UPDATE, 7/2, 9:01 p.m. ET: Microsoft said it resolved the technical problems that had knocked out Xbox Live for nearly seven hours. “Users should no longer be encountering issues signing in to Xbox Live and services,” the Xbox Support account on X posted at 8:49 p.m. ET. “Thank you for your patience, game on!”

I just noticed that when I look at a game which I know nothing about and Steam says "Mostly Positive" I tend to immediately get suspicious

(satire website fyi)

EDIT: Dr Disrespect has made a full statement regarding the ban.

Twitch abruptly permabanned one of its biggest names (Guy Beahm a.k.a. Dr Disrespect) from their platform back in 2020 without explanation. Four years later, two former Twitch employees have now spoken up, alleging that he was banned for sexting with a minor through the Twitch Whispers app and attempting to meet up with her at TwitchCon.

This came two years after a settled lawsuit between Twitch and Beahm, where neither party admitted to any wrongdoing, and his contract was paid.

Other notes and links:

• The Twitter post made by former Twitch employee, Cody Conners (@evoli)

• Esports journalist Rod "Slasher" Breslau (@slasher), who previously tweeted that he had been told by 'credible sources' about why Beahm was banned, but couldn't say anything due to the sensitivity of the subject, has also corroborated what Cody Conners confirmed.

• The other former Twitch employee who spoke to the Verge asked to remain anonymous.

• Response from Dr Disrespect (@DrDisrespect) via Twitter denying any wrongdoing.

• Midnight Society (@12am) announcing on Twitter that they have cut all ties with Dr Disrespect following these allegations. This is an indie game studio that the Doc was a co-founder of.

• Turtle Beach have seemingly dropped their partnership with Dr Disrespect. All of his branded merch has been removed from their website.

I know it's tragically pedestrian; and I know there's supposed to be a 4 in 2025; and I also know there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, and the gaming industry is going through some pretty radical changes... but all I really want is another Borderlands.

There's not much they can do with it, not many places to go, and I'm sure everyone who's worked on the series over the years is thoroughly sick of it. But, damn. Every one of the main games (at least; I haven't loved every in-between spin-off) has his a sweet spot of mindless fun, funniness, and replay-ability. I've played 3 so many times through, and spent so many hours just running around in every location, even I can't work up much enthusiasm to fire it up anymore.

There's an occasional game that fills the same niche; Bullet Storm was pretty fun, but with low replay-ability. I just want a game where I can turn off the higher brain functions and run around killing stuff in interesting ways.

Thanks for attending my Ted Talk.

Being the most favorable game market does not mean "there is no competition". It's just the competition is doing it wrong so everyone flocks to what they like or have stuck with.

I'm searching for a cooking game or restaurant management game on PC that meets the following criteria:

Allows me to choose the type of cuisine to cook Enables upgrading workstations for improvement, rather than just purchasing multiples Includes decorating features Offers a cooking experience similar to Order UP!, Cooking Mama, or simple click-based mechanics like Diner Dash or Cooking Dash (found in most mobile cooking games) I've already tried the following games, but they didn't quite meet my expectations:

TasteMaker (5/10) Tavern Master (7/10) Chef Life (3/10) Cooking Simulator (1/10) Overcooked (0/10) Plate Up (0/10) Rolling Hills (0/10) Chef (0/10) Food Truck Simulator (2/10) Good Pizza, Great Pizza 0/10 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 0/10 If anyone has suggestions, I'd greatly appreciate them!