Nintendo Music, Apex Legends drops Linux, Ubisoft crisis + more!

Duration: 09:00

Timestamps:

0:00 really not a jumpscare guy

0:09 Nintendo Music is not the Switch 2

1:45 Apex Legends drops Linux support

2:55 Ubisoft looks to the past

4:49 QUICK BITS INTRO

5:02 Valve requires kernel anti-cheat disclosure

5:42 Arkane Austin founder has words

6:26 Matthew McConaughey Exodus trailers

7:15 PS5 Slim plates don't fit PS5 Pro

8:01 Outlast, Oregon Trial movie adaptations

NEWS SOURCES:

BEATS TO CHILL/LITIGATE TO

Nintendo announces Nintendo Music app that allows Switch Online subscribers to Stream Nintendo game music

https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/nintendo-music-announced-for-ios-android-music-streaming-exclusively-for-nintendo-switch-online-members

Announcement trailer https://youtu.be/DQ5EeImWYaI

Can listen to games like BotW, Metroid, and the Wii (EDITOR: use images in the sequence mentioned) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lqCHEhFHk9nGfROxZje6ih05cYhwIT5f?usp=drive_link

Will the vibes be able to match lo-fi girl? https://youtu.be/xYaBL19VTM4?t=16 @0:16

https://www.nintendo.com/us/switch/online/nintendo-switch-online/nintendo-music/

Extend tracks https://lmg.gg/wlZVB (Nintendo)

Weird features, like hiding spoilers https://lmg.gg/grLRb (Nintendo)

Will it lead to more DMCA takedowns? https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/will-the-new-nintendo-music-app-lead-to-more-dmca-takedowns-from-nintendo/

Someone hacked Alarmo

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/10/random-someones-figured-out-how-to-run-custom-code-on-nintendos-alarmo

https://garyodernichts.blogspot.com/2024/10/looking-into-nintendo-alarmo.html

APEX LEGENDS LOSING STEAM

Apex Legends drops Linux support

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/31/24284644/apex-legends-loses-linux-steam-deck-support-anti-cheat

After GTA Online did the same https://www.notebookcheck.net/GTA-V-Online-s-new-kernel-anti-cheat-rug-pull-unnecessarily-breaks-Steam-Deck-and-Linux-compatibility.890175.0.html

EA’s blog post about the change, makes cheating argument https://answers.ea.com/t5/News-Game-Updates/Dev-Team-Update-Linux-amp-Anti-Cheat/td-p/14217740

Has been at least one high-profile hack, but no verification it was due to Linux (EDITOR: be aware there’s an uncensored F-word in this source’s third paragraph) https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/20/apex-legends-hacker-said-he-hacked-tournament-games-for-fun/

But could be a monetary one; already announced game to undergo “Large systematic change” due to missing monetization targets

https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/apex-legends-changes-ea-season-22-battle-pass-1236194385/

Fortunately, it looks like there won’t be an Overwatch 2-style sequel, according to EA CEO Andrew Wilson https://www.gamespot.com/articles/apex-legends-sequel-isnt-in-the-cards-respawn-focused-on-improving-the-game/1100-6527511/

AN EVENT OF UNFORTUNATE SERIESES

Ubisoft explores “strategic options” as it reports lackluster results for last half-year

https://venturebeat.com/games/ubisoft-explores-strategic-options-as-it-reports-lackluster-september-quarter-results/

Wants to restore “creativity and innovation” that built success in “2010-2020”, but they’ve lost thousands of employees just to layoffs

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/ubisoft-wants-to-restore-the-creativity-and-innovation-that-built-its-success-in-2010-2020-and-its-cut-over-2-000-employees-in-2-years-to-help-do-it/

They also lost talent to their inaction on office toxicity https://x.com/ABetterUbisoft/status/1425529959762866183

Toxicity was also reported in at least 30 studios, including Ubisoft San Francisco

https://x.com/ABetterUbisoft/status/1425529972085624833

San Francisco developed XDefiant, which reportedly had a toxic development https://insider-gaming.com/behind-xdefiant-toxic-work-culture-crunch-and-years-of-delays/

More workers seem dissatisfied with current working conditions; ongoing strike https://deadline.com/2024/10/ubisoft-french-workers-strike-rto-order-italy-1236119045/

Innovation like adding microtransactions to single player games https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/3/17931920/assassins-creed-odyssey-level-grinding-microtransaction-problem

Ubisoft’s crypto game has an NFT costing $63K

https://kotaku.com/ubisoft-crypto-nft-champions-grimoria-tactical-rpg-1851685289

QUICK BITS

SALUTE THE KERNEL

Steam now requires devs to tell players they’re playing games with kernel-level anti-cheat

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/steam-game-listings-must-now-flag-any-kernel-level-anti-cheat-software-integrations

https://www.club386.com/steam-forces-devs-to-disclose-games-using-kernel-anti-cheats/

Steam Developer post https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/4547038620960934857

INSANE IN THE ARKANE

Arkane founder says Microsoft’s Arkane Austin closure was “stupid” because it would be “impossible” to recreate such “a very special group”

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-closing-arkane-austin-was-stupid-says-founder-recreating-a-very-special-group-like-that-would-be-impossible

https://gameranx.com/updates/id/515263/article/arkane-austin-founder-blasts-microsoft-for-shutting-down-studio/

Compared Arkane to FromSoft and Larian, who do “the thing they know exactly how to do, until it hits super hard”, says he left studio because Bethesda was prioritising live service games, hence Redfall

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/arkanes-founder-left-because-bethesda-did-not-want-to-do-the-kind-of-games-that-we-wanted-to-make-and-thats-how-it-ended-up-with-redfall/

https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZjbmt0TXpZd1NoRUtEd2lwMDdqU0RCRnUxbk1VMERJMXB5Z0FQAQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY TALKS ABOUT ANIMALS

Matthew McConaughey has been narrating more trailers detailing video game Exodus’s many species

https://www.eurogamer.net/matthew-mcconaughey-voicing-daily-reveal-trailers-for-exodus-various-species-including-space-bears

Like “Awakened Ravens” https://youtu.be/i5hS5zPJUp4

And “Awakened Bears” https://youtu.be/VJHC5JR8Rag

PRO MOVE

Geoff Keighley can’t take his PS5 Pro out of its box yet for some reason

https://x.com/GameOverGreggy/status/1851703226242077155

https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/1851710308521328896

Despite being the same size, you can’t replace PS5 Pro plates with PS5 slim ones because the teeth are slightly different

https://www.reddit.com/r/playstation/comments/1gfr6ot/playstation_5_pro_does_not_work_with_the_slim/

EDITOR: screencap a few of the images

Sony confirmed to IGN

https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-plates-wont-work-on-ps5-pro-sony-says-updated-covers-will-be-available-in-the-future

DYSENTERY: THE MUSICAL

Outlast getting film adaptation

https://deadline.com/2024/10/outlast-movie-lionsgate-1236162233/

So is the Oregon Trail, but as a comedy https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/10/apple-is-turning-the-oregon-trail-into-a-movie/

With Barbie-esque musical numbers https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oregon-trail-movie-apple-1236045454/