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iOS 17.2 hints at Apple moving towards letting users sideload apps from outside the App Store in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] nyankas@feddit.de 30 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes, we will. This was also specifically demanded by the EU and has to be implemented by March 6th 2024.

It’s being said that Google and Mozilla already have iOS-versions of Chrome and Firefox ready for this.

Yahtzee Croshaw: Today, I formally resigned from The Escapist and Gamurs. I don't have the rights to Zero Punctuation, but whatever happens you'll be hearing my voice again soon, in a new place. in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[-] nyankas@feddit.de 15 points 10 months ago

Well, Nick used that term and he‘s probably in a position to know if it‘s the right one.

Yahtzee Croshaw: Today, I formally resigned from The Escapist and Gamurs. I don't have the rights to Zero Punctuation, but whatever happens you'll be hearing my voice again soon, in a new place. in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[-] nyankas@feddit.de 185 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

A screenshot from discord, in which nickjcal24 writes: @everyone since messages pushed it way up. I was fired from The Escapist along with many others today, and in response the entire video team, including Yahtzee, has resigned from The Escapist. Our plan is to go independent, but we will share more plans on that later this week.

It‘s probably important to mention that the entire video team is gone. Some of them were fired, so the rest walked. They‘re planning to go independent soon.

Edit: Their new channel will be SecondWindGroup. They'll do a livestream on November 8th at 11 AM CT, explaining their plans for the future. (Source)

Age of Empires IV: Japanese Coming November 14th in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[-] nyankas@feddit.de 4 points 10 months ago

I think it‘s different enough to scratch a different itch from time to time. Sure, the general setting and some basic mechanics are similar to AoE2‘s, but overall the game plays very differently. For example, I really like that there are fundamental differences in the play styles of different civilizations. I‘d really recommend giving AoE4 a shot, if you want to play an RTS besides AoE2.

Saint Row developer, Volition, is shutting down in c/gaming@lemmy.ml

[-] nyankas@feddit.de 17 points 1 year ago

I‘m not sure if I‘m missing something, but I‘d be really surprised if Volition was doing fine. Agents of Mayhem didn‘t do well at all and the Saints Row reboot was pretty terrible. Their last somewhat successful launch was probably the Saints Row 4 expansion back in 2015.

It‘s always sad to see a developer shut down, especially one with such history. But I can honestly understand closing a studio which hasn‘t had any great release for over eight years.

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PSA: Reddit is refunding active Premium memberships, despite their official stance (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by nyankas@feddit.de to c/reddit@lemmy.ml

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I've recently contacted Reddit support in order to prepare my ten year old account for deletion. Although all official sources say, that they don't offer refunds for Premium, I tried to get at least a part of the 50$ (yearly membership; last renewal in Feb 2023) back. To my surprise, they've actually refunded me the full amount.

Three things which might be important:

I'm from the EU, so maybe this only works in countries/states with strong consumer protection laws; their response came from their legal support team
I used the recently announced discontinuation of awards and coins as reason for my refund; they advertised monthly coins as a Premium feature back when I started my subscription, so not delivering them anymore might be false advertising (IANAL)
I've bought Premium using a browser; I don't know if refunds are handled differently when it has been bought via Google Play or the App Store

So if you want to delete your account, due to the ongoing enshittification, and have an active Premium subscription, you might want to try to get your money back. Despite Reddit's official stance.