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https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gamespot-lays-off-portion-of-staff

Currently unclear as to who exactly has been laid off, but my heart goes out to all of them. This sucks.

@mach_go_go_go: Heads up, the Forum search is on the sidebar, not the main site search on the top of the page.

I can replicate that exact message on my end. Running Firefox 121.0.1.

I'm way more Fantasy than I am sci-fi, so here's some recommendations there:

If Stormlight was too dense for you, I'm going to steer away from the bigger, denser fantasy series like Wheel of Time or Malazan Book of the Fallen.

• The Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynch: First book is set in a fantasy version of Venice where the poor and criminal underclass are more or less allowed to steal from each other, but never the rich. Series focuses on a group of con artists that exclusively steal from the rich. Great if you like con/heist movies.
• The Shattered Sea trilogy by Joe Abercrombie: Abercrombie is more known for his First Law series, which is incredibly good, but this may be an easier intro for someone not as into denser fantasy. Very nordic inspired, the son of the king of the clan is sold into slavery and has to survive to get revenge. Fairly dark.
• The Ryria Revelation series by Michael J Sullivan. Extremely approachable, not very complex, very trope-y but still a really fun read. Royce and Hadrian are partners in crime - Royce is the brains and Hadrian is the brawn. In the first book they get framed for regicide and have adventures trying to get out of that.

The idea that this would somehow not get reported on is truly ridiculous.

Endlessly frustrated by the amount of content that doesn't make it to the site. I miss so much stuff nowadays.

Let the work stand on its own!

It's truly an incredible game. I'm also rolling all tank all the time and having an absolute blast. The mechs are incredible responsive and fun to control - even the giant tank treads. Staggering fools with my grenade cannons and then point blank dumping on them with dual gatling guns never gets old.

Also worth mentioning - the art in this game is magnificent. Maybe my favorite mech designs ever and some really great desolate landscapes and disintegrating infrastructure. The Coral fire stuff also is a really cool effect.

I will say I'm struggling to pay attention to almost any of the story, which is unusual for me, but that's not taking anything away from my pure joy at just how fun this game is to play.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Blight Club remains the best show currently going on the site. It's a top ten GB show, period.

I'm not a Gamepass or PS+ subscriber, but I have experienced this phenomenon. However - it's only with games I received for free/heavily discounted that I would never have paid full price for. Example - I had a code gifted to me for that Mad Max game on PS3 back when it was maybe a month old. I was mildly interested in it and put a couple of hours in, but was ultimately distracted by other games and never went back to it. That's not a game I was ever going to buy for even $30, maybe for $10. So is it that I got it for free or was it that I was never "valuing" the game in the first place? Hard to say.

This can also apply to games bought on heavy, heavy steam sale/humble bundle discount.