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Well then, let’s take a look at some of the hottest stories(?) in the gaming industry this week!
🎨 [Industry Event of the Week] Bungie-Marathon, Design Theft Controversy 🖥️ [Hardware News of the Week] RX 9060 XT and FSR4 'Redstone' Update Announced 🥲 [Industry Story of the Week] Online Games Save Schools? A Gamer Prevents a Major Disaster 🤣 [Game Humor of the Week] What if you play Minecraft in a public institution? 🤑 [Game Talk of the Week] The $80 Game Debate Rekindles 😶‍🌫️ [Steam Summary of the Week] Is Steam Preparing a New Homepage Layout? 🔊 [Game News of the Week] Short but important industry news
🎨 [Industry Event of the Week] Bungie-Marathon, Design Theft Controversy
Marathon, a team-based shooter currently in development by Bungie. Despite Concord's failure, Sony hasn't given up on live service games, and Marathon is a game they're pushing hard as their next flagship game.
It has garnered attention for its unique, bright and vivid neon colors and cyberpunk + abstract art style .
This game reboots Bungie's solo play game 'Marathon Trilogy' after nearly 30 years. From traditional story-driven games, it has shifted the genre to MMOFPS, such as Valorant and Apex Legends. Recently (early May), we even conducted an alpha test for gamers.
There was also an incident in which the game's general director was fired due to sexual harassment (a lawsuit related to this is also in progress). In closed beta tests, the game was repeatedly delayed due to poor completion and low evaluations. This game, which was always plagued with incidents and accidents, has now become the subject of a new controversy .
Textures with the names of virtual companies, created by artist 'Antireal' with his own settings
▷ Controversy over unauthorized design theft
Among the textures used in the marathon, several designs were found to have been used without the permission of the original creator . The stolen images are the work of Scottish designer ANTIREAL, and many of them have been found to be serious cases of copy-pasted into the game, almost verbatim . Even the part where the wear effect was added to make it difficult to see was confirmed to clearly show the 'intention to hide' , and was heavily criticized.
This kind of design theft isn't limited to just one or two cases, and has been found extensively, including not only the core UI and loading screens within the game, but also the textures and effects of various objects.
Because of the continued flood of design theft, the game has even been given the derogatory nickname "Art Raiders", a reference to its rival game, Ark Raiders . Public opinion is going from bad to worse, with comments such as, “At least the ruined Concorde didn’t have this ‘copyright problem.’ Looking back, the Concorde is an angel!”
Antireal's 2017 'Antireal daily series' poster (bottom right) featured in the marathon UI and textures
Bungie admitted to design theft, stating, “The artist in charge in the past inserted the design into the texture,” and explained that they would do their best to resolve the issue.
The problem is that this theft appears to be a planned and repeated act , rather than a simple mistake.

- When asked about hiring plagiarized artists, he downplayed the details , saying, “It’s just a small detail.”

- Even in the apology , it seems like they are shifting responsibility to the 'individual employee who resigned'

- Additional cases of theft confirmed using Internet memes (Loss) as is

- It was revealed that the general designer had been following the original creator whose work was being plagiarized for years.

→ In the end, suspicions grew that they ‘knowingly stole the material’ , and this was a major blow to Bungie’s morality and transparency.

There is also criticism that this incident appears to be a 'habit' rather than a 'coincidence', especially since there have been similar art theft controversies in the past in the Destiny series.

This is a moment that will also greatly damage Bungie's brand image, which has created masterpieces such as Halo and Destiny in the past.

Nowadays, there are even jokes that rather than being an 'innovative studio', they are a 'reference-oriented studio'.
Image theft incident that occurred in Destiny. It is said that the incident was resolved through an agreement (money) with the copyright holder.
🖥️ [Hardware News of the Week] RX 9060 XT and FSR4 'Redstone' Update Announced
AMD has announced its entry-level graphics card lineup, the RX 9060 XT 8GB / 16GB models .

The specs are the same, but the price is set at $299 / $349 depending on the difference in VRAM.

The official announcement said that it is about 8% faster on average than the competing model, the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB (in a pure performance comparison without frame generation).

However, this test was conducted in QHD, even though the 5060 Ti is a product targeted at FHD environments. Also, the 5060 is an 8Gb VRAM model that is disadvantageous for high resolutions, while AMD went with a 16GB model.
However, there were cases where frames were recorded lower than 5060 in some games.
Even in tests where the environment itself was favorable for the RX 9060 XT, we can see that some games did not perform as well as the 5060.
That's not to say the RX 9060 XT is a bad choice, though, especially since its list price of $349 is cheaper than the $379 5060 Ti 8GB. So overall, there is a clear advantage to being able to get similar or slightly better performance at a lower price .
On the other hand, public opinion is a bit cold towards the RX 9060 XT 8Gb model that comes out at $299.
He also created a meme expressing regret for the RX 9060 XT 8Gb product, along with Obi-Wan's famous line when he cut down Anakin: "You should have defeated them, not ended up like them!" I wanted to beat the 5060 series by providing much more overwhelming performance, or if not, a much cheaper price for the price. I was disappointed that they were so blinded by profit that they released the 5060 at a slightly cheaper price with similar performance to the 5060 .
The announced release date is June 5th, and the domestic release date is expected after the third quarter.
I wish it had shown more competitive pricing or performance.
▷ FSR4 'Redstone' announced, specialized in ray tracing!
Also noteworthy is AMD's frame generation technology FSR4, which was also unveiled.
This version is codenamed 'Redstone' and will only be available on cards based on the RDNA4 architecture.
This update goes beyond simple upscaling and focuses on AI-based lighting/frame generation technology .
Of course, FSR4's upscaling went one step further, but it showed more than that.
Key technologies included include:
- Neural Radiance Caching : This is a technology that learns light reflection and indirect lighting using neural network AI. It is a technology that can utilize performance by reducing the burden of light source calculation while implementing natural and realistic lighting in real time. - Machine Learning Ray Generation : A technology that improves the quality of ray tracing by utilizing AI. It is more precise than existing methods and reduces noise to create clean shadows . - Machine Learning Frame Generation : Similarly, this is a method of generating new frames by training AI. It provides a smoother gaming experience.
In particular , ray tracing performance has been pointed out as a chronic weakness of AMD, and the FSR4 update strongly stands out with its will to improve this !
Although it is still in a position to chase Nvidia DLSS, this FSR4 'Redstone' shows AMD's strong will.
For gamers, this increase in choice is welcome news!
🥲 [Industry Story of the Week] Online Games Save Schools? A Gamer Prevents a Major Disaster
“Who would have thought that a simple game played online could save so many lives?”
A massive bombing attack on Evergreen Middle School in Tehama County, California, was foiled .
This incredible story began with a report from a minor gamer .
A boy of my age whom I met through an online game started telling me increasingly strange stories.
It was a story about violence at school, but at the end of every sentence, there were comments like, “It has to end now,” and “I’m going to burn it all down.”
One boy did not dismiss this as mere rambling. He recorded the conversation and reported it to the police along with his parents.
As a result, suspects aged 14 and 15 were identified and detained, and were taken into custody at their home.
Specific plans to harm teachers, students and parents were discovered, along with an improvised explosive device capable of killing more than 100 people .
The Tehama County Sheriff's Office held a press conference to announce that they successfully foiled a "planned bombing of Evergreen Middle School." And he thanked the underage gamer who played a big role in preventing the accident, saying, “His courageous actions saved many lives.”
This incredible 'good story' created by the game,
It will remain an example of how empathy and responsibility can save real lives, even in the digital space.

Among the public service announcements (PSAs) about gun violence prevention in the United States, one that suddenly comes to mind is one that talks about noticing the many "warning signs" that are happening in the background.

This student noticed the "signs"!

Superintendent's Letter of Thanks to Parents Who Reported
🤣 [Game Humor of the Week] What if you play Minecraft in a public institution?
A video created by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism using Minecraft to recreate a "Tokyo Metropolitan Outskirts Drainage Channel" is receiving rave reviews, with some saying, "This is so manic!"
A village that started to flood due to sudden heavy rain
Let's operate the console in the management office.
The sluice gate opens and a large amount of water rushes into the third reservoir.
A massive scale adjustment tank that can easily accommodate such water
Likewise, using a massive-scale drainage pump facility, water from the adjustment tank is pumped directly into the Edo River.
A large amount of water poured into the Edo River. It was a publicity stunt for the flood control facilities made by public institutions!
Based on the blueprint of an actual drainage ditch outside the Tokyo metropolitan area, A realistically recreated giant shaft, large pressure-regulating water tank, drainage pump device, etc. are introduced in a very realistic and fun way. The video received a lot of positive reviews and over 8,000 likes lol.

Public institutions and games don't seem to have much in common, but this type of promotional method is interesting!

▷ The secret of World of Warships where the frame rate crashed when only certain islands were visible ◁
A bathtub in an invisible house. A small rubber duck floating on top of it, with 1 million polygons ...
For reference, in games with detailed combat weapons like World of Warships, the average polygon count used for a single battleship is around 100,000 to 300,000 polygons . Second in detail is War Thunder, which uses between 150,000 and 500,000 polygons . So you can get an idea of how awesome that million polygons are.
There's one more catch here, which is that most games use a Level of Detail (LOD) system. Only when you look closely, you can see the battleship implemented with 100,000 to 300,000 polygons. Normally when playing a game, you zoom out to secure a clear view, but in this case, it is replaced with a version with much fewer polygons. If LOD0 (the closest) is 200,000 polygons, LOD1 is 100,000, LOD2 is 20,000, and LOD3 is 5,000, so there are separate versions prepared with fewer polygons. It is replaced with an appropriate polygon depending on the distance or object size.
The problem with the rubber duck is that we did not have this “replacement polygon model” ready. This is an episode that occurred when the screen turned to that island and all the polygons of four or five detailed battleships were calculated in real time .
▷ Symptoms that occur when the game gets older ◁
The skill description is so long lol
And the old people understand that perfectly…
Do you guys play any games?
▷ Mom's nagging while playing games ◁
But what if the game your child is playing is RimWorld?
▷ Why were there so many innocent bans of Koreans in overseas games? ◁
Koreans who enjoy games like they're work ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Enjoying this kind of extreme efficiency is also part of the fun of the game! It's just that foreigners don't understand it!

Foreigners don't know this fun lol

▷ The reason why Nier: Automata could be translated into Korean ◁
Ah! I should have fed bulgogi to Todd Howard so that it would have been translated into Korean! I didn't know this!
For your information, Elder Scrolls Remastered passed the Game Rating and Administration Committee's review as of yesterday (the 22nd)^^
Of course, Korean!
🤑 [Game Talk of the Week] The $80 Game Debate Rekindles
Nintendo Switch 2's Mario Kart $80 launch price revealed, along with Microsoft's price hike announcement The gaming industry has been in an uproar recently due to attempts to raise game prices and gamers' resistance to them .
▷ If you're a true fan, you'll eventually find a way to buy it. - Randy Pitchford
In a recent interview, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchfort, the developer of the upcoming Borderlands 4, threw new fuel into the game's pricing debate.
Borderlands publisher 2K games has yet to confirm the price of Borderlands 4, with speculation running around the $80 mark . With many gamers expressing concerns about this , it was only natural that the question would be raised in Randy Pitchfort's interview.
questioner: Randy, I really hope this game doesn't cost $80. A lot of gamers are fed up with the constant price increases. You're the CEO, aren't you in a position to talk to the publisher about pricing?
Randy Pitchford:
A) It's out of my call. (Not my call)
B) If you're a true fan, you'll eventually find a way to buy it.  
In 1991, I was fresh out of high school and working at an ice cream shop for minimum wage. I remember seeing an $80 Sega Genesis game at the local store and somehow saving up the money to buy it.
This statement immediately drew criticism, saying, “It is elitist,” and “It is a perspective that only looks at the wallets of loyal customers.” Some criticized the statement as an irresponsible test of fan sentiment without understanding the game or the fans.
Even when I appeared on a panel at PAX East last week, I tried my best to avoid questions about this. “Game development costs are rising significantly. Borderlands 4 cost more than twice as much as Borderlands 3. So there’s no telling how much it’ll cost.” That said, it doesn't leave room for the $80 price tag.
Meanwhile , Borderlands recently revised its EULA (End User Agreement) . Here, it has been modified to allow kernel-level anti-cheat, collecting personal information such as the user's account, password, phone number, etc., and is receiving a barrage of negative reviews .
▷ The amount of entertainment that a $70 to $80 game can provide is steal-- Shuhei Yoshida, former PS executive
Shuhei Yoshida, who led the golden age of PS, also joined this debate.
In an interview, Yoshida mentioned that the game's price was raised relatively late compared to other products . He said that pricing a game is a matter for developers and publishers to decide.
He also explained that not all games have to have the same price, and that prices can vary depending on the value each game provides and its development budget .
In particular, he emphasized that games costing $70 to $80 provide so much value that they feel like a "steal." Compared to other entertainment such as movie tickets, we believe that the price is reasonable considering the immersion and play time that high-quality games provide. Rather than complaining about the high price of the game, the point is to emphasize that the value it provides is great .
On the one hand, he added , he believes that if consumers use their money carefully, there is no need to complain . In other words, while it is the developer or publisher's right to set the price, it is also the consumer's right to decide whether to purchase it or not.
It may be a bit of a defensive remark depending on how you interpret it, but it's true. Consumers should not buy if it is expensive and should not complain about the price. This is a very honest market-oriented statement that developers and publishers will receive a fair amount of sales for their price, and there is no need to blame consumers for that.
A survey of over 14,000 people conducted by IGN also found that 85% of people are against a game priced at $80, even for a blockbuster game.
It's certainly true that the gaming industry is under pressure to increase prices. However, there are masterpieces under $50 such as Clop 33, Blue Prince, and Split Fiction, The current gaming industry is also one in which indie games made by individuals or small development teams are flooding the market with low prices and becoming huge hits .
These are the blockbuster games that don't offer new experiences and only raise their prices - games that sell for $80 - that are the real competition . Rather than weighing whether gamers' wallets can afford their prices.
Yoshida's logic of entertainment value for money is, “Free-to-play mobile games promise tons of playtime and content for free, so should everyone just play mobile games or F2P games?” you might ask.
Game prices may rise, but gamers want a reason to justify those prices. If you're a fan, you'll pay, right? That's not trust, it's more like coercion.
Gamers' trust is not there to be sucked away, and we must remember that the bitter words of fans are truly voices for the sake of the game .

The direction was not far away. We just had to listen to the voices of the fans who loved us the most and fix that part. - No Man's Sky, Sean Murray

😶‍🌫️ [Steam Summary of the Week] Is Steam Preparing a New Homepage Layout?
A leaked Steam DB has revealed what appears to be a screenshot of what is believed to be the UI for the new Steam webpage . Compared to the current slightly outdated top bar, this is a much more modern (and probably responsive) web page.
In addition, the existing UI was specialized for PCs, with an overlay method that displayed an additional menu when the mouse was hovered over it. The revamped UI seems to have been designed to be usable not only on PCs and mobile devices, but also on controller-based control systems such as Steam Decks and UMPCs.
Reactions are divided.
Cry about how horrible it is, and wait a year until you decide to love it. I like it. Everything looks much better. When it comes to changing layouts, how about providing more stability and fixing bugs ? It's much better than the cluttered screen before!
As someone who is a web planner, I would like to add one thing: Although modernization may look better and more attractive in terms of design, it has the disadvantage of reducing the “amount of information” provided on the page . And for that missing information, people either have to access the details page or use a third-party site (like Steam DB).
A cleaner screen also means that less content is displayed!
The highly accessible SNS format is great for content consumption, but it is not suitable for strategies or long-form information. On the other hand, old bulletin board style forums with outdated layouts and difficult-to-read threads still survive and provide information to many people.
I'll put it in neutral. It's both good and bad! LOL
▷ Steam Trending Games of the Week!
Is it just my imagination that it feels like it's been a long time since I've been to this corner?
- FANTASY LIFE i: The Spinning Dragon and the Girl Who Steals Time
A game that I put in everything because I didn't know what you'd like! Various daily content such as Animal Crossing, Ranch Story, and Stardew Valley are installed as basics, It also includes RPG content such as battles and dungeon exploration based on various fantasy occupations (mercenaries, magicians, hunters, etc.). In addition to the freedom of the open world, there is also a story for those who don't know what to do, and the life content is filled with mini-games to keep you from getting bored. Of course, it also supports multiplayer!
Fantasy Life i, an open world game packed with a variety of fun , is receiving very positive reviews (92%) and is currently cruising with a peak concurrent user count of 45,000 . These types of life sims are always in high demand but I feel like they can't quite live up to the demand, but this game looks like it's going to fill a need for a lot of people!
If you're someone who likes live simulations, this will be a great fit for your tastes.
This is totally fucking…
- Monster Train 2 The second installment of the acclaimed Monster Train, a fresh yet well-made roguelike deck-building game, has been released . It returns with more minions, different clans, new train car cards, and a “more convenient” system, while maintaining the special fun of the first installment. And we even added an “Infinite Mode” for many users who wanted to test their own limits!
With an overwhelmingly positive (96%) rating from 1,000 reviews, it shows the appearance of an improved sequel. It recorded 14,000 concurrent users, and given the nature of its genre, it looks like it will be a game that will continue to run for a long time!
Part 1 has been released in various bundles, so if you aren't planning on playing it right away, it might be a good idea to keep the bundle!
First of all, this time we support “official Korean”!
- In addition Gray Zone Warfare, which resembles Tarkov, has recently seen a significant return of users and a slight recovery in reviews after its recent update . Thanks to its support for PvE, the game is a haven for users who don't like PvP but still want to enjoy the hardcore FPS style of Tarkov, but optimization still holds it back .
📢 Steam Deck Short Story
- Steam Deck certified and playable games reach 20k! 🎇 - SteamOS 3.6.24 update that fixes memory leaks and crashes in Steamwebholper - SteamOS 3.7 massive update in 3 days. Includes various updates including maximum charge limit (80%) option, latest Arch linux, Mesa graphics driver, Plasma 6.2.5, etc.
Steam Delivery Girl High-Quality Cosplay by 'n8sniper' posted on Steam Deck and Steam Reddit! But where's the cat? LOL See the rest of the images at this link: https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/1kpvksh/steam_delivery_girl_cosplay_special_delivery/
🔊 [Game News of the Week] Short but important industry news
🔊 'Metaphor: Re:Fantasia', 'The Division 2 (Console Only)', 'Warhammer 40K: Space Marine', and more are scheduled to enter Game Pass in June ! 🔊 Shiftup announces the release of “Stella Blade Prequel (a work that covers a time period before the original work)” through performance announcement PPT. The target is to release in 2027. 🔊 ShiftUp, Stella Blade's Steam 120 country region lock related announcement: "We will work with the publisher (Sony) to resolve the issue as much as possible before launch." 🔊 Dororon appears in Stella Blade x Nike DLC! ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
What the heck, why is this so cute? Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
🔊 SAG-AFTRA (US labor union) files unfair labor practices charges against Epic Games for using AI-generated Darth Vader voice in Fortnite 🔊 Elden Ring film adaptation, directed and written by Alex Garlan, known for works such as “Ex Machina” and “Civil War: America's Last Day” 🔊 The 'PlayStation Stars' loyalty program, which allowed players to earn limited edition collectibles or cashbacks by playing games, has been announced to end after 3 years ㅠㅠ 🔊 Since the launch of Clop33, searches for French words like the profane French exclamation (뀠땡) and '고마주 (to rub off)' have reached an all-time high
Even this word, gommage (rub off), would have been a huge bait!
Shit… Shit…
🔊 The first research book on game director Hideo Kojima, "Game Designer Hideo Kojima Theory" released (???) 🔊 After a long legal battle, Fortnite is back on the iOS App Store . It’s a successful return after four years, including in-app purchases! 🔊 Geralt's voice actor denied the controversy over Ciri's Woke in The Witcher 4 , saying on air, "It's not Woke, it's not Woke." "Read the book. You'll understand why Ciri became the main character." 🔊 The LEGO fan game “Bionicle: Mask of Power” project, which had been in development for 8 years, has been completely halted . The reason is a sudden change in LEGO’s position, which had been tacitly allowing it .
It was a fan-made game, but as its scale grew, one could only guess that it was discontinued because “it seemed like they didn’t want it to look like an official game.”
That's all for this week's news!
Starting next week, temperatures will exceed 30 degrees Celsius in some regions, so everyone should thoroughly prepare for the heat. Just hold on for another week and another series of holidays will come!
We hope to see you next week with some cooler news,
Don't forget, the best way to beat the heat is with a good game in a cool room! We'll be back on Fridays around 7pm with some new and fun news from Gamez.

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