Author: [email protected] (Ted Litchfield)
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A site literally called ‘Spy.pet’ claims to have scraped billions of public Discord messages and wants to sell them
First reported by StackDiary and The Register, a website called Spy.pet claims to have scraped billions of public Discord messages made by almost 620 million users, selling the individual messages and profiles for crypto. Spy.pet ties message logs to the users who sent them, and also collects Discord aliases and linked social media and Steam…
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Former Blizzard president suggests you should be able to leave a $10 or $20 tip for the devs because ‘Some games are that special’
First reported by VG247, Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra took to Twitter a few days ago to suggest a new form of showing developer appreciation: having the option to leave a $10 or $20 tip on a game you love. You know, I guess I like the sentiment at least. “When I beat a game,…
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Blasphemous dev reveals that Baldur’s Gate 3 studio Larian quietly backed the game on Kickstarter for $1000 and never asked for anything in return
In a welcome bit of feel good industry news, Blasphemous level designer Enrique Colinet revealed on Twitter that Larian Studios was one of the game’s biggest backers on Kickstarter, and that the studio never made a big deal of it or asked for the backer rewards such a contribution would entail. “Not many people know…
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Elden Ring dataminer uncovers unused alternate underground zones tied to cut ‘cataclysm’ system that would have altered the world map as you progressed
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Prolific Elden Ring dataminer Sekiro Dubi has released a long video outlining alternate versions of some of the game’s extensive underground areas. These zones seem to tie into a previous iteration of Elden Ring that involved more world map altering “cataclysms” similar to the meteor that strikes Limgrave in the final game. Elden Ring’s vast…
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Baldur’s Gate 3 actors tear into AI voice cloning: ‘That is stealing not just my job but my identity’
Eurogamer took to the red carpet at the BAFTA awards to check in with the voice actors behind Baldur’s Gate 3 and some of the other big games of 2023, and despite the buoyant mood at the show, they all had concerns and harsh criticism for AI voiceover tools—especially unauthorized reproductions of their own voices.…
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Update: Fallout 4’s lead writer reverses gear, says main character is not actually a war criminal
Update: That was fast. Shortly after this story first went live, Bethesda design director Emil Pagliarulo amended his reveal about Fallout 4’s male protagonist, whose default name is Nate. “I wanted to share what I thought was a cool Fallout tidbit without realizing how divisive it might be,” Pagliarulo tweeted. “I should have… Not every…
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Discord has banned two Switch emulator devs and shuttered their servers in the wake of Yuzu’s defeat
As reported by The Verge, developers of Yuzu-derived Nintendo Switch emulators Sudachi and Suyu have had their Discord accounts banned and their servers wiped. While the devs themselves seem to operate in a grey area left open by Yuzu’s settlement with Nintendo, their presence on the platform was still terminated with that settlement cited as…
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Original Fallout lead Tim Cain loves the new show, but remains baffled by how ‘destructive’ fans can act toward ‘people who are trying to create things’
Career RPG designer and project lead on the original Fallout game, Tim Cain, has released a near-17 minute video on his YouTube channel to talk about the Hollywood premiere of the Fallout TV show. Cain had a lot of praise for the new series, but also expressed frustration with how fans project onto and treat…
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9 years in, rhythm dungeon crawler Crypt of the NecroDancer just got a Hatsune Miku crossover DLC
As reported by Gaming on Linux, rhythm-based dungeon crawler Crypt of the NecroDancer just got a $2 Hatsune Miku DLC. The pack lets you play as the Vocaloid digital idol, who comes with her own songs and special abilities. Hatsune Miku has her own twist on Crypt of the NecroDancer’s gameplay—instead of digging straight on…
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No Man’s Sky lead Sean Murray celebrates a 1% improvement in Steam reviews because each point is just that much harder to earn than the last
As reported by GamesRadar, Hello Games head Sean Murray took to Twitter to celebrate No Man’s Sky clawing another point in its “All Reviews” rating on Steam to 78% positive, noting that as time goes on and more reviews are added, each tick up is harder to earn. “Guys we just ticked up to 78%…