This week we interviewed Savas Savidis about his game Tales of Grimace and what it takes to be a an indie game developer in high school.

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Tales of Grimace The Game

Website - https://www.talesofgrimace.com/

Steam Page - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2223310/Tales_of_Grimace/

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Marcelo Brocker’s Game : Lucid Nina

– Lucid Nina on Steam

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The famous modder behind the Special K mod has deleted their steam account and written a manifesto about why Steam is evil. We disagree.

The resurrected Direwolves are doing well, and Peter Jackson is promising to bring back the Moa next. Let's just skip straight to the dinosaurs.

Movies used to be based on comics. But now movies are bigger than comics, and people think comics are worse for it.

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Modders Deleting their Steam out of protest

- Why I Deleted My Steam Account After 20 Years · GitHub

Direwolf Update & Peter Jackson’s Newest Project

- The "de-extincted" dire wolves are 6 months old and getting quite big

- Peter Jackson, Maoris, Colossal To De-Extinct World’s Largest Bird

Have Superhero movies ruined Comics

- Have Superhero Movies Ruined Comics? - ComicBook.com

Stop Killing Games Petition : https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

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Stop Killing Games has reached 1 million signatures on the European Citizens Initiative. But the battle isn't won yet. Due to invalid signatures, the petition could use as many extra signatures as it can get.

Microsoft have laid off 9000 people from their gaming division, while also planning for a third party Xbox handheld. Could this be the end of the Xbox hardware?

Killer Whales are not whales, but they are indeed killers. They also want to have lunch with you. All around the world, killer whales have been bringing fresh seafood to humans.

Brad Pitt thinks actors should avoid superhero roles. Is his advice just wishful thinking he can't see past because of his immense wealth?

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New Stop Killing Games Update & Huge Layoffs at Microsoft

- Big update on Stop Killing Games!

- Xbox layoffs: Microsoft closes studio The Initiative, cancels Perfect Dark, Everwild, and unannounced projects | GamesIndustry.biz

Kind Killer Whales

- Killer whales, kind gestures: Orcas offer food to humans in the wild

Brad Pitt’s advice to young actors….don’t do superhero movies

- Brad Pitt Says Hollywood Pressures Young Actors to Play Superheroes

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Stop Killing Games has nearly reached its conclusion, unless hundreds of thousands of European gamers come out of the woodwork. Aaaand here they come.

You will soon be able to buy lab grown meat in Australia. Will you eat it?

Duke Nukem is coming to TV. Maybe this icon of the 90s should have been left there though.

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Stop Killing Games Update

- The end of Stop Killing Games

Lab Grown Meat now available in Australia

- Lab-grown meat has just been approved for consumption in Australia. What is it and how is it made? - ABC News

Adi Shankar acquires Duke Nukem rights

- Adi Shankar Acquires Rights To 'Duke Nukem,' Describes His Vision For The Project As A "Middle Finger To Everybody"

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This week we're interviewing Neural Forge, creator of the board game Nimbus.

Neural Forge official website

– Neural Forge

Neural Froge Etsy Store

– NeuralForge - Etsy Australia

Neural Forge Facebook page

– Neural Forge

Neural Forge Instagram

– Neural Forge (@neural_forge) • Instagram photos and videos

Neural Forge Nimbus Kickstarter

– Nimbus by Neural Forge — Kickstarter

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The Switch 2 is not without controversy. The big issues center around hardware ownership. So why are Nintendo getting this wrong?

Happiness is tricky to pin down, but the latest research gives some hints on how to get there.

Years ago, Captain America was revealed to be a Hydra agent. This led to no end of problems for the writers, mostly caused by the fans. Let's hope their next big plot twist goes better.

Nintendo Switch 2 early bricked

- Nintendo Switch 2 is already in some users’ hands, but a mandatory update means they can’t be played | VGC

The science of joy

- The Surprising Science of Joy: What Research Got Wrong | Psychology Today Australia

Marvel editor reflects on Cap Hydra reveal

- Marvel Comics Exec Editor Reflects On Captain America Hydra Reveal: "We Were Perhaps Under-Concerned About The Impact That This Moment Was Going To Have"

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Crunchyroll have published a report on anime revealing that a majority of people under 50 watch it. Yet the company still wants growth. What are the implications?

Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take Two has some thoughts on the games industry, and they're... interesting. Is he completely out of touch, or is it the kids who are wrong?

A supervolcano might wipe all of us out. The good news is scientists are discovering ways to defuse it before it happens. Let's hope they manage to save us all.

Crunchy roll report on anime and its hold

- New Crunchyroll Data Report Reveals Anime's 'Pop Culture Chokehold' on Gen Z & Millennial Fans

Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick interview

- Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick on game prices, Civilization 7's launch and Switch 2 | GamesIndustry.biz

Rise of the italian supervolcano

- Scientists May Have Found a Way To Stop Italy’s Awakening Supervolcano

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Wow 250 episodes and we are still going…what an achievement...We would like to thank each and every one of you for being part of this magical journey

Finally, Valve are releasing SteamOS onto third party devices. Is this finally the year of the Linux gaming PC?

The Large Hadron Collider has turned lead into gold through shooting two lead atoms at each other and missing.

Europe has achieved a victory over generative AI dubbing through unions and laws. Yay.

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Steam OS and compatibility

- Steam :: Steamworks Development :: SteamOS Compatibility

Hydron Collider now makes gold

- ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC | CERN

Europe is winning the fight against AI

- How Europe's Film and TV Dubbers Are Leading the Fight Against AI

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