Everything Coming In 12.0.5!
12.0.5 is under a week away, and there's a massive amount more than usual in such an early patch. Here's what you've got to look forward to.
Gunzilla Games Didn't Feel Like Paying Its Staff
Gunzilla Games runs a fairly successful multi-platform "extraction royale". That game, Off The Grid is also linked to a very profitable Web3 currency, GUN. So this indie company has made millions... which makes it completely rational that they'd stop paying the devs working on it for... months?!
Loading Screen: Game Pass "has become too expensive" - Xbox CEO
Leaks suggest it's all change at Xbox, from prices to exclusives to Microsoft pressure. But why now?
The RAM Crisis Is Not Over
RAM Prices are going down! ...relatively. But even that might be the last good news for PC hardware any time soon.
Midnight's First Story Is Over. Here's What It All Means.
From the Darkwell to the Dawnwell and the grand reunification of the elves. What, exactly, has Xal'atath accomplished?
Loading Screen: 13 Years Later, GTA Online Still Makes $10m A Week
A new hack has revealed that Rockstar is making the kind of money from GTA Online that other developers would commit crimes for.
Loading Screen: Ratings Board Leaks Dev Data, Upcoming Games
A new mandatory ratings board website just saw years of work from devs leaked, because they weren't secure enough.
Your Games Are Collateral In The FTC Vs Payment Providers
It was recently reported that, following the censorship chaos instigated by payment processors since last year, the US FTC was swooping in and fixing things, preventing that from happening again. The truth, as ever, is much less simple.
Loading Screen: Doki Doki Literature Club Banned Eight Years After Release
Google has decided to revive old discourse and banned Doki Doki Literature Club weeks after it was blamed for corrupting the youth. Back to 2018 we go.
Midnight Alt Gearing Is Extremely Easy
Gearing alts in Midnight is unbelievably fast and easy. Here's absolutely everything you need to know
Chaos Evolved At The Studio Formerly Known As 343 Industries
Almost 15 years have passed since Bungie passed the Halo torch to the studio Microsoft founded explicitly to care for that IP. In that time, they've had 2 major successes by repackaging and curating Bungie's Halo titles... and screwing over their own staff! Time to parse the latest on the latter.
Payment Processor Censorship Vs The US Government
Since last summer, Payment Processors have censored Steam and Itch.io, but is the US Government coming to the rescue?