackout for- OH DEAR

The VERY first Steam review you'll see on the page, from JMMMHAMM

UNDISCLOSED AI USE - CA used AI to make the new unit cards, they look awful and characters have missing fingers.

Horrific graphical bug makes the vegetation in battle map terrible to look at. There's no way to disable the vegetation.

The campaign map is super oversaturated and hard to look at as well.

New pathfinding bugs. This game sucks. Don't buy it. If you don't have Shogun 2 just don't get it.

Another Negative Steam Review, Screenshot 1/2

I wanted to give CA the benefit of the doubt. I was ready to praise them for not having pre-orders open, not offering pre-order bonuses, for the blood pack being included in the base game (as it should be). IF the game was good. I was hoping that they might want to make amends.

Guess they'll never learn.

I'm not gonna comment on performance, for me the game ran fine, what little I played anyway. The game didn't crash and I didn't encounter any bugs. What DOES grind my gears are two things - how the game looks and how AI generated/upscaled assets have been used without any clear disclosure.

Sure, yeah, ambient weather effects, sun rays and all that, looks nice, but shadows somehow look worse. The colors are out of whack and either too saturated or too washed out. Everything has this weird tint over it, like it's primed for HDR or something. You know what the most used screen type is? 1080p FHD LCD. Not 4k, not HDR OLEDs. Stop building video game visuals around gimmicky tech that most people can't even afford. But whatever.

Another Negative Steam Review, Screenshot 2/2

What's worse is that the game is using AI generated assets - unit cards (which can be confirmed in the in-game encyclopedia) and supposedly the new cinematics as well. Use of AI is not disclosed on the Steam store page. Not only am I refunding this, I am reporting the game to Steam as well. The fact that they did not even check the AI diarrhea before putting this out speaks volumes about the QA (but we already knew that it sucks, didn't we).

De-listing the original game is also such a scumbag move. If I were to get this for free as the owner of the original, I'd still ask for a refund.

Message for CA: Everyone knows you are on thin ice. Everyone knows SEGA is ready to give you the axe unless you start printing money. This is a minimum-effort cash grab to improve your bottom line. If you think that this insulting level of care will fly with either Medieval 3 or WH40k, think again. Get your act together or put the fries in the bag.

Edit: To clarify one thing - yes, the game was developed by MATABOO not CA, but CA signed off on this. They either saw this and went "this is fine," or they didn't see what a mess this game was and shipped it anyway. Malice or incompetence, both cases are bad.

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror] @nintendoamericax.bsky.social · 2h

They say you may be able to find fairy thoughts scattered throughout Hyrule in The Legend of #Zelda: #OcarinaOfTime… What are fairy thoughts, you ask? They might contain valuable secrets, but you should ask Navi...she'll know for sure!

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror] @nintendoamericax.bsky.social · 17h

Access additional stories, recruit gods to your side, and more in the three waves of #FireEmblem Fortune’s Weave Expansion Pass DLC! →Wave 1: Available now →Wave 2: Available holiday 2026 →Wave 3: 2027

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 14/10/2026

If you still have the Epic Games Launcher on your system, don't update it and get it the fuck off of your computer. There's no telling what damage it can do or what vibecoded landmines are waiting in it.

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EddySmash @eddysmash2407.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Luigi in King Boo's illusion 🟢👻🌙 (Luigi's Mansion 2) #Luigi #KingBoo #LuigisMansion

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ANTONBLAST💥 @summitsphere.com · 14/10/2026

It's (finally) official: ANTONBLAST is coming to PlayStation 5... AND you can play it TOMORROW, October 15! We would have liked to be there sooner, but Happy Hour kept frying the test kits at Sony. Who knew they'd have a problem with that? "Is that it?!" No, of course not!

A drawing of Anton and Annie from ANTONBLAST, playing on a PlayStation 5. An atomic blast goes off behind them, exploding their house and belongings and sending bottles flying everywhere. In the upper left corner, text reads "ANTONBLAST is coming to PS5 October 15th".

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror] @nintendoamericax.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Behold! 🙌 Here’s a closer look at a physical copy of The Legend of #Zelda: #OcarinaOfTime special textured foil packaging, available at launch while supplies last. Pre-order to get yours now: ninten.do/6011asyNh

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror] @nintendoamericax.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Your quest through the vast kingdom of Hyrule begins when The Legend of #Zelda: #OcarinaOfTime comes exclusively to Nintendo Switch 2 on Nov 5. Pre-order now: ninten.do/6016asy0M

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Evil Empire Studio @evilempirestudio.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

🩸THE TEARS ARE HERE. 🩸 You know that feeling when a game melody hits your ears and you instantly know it’s going to stay with you forever? That’s Bloody Tears. And soon you’ll hear it in the game. We wanted to go beyond a tribute and tell Rose’s story through these unforgettable notes.

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror] @nintendoamericax.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Three classic games are now available to play with Game Boy Advance – Nintendo Classics for #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack members! ☑️ Monster Rancher Advance ☑️ METAL SLUG ADVANCE ☑️ Kururin Paradise

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🎃ExpandDong🎃 @expanddong64.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Even the OG Rosalina VA spoken

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🎃ExpandDong🎃 @expanddong64.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Some DK Bananza and Mario Kart World behind the scenes dropped

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The Lexorcist @lexidarlingxoxo.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

i'm gonna save you a couple hours by summarizing this "documentary": everything in it is going to be a lie, not a single trans person will be asked to participate, and the actual truth is JK Rowling is a holocaust denying sex pest responsible for hundreds of kids killing themselves. you're welcome.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

“It’s INEVITABLE! And FOREVER! Things have indelibly CHANGED” lol uh huh

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Rythae @rythae.com · 13/10/2026

Cup noodles #sketch

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Techneti @techneti.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

When I see Vivian frowning I get reminded of that emoji meme

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror] @nintendoamericax.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Pack snacks, lots of snacks. 🍎 📍Nintendo NEW YORK 📍Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO 💻Select products available online: ninten.do/6016aSZoG

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Fawful's Minion @fawfulsminion.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Eat Tim Sweeney, force-puke him up into a margarita glass, serve it to his dumbass shareholders, then bill them an invoice saying "you're next".

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Matt the Snow Monster ☃️ @capncococharms.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Epic Games keeps making it easier to never touch their stuff ever again but man do I feel bad for the folks working there, being let go, and/ or needing to adopt to this nonsense The video game industry looks bleaker and bleaker as the days pass, but this should be a spark to make a better change

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SomecallmeJohnny @somecallmejohnny.com · 12/10/2026

No matter how many times you fall, you pick yourself back up. But sometimes you fall awkwardly and twist something and that hurts, so don’t do that. Fall correctly.

Myself, after a sucky session of core exercising.

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Anna 🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I don't think companies realize this yet but going "complete AI game development" isn't giving "the future" it's giving "we're broke." Like y'all just don't want to pay wages.

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☭ Tankie Girl 🏳️‍⚧️ @tankiegirl.northsky.social · 12/10/2026

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!

Screenshot of a tweet that reads "This Monday, don't forget:" and the image attached is an Indigenous woman flipping off the camera saying "Fuck Christopher Colombus."

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Fawful's Minion @fawfulsminion.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Someone had to say it.

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Bad Game Hall of Fame @bghof.com · 11/10/2026

'Link: The Faces of Evil' and 'Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon' released on this day in 1993. Developed under a licensing agreement, owing to Nintendo's dealings with Philips. These two action-adventure Zelda titles have gone down in infamy, primarily for their uncanny animation.

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maud @peloriemate.net · 10/10/2026

i got so many people calling this tweet fakeposting back when i made it but since this is bluesky and things have less reach on here im just going to post the photo

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It is possible to beat Donkey Kong Country 2 completely pacifist using a combination of secrets and glitches, allowing no enemy or boss to be harmed. Ironically, getting the true ending destroys Crocodile Isle, killing everyone on it anyway.

How to beat Donkey Kong Country 2 the pacifist way
Most enemies in the game can be spared via damage boosting through them or skipped via team-up throws or Dixie's twirl. However, some bonus rooms require all enemies inside to be defeated. These can be avoided by using the secret that gives 75 Kremkoins*, allowing all bonus rooms to be skipped.
*In the first level, enter the cabin, exit immediately. Collect the first banana bunch but not anything else. Return to the cabin, collect the balloon, Exit, collect the bunch again, but nothing else. Return, and it will contain a coin that gives you 75 Kremkoins.
To skip bosses, get a glitch called "Bonus Storage" by pausing and exiting while failing a bonus. After this, use "Funky Skip" (get near the boss, hold L+Select, then tap Right, Left, Up, Down, Right, Left. Hold Up, press B, let go of Up and B, and press Down) which will put you on the world map. Reenter the world, then visit any NPC, and if done correctly, you will be put on the world map again but with the next world unlocked without fighting the boss.
After beating all the Lost World levels (requires only getting to the beginning of K. Rool's Keep and the 75 Kremkoins) the final battle is unlocked. In this battle, the player needs to enter it, then die, and finally do another Funky Skip to enter the True Ending credits instantly, without harming K. Rool.
In an exquisite case of irony, the True Ending cutscene shows Crocodile Isle being blown up and sinking into the sea, presumably killing everyone on it (save for K. Rool, who escapes on a boat).
It seems all the pacifism was for nothing in the end.
Source: YouTube user @kfin45, youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEmOV78AqBIFpzVdz8N6SU7UEllnn1FBR

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StarLover @starlover19.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Umm... Nintendo there is Link's Awakening DX no original Gameboy version on the Switch Classic Service. Unless you once again leak something that wasn't intended to be revealed yet.

Based on the email Nintendo sent. Showing the list of games on the Classic Service.

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