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[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

The headline is not the interesting part.

What’s inside the rabbit hole?

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

Another one lost.

[METRO 2039 @MetroVideoGame]

@melito2344 METRO 2039 will require an initial download as the game does not fit fully on one disc. To make sure our community gets to experience the game at the same time, you will need an internet connection initially to unlock the game. The game does not otherwise require internet.

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

Creators are still using Nexus Mods. This is the problem. After all NM is a UK company, so they have to comply to UK laws.

Let them do what they want, just move on.

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

Nexus Mods has issued an informal warning to the creator of the Mags Beep Bop Carter mod for Gears of War: E-Day after they shared alternative download links following the mod’s removal.

The creator pointed people towards sites like Ayaka Mods and DEG Mods, where the mod is available. Nexus Mods says directing users to external sites hosting content that violates its rules, including content it cannot legally host itself, is prohibited.

“There is a reason our filters catch those sites. Ayaka Mods hosts content that in suitable under our Terms of Service and illegal content under the UK Online Safety Act.

We've issued an informal warning just to let you know to avoid this in future. It's not publicly recorded and we have no plans to take any further action.”

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

We are also about to see a shitload of junk: the creative process is still very much human-centric.

This is not a sign of AI failure: I used to write music as a teen, but I was never going to make a living from it. It’s life.

[Jacob Navok @JNavok]

you can no longer argue that ai is bad at coding. if epic games is saying no more hand written code, and it's run by one of the gods of game tech, the book is closed.

so the moat is dead, anyone can code with AI, and we are going to see some great games come out of it

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

And we go back to business decisions:

- it’s a business decision to not have PS2 games run from disc to the metal;
- it’s a business decision to not have PS3 games run from disc to the metal;
- it’s a business decision to kill physical media.

It’s always a business the decision. The hardware has never been the problem.

[Sword @sword_pdf]

PS2 discs. Straight into a PS5.
20+ years of nostalgia, one disc away.
PS5SX2 🎮

special thanks to @_AlAzif

🔗 https://t.co/5dJBpctESW
💬 https://t.co/0NNel5pqQt
☕ https://t.co/EypS5hoENk

#PS5 #PS2 #PlayStation #PS5SX2 #Homebrew #Emulation

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

I would say that runs smooth on a PS5 with a PS3 emulator.

But you need to jailbreak you PS5 to use it to run PS3 games.

https://t.co/EzX5vWtukj

[Sword @sword_pdf]

Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty running on a jailbroken PS5 Pro through RPCS3

Still kind of ridiculous seeing PS3 emulation running like this on actual PlayStation hardware.

#PS5 #RPCS3 #RatchetAndClank #Homebrew

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

Always supporting small developers.

Theirs is a work of love.

[OYK Games @oyatsukai]

Check out the new Japan Tour in Final Freeway ! Out for Android, coming very soon for iPhone on App Store as well.

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

Nintendo is putting the Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle back on shelves for late October, and they’re also shipping a physical Mario Kart 8 Deluxe pack for the original Switch at the same time. A year into the new hardware and the old game is still the one getting the holiday shelf space.

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

Naughty Dog just put a year on the calendar for Intergalactic’s full reveal. 2027. No release window, just the promise they’ll finally show the thing properly after staying quiet the rest of this year.

At the same time they confirmed two new Last of Us projects already in very early stages, both expanding the canon past Parts I and II.

So the big sci-fi game is still cooking, and the franchise that made them isn’t done either.

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

I love jumping on controversies, but judging a person from an impression is uncalled for.

She may be all that, who knows? But that is not a valid argument when you speak from impressions.

I may be sympathetic to her colleagues, but I pay for a good game. And she still has everything to prove.

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

David Jaffe, creator of the original God of War, talked about Ariel Lawrence, the new director of God of War: Laufey,
He described her as “kind of a judgy asshole to me.”.

He felt a lack of passion from her and said they did not get along.

Jaffe said his approach was different. He wanted to fight for his creative vision rather than focus on succeeding on the corporate side of the industry.

“I’m here with a vision and I will fucking fight you for that vision.”

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

Marcin Przybyłowicz is back on a Witcher 3 track.

Five new pieces from Songs of the Past just dropped on streaming, three from Magda Urbańska, one from Daniel Elms, and “What’s Done” from the original composer. The expansion is still a year away.

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

Double Fine got kicked loose by Xbox in July, downsized to stay alive, and their first game back is a bus-driving sim where you slap rulebreakers and toss them out the door. Made in weeks. Out October 14.

Of course it is.

https://t.co/b81uCyWZBn

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

Naughty Dog just confirmed two new projects that will expand The Last of Us canon beyond Part I and Part II. They’re in very early stages.

Intergalactic is still the thing they’re cooking until 2027.

With a very slow “one game per generation,” is it the best of investments? And do we need other TLOU games?

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

Super Mario Galaxy is fully decompiled and the Luma’s Workshop crew already has a native PC port called Astrocore in the works.

They’re making a point of it being 100% human-coded, no AI, and planning to move on to Galaxy 2 once this one’s cleaned up.

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

Pre-orders for God of War Laufey open tomorrow at 10 a.m. local, eight months before the February 16, 2027 PS5 launch. Standard includes physical or digital with the Last Wish armor set, Phranque golden leaves, and a resource pack. Digital Deluxe adds the Dark Alchemy gear suite, mini artbook, and soundtrack. No collector’s edition announced.

The more interesting part is the first real look at Faye’s Serpent Bow: mobile hip-fire clusters or precision weak-point shots that can stack five arrows. Scales and Catalysts will change how she plays.

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

Pre-install opens tomorrow. Premium Edition gets in on October 1 at 3pm UTC. Everyone else, including Game Pass, waits until the 6th at the same time.

Five days for the extra $30.

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

When a consumer electronics manufacturer quits consumer electronics and focuses solely on entertainment, it is quite a pivot.

Evidently they believe focusing on digital renting is more profitable than anything else.

[Shinobi602 @shinobi602]

Sony is skipping CES (Consumer Electronics Show) for the first time in 2027 as it continues shift to focus on entertainment:

"We continuously and strategically evaluate our approach to events and communications based on the needs and priorities of our diverse business"

➡️ https://t.co/Ejd2pZXVQP

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

Dark Souls 2 finally has seamless co-op thanks to a new mod.

Twelve years later you can run the whole thing with friends, no fog walls, no session drops on death or boss kills. Just the game, together.

https://t.co/uJYnZZJzIq

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

Sound stuttering, FPS pretty wild (but hits 60).

It’s running in a PS5 emulator.

[Jose Coixao @notnotzecoxao]

sneak peek of Wokerine:

[Rift Intel @Rift_Intel]

If real, Wolverine appears to be booting on a PS5 emulator.

(2 fps?)

[Jose Coixao @notnotzecoxao]

and here is another bombshell for you guys: