Len Maessen

Alan Wake 2 - Blooper Reel youtu.be/bh4uFU5f5oo?...

19 years ago, an ambitious dream to bring an iconic book series into the world of video games came to life with the release of The Witcher. It was the start of an unforgettable path, which wouldn't have been possible without our friends at BioWare.

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

Ik vind het lastig in woorden te vatten wat Mass Effect voor mij betekende - wat Mass Effect voor de vrouwen om me heen betekende. Dus koos ik woorden over dat moment in 2012, toen zíj́ eindelijk haar eerste trailer kreeg. Nu op Unpause. www.unpause.nl/verhalen/ach...

On Bioware's closure, and how its legacy lives on in games they inspired. feat. @adashtra.bsky.social @alyssamerc.bsky.social @osamadorias.bsky.social @heartimecia.bsky.social ( & thanks to @silvarils.bsky.social) www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

I have been walking around the house randomly muttering "Bioware?!" in tones varying from incredulous to furious. It is somehow still impossible to grasp.

Britse maaltijdbezorger Just Eat introduceerde automatische AI-foto's. Ging niet heel goed. www.techradar.com/ai-platforms...

Oh kom op nou tweakers.net/nieuws/25370...

Ik mocht bij Unpause-collega @joevanburik.bsky.social komen uithuilen over de sluiting van BioWare. Dank Joe! www.unpause.nl/podcasts/waa...

Can confirm that this is a real trailer of the Mass Effect game that BioWare was developing up until its closure yesterday www.reddit.com/r/masseffect...

Every Video Game Studio That Has Shut Down in 2026 insider-gaming.com/video-game-s...

$1200-1800 for a console is such commercial suicide I can't even muster a "get the fuck outta here" about the news aftermath.site/xbox-helix-nex...

Toch maar mijn Mass Effect-jurk aangetrokken, ter ere van BioWare

LinkedIn posts are starting to confirm the breath of today's layoffs at EA. Senior talent across multiple studios have been impacted, including a senior creative director at Maxis and veteran designers at Full Circle.

I should go. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-cG...

I don't think readers understand how much influence Bioware has had on authors in the last twenty years. We owe Bioware so much. No Dragon Age means no body horror means I don't write body horror into my work, for example.

it's also notable that, like, three games heavily inspired by mass effect are slated to come out next year. there is still IMMENSE hunger for this type of game

Talk about taking a studio that had a rabid fanbase and completely trashing that loyalty. Bioware fans are *hardcore*. This is so stupid.

Video games has decided to discontinue its once leading product, the video game

Consolidation is killing our industry. The Gamergaters who make money off the rage game will have you think this is a victory. This is purely a loss. A loss of work and art and fun and expression in a space that desperately needs it. Massive fucking bummer.

#BioWare's games made me want to join the industry -- their worlds, characters, stories, and wonders. When I worked there, I met people of extraordinary talent, vision, and humour who taught me so much about writing and game storytelling. I will always be proud to have been part of that studio.

BioWare, founded in 1995 and acquired by EA in 2007, was a fan-favorite studio responsible for several big hits including Baldur's Gate, KOTOR, and Dragon Age Origins but has had some stumbles over the last decade. Around 50 staff had been working on a new Mass Effect that is now canceled.

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De Old Gods of Asgard zouden 'te bombastisch' zijn voor Resonant. Hmph. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/control...

Met nog een maand te gaan tot Grand Theft Auto 6 is er volop aandacht voor gaming. De KNAW organiseert daarom een avond rond gaming waarop ik samen met wetenschappers Max Birk en Lars de Wildt kom praten over de stand van zaken in - en het onderzoek naar - de gamewereld. www.knaw.nl/bijeenkomste...

Business Insider confirms it: Amazon has warehouses of GPUs that can’t be installed, and is buying them so far in advance that a supply chain team said they “didn’t have a clear forecasted path” to installing them. www.businessinsider.com/amazon-220-b...

Return of the Obra Dinn was out 8 years ago (2018)!⚓️After Lucas Pope's 'Papers, Please' found a great gameplay loop as an immigration officer; Obra Dinn sees you as an insurance agent investigating what happened to a missing merchant ship. And it was brilliant. Media www.rpgfan.com/game/return-...