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Valve says the global memory shortage isn’t improving, warning that RAM and SSD prices are likely to keep rising “There’s no light at the end of the tunnel, honestly. It’s still getting worse.” Valve says memory manufacturers are focusing on high-end chips for AI servers, leaving less supply for consumer hardware. “Things that were commodity items a year or two ago… now you have to negotiate really hard just to secure a few thousand. And there are so many more people in line in front of you.” Valve sees no improvement anytime soon.

Check out The Grand Slamboree, a 2D platform fighter where every hit is lethal. Battle across 120+ stages with 6 unique characters in chaotic, lightning-fast rounds! 🎥 Steam/The Grand Slamboree

🦖🔙 Dino Crisis was released 27 years ago today.

Claude Guillemot, one of the co-founders of Ubisoft, has died in a plane crash near La Baule, France, at the age of 69. He helped build Ubisoft into one of the biggest video game companies in the world.

The “dead internet theory” in action In World of Warcraft, a server without humans has appeared — instead, 1,800 DeepSeek-based bots are playing there. The bots behave like regular players: they chat, level up characters, run dungeons, and even fight each other. As a result, the game world looks completely alive.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) 🕹 @TheRetroGames

RPG Maker forums are closing, nearly 15 years of knowledge and online culture are at risk of being wiped The closure will remove thousands of tutorials, guides, plugins, and troubleshooting discussions, with no public archive currently planned. Developers and fans have criticized the decision, warning that a huge piece of indie game development history could disappear unless preservation efforts succeed. 🔗 PC Gamer

Steam’s latest redesign has sparked backlash from some indie developers, who say the changes could make it harder for smaller games to get noticed The biggest concern is the “Popular Upcoming” page. Developers say the old system gave more upcoming indie games a chance to appear based on release date once they reached a certain number of wishlists. The new system prioritizes the most anticipated games, meaning titles from larger publishers with huge wishlist numbers are more likely to dominate the page. Valve says the redesign was based on player feedback and aims to highlight the most anticipated releases in the next month. Players can still sort games by release date. 🔗 80 Level

Counter-Strike 1.6 (1999) 🕹 @TheRetroGames

A full-length movie that was animated to look like a PS1 game has premiered at Cannes ‘Le Vertige’ was animated by five recent graduates using Blender, an iPhone, and a cheap app to capture the style. 🔗 Dexerto

Smash Ping Pon (1985) 🕹 @TheRetroGames

The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001) 🕹 @TheRetroGames

According to estimates from Alinea Analytics, Saros is selling slower than Returnal, even though the PS5 player base is much bigger now than in 2021 The analytics firm estimates Saros sold a little over 300,000 copies in its first two weeks. Some analysts believe the game may struggle to recoup its reported budget if sales do not improve Sony has not released official sales figures for Saros as of May 12. Some say that the slower sales are due to roguelike shooters remaining a niche genre, while others point to the $70 launch price. 🔗 Eurogamer

Super Soccer (1991) 🕹 @TheRetroGames