The Iterative Digest #101

Speedrunning, pitching your game, PlayStation accessibility and more!

Hi everyone and welcome to a new week of The Iterative Digest! This week we discuss not standing your PlayStation 5 upright, the benefits associated with speedrunning, pitching your game, and more.

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• PlayStation 5 users are being advised to not stand their console upright, as doing so may cause permanent damage to the system’s hardware, due to an apparent design flaw related to the liquid metal layer between the PS5’s APU chip and heat sink.

• Sony has announced Project Leonardo, a new customizable controller aimed at players with disabilities. The controller will help those play easily and comfortability with a “robust kit” of buttons and can be used as a standalone controller or paired with a DualSense controller.

• CD Projekt Red will pay $1.85 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that it misled investors regarding the quality of Cyberpunk 2077. According to the lawsuit, CD Projekt Red made false or misleading statements failing to disclose that the game was “virtually unplayable” on consoles.

• Ever wanted a documentary that dives into speedrunners, who they are, and the culture surrounding them? Running with Speed: The Fastest Gamers on Earth is a three-part series that spans years of gaming history as well as amazing fundraising for charities like the Prevent Cancer Foundation and Doctors Without Borders.

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Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, PC - Jan 11th

Children of Silentown is a point-and-click adventure telling a mysterious and endearing story. Explore the town and its dangerous surroundings, meet its quirky inhabitants, solve puzzles, and master minigames. Accompany Lucy on her adventure to get to the bottom of what is haunting the strange Silentown... if you dare.

Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch - Jan 12th

Chasing Static is a psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

Nintendo Switch, PC - Jan 12th

Venture into an old, magical ruin to seek an ancient power in the highly replayable roguelike twin-stick shooter, Lone Run. Optimise spells and build ultimate combos to defeat twisted monstrosities and delve deeper into the Lone Ruin.

PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, PC - Jan 12th

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a side-scrolling action platformer that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit action games in a full-throttle quest for revenge. Created to defend a totalitarian state, the Moonrider rejects its programming and now seeks vengeance on its creators.

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