🚨 A New Reality for Physical Games🚨 There’s a lot changing behind the scenes in the video game industry right now — things customers don’t always see. We don’t want to create FOMO or tell anyone they need to rush out and buy everything. But we do want to give you a heads-up about the reality of physical games today. If there’s a new game you know you want physically, we highly recommend preordering it. Print runs for many titles are becoming smaller, and we’re seeing more and more games sell out at launch. Unfortunately, getting additional copies afterward isn’t always as simple as placing another order. And here’s the part that’s becoming increasingly important: A preorder does not always guarantee a copy anymore. Allocations can be cut, production quantities can change, and sometimes there simply aren’t enough copies manufactured to meet demand. Restocks are also becoming more difficult and, in some cases, more expensive. Smaller reprint quantities, higher manufacturing costs and other industry changes can mean that a game that originally retailed for $X may come back at a higher cost — or may not come back at all. This is a very different physical game market than the one we’ve been used to. We’ll continue doing everything we can to track down games, secure additional stock, pursue reprints and keep physical games available for as long as we possibly can. We just want our customers to be aware of the changing landscape. If you really want a game physically, preordering is becoming more important than ever. 💿 It’s a new world for physical games. We’re adapting — and we’ll keep fighting to keep them on shelves.

Idk how I’ve never seen this but I’m saving it to sneak into my family’s Christmas playlist for the family gathering this year

RT @theallergygirl: thank you community notes 💜

This is MAGA USA.

MetroidDatabase blocked me for pointing out that Iga references Zelda as the inspiration for SOTN and stated he hadn't even heard of Metroid until way after (makes sense, wasn't popular in Japan) Embarrassing behavior. We're just making up our own stories about game dev now

uh oh 😰

Who owns a flight stick and Star Wars Galactic Racer? Does it work and/or add to the game at all?

If I want to get better at Tank Controls, should I just dive into something like Tomb Raider or Eternal Darkness or should I play like... Grim Fandango?

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Want to learn about the history of our city? Get outside with some friends?  Well you’re in luck. This month, we’re hosting a massive scavenger hunt across the city — all about the history of organizing in NYC. Sign up at organize.nyc.gov and come see the city through the eyes of the people who built it.

Lots of guys assume our society overwhelmingly helps victims and so they don't understand why women don't come forward w allegations, but the reality is that victims not only have way fewer allies than you'd think they do, they even get third party enemies who want to crush them.

what the actual fuck

Sony genuinely fucked around too much holy shit I never thought modding a ps5 would be this universally accessible and easy😭

Sony killing physical games means one day you can just get hacked, lose your entire library and be left stranded. Welcome to the future of gaming.

I believe in restorative justice, but I don't think that means you get to become a pillar of a community and garner an audience and an income that relies solely on everyone including yourself staying silent about your actions. In the VIDEO GAME SPHERE no less.

Stay Fresh September Tokon Top 8 🥇@YiinJa 🥈Raven Is Raw 🥉Ghooost 4. Hado 5. Jackal0070 5. @fgciefy 7. @RAVN_Whispers 7. Frost

Getting tired of untested vibecoded ports that are just buggy and because no experienced coders are around, they can't fix it? Never fear, as I have listed decomps and recomps done by actual people and it will continue expanding! If you know any, lemme know!

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