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Another lazy gaming news digest

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Fuck it, I'm too lazy to write separate articles for all these news
items cluttering up my desktop. Let's just dump them all into a single
digest and call it a day.


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* Microsoft doubles down on AI in gaming in stupidest possible way
https://www.pcgamesn.com/ai/xbox-kinect-ed-fries
The thing about it is, I don't really think the exec -- VP of game
publishing-- is really wrong about what he says. Namely, that AI tools
will eventually become the norm in game development. I don't LIKE it,
but it's probably inevitable. It's just that he says AI has the
potential to shake up gaming the same was as the Kinect that makes his
comment hilarious. Because that was not an industry-changing
technology. (To be fair, he says that AI is like the Kinect in that
it's unpredictable in how the market will react to some tech... but
since he is promoting AI it's also an implied suggestion that the
Kinect was successful. Which it very much wasn't).


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* SKG Keeps Fighting The Good Fight
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stop-killing-games-throw-weight-behind-california-bill-that-would-force-companies-to-either-keep-games-working-independently-after-server-shutdowns-or-issue-refunds
The "Stop Killing Games" movement has come out in support of a bill in
California that would put legislate more options for gamers when their
purchased games are end-of-life'd. Keep running the servers, or give
customers an option to run them themselves, or give out refunds. Oh,
and stop selling games that you know are going to be shutdown in a
month or two.

I think the refund option is dead in the water, but I'm very much a
supporter of the idea that publishers need to either patch their games
or give the public access to tools or source-code that lets THEM patch
the game so they can keep playing their games. You don't get to steal
from your customers and bury chunks of our culture just because its
inconvenient for you to keep supporting it. So I like the bill. Sadly,
I don't think it will go anyway. Especially in the "corporate profits
are all that matter" United States of America.


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* NZXT settles class-action in its stupid 'rental PC' case
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/nzxt-agrees-to-3-45-million-settlement-over-controversial-rental-pc-program/
Remember those "subcription-PCs" things NZXT tried back in 2024? You'd
pay an overly-high monthly fee and get access to a mid-range gaming PC
that you couldn't upgrade, shared your personal data with NZXT's
partners, and would never-ever own. NZXT got slapped with a
class-action suit because their marketing suggested it was more of a
lease (e.g., eventually you'd get to keep the machine). Well, after a
year in court the company finally settled, agreeing to settle up to
$5000 in debts for customers of its' Flex program and in some cases
people would even get to keep their PCs. 

Which hopefully puts an end to the entire stupid idea. I get the idea
of lease-to-buy, but renting a PC is just ripping people off.
Especially at the prices NZXT was offering.


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* Bloodborne is getting a movie adaptation
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/after-eleven-years-bloodborne-is-finally-getting-the-movie-adaptation-it-deserves/1100-6539373/
I can't really comment much on this; I barely remember Bloodborne. But
apparently its getting a movie adaptation which, I think, is a first
for any souls-like game. I dunno; it just struck me as odd. Its not
like movies based on games are unusual; just look at "Super Mario
Galaxy" and the "Sonic" franchise (and "Fallout", and "Minecraft", and
so many others). But those are fairly well known IPs. Does
"Bloodborne" really have enough of an audience to support a movie? Why
not use something like "Dark Souls", at least? (Or "Armored Core"
maybe. Gimme my movie with giant robots!!!!)


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* Steam Controller Is Making Its Way Back
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/gaming-accessories/valves-steam-controller-launch-looks-imminent-based-on-new-public-records-and-it-might-finally-give-me-the-perfect-excuse-to-build-a-custom-steam-machine
I'm excited about this one because --try as I might-- I can't find
where I misplaced my old Steam Controller. I bought one on the cheap
when Valve discontinued the product several years ago but --not really
liking gamepads-- stashed it in a closet and now it's lost. Apparently
~40K units have been imported from China --probably as part of an
imminent Steam Machine launch-- so my time has finally come to get
another one. Finally my chance to buy a replacement for a gadget that
I'll never use!


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That's it for this digest. Any of these news tidbits interesting to
you? Any other bits of gaming-related journalism I miss? Here's your
chance.

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