GMTK Digest (October 2024)

In my restless dreams, I see those articles...

Hello!

We're well into the final months of the year now, so that means big new game releases! But it also means time to snuggle up warm with a cup of cocoa and some of the best videos and writing on games. Here's what I've got for you this time around.

Headlines

This Might Be The Biggest Hack In Pokémon History - Pokemon company Game Freak suffered a monster data breach this month. This hack spilled secrets on unused Pokemon designs, details on upcoming games and films, and even the Switch 2 codename.

Switch emulator Ryujinx goes offline after creator gets an offer from Nintendo they can't refuse - After crushing Switch emulator Yuzu in February, Nintendo has now defeated another one: Ryujinx. However, as of yesterday it looks like a new team has taken over the source code and picked up development.

'Alien: Isolation' is finally getting a sequel, developer confirms - Alien Isolation is a certified classic (though I've never played more than a couple hours because it's too spooky). But it didn't do great numbers. Thankfully, Creative Assembly is getting another go with an upcoming sequel.

Steam Deck won't have yearly refreshes, says Valve - "That's kind of not really fair to your customers to come out with something so soon that's only incrementally better." Preach!