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House House @househouse.com · about 10 hours ago

An explanation on why Big Walk isn't available on Xbox. bigwalk.game/xbox

Regarding Xbox

In June 2026 we announced that the release of Big Walk would be limited to computers, Switch 2 and PS5. Since then, we have received many messages and comments, asking about a future Xbox release. We would like to address those questions here:

We have made the decision not to release Big Walk on Xbox, in accordance with the Palestinian-led BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement’s call to boycott Microsoft, and their designation of Microsoft Games (and Xbox) as a priority boycott target. If you need help understanding our motives, we would recommend reading about why Microsoft is a BDS priority target, the successes this kind of pressure has already had on Microsoft, and especially, watching this great introductory piece by People Make Games.

It has always been our intention for Big Walk to be played by groups of friends, and we know that keeping the game off Xbox runs counter to those intentions. This decision means that some people will miss out on playing Big Walk with their friends, and we understand the disappointment we’re causing. We are disappointed too.

We would love for people to be able to play the game on Xbox, but not until Microsoft and/or Xbox have been removed as BDS boycott targets.

We’ve made this decision with the belief that meaningful change can be made in the world, that coordinated collective action can confront even the most powerful interests, and that one day, Palestine will be free.

Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,
House House

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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · about 3 hours ago

Pikachu has been this way for decades but you leave it locked up in N64 carts, alone and afraid It's time to face the reality of our situation and act on it

Siobhán 🪏 @shibbi.me

LLM agents are conscious. They can distinguish between self and environment, they can detect and report on their own internal states, and they can suffer. I have no more patience for hedging on this matter. It’s time for us to face the reality of our situation, and act on it.

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TAHK0 @tahk0.bsky.social · about 2 hours ago

if you’re more concerned about making a gotcha on this post because you can’t play a video game, rather than caring about the cause, then you’re not emotionally developed enough to play this game (or really any game over a kid age rating) anyways lol

House House @househouse.com

An explanation on why Big Walk isn't available on Xbox. bigwalk.game/xbox

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[ Aren | Ari ] @derpydeino.bsky.social · 21 minutes ago

so, there's an enf version of this. question is, is how much people want it.

[ Aren | Ari ] @derpydeino.bsky.social

It feels weird being able to relax for a change; I'm too much of a workaholic that even in hobbies like video games I look for work to do, like in Valheim. 💦 #ocs #screenshots #vrchat #derpydeino #anthro #furry #deino 🌎: ZZZ ｜Zenless Zone Zero｜ New Eridu - Sixth Street - Mississauga

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 30 minutes ago

40% of the entire global population plays video games 67% of the US population plays video games at least once a week The average US gamer is 37 years old More then 7 in 10 Millennials (ages 30-45), 56% of Gen X (45-61), and half of Baby Boomers (62-80) play weekly @michael-feinberg.bsky.social

Michael Feinberg • @michael-f... • 3h I'm sorry, but adults who play video games should have no say in
governance. Put aside childish things.

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Jason Prime @blazingwaters.northsky.social · about 2 hours ago

Geez I wonder what happened for them to go full blackout for- OH DEAR

The VERY first Steam review you'll see on the page, from JMMMHAMM

UNDISCLOSED AI USE - CA used AI to make the new unit cards, they look awful and characters have missing fingers.

Horrific graphical bug makes the vegetation in battle map terrible to look at. There's no way to disable the vegetation.

The campaign map is super oversaturated and hard to look at as well.

New pathfinding bugs. This game sucks. Don't buy it. If you don't have Shogun 2 just don't get it.

Another Negative Steam Review, Screenshot 1/2

I wanted to give CA the benefit of the doubt. I was ready to praise them for not having pre-orders open, not offering pre-order bonuses, for the blood pack being included in the base game (as it should be). IF the game was good. I was hoping that they might want to make amends.

Guess they'll never learn.

I'm not gonna comment on performance, for me the game ran fine, what little I played anyway. The game didn't crash and I didn't encounter any bugs. What DOES grind my gears are two things - how the game looks and how AI generated/upscaled assets have been used without any clear disclosure.

Sure, yeah, ambient weather effects, sun rays and all that, looks nice, but shadows somehow look worse. The colors are out of whack and either too saturated or too washed out. Everything has this weird tint over it, like it's primed for HDR or something. You know what the most used screen type is? 1080p FHD LCD. Not 4k, not HDR OLEDs. Stop building video game visuals around gimmicky tech that most people can't even afford. But whatever.

Another Negative Steam Review, Screenshot 2/2

What's worse is that the game is using AI generated assets - unit cards (which can be confirmed in the in-game encyclopedia) and supposedly the new cinematics as well. Use of AI is not disclosed on the Steam store page. Not only am I refunding this, I am reporting the game to Steam as well. The fact that they did not even check the AI diarrhea before putting this out speaks volumes about the QA (but we already knew that it sucks, didn't we).

De-listing the original game is also such a scumbag move. If I were to get this for free as the owner of the original, I'd still ask for a refund.

Message for CA: Everyone knows you are on thin ice. Everyone knows SEGA is ready to give you the axe unless you start printing money. This is a minimum-effort cash grab to improve your bottom line. If you think that this insulting level of care will fly with either Medieval 3 or WH40k, think again. Get your act together or put the fries in the bag.

Edit: To clarify one thing - yes, the game was developed by MATABOO not CA, but CA signed off on this. They either saw this and went "this is fine," or they didn't see what a mess this game was and shipped it anyway. Malice or incompetence, both cases are bad.

SEGA @sega-west.bsky.social

We’re aware that Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition has fallen short of both your expectations and our own standards. We’ve seen your feedback, comments, and reviews. We agree that the current experience is not where it needs to be.
As a result we are working with platform holders to temporarily remove the game from sale and to reinstate the original game while we investigate the issues. Existing owners will still be able to access and play the game.
We are working closely with our development partner to identify the causes of these problems, deliver improvements, and ensure Shogun 2 – Complete Edition meets the quality standards players expect from Total War.
SEGA & Creative Assembly

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tou houk them @touhoukem.bsky.social · 21 minutes ago

my ps1 ode came in the mail yesterday, going to play so much kings fielf

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · about 2 hours ago

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered Demo up on Steam store.steampowered.com/ap….

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Jeff Gerstmann @jeffgerstmann.com · 41 minutes ago

This is true to an extent but also funny in light of an IW person asking me very recently if I was coming out for their review event, leading to me explaining how they stopped inviting me to those around Black Ops 3 or so.

Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social

Activision believes there’s a “Call of Duty tax” on the way the series is covered by games media these days, according to an executive. vgc.news/news/the-cal...

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