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Fuckin Warner Bros!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23210289

2024 was a remarkable year for indie games and 2025 looks like it's going to be just as good. I compiled a list of 20 of my favorite upcoming indie games in the new year. Some of these I've had my eye on for years and am happy to see they're finally coming out.

The trailer for Naughty Dog's next game: Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet looks positively awesome. If features good character writing and performance - something that I look for in this studio's titles.

One thing took me aback though. You know how they say no new James Bond movie will enter production until they secured enough product placement deals to make a profit on the film? This trailer suggests something similar.

Nor sure how I feel about it. Maybe I just did not like how in-your-face it was - it didn't bother me as much in Kojima's Death Stranding...

Anyway, Reznor and Ross are making the score. If nothing else, there's gonna be some good music to listen to!

Guaranteed the word "woke" will be thrown around left and right

https://x.com/itchio/status/1866017758040993829

I'm on the lookout for android games. I don't mind paying either to remove ads, or to get the game.

What are some good casual ones that get you hooked. The only requirement is no ads, offline play is a plus. I'd rather pay for the game then have to deal with an ad-network. (And if there are links to sites with good lists, that would be cool to see too)

"Imagine you buy a pinball machine, and years later, you enter your den to go play it, only to discover that all the paddles are missing, the pinball and bumpers are gone, and the monitor that proudly displayed your unassailable high score is removed". As reported by Polygon, that's an argument put forth by a new lawsuit against Ubisoft, filed by two Californian players of The Crew. They're suing the company in a proposed class action lawsuit over shutting down the racing game's servers, rendering it unplayable.

Ubisoft pulled the ol’ snippy Johnson on The Crew’s server wires back in March, effectively killing the online-only game. The following month, it started disappearing from owner's Ubisoft Connect libraries. In response, YouTuber Ross Scott started a Stop Killing Games initiative, petitioning France's Directorate General For Competition, Consumer Affairs And Fraud Protection (DGCCRF) to investigate.

Musk says he's going to launch an "AI game studio" at his xAI startup.

Does not happen often, slapped together a clip. Any supervive enjoyers in the fediverse?