1. 📰 Steam refunds Destiny 2 players with over 2,000 hours of game time after Bungie’s game becomes unplayable in numerous countries (direct link) (👍378 👎1)

from PC Gaming (!pcgaming@lemmy.ca)

Steam refunds Destiny 2 players with over 2,000 hours of game time after Bungie’s game becomes unplayable in numerous countries

Bungie’s Destiny 2 has been made unplayable in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. The reason behind the surprise region banning has not been confirmed, but it’s assumed that the studio is no longer allowed to service those countries. As a result, players have started to request refunds for the game on Steam. 🖋️🤖

Posted by alessandro

2. 📰 Gamepass Ultimate increasing from $20 to $30/month today. Time to cancel your subscription! (direct link) (👍104 👎1)

from Xbox (!xbox@lemmy.world)

Microsoft revamps Xbox Game Pass plans and hikes Ultimate to $29.99 a month

Microsoft is raising the price of its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription again and rebranding some of its Xbox Game Pass plans. Starting today, Game Pass Ultimate will be priced at $29.99 per month instead of $19.99 — a 50 percent increase. Xbox Game Pass Core is being rebranded to Xbox Game Pass Essential, and the Standard plan is now Xbox Game Pass Premium. “There is also unlimited cloud gaming, which is new to Essential and Premium subscribers.”Xbox Game Pass UltimateXbox Game Pass Ultimate is moving from $19.99 a month to $29.99 a month, which is a surprising $10 increase. “The only change happening for PC Game Pass subscribers is that they won’t be getting Ubisoft Plus Classics, but they’ll be getting about 50 additional Ubisoft titles across PC Game Pass,” Blackwell says. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by ThunderWhiskers

3. 📰 We’re raising money for charity by trying to unlock the impossible Garry’s Mod achievement: “Yes, I am the real Garry!” (direct link) (👍68 👎1)

from PC Gaming (!pcgaming@lemmy.world)

Made for Fundraisers

Posted by Zozano

4. 📰 Nintendo ends repair support for New 2DS XL, meaning all 3DS models are now no longer supported (direct link) (👍46 👎2)

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Nintendo ends repair support for New 2DS XL, meaning all 3DS models are now no longer supported

Nintendo has officially ended repair support for the New Nintendo 2DS XL. It is the last of the 3DS models to receive repair support. Nintendo already closed the eShops for both the 3 DS and the Wii U back in March 2023. Around 1,000 digital-only eShop games disappeared for good last year. 🖋️🤖

Posted by cm0002

5. 💬 [Discussion] What are you playing on your Deck? - October 2025 (direct link) (👍36 👎1)

from Steam Deck (!steamdeck@sopuli.xyz)

Posted by Fubarberry

6. 📰 PS5 Firmware Update Out Tomorrow, Brings Power Saver Mode, DualSense Controller Pairing (direct link) (👍28 👎0)

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PS5 Firmware Update Out Now, Brings Power Saver Mode, DualSense Controller Pairing

Update [ ]: PS5’s new firmware update, officially codenamed 25.06-12.00.00, is rolling out now. Original Story: Sony has announced the PS5 firmware update containing DualSense controller pairing it’s been testing for the past few months will leave the beta phase and be available to everyone in a system patch tomorrow. It sounds like you’ll need to push the PS5 patch through manually rather than it being an automatic download, as Sony details how to get the new firmware in the Settings menu. In addition, the update will contain the Power Saver mode, which scales back performance in exchange for reduced power consumption. While not confirmed, it’s rumoured this mode is being implemented now to work with the PS6 handheld device. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by tamlyn

7. 📰 Full-sized A1200 Amiga remake spotted on display — A1200 will come with a port of The Settlers 2 that took 30 years, and a working keyboard (direct link) (👍21 👎0)

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Full-sized A1200 Amiga remake spotted on display — A1200 will come with a port of The Settlers 2 that took 30 years, and a working keyboard

After so many playable tribute mini computers and mini consoles released over recent years, it looks like it’s the turn of the legendary Commodore Amiga A1200 home computer - with a full sized working keyboard built-in. However, Gamescom has already opened its doors and the Amiga fans over at Amiga NG have already spilled the beans. Zipping over to Facebook, we see that the retro hardware outfit has sought to clear up some of the questions that are already swirling among Amigans. The firm also confirmed that specs for this machine, hardware / accessories / software are being kept under wraps until October. Also, you might get some hints about what to expect from The A1200 from various reviews of The A500 Mini. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Twig

8. 🖼️ The Aethra Chronicles: Celystra’s Bane (1994) (direct link) (👍12 👎0)

from MS-DOS gaming (!dosgaming@retrolemmy.com)

After losing internet in '96, I played a shareware game I’d gotten years prior. I just found its manual and am trying to get The Aethra Chronicles running again to see if it holds up. 🖍🤖

Posted by nocturne

9. 🖼️ Adding Spines to my sw collection! (direct link) (👍12 👎1)

from Nintendo Switch (!switch@lemmy.ml)

Posted by Alcan

10. 📰 Sony is reportedly set to release an updated PS5 DualSense controller with a removable battery (direct link) (👍9 👎0)

from PlayStation (!playstation@lemmy.zip)

Sony is reportedly set to release an updated PS5 DualSense controller with a removable battery

A new version of the DualSense controller is set to be released soon, according to a new report. Polish site PPE.pl says Sony is working on a revised version of the PlayStation 5 Pro along with a revised DualSense controller. According to the source, the new DualSense controller, known internally as the DualSense V3, will launch in November and will feature a removable battery. The report says the revised DualSense will be released in November, and will replace the DualSense controllers currently on sale at retailers. The most recent example of this is the newly revised PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console, which will now feature 825GB of storage space instead of 1TB. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by cm0002

Inactive communities 👻

These communities have had no posts in the last month:

• Steam Deck
  • !steamdeck@lemmy.ml
• PlayStation | PS5
  • The PlayStation 5 community for Lemmy!
• SBC Gaming
  • SBC Gaming is for Single Board Computer aimed to play video-games, also called Retro Handhelds
• DOS Gaming
  • This community covers DOS gaming from all angles - reviews, tips and tricks, new releases, troubleshooting, organizing multiplayer events and, of course, good ole nostalgia posts.
• iOSGaming
  • iOS Gaming News, Discussion and Recommendations.
• Commodore 64
  • A place for people all over the world to discuss the best personal computer of all time - the Commodore 64!
• Atari 8bit
  • Community covering everything Atari 8bit.
• Commodore Plus/4
  • Commodore 16 and Plus/4 community.

Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

🖼️ What’s your favorite #mastertronic game? What games did you spend your pocket money on? (direct link), posted in Commodore Plus/4 (👍10 👎1)

Thought this was a good one for this community as Mastertronic did loads of C16 games.

cross-posted from: https://chaos.social/users/root42/statuses/113657737831372927

What’s your favorite #mastertronic game? What games did you spend your pocket money on?
#retrogaming

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