In a twist that has surprised absolutely no-one, Moddb has deleted the controversial Source mod by Checkerboarded Studios, which allowed players to mimic real-world school shootings as part of a fast-paced, arcadey kill-em-all style shoot 'em up.
Moddb has defended their choice to remove the mod, as their most recent blog post illustrates, but the damage has already been done, perhaps for both sides of the argument.
Half-Life and Portal writer Erik Wolpaw has detailed how his team has been using Generative AI for research and development at Valve.
Valve has responded to New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against the firm, stating it does not believe that lootboxes in its Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 games unlawfully encourage minors to gamble, adding it was "disappointed" to see the action go ahead despite efforts to "educate" the NYAG about virtual items since "early 2023."
Really interesting to see how all this is playing out.
took long enough.
Good thing and understandable. If there's a huge shitstain on my car I don't remove it because I have a grudge against shitstaines, but because the thing makes my car look like crap. This shitstain of a MOD is better off this way.
interesting given the fact that the mod didn't break any rules
Good.