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Dear Starbucks: Please don't force your baristas to write on my cup
- Starbucks baristas are now required to write messages on customers' cups.
- Some baristas find this practice frustrating, affecting efficiency and customer service.
- While Starbucks aims for a personalized touch, some workers feel pressured to comply.
- The new CEO's goal to bring back cozy vibes clashes with mandatory cup writing.
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Report: Subnautica 2 Team Could Miss $250 Million Payout After Publisher Delays It To 2026 Against The Founders' Wishes
- Publisher Krafton decides to delay Subnautica 2 until 2026, potentially denying developers a $250 million payout.
- Unknown Worlds' founders claimed the game was ready for Early Access, but were fired and replaced by new leadership at Striking Distance Studios.
- The delay by Krafton goes against the wishes of the ousted founders, leading to a backlash from fans and calls to boycott the game.
- The decision to delay the game raises questions about potential motivations to avoid paying out bonuses to the development team.
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Overwatch 2 is actually hinting at a return to storytelling after its long string of PvE debacles
- Overwatch 2 is hinting at a return to storytelling after a focus on PvE events and cosmetics.
- Game director Aaron Keller acknowledges dropping the ball on story and lore in Overwatch.
- Blizzard's shift away from PvE features in Overwatch 2, paywalling PvE missions, and ultimately ending the Gauntlet mode, resulted in multiple debacles.
- While there's desire to improve storytelling, plans for cinematics or a more robust story comeback in Overwatch 2 remain unclear.
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Sea of Thieves details its updated seasonal content cadence and custom server subscriptions
- Sea of Thieves introduces a refreshed approach to seasons with Season 17 bringing new features, Smuggler's League, heist experience, and updated skeleton forts.
- Season 18 will focus on Devil's Roar area and Dark Ancients faction with hidden shrines.
- A custom server feature called Custom Seas with a subscription model is set for early 2026, allowing players to control various game aspects.
- Rare promises to deliver content in line with player desires and mentions improved team structure to handle different content types effectively.
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Destiny 2 disabled Lootapalooza handouts because players were cashing in with an exploit
- Destiny 2 disabled Lootapalooza handouts due to players exploiting a bug that allowed them to claim multiple free event engrams by deleting and recreating characters.
- The exploit involved claiming a free event engram, deleting a character, and then claiming another free engram upon logging back in, allowing players to accumulate cosmetics like weapon skins and emotes.
- Although the free daily handout returned later, some players expressed frustration at the exploit-related engram cutoff, with suggestions to remove the engram cap being made on social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit.
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New World will be ‘free’ for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subbers starting July 15
- New World will be available on PlayStation Plus starting July 15, allowing Extra and Premium players to access the game without paying the box price.
- PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium players will have access to New World without needing to pay $60 for the base game, saving them money.
- Previously, PS5 players needed to pay for PlayStation Plus to access New World's online features; now, they can play for a monthly fee of $15.
- There are mixed reactions among New World players regarding the news, with some seeing it as a positive move to attract more players while others find it frustrating after having paid $60 for the game.
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‘This needs to be made right’: The Subnautica 2 leads are now suing Krafton
- Krafton fired three leads at Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds and delayed the game to 2026, raising suspicions of avoiding a $250 million payout to devs.
- Krafton initially cited gamer feedback for the decision, then shifted blame to the fired devs, accusing them of abandonment, prompting a backlash.
- Following Krafton's statements, the fired leads sued the company for damages, emphasizing the need to set things right and clarifying intentions to share profits with the team.
- Despite Krafton's accusations, the leads disputed claims of greed, highlighting their commitment to profit-sharing with the team and their desire to continue working on Subnautica.
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Old School RuneScape is in the middle of an unusual surge of interest from World of Warcraft influencers
- World of Warcraft influencers are showing interest in Old School RuneScape, opting to play in Ironman or Hardcore Ironman worlds with major restrictions on trading items.
- The migration of WoW streamers to Old School RuneScape is seen as a departure from WoW's content limitations and an embrace of the sandbox MMORPG mechanics.
- It's uncertain if this trend will lead to a significant increase in new players for Jagex, but existing OSRS fans are enjoying the attention brought by the influx of influencers.
- The trend highlights a broader MMORPG genre appeal beyond World of Warcraft and the constantly evolving dynamics of online gaming communities.
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IMC Games’ Tree of Savior unveils the Aether Blader class, confirms server merges for July 14
- IMC Games introduced the new Aether Blader class in Tree of Savior, available for Cleric and Wizard base classes, with the ability to manipulate aether energy into water, ice, and lightning blades to attack enemies and apply unique debuffs.
- The Aether Blader class in Tree of Savior features new visual effects and is accompanied by a patch introducing a new vision item and bug fixes.
- On July 14th, IMC Games will merge players from the NA, EU, and South America servers into a single server named Zachariel, aiming to create a diverse community. Players are advised to login before the 13th to avoid deletion of accounts that do not meet set criteria.
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Working As Intended: Read a book, any book, but preferably an MMO history book
- MMO historian emphasizes the importance of preserving MMORPG genre history.
- Discusses misconceptions, rewriting of MMO past, and changing definitions within the genre.
- Highlights issues with erasing MMO history, semantics, and genre evolution challenges.
- Urges gamers and developers to learn from MMORPG history to enhance genre potential.
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Huh, Funcom is actually addressing the Dune Awakening PvP zone bungle with reimbursements
- Dune Awakening's latest update mistakenly flagged PvE areas in the Deep Desert back to PvP, causing players to lose bases and equipment.
- Funcom acknowledges the oversight and promises to reimburse vehicles, items, and vehicle components to affected players by the end of the week.
- The studio apologizes for other item losses due to bugs and states they are working on prevention measures for the future.
- Funcom also plans to remove all identified exploits and reiterates their zero-tolerance policy, enforcing actions against hundreds of players who abused exploits.
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Sudden layoffs at startup spark social-media outrage
- A tech startup faced backlash on social media after laying off 19 employees during a surprise video call, citing a withdrawal of investor funding.
- The move, which came without warning, left employees shocked as they were informed of the closure and immediate cease of operations.
- The post detailing the layoffs on Reddit quickly gained traction, with many users expressing outrage at the lack of communication and job insecurity in the tech industry.
- Users on the platform offered support and advice to the affected employee, sharing similar experiences and providing tips for job hunting and maintaining resilience.
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Dune Awakening players wiped out by yesterday’s PvE/PvE zone switcharoo call for a rollback
- Funcom implemented adjustments in Dune Awakening including more T6 resources and crackdown on border camping tactics, but the patch introduced bugs like accidental PvP zone switch.
- Players who had built bases in the affected zones were wiped out by PvP players due to the unintended switch, leading to calls for a rollback to restore the lost progress.
- Despite player uproar and requests for a rollback, historical data suggests that Funcom rarely performs rollbacks in similar situations, leaving the affected players frustrated.
- The incident adds to the negative experiences earlier in the month for Dune Awakening players, with ongoing issues reported such as 'Connection Lost Generic' errors during logins.
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Elite Dangerous confirms a higher cash shop cost for its upcoming Clipper Mk2 and other large ships
- Elite Dangerous is increasing the cash shop cost for the upcoming Clipper Mk2 and other large ships, with the Clipper's price being 19,020 Arx for the standard version and 38,000 Arx for the kitted out stellar version.
- Player reactions to the price hike have been varied, with some expecting it due to the nature of large ships, while others express concern about potential future increases or argue for lower costs based on the studio's own logic.
- Recent updates in Elite Dangerous include the arrival of the Gutamaya Corsair for in-game credits purchase, changes to Powerplay to encourage more player activity, and a new community goal involving attacking power-aligned ships to shape the galaxy.
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Insiders detail gameplay for Blackbird, the ‘f’ing incredible’ Zenimax MMO that Microsoft killed off
- Microsoft's layoffs in its games division resulted in the cancellation of Project Blackbird, a new MMORPG from Zenimax Online Studios that was in development for seven years.
- Project Blackbird was described by insiders as a blend of Destiny, Blade Runner, and Horizon Zero Dawn, featuring players as Revenants aligned with alien factions exploring the planet of Soteria.
- The game offered open-world exploration, a major city called Exodus, four-player missions, a narrative involving a high-profile NPC murder, crafting, gathering, traversal mechanics, player housing, PvP, and a focus on co-op PvE gameplay.
- Insiders and testers praised Blackbird as 'fucking incredible,' with Microsoft CEO Phil Spencer having to have the controller taken away during a meeting discussing the game. The layoffs and cancellation have sparked frustration among unions within Microsoft.
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