Thursday news, part two:
Fallout 4's big 4K 'next-gen update' is delayed until 2024
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4s-big-4k-next-gen-update-is-delayed-until-2024/
Remember the big 4K update for Fallout 4 that was announced in 2022 as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the original Fallout? The good news is that it's still happening, but the bad news is that it's not happening until sometime in 2024.
Starfield design director calls out unfair game criticism: 'Don't fool yourself into thinking you know why it is the way it is'
https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-design-director-calls-out-unfair-game-criticism-dont-fool-yourself-into-thinking-you-know-why-it-is-the-way-it-is/
Starfield did not land with quite the positive thump that just about everyone expected, and lots of people have thoughts about why—and that has apparently inspired Starfield design director Emil Pagliarulo to muse about how confident some of those critics are in their opinions, despite how "disconnected" they are from the process of actually making games.
The mellowest social game I've ever played is getting a sequel: 'There aren't enough online spaces where strangers can be fearlessly open and caring'
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-mellowest-social-game-ive-ever-played-is-getting-a-sequel-there-arent-enough-online-spaces-where-strangers-can-be-fearlessly-open-and-caring/
It might not be entirely sensible to refer to Kind Words—full name Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to) — as a "game," but we argued about that distinction enough in the 2010s that I think we can sideline it for the remainder of this decade. I only mention it as context for what Kind Words is: a cozy bedroom environment equipped with the chill beats promised by the title, and an indiscriminate virtual post office that delivers anonymous notes and letters to random strangers, message-in-a-bottle style.
Miraculously, I've never seen a rude or inappropriate message in Kind Words, which released in 2019 and has seen 5 million letters sent, according to developer Popcannibal. I guess those chill beats really work, so they're making a sequel. Kind Words 2—full name Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop) —was announced last week, but I missed the news amid all the Game Awards hubbub.
WoW's game director says he's keen on organising its scattered story for new players: 'that is a weakness ... Chris Metzen and I chatted [about it] a bunch'
https://www.pcgamer.com/wows-game-director-says-hes-keen-on-organising-its-scattered-story-for-new-players-that-is-a-weakness-chris-metzen-and-i-chatted-about-it-a-bunch/
In a recent interview with WoW's community council (thanks, WoWhead), the game's current director Ion Hazzikostas was asked about the current state of the story, and how dang hard it is to introduce new players to its extensive lore.
Please excuse my bad English.
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