"Mewgenics is the king of Steam, at least for a day. Disney's new boss has some weird ideas about what people want to do in Fortnite. And No Man's Sky just became a space trash truck sim. It's the latest edition of Morning Checkpoint, Kotaku's daily roundup of gaming news, rumors, and culture. It's time to bring back mass market paperback books. And hope for the future. And to make the old vbulletin 3.x the default template for the internet again."
"Just 24 hours after release, Mewgenics is already the best-selling game on Steam with over 67,000 concurrent players. Not bad for an indie roguelike that had a notoriously delayed development starting with its incubation over 12 years ago. It evolved a lot during that time and co-developer Edmund McMillen was clearly very nervous about how the whole thing would turn out despite his past success with Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac."
"I have no idea why, but that's what new CEO Josh " Daddy " D'Amaro was riffing with media about during a recent off-the-record chat. obtained some sort of readout and claims the new executive, previously from the company's theme parks division, said the following: "It's not just gonna be one character. It could be a new film premiering there, it could be the place that you decide to book your next cruise vacation. You could participate in the Super Bowl in some way there.""
Mewgenics shot to the top of Steam within 24 hours, reaching over 67,000 concurrent players and recouping its development budget rapidly. The indie roguelike underwent more than a decade of delayed development and significant evolution before launch. Disney CEO Josh "Daddy" D'Amaro proposed using Fortnite for film premieres, virtual cruise bookings, and even Super Bowl participation. No Man's Sky added a space-trash-collection gameplay angle, likened to a space trash truck simulator. Nostalgia for mass-market paperback books and a proposal to revert internet aesthetics to vBulletin 3.x are present. The Winter Olympics are recommended as a must-watch this year.
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