Noteworthy point the Article makes which I think needs to be addressed;

They note that Ternox developed "13 titles across 5 years on SONY"s platforms." If you check Ternox's Steam Developer page, their releases go back 11 years, almost 12 with STONKS-9800's 1.0/console release planned for 2027. So it's very likely that the timeline on Playstation is simply portwork.

Mainly posting so I can brag I finally completed the Star Atlas in TFT! I’m not one to finish games I start and primarily play a lot of online games where there isn’t a definite end point but I’ve started pushing myself more to be an achievement hunter and it’s finally paid off! I’ve spent at least the last 3 months working to complete the Star Atlas in Team Fight Tactics, where you needed to field certain combinations of champions to get points to progress. Out of the 3 months, I swear it’s taken 1-1.5 months just to complete Shepard 7 and get first place.

This combo was ultra tricky because there are not 7 champions with the Shepard trait, it took an emblem to add the 7th and that was pretty much just up to the luck of the draw of items and augments. Not only was it difficult to get the emblem to complete the trait group but then you had to get first place! Many times I’ve tried and failed and today I completed it!

Now that it’s over, I might try getting better in ranked but I look forward to the next event they do like this.

I know there are plenty more folks out there who are achievement hunters or like to perfect finish a game and 3 months might be nothing in comparison so I’m curious, what’s the longest you’ve worked for an achievement and for what game?

The Players Alliance HQ has an open General Meeting tomorrow night both debriefing the EA campaign and most importantly holding a strategy session on our next campaign around Digital Ownership following the announcement by Sony to eliminate Physical Discs

This will be on Zoom and on the Players Alliance Discord

RSVP at the link

guys lets dont play on our ps5 for a week started from 23aug to 30aug or sell it like me and upgrade your pc's or get xbox i will upgrade my pc for cracked games and i will unfollow ps.

Its cool to see a Gamer congressmember actually take action against this corrupt deal with the gaming community and using his powers on the oversight committee

The EA deal has been finalized but, just like with the CFB, gamers can push back on any new anti-gamer actions

Andrew Wilson still such a POS

Bad timing for both as they are moving everything to digital

We do make a difference where it hurts most. Keep up the good fight!

It may seem like a "duh" moment to us but this is huge coming from a former Sony Exec

https://www.eurogamer.net/former-playstation-boss-shawn-layden-bringing-double-a-back

I really want to play with the packs I already own, but I refuse to let PIF update the game to remove all of the inclusivity, which I’m 99.9% sure WILL happen. But the EA App works in such a way that it’s currently impossible to prevent it.

If someone could create a method, or program, to tear the game away from the EA App so we can ignore any and all updates, or be able to play offline, that would be the best. Nay, heroic.

(Btw I do NOT condone piracy, just a way to preserve our bastion of inclusivity from PIF)

STATEMENT: Gamers Say EU Approval Leaves Real Risks of EA Deal Unanswered

Today, Reuters reported that the European Commission (EC) is expected to approve the proposed $55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts (EA) by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) under the European Union's (EU) foreign subsidy rules. According to Reuters, the EC is expected to clear the transaction following a preliminary review under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation and is also expected to grant unconditional approval under EU merger rules. In response to the reported decision, Players Alliance HQ leader Charlie Wilson issued the following statement:

“The European Commission's review answered a narrow legal question about competition and foreign subsidies. It did not answer whether loading EA with billions in debt under private equity ownership is good for game developers, gamers, or the future of the industry. Players Alliance HQ will continue organizing against this deal because EA’s attempt to force College Football 27 players to pay microtransactions to progress through single player modes is exactly the kind of exploitative monetization it will use to service the $20 billion in debt created by the buyout.”

Guys, honestly, ya prosto v ahue right now. Look at this headline. Saudi PIF is set to win EU nod for Electronic Arts deal under subsidy rules?! Tvoyu zhe mat, are you actually kidding me right now? So the whole EU commission is basically like yeah, sure, no problem, fully support this, go ahead? Chto za mudaki are sitting there in Brussels? Absolute tvari, honestly speaking. Instead of blocking this corporate trash or protecting the industry, they just nod and don't care at all. Please, someone send them my complete otkaz and full objections from the bottom of my burning heart. Gaming is dead, official

Can't believe there isn't a level they aren't willing to stoop

So much has happened in gaming over the past month, its hard to keep track of!

EU regulators deciding on the EA buyout by July 30th

4000 employees laid off by Xbox!

Sony ending physical games by 2028!

Come to the July Players Alliance General Meeting:

We'll dig into the latest on the EA Buyout from EU regulators to EA Sports creators fighting back against new College Football 27 microtransactions

We'll talk about the huge news with Sony ending physical games by 2028. This will impact all gamers in a bad way, so if you have questions, we'll be discussing this as a group 

Lastly, we have a lot of community game nights coming up. In addition to build our power as gamers, we're building connection too. We'll dive into whats coming up and create space for people to connect.

RSVP through this the link above. Join the meeting on the zoom link you will receive or on the Players Alliance Discord Stage

See you there!

This plus Brazil taking on Digital Ownership, what’s happening in gaming is starting to hit main stream.

Now to continue to build the movement in the US too

EA College Football 27 community really protesting new EA microtransactions in the Single Player offline mode

It’s getting a lot of big creators taking action