Turn-Based Cynics: Unleashing Snark and Wit on the Gaming World

Steam Game Recording Beta:

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/gamerecording

Steam releases controller usages stats:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/4142827237888316811

Forza Horizon 4 store delisting announced:

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/forza-horizon-4-delisting-player-surge

Elden Ring DLC sells 5 million units in 3 days:

https://www.gematsu.com/2024/06/elden-ring-expansion-shadow-of-the-erdtree-sales-top-five-million-in-three-days

Massive layoffs at Perfect World:

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/perfect-world-cuts-staff-in-multi-unit-layoffs-reportedly-suspends-game-projects

Ubisoft Toronto lays off 33 employees:

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/less-than-a-month-after-joining-work-on-the-sands-of-time-remake-ubisoft-toronto-lays-off-33-employees-to-ensure-it-can-deliver-on-its-ambitious-roadmap/

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"Life By You" cancelled and studio closed:

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/life-by-you-has-been-cancelled-by-paradox-

interactive/

Some Behind the scenes stuff:

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/life-by-you-dev-cancellation

"Alone in the Dark" reboot studio closed:

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/embracer-is-closing-alone-in-the-dark-studio-pieces-interactive/

Limited Run Games announcement list:

https://www.gematsu.com/2024/06/limited-run-games-announces-over-20-new-physical-releases-at-lrg3-2024

SMT 5: Vengeance sells 500k in 3 days:

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/shin-megami-tensei-v-vengeance-sales

Nintendo Direct blasts with both barrels:

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/nintendo-direct-june-2024

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Lawsuit against Valve by CEO of Parent Zone in the UK:

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/valve-faces-a-656-million-lawsuit-in-the-uk-for-overcharging-14-million-pc-gamers/

Ultimate Edition of new Life is Strange title includes 2 weeks

Early Access:

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fomo-is-alive-and-well-life-is-strange-double-exposure-has-a-2-week-early-access-period-if-you-cough-up-some-dough-for-its-ultimate-edition/

Some titles potentially leaked through third-party access to Epic Games Store database:

https://www.gematsu.com/2024/06/newly-launched-third-party-epic-games-store-database-lists-unannounced-games

Elden Ring reaches sales milestone:

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/elden-ring-sales-25-million

Resident Evil Village sales milestone:

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/resident-evil-village-sales-10-million

Who Are We?

Discord: / discord

Twitter, Youtube, Instagram: @Resobaso

Twitter: @Colddeath

Find Our Show on Apple, Google, and Spotify @Turnbasedcynics

GOG enforcing 200 MB Cloud Saves limit (per game):

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/gog-will-purge-your-cloud-saves-that-hit-over-200mb/

Baldur's Gate 3 getting mods tools in September:

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/baldurs-gate-3-mod-tools-september

Depending on who you talk to, Rocksteady is either safe or

in danger:

Bloomberg article: https://archive.ph/XvRjw

Closure / layoffs rumour: https://x.com/Vara_Dark/status/1798517450893328563

Currently apparently working on Hogwarts Legacy: Director's Cut

The Thing (2002) Remaster maybe teased by Nightdive:

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/nightdive-the-thing-remaster-tease

Summer Games Fest 2024:

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/every-summer-game-fest-2024-announcement

Cursed Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hg03X3wfKo

Who Are We?

Discord: / discord

Twitter, Youtube, Instagram: @Resobaso

Twitter: @Colddeath

Find Our Show on Apple, Google, and Spotify @Turnbasedcynics

Square Enix' new strategy revealed:

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-enix-will-make-aaa-games-multiplatform-as-part-of-its-aggressive-new-business-plan/

Kingdom Hearts coming to Steam:

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/kingdom-hearts-steam

Playstation replaces one CEO with... two CEOs:

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/playstation-replaces-outgoing-ceo-jim-ryan-with-two-new-bosses-as-co-ceos-hermen-hulst-and-hideaki-nishino/

Nintendo buys port studio Shiver Entertainment:

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/nintendo-shiver-entertainment-purchase

Games Journalism consolidation by IGN:

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ign-entertainment-acquires-eurogamer-gi-vg247-rock-paper-shotgun-and-more

Limited Run Games TMNT NES soundtrack vinyl seems...

not great:

https://x.com/MarshallArtBand/status/1791266305561043285

Who Are We?

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Twitter, Youtube, Instagram: @Resobaso

Twitter: @Colddeath

Find Our Show on Apple, Google, and Spotify @Turnbasedcynics

Microsoft announces closures / layoffs

https://fxtwitter.com/Wario64/status/1787836099429011460

https://twitter.com/GenePark/status/1788439560847831067

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/hi-fi-rush-review-bomb

Switch successor going to be announced this fiscal year

https://twitter.com/NintendoCoLtd/status/1787736518762881197

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/switch-2-tech-specs-may-have-been-found-in-customs-and-shipping-data/

Suicide Squad cost WB $200 million in revenue

https://insider-gaming.com/suicide-squad-cost-warner-bros-200-million-in-revenue/

Sony backtracks on Helldivers 2 PSN account requirement,

keeps Steam region locks

https://fxtwitter.com/PirateSoftware/status/1787337449389408544

https://twitter.com/PirateSoftware/status/1788842253626273906

https://vxtwitter.com/Dexerto/status/1787573511931764770

Sega, Konami, Capcom doing well

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/capcom-announces-seventh-consecutive-year-of-record-results/

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/konami-profits-financials

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/capcom-announces-seventh-consecutive-year-of-record-results/

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Helldivers 2 PSN Link Fiasco: https://twitter.com/PirateSoftware/status/1786319949520425167

Evo Japan Twitch channels got banned for Community

Guideline violations during Day 2: https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2024/apr/28/evo-japan-twitch-streams-banned/

Limited Run Games shipping out 3DO games on CDR: https://twitter.com/ToddsNerdCave/status/1785752236565348761

Kerbal Space Program 2 developer seems to have been shutdown: https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/intercept-games-shut-down-kerbal-space-program-2

Square Enix declares $140 million as extraordinary loss:

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/square-enix-140m-loss-shakeup

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth reportedly underperforming:

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-is-underperforming-sales-wise-analyst-claims/

Take-Two layoffs and project cancellations:

https://www.ign.com/articles/take-two-announces-layoffs-while-canceling-multiple-in-development-projects

Paradox / Colossal Order apologize for Cities Skylines 2

situation:

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/paradox-apologizes-for-latest-cities-skylines-2-boondoggle-will-give-refunds-for-the-beach-properties-dlc-we-hope-we-can-regain-your-trust-going-forward/

Playdate dev payouts reach over $500k:

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playdate-storefront-has-paid-out-544290-to-devs

Sea of Thieves passed 40 million players:

https://www.seaofthieves.com/news/40-million-players

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 announced:

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-2-leak

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered removes pin-up posters post-

release:

https://twitter.com/momiji_doa/status/1781329646539178097

Who Are We?

Discord: / discord

Twitter, Youtube, Instagram: @Resobaso

Twitter: @Colddeath

Find Our Show on Apple, Google, and Spotify @Turnbasedcynics

Games Revenue Report 2023 Germany

https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/games-umsatz-2023-deutschland-090424/

Google translated to english: https://www-gameswirtschaft-de.translate.goog/wirtschaft/games-

umsatz-2023-deutschland-090424/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Yuji Naka accuses Dragon Quest producer of "lying to

court

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/yuji-naka-returns-to-x-by-accusing-dragon-quest-producer-of-lying-in-court/

Trouble at Deck Nine (Life is Strange: True Colors etc.)

https://www.ign.com/articles/how-hidden-nazi-symbols-were-the-tip-of-a-toxic-iceberg-at-life-is-strange-developer-deck-nine

Mike Ybarra proves to be as out of touch as one would

expect...

https://twitter.com/Qwik/status/1778269707575119977

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