Indie dev defends criticism of Steam refund abuse amid review bombing of his game: ‘It’s wrong to refund a game after having fun with it and completing it’

Developer Mateo Covic, who went viral for complaining that thousands of people had refunded his game after finishing it in less than two hours, says he’s not actually unhappy about the number of refunds or money he lost, or even Steam’s policy in general—he was merely expressing frustration with players who “bragged about having a…

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Marvel Rivals needs to pick a lane and either fully embrace balancing for ‘fun’ long term or stick to some serious changes

After NetEase’s best attempt at competitive balance in Marvel Rivals season 8.5, this latest season has done a complete 180, with flamethrowing sharks, lethal dive comps, and ridiculous CC counters. I’m certainly not a fan of chaos comp, but my wishes for NetEase to pick a lane are starting to supersede any desire for actual…

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‘Valve isn’t interested in a nuanced conversation’ says indie dev suffering from Steam censorship

Indie creator Robert Yang—who makes good, funny, incandescently homosexual videogames—has an ongoing project. Radiator Forever is a free megabundle/remaster of Yang’s experimental, short-form games that includes titles like Hurt Me Plenty (description: “consent, negotiation, spanking, and aftercare”), Succulent (“juicy cheek physics and demonic possession”) and Stick Shift (“autoerotic night-driving, manually pleasure a gay car”). I’m…

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Asus ZenBook A16 review

When Qualcomm released its first batch of ARM-based Snapdragon X processors two years ago, they worked well enough, but failed to set the PC gaming world on fire. It’s not really what they were meant for, and if decades of buying computer parts have taught me one thing, it’s never to buy into the first…

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‘Finally a card I can afford’: Nvidia announces GeForce-themed trading cards, which are free but you’ll need to travel or get lucky to win some for yourself

Nvidia isn’t one to shy away from memorabilia. From signed golden graphics cards to selling CEO Jensen Huang’s iconic leather coat for charity, it’s fond of putting out things for collectors. But I never quite expected today’s reveal, a series of collectable trading cards. Shared to Nvidia’s YouTube page, the first set of trading cards…

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