Criticism of the agenda hinders innovation in games, Microsoft will buy Steam after Gabe Newell’s departure — top stories for October 16

A concise roundup of everything that happened across the global entertainment industry over the past day.

• Sweet Baby’s head argues that agenda-driven criticism is stifling innovation in games.
• “Scare Team Cherry with this”: the creator of roguelike Soulgrave proposed an alternative to the contact-damage mechanic from Hollow Knight Silksong.
• Tomonobu Itagaki has passed away — the creator of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive — leaving a final message for players.
• The T-800 and Sarah Connor take on everyone — a new gameplay trailer for Terminator 2D: No Fate has been released.
• The RTX remaster of Left 4 Dead was tested on an RTX 5080 and compared to the original — frame rates dropped by a factor of 13.
• Players criticized the makers of Escape from Tarkov after transaction fees effectively wiped out discounts during the holiday sale.
• A blogger claims weapon recoil in Battlefield 6 is roughly 25% stronger on PC than on consoles.
• The Outer Worlds 2 developers unveiled a wildly inventive weapon alongside new third-person gameplay footage.
• SnowRunner’s creators released a free demo for their upcoming seaport-themed game, Docked.
• Saints Row’s creator voiced concerns that, following Gabe Newell’s departure, Steam could be sold — potentially to Microsoft.

Source: iXBT.games