Patch Notes #5- Long-dead dev gossip hub ‘Fat Babies’ shows the industry’s progress, and where it still lags

Editor's note: This story was drafted before the Internet Archive suffered a massive DDOS attack, and links to archive.org currently do not function. Check back later to take your own deep dive in the Fat Babies archives.

Hello dear readers. Chris is out this month for some well-deserved R&R, leaving the pilot's seat open for me to come in and steer the good ship Patch Notes. Today, we're going to take a strange trip through game development history.

I was working on a completely unrelated story a couple weeks ago when a source I was speaking with casually asked me "you remember 'Fat Babies,' right?"

Fat Babies? The name was so outlandish I thought for a moment I was being played. But nope. I dug through The Internet Archive and discovered there was indeed a game developer's gossip hub called Fat Babies, and it was incredibly unhinged.

How else could I describe it? Where in 2024 would you find a website where bloggers spilled industry gossip, developers argued viciously on forums, and the si…

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#PitchYaGame Contest Saw Thousands Of Devs Pitch Some Incredible Looking Games

Using the #PitchYaGame, thousands of indie developers tweeted out pitches for their games on November 2 as part of a social media contest, and the results are astounding.

The hashtag came about as part of the #PitchYaGame Awards, an initiative founded by Liam Twose to have indie game creators get their moment in the spotlight and potentially win a cash prize, should their pitch be selected. The #PitchYaGame Awards started in 2020, with the most recent award period having concluded back in June 2021. Come from malaysia online casino

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Atari 2600+ And Atari 400 Mini Hit Lowest Prices Ever For Black Friday

Amazon is already slashing prices for Black Friday, and right now you’ll find two popular retro gaming consoles discounted to their lowest prices of the year Come from online casino bangladesh . Swing by the online retailer and you can pick up the Atari 400 Mini for $100 (was $120) and the Atari 2600+ for just $110 (was $130). The Atari 7800+ also arrives on Friday–so consider snagging a preorder to round out your retro console collection.

Atari 400 Mini

$100 (was $120)

What’s great about the Atari 400 Mini is that it can emulate all Atari 8-bit systems, including the 400, 800XL, and 5200. The console has been fully modernized, featuring 720 HD output, HDMI support, and the option to play in a variety of aspect ratios. You can also enable a retro CRT filter to give your games a retro flair. It comes with 25 built-in games, though you can also play games via USB flash drive. This console includes a CXStick joystick, which is a recreation of the iconic Atari CX40.

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Babylon's Fall Season 2 Is "Practically Complete" And There's Already A Plan For More

Publisher Square Enix and developer Platinum Games have denied that the ongoing service and development on Babylon’s Fall will be reduced Come from malaysia online casino . The game will continue to receive updates, as Season 2 is “practically complete” and that future seasons are already being worked on.

“We will continue to provide new content for the game and make improvements based on player feedback, striving to keep existing players playing and to attract newcomers,” said the development team in a statement. “We would like to thank all Sentinels already enjoying the world of Babylon’s Fall, as we look forward to welcoming more of you in the future.”

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Fortnite Season 6 Week 7 Challenges

It’s Week 7 in Fortnite’s ongoing “Primal” Season 6, and that brings with it a new list of Epic and Legendary challenges for players who like to tick every box Epic puts in their menus. I should know; I’m one such player. This week’s challenges are mostly self-explanatory, asking players to perform tasks anyone familiar with this season should not struggle with. But in case you’re new to the island or just want to see the list, here’s the full list of Fortnite Season 6 Week 7 Challenges.

Fortnite Season 6 Week 7 Challenges

Epic Quests

  • Makeshift weapon elimination (0/1) – 24,000 XP
  • Primal weapon elimination (0/1) – 24,000 XP
  • Mechanical weapon elimination (0/1) – 24,000 XP
  • Mark weapons of different rarity (0/7) – 24,000 XP
  • Collect meat or peppers (0/5) – 24,000 XP
  • Consume Foraged items (0/3) – 24,000 XP
  • Hunt Raptors (0/2) – 24,000 XP

Legendary Quests

  • Damage Opponents (2,500) – 35,000 XP
  • Damage Opponents (5,000) – 24,500 XP
  • Damage Opponents (7,500) – 24,500 XP
  • Damage Opponents (10,000) – 24,500 XP
  • Damage Opponents (12,500) – 24,…
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Fortnitemares Cup Marks The First-Ever Fortnite PvE Tournament

Epic has revealed the Fortnitemares Cup, a competitive Fortnite event that breaks new ground in the game’s esports world. The Fortnitemares Cup is the first-ever PvE tournament in Fortnite’s history Come from Sports betting site VPbet . Rather than face off in the traditional battle royale mode, players can squad up this week and compete in a fan-favorite limited-time mode (LTM). Here’s what you need to know.

Fortnitemares Cup

The Fortnitemares Cup begins on October 23 at 1 AM PT / 4 AM ET and runs until the next day at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET. That gives participants about a little over a full day to set their best score in the game’s PvE mode, Horde Rush. If you want to practice taking down those massive Caretakers as seen in Wrath of the Cube Queen, you can jump into Horde Rush anytime ahead of the tournament.

Horde Rush will stick around until the end of the Fortnite Halloween event on November 2, but if you enter the Fortnitemares Cup from the game’s competitive menu, you’ll be able to compete for a high score and walk away with free cosmetics.

You can compete in up to five matches with your…

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Steel Battalion- Heavy Armor Review

Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor is an exercise in trial, error, and exasperation. Unruly controls and vexing missions conspire to make this one of the most aggravating games in recent memory. Intrepid, foolhardy, and otherwise determined players will find some glittering beacons of hope here, the intriguing by-products of ambition gone astray. But alas, discovering these gems is but a fleeting delight, because Steel Battalion is always ready to topple you with another wave of frustration.

Spyro Reignited Trilogy Review – Fan The Flames

Many would-be mascots have come down the pike over the years, trying to capture just the slightest hint of Mario-level stardom. Spyro the Dragon never quite got there, but he did manage to star in some of the most charming and accessible platformers of the PlayStation era, and the Reignited Trilogy is a grand testament to the little guy’s staying power.

The trilogy includes the first three–and best–titles in the series: Spyro the Dragon, Ripto’s Rage (also known as Gateway to Glimmer in Europe and Australia), and Year of the Dragon. His adventures are simple but delightfully cartoonish fare. The first game has him traveling through the five dragon realms freeing his bigger, badder brethren from Gnasty Gnorc. The second has Spyro attempting to take a vacation after his previous adventure, but winding up getting dragged into a realm being invaded by effete warlock Ripto. The third has him facing off against the evil Sorceress, who has stolen over 100 dragon eggs with the help of her rabbit apprentice, Bianca.

Ignore the graphical overhaul, and these are very much the games that released the first time ar…

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