- cross-posted to:
- pcgaming@lemmy.ca
- cross-posted to:
- pcgaming@lemmy.ca
1. 🖼️ GOG Fighting the Good Fight (direct link) (👍1695 👎13)
from PC Gaming (!pcgaming@lemmy.ca)
Posted by Rat_in_a_hat
2. 🖼️ My Pokémon X cartridge died to bitrot (direct link) (👍107 👎2)
from Nintendo 3DS, 2DS and DS (!3ds@lemmy.world)
RIP. 🫡
Posted by rounding_error
3. 📰 Trump-backed game composer [Marty O’Donnell] says LGBTQ+ people are ‘existential threat’ to Western civilization (direct link) (👍102 👎4)
from Xbox (!xbox@lemmy.world)
Trump-backed game composer says LGBTQ+ people are ‘existential threat’ to Western civilization
Related: Nevada chief investigator loses job after calling police officer a homophobic slur“Talk about an existential, existential threat,” O’Donnell said. “So the LGBTQ+ people, the Islamists, the Marxists, you know, they’re all together now.”The comments are part of a broader record in which O’Donnell has portrayed LGBTQ+ equality as a threat to Christianity and Western culture, opposed marriage equality and disparaged transgender identities. Later, O’Donnell described arguing with an artificial intelligence chatbot after asking it to compare the lifetime number of sexual partners reported by different groups. In an April 2025 podcast , O’Donnell said LGBTQ+ people had “co-opted” the rainbow, which he described as a symbol of God’s promise. A compilation of O’Donnell’s statements reviewed by The Advocate also documents his opposition to marriage equality, criticism of transgender people and attacks on gender-affirming care. 🖊️️🤖
Posted by supersquirrel
4. 📰 The backlash against Sony ditching PlayStation discs is not letting up (direct link) (👍62 👎0)
from PlayStation | PS5 (!ps5@lemmy.world)
The backlash against Sony ditching PlayStation discs is not letting up
The furor over Sony’s decision to stop producing physical PlayStation discs starting in 2028 is not slowing down. The PlayStation X account, which typically posts at least once per day, hasn’t posted anything since the July 1 announcement. Important updates:News on physical discs for new games - https://t.co/BzZODXdWGYNews on PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita - https://t.co/ev3mN6wj14 pic.twitter.com/PWXTZGHAh6 — PlayStation (@PlayStation) July 1, 2026The post has also been consistently tagged with community notes by X users. Game developer Hideo Kojima, who created the iconic “Metal Gear” game franchise and worked closely with Sony over many years, said he was saddened by the end of PlayStation discs. In light of recent developments in physical media, GitHub is proud to announce that you can now obtain your public repo on CD-ROM. 🖊️️🤖
Posted by cat_fishing
5. 💬 [Discussion] What games are you playing on your Deck or Machine? - August 2026 (direct link) (👍48 👎0)
from Steam Hardware (!steamdeck@sopuli.xyz)
Posted by Fubarberry
6. 📰 DOS haven: A website hosting modern DOS games and DOS development software (direct link) (👍45 👎0)
from MS-DOS gaming (!dosgaming@retrolemmy.com)
DOS haven : modern DOS games, new games for DOS
----------…_____________ _ /w\ _____… ___… … … _____… .
Why we’ve got plenty of new titles for almost every old platform, but just few for good old DOS powered IBM PC?
Let’s collect DOS games from 21st century and encourage others to make a new ones.
– Because it’s fun, if you are into that sort of thing ;)– Because it’s retro, and retro is cool! 🖊️️🤖
Posted by [ProdigalFrog](https://slrpnk.net/u/ProdigalFrog)
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### 7. 🖼️ [From the original Leisure Suit Larry age verification quiz (1987)](https://lemmyverse.link/sopuli.xyz/post/49003259) ([direct link](https://sopuli.xyz/post/49003259)) (👍44 👎0)
from **Amiga** (!amiga@sopuli.xyz) 
Posted by [Twig](https://sopuli.xyz/u/Twig)
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### 8. 📰 [Angry PlayStation Fans Propose PS5 Blackout in Protest of Sony's Disc Decision](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.zip/post/68623256) ([direct link](https://lemmy.zip/post/68623256)) (👍42 👎1)
from **PlayStation** (!playstation@lemmy.zip) 
*Angry PlayStation Fans Propose PS5 Blackout in Protest of Sony's Disc Decision*
Subscribe to Push Square on YouTube171kTogether with other creators we call for a 1 week Sony wants to abandon fans?
In fact, the letter is so strongly worded, it concedes that “bringing back physical games would only be meeting players halfway”.
There are so many issues with PlayStation right now that bringing back physical games would only be meeting players halfway.
We miss PlayStation Experience.
With that, we are calling on PlayStation players to participate in an economic and gameplay blackout from Sunday, August 23, at 7:00 PM local time through Sunday, August 30, at 7:00 PM local time. 🖊️️🤖
Posted by [Blizzard](https://lemmy.zip/u/Blizzard)
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### 9. 📰 [EA Removes College Football 27 Microtransactions After Player Boycott](https://lemmyverse.link/discuss.online/post/42473737) ([direct link](https://discuss.online/post/42473737)) (👍39 👎0)
from **PC Gaming** (!pcgaming@lemmy.world) 
*EA Removes College Football 27 Microtransactions After Player Boycott*
EA has announced that it is removing all microtransactions from College Football 27‘s Dynasty and Road to Glory modes after intense player backlash.
Screenshot: EAOver the past week, EA has been after players discovered that College Football 27 had microtransactions in its single-player modes, Dynasty and Road to Glory.
“We’re moving fast to respond to your feedback in-game, so stay tuned for follow-up communications next week where we’ll take you through more design details and share our goals for College Football 27.”Screenshot: EAAccording to EA, the College Football 27 microtransactions will be removed in an update on July 11, 2026.
EA’s decision to remove College Football 27’s microtransactions follows intense backlash from the game’s community since the game’s launch.
Screenshot: X @bordeauxyoutubePopular content creators such as YouTuber Bordeaux, also led the charge to boycott College Football 27 after the single-player monetization was discovered in the final version of the game. 🖊️️🤖
Posted by [VetOfTheSeas](https://discuss.online/u/VetOfTheSeas)
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### 10. 💬 [Looking for Moderators](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.world/post/49227014) ([direct link](https://lemmy.world/post/49227014)) (👍10 👎1)
from **PlayStation** (!playstation@lemmy.world) 
Hello Everyone,
We at !playstation@lemmy.world need a few extra moderators. We need people to revitalize the community with regular news, trailers, updates, and weekly/bi‑weekly/monthly posts to boost engagement. Interested? Comment below. Thanks! 🖍🤖
Posted by [slimerancher](https://lemmy.world/u/slimerancher)
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# Inactive communities 👻
These communities have had no posts in the last month:
- [Steam Deck](/c/steamdeck@lemmy.ml) 
- !steamdeck@lemmy.ml
- [Nintendo Switch](/c/switch@lemmy.ml) 
- Community for stuff around the Nintendo Switch
- [SBC Gaming](/c/sbcgaming@lemmy.ml) 
- SBC Gaming is for Single Board Computer aimed to play video-games, also called Retro Handhelds
- [DOS Gaming](/c/dosgaming@lemmy.world) 
- 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](/c/iosgaming@lemmy.ml) 
- iOS Gaming News, Discussion and Recommendations.
- [Commodore 64](/c/c64@lemmy.world) 
- A place for people all over the world to discuss the best personal computer of all time - the Commodore 64!
- [Atari 8bit](/c/atari@lemmy.sdf.org) 
- Community covering everything Atari 8bit.
- [Commodore Plus/4](/c/plus4@retrolemmy.com) 
- Commodore 16 and Plus/4 community.
### Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️
📰 [PaperClip on the Atari 8-Bit](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.world/post/41756088) ([direct link](https://lemmy.world/post/41756088)), posted in [Atari 8bit](/c/atari@lemmy.sdf.org) (👍6 👎0)
*PaperClip on the Atari 8-Bit*
is posed by this cute word processorThe Atari line of 8-bit computers has always been a bit of a chimera to me.
ANTIC went further still, using it on Atari hardware to produce their Atari magazine, sending stories to their photo-typesetting service by modem.
In fact, I'm doing so right now, typing this very post into PaperClip on the Atari XE.
PaperClip on the Atari was a complete machine language rewrite which shared only the name and perhaps general guidance on feature requirements.
Whatever the case, Reichmann left Batteries Included in 1987, before any of the expanded PaperClip line had shipped. 🖊️️🤖
Posted by [monica_b1998](https://lemmy.world/u/monica_b1998)
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