Best of Gaming — March 2026

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   Resident Evil Requiem Japanese players fight "immersion-breaking" censorship

   Japanese players of Resident Evil Requiem are criticizing Capcom for applying heavy black-box censorship to the game's gore, which they say breaks immersion. Unlike most global versions, the Japanese release obscures graphic scenes with black shaders—a practice Capcom has used since RE4. Players note that CERO ratings don't technically apply to PC games in Japan, yet Capcom still applies console-level censorship to the PC version there, unlike in the US. Some players are requesting refunds, and the backlash comes despite the game's director previously suggesting the Japanese version would be 'quite comparable' to the global release.

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   Solo Game Devs are Making MILLIONS!

   Solo indie game developers are achieving remarkable financial success, with recent examples like Schedule One earning $50 million and Supermarket Simulator and CCG Card Shop Simulator each earning around $30 million. This trend is attributed to increasingly powerful development tools that allow a single person to build games that previously required large teams, and Steam's uncapped revenue ceiling. While most games on Steam earn under $1,000, the potential upside is unlimited if the game resonates with players.

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   Running Ocarina Of Time On The Apple Watch

   Developer [Game of Tobi] has ported The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to the Apple Watch using the Ship of Harkinian open-source project as a base. The port runs at a solid pace with the main issues being broken text rendering and on-screen controls that obscure the display. Super Mario 64 is also in progress. The feat highlights how modern smartwatches are powerful enough to run full N64 titles.

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   Steam Survey Results Published For February 2026

   Valve's February 2026 Steam Survey shows Linux usage dropped to 2.23%, down 1.15 percentage points from January's 3.38%. The decline follows a pattern seen in previous months where a large spike in Simplified Chinese language usage correlates with anomalous drops in Linux share. Valve has historically issued corrected figures in such cases, so updated data may follow.

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   Sony's first PS3 software update in a year brings "additional features, improved usability, and enhanced security" | News-in-brief

   Sony released PS3 firmware update 4.93, its first in a year, required for continued Blu-ray functionality. Separately, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang defended DLSS 5 against criticism that its AI-powered upscaling detracts from artistic expression in games. Huang argued critics are 'completely wrong,' explaining that DLSS 5 uses 'content-control generative AI' at the geometry level rather than post-processing, giving developers direct fine-tuning control over the technology to preserve their creative vision. DLSS 5 has support from major studios including Bethesda, Capcom, and Ubisoft.

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