Talk about a lazy weekend. Here’s the news.
- Summer Games Done Quick Begins
- Bethesda Sues Westworld Devs
- Forza Horizon 4’s Car Roster Leaked
SGDQ 2018
Summer Games Done Quick, for those who don’t know, is an annual event where video game speed runners gather together to broadcast tons of various speed runs over the span of a few days. It’s a giant charity event, so expect to see frequent donations, all of which go toward Doctors Without Borders. It’s honestly a good time. A bunch of gaming nerds getting together to do something good for the world. I normally have the live stream going while I work. More information can be found at the GamesDoneQuick website.
Bethesda Dropping the Hammer
Some of you may have noticed that Westworld now has a mobile game. You may also have noticed that said game bears a striking resemblance to Fallout Shelter. This is because the studio hired to make Fallout Shelter is the same hired for the Westworld game. Bethesda is taking legal action against these developers, claiming it copied the code from Fallout Shelter.
While you can’t own a genre of video games, you CAN own the specific code needed to make a game. When this studio developed Fallout Shelter, they signed a contract stating that Bethesda owns all code made for the game. Bethesda now believes the developer re-used this code for development on Westworld. They’re so certain because they were able to replicate a camera glitch in Westworld that acts the exact same way as one from Fallout Shelter. If that isn’t the most Bethesda thing ever.
Forza Roster Leaked
Those who pre-ordered Forza Horizon 4 noticed that the game had downloaded some game files early. Puzzled by this, they dug into these files to see what they could find. The results were impressive. There appears to be a roster of over 450 vehicles listed for the game. This has sparked some discussion as to the limited presence of certain vehicles and brands (There’s like.. 3 Toyotas). The Forza Twitter has stated that the download is an error, and you are safe to delete them before the game properly downloads. You can find the full list of vehicles at this Reddit post by willbsn13. And can I say? My god these screenshots look nice.
Time to put the nose back to the grindstone, eh? Thank’s for tuning in. I hope all the new folk coming in from that Facebook ad are enjoying it. Feel free to provide feedback if something isn’t to you’re liking. Come back tomorrow for another news post. I’ll try to get another guest review up soon. Otherwise, have a great day!
