I saw a video on spawnwave that talked today about what games people are enjoying in 2026 right now. And the different reactions of different social media/sites.

I personally am loving Wild Blue Skie s. Its just starfox. Thats what I want to play!

BALL x PIT is a whole lot of fun. I didn’t think it would be but it keeps getting better and better.

I also liked FTL back in the day so I picked up Void War . Its like warhammer + FTL and its fantastic.

EDIT: You all are great! Keep them coming! So many games (video games and otherwise) in this list!

        • thingsiplay@lemmy.mlEnglish
          515·
          2 days ago

          Ah okay, I never cared what the political talk is, as long as it does not affect the media I’m watching (or playing). She didn’t even work on the game Hogwarts Legacy, and the game is not even about Harry Potter himself.

          • Zarobi@aussie.zoneEnglish
            191·
            2 days ago

            She still gets money for it. And then uses that money to fund anti-trans TERF stuff. Depending on your ideals there may be some cognitive dissonance there is all.

            • thingsiplay@lemmy.mlEnglish
              48·
              2 days ago

              Assuming you are right, she is not the only one who gets money. The developers were a full team creating the game, the publisher is not her. You can ignore the entire world and focus only on her, or you are fair and focus on everyone involved.

              • Zarobi@aussie.zoneEnglish
                161·
                2 days ago

                I encourage you to read the Wikipedia article I linked. She is highly politically active and was a pivotal influence on directly harming trans rights. She is also highly litigative and will sue anybody that is against her.

                Here’s one quote from the article:

                In June 2020 the Equality Act was blocked in the United States Senate. The Republican Party senator James Lankford cited Rowling’s essay as part of his reasoning for opposing the bill.

                She also doesn’t believe asexual people exist, she believes that women are defined by their biological birth sex, she backed legislation to make it more difficult to change genders, she deliberately misgenders people, and she created her own sexual assault crisis shelter specifically to exclude trans women from it.

                I think it was particularly interesting that the actors for Ron, Hermione, and Harry, all opposed Rowling’s opinions.

                Supporting the brand is supporting her, full stop. Supporting her is supporting anti-trans politics. You can choose to ignore that, that’s entirely up to you; but it is a choice nonetheless.

                • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
                  61·
                  1 day ago

                  This person clearly just wants to bury their head in the sand.

                  Until the fascists come for them, or someone they care about. Then suddenly they’ll start “caring about the political talk.”

                  Hopefully it won’t be too late at that point

                • thingsiplay@lemmy.mlEnglish
                  27·
                  2 days ago

                  I do not support anti-trans politics, in fact I don’t care. She is not the only person in the world, so I’m not pirating a videogame that a publisher and team of developer has spent millions and ton of time into a project, where she has no influence on the game. You can choose to ignore everything else and focus on this single person only.

                  An analogy to a different topic, but illustrating the issue I have with your logic: With your logic, I have to stop using Linux, because Microsoft has WSL integrated into Windows. Plus Microsoft is using Linux too. Anyone supporting Linux supports Microsoft too.

                  • Zarobi@aussie.zoneEnglish
                    131·
                    2 days ago

                    Your logic doesn’t follow because firstly you’re not paying for Linux generally as an average user; and secondly it doesn’t involve Microsoft in any way whatsoever if you use Linux.

                    There is a direct pipeline here. You buy the game -> a cut goes to Rowling as royalties -> she invests that money in anti-trans stuff. It’s very straightforward.

                    I’m not the person who wrote the original reply, so I’m not suggesting piracy. Personally I just don’t interact with her products at all anymore. I don’t read the books, watch the movies, or play the games. Full boycott.

                    Again; it’s entirely your choice. I’m not trying to make you feel bad or guilt trip you or convince you to boycott her or anything of the sort. That’s your own decision. I’m only providing information and education. If this information makes you feel bad, it might indicate something you should think about and make a proper decision about, either way.

          • Mastengwe@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            32·
            1 day ago

            The people here don’t care about meaningful and nuanced thought. If you don’t bandwagon with the hive, they’ll rip you to shreds.

            • chunes@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              22 hours ago

              Seems to be everywhere now, unfortunately. But lemmy is particularly bad, you’re right.

      • MalReynolds@slrpnk.netEnglish
        84·
        2 days ago

        And PSN gives JKR a royalty… Still, hard to pirate on PS hardware you don’t really own.

        • Pratai@piefed.caEnglish
          46·
          2 days ago

          So…. I didn’t pay for it. And I own my PS5. And frankly, I don’t really care that royalties are made. It’s a good game and the developers deserve their cut.