Sony Clears Up DRM Confusion, S&box Launch, Super ZSNES Emulator + more!

Duration: 07:18

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:15 Sony Clears Up DRM Confusion

1:33 S&box Launch Reception

2:43 Super ZSNES Emulator

3:57 QUICK BITS INTRO

4:02 Subnautica 2 Confirmed Release Date

4:41 Assassin’s Creed 1 Remake

5:13 Blizzard’s Former President Speaks on Latest Patch

5:54 Resident Evil Movie

6:28 A Game About Your Unplayed Games

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

LICENSE TO CHILL

SONY has finally cleared up a week of panic over a mysterious 30-day timer that started appearing on PlayStation digital game purchases.

https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-comment-playstation-30-day-drm

Twitter post from Lance Mcdonald: https://x.com/manfightdragon/status/2047928888907669530

Sony AI chatbot confirms: https://bsky.app/profile/doesitplay.org/post/3mkjxhz4jhd2f

Then Spawn Wave discovered the CMOS issue: https://youtu.be/dR_MPkTlrN8?t=388

Cue the pitchforks: https://www.vgchartz.com/article/467661/playstation-reportedly-adds-30-day-drm-check-to-all-newly-purchased-digital-ps5-and-ps4-games/

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/playstation/please-be-fake-playstation-fans-panic-as-sony-seemingly-introduces-ridiculous-new-30-day-license-check-on-digital-games

Andshrew stress tested this on the resetera forums: https://www.resetera.com/threads/sonys-digital-drm-issue-up-one-time-online-check-is-required-per-sie-spokesperson.1501771/page-7#post-154305715

Sony has now broken their silence to confirm exactly that, leaving out the 14 day thing:

https://www.gamefile.news/p/sony-30-day-playstation-check-in-explained

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-users-report-new-online-license-checks-for-digital-games/1100-6539651/

Statement: https://lmg.gg/y5Qfx

WE LOVE FIXING THINGS

Garry's Mod successor s&box stumbled onto Steam Tuesday with nearly a million dollars in launch sales, a 44% review rating, and one absolute banger of a tech anecdote https://www.pcgamer.com/games/s-and-box-makes-nearly-usd1-million-on-launch-day-and-yes-there-are-problems-but-thats-okay-we-love-it-when-things-break-because-then-we-get-to-fix-them/

- Facepunch accidentally DDOS'd their own backend.

https://lmg.gg/sandboxddos

Studio boss Garry Newman says it all went "pretty much exactly as expected."

The most negative steam reviews and the three pain points Newman addressed revolve around AI slop, performance issues, and Sandbox not being Garrys mod - that last one being technically correct, since it's the sequel.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/590830/sbox/

In the post launch update, Newman clarified they won't ban AI-assisted games but won't push AI either, as many people are using AI coding tools to learn how to program. Newman said the huge majority of games are created by smart, dedicated humans and it's a bit of an injustice that it's simply swatted away as AI slop.

https://lmg.gg/Newman-update-on-AI

On performance, dev Matt admits GMod's 20-year-old engine "will hit 300fps on a toaster" and s&box isn't there yet, but promises "this is the worst the performance will ever be."

https://sbox.game/news/post-release

As for the road ahead, Garry says development challenges are "what we're here for." Or as he put it: "we love it when things break because then we get to fix them."

https://sbox.game/news/post-release#:~:text=do%2E-,We,%F0%9F%92%AA%F0%9F%8F%BC

SNES OF DÉJÀ VU

“Super ZSNES” is a stab at a modern SNES emulator from the original developers

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/super-zsnes-is-a-stab-at-a-modern-snes-emulator-from-the-original-developers/

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/the-sequel-to-the-iconic-emulator-zsnes-is-called-super-zsnes-of-course-135203417.html

https://www.notebookcheck.net/From-the-ashes-ZSNES-developers-announce-new-Super-Nintendo-emulator-Super-ZSNES.1283467.0.html

Modern Vintage Gamer showed it off in a video: https://youtu.be/r5twUkvYFpA?t=117

Image of the iconic menu brought back to life: https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v2/t:0,l:0,cw:2410,ch:1355,q:80,w:2410/AUdJJ78VxansuANcrRPZNj.jpg

Chips like the superFX are not supported yet, so Star Fox fans will have to keep waiting

https://www.zsnes.com/

QUICK BITS

FEAR THE SEAS

Subnautica 2 finally has a release date - May 14,

https://www.polygon.com/subnautica-2-release-date-steam-early-access-pc-xbox/

following months of messy legal drama between developer Unknown Worlds and publisher Krafton. You know that whole situation involving chatgpt advice leading to a CEO firing, a court-ordered reinstatement, and a conveniently almost-unpaid $250 million bonus.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/subnautica-2-publisher-krafton-ceo-reinstated-ai-chatgpt-failed-bid-avoid-paying-bonus

The lead designer also says Subnautica 2's new apex predator has given him brand new phobias - after the original game cured his fear of the ocean.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/subnautica-2s-lead-game-designer-says-it-helped-cure-his-sea-terror-only-for-its-new-apex-ocean-predator-to-give-him-all-new-phobias-this-is-going-to-make-many-people-sad-and-scared/

LEAK OF FAITH

Leaks suggest Assassin's Creed 1 Remake To Follow Black Flag Resynced

https://www.techpowerup.com/348541/assassins-creed-1-remake-to-follow-black-flag-resynced

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111311/ubisoft-may-be-going-back-to-damascus-with-an-assassins-creed-1-remake-following-black-flag-resynced/index.html

https://www.psu.com/news/assassins-creed-1-is-reportedly-the-series-next-remake/

Twitter post: https://x.com/xj0nathan/status/2048349984790085668

Tom Henderson on the insider gaming podcast at 46:43

https://youtu.be/Mh1fFIfNaZM?t=2783

PROP AND CIRCUMSTANCE

Blizzard's former president says 'WoW has to reset' over disastrous patch, and I really wouldn't go that far

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/blizzards-former-president-says-wow-has-to-reset-over-disastrous-patch-and-i-really-wouldnt-go-that-far/

https://kotaku.com/world-of-warcraft-midnight-patch-buggy-mess-prop-hunt-2000689787

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/world-of-warcrafts-latest-patch-is-one-giant-list-of-bugs-and-issues-and-players-are-fed-up/1100-6539563/

Decor Duels AFK penalty reddit posts: https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/1ss50o8/if_youre_too_good_at_hiding_in_decor_duel_you_get/

https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/1sspcm0/youre_punished_for_doing_well_in_the_decor_duel/

Official statement: https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24265942/a-message-regarding-the-1205-launch

Twitter post: https://x.com/Qwik/status/2047646822059954267

Evil Done Right

Resident Evil just dropped its trailer, with director Zach Cregger co-writing alongside Shay Hatten for Sony’s latest take on the hit Resident Evil franchise.

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/resident-evil-trailer-weapons-zach-cregger-1236701046/

In an interview, Zach Cregger said he wants it to feel like the games, you know? like being “pitted against a world that is hellbent on annihilating you” rather than just retelling the same story.

https://www.polygon.com/zach-cregger-resident-evil-2-interview/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CI%20wanted,said

And over at Constantin Film, producer Oliver Berben also aims to stay true to the games, but still make it feel totally different from past adaptations.

https://deadline.com/2026/02/oliver-berben-constantin-film-resident-evil-berlin-efm-1236718667/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWith,different%2E%E2%80%9D,-

Cregger also wrote in an email that anytime he hears about a project based on a game he loves, he kinda instinctively crosses his arms and is like “please don’t mess this up for me.” So we got a man on the inside who is gonna treat us right!

https://lmg.gg/creggerquote

BUYERS REMORSE THE GAME

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