Loading Screen: Blizzard Is Xbox's Best Studio
Blizzard now stands above all of Xbox's studios, their most successful arm. Let's hope the spotlight is kind.
Has Steam Become A Safe Haven For Malware?!
Blending innocently into the background, trying not to be discovered until it's too late... no, we don't speak of the paint-covered stars of Meccha Chameleon. Rather, the malware that was hiding under the surface of the Steam Workshop platform that game, and so many others, avail themselves of!
As The EA Saudi Deal Closes, Who Really Wins?
$20 billion in debt to clear and new owners who favour literal corruption, abuse and murder over human rights and the global rule of law? Nothing could possibly go wrong for Electronic Arts in the months and years to come...
Loading Screen: Roblox's $70 Billion Loss For Doing The Right Thing
Protecting kids and trying to push players towards better games just cost Roblox $70 billion.
Loading Screen: "short-term market expectations" Force Devolver From Stock Market
Devolver might be one of the few companies to come out of their pandemic gambles with a win, as they pull back from the stock market.
Loading Screen: EA's $55bn Deal Is Done
The Saudi Government, Jared Kushner and private equity firms now control the future of EA Games, as the $55bn deal comes to a close.
Creative Assembly Want You To Know They're Trying
Total War had quietly become an annual franchise by the late 2010s. Nearly 3 years after the last, Pharaoh, we don't even have a release window for their next project, 40K. Medieval III is being built across streams for all to see; it's nowhere near launch. Will this creative reset work?
Loading Screens: Licensed Games' Dark Side As Mass Layoffs Strike
80% of a studio just got fired because their owners seem to think tie-in licenses are more important than developers.
Loading Screen: Leaks Suggest "hurdles" for Xbox Backwards Compatibility
Plans for backwards compatibility across Xbox and PC could be subject to publisher interest, and that could be the project's doom.
The State Of AI Games On Steam Today
“Steam is checking. Steam is catching it.” That's on AI usage within player-facing dev work on Steam games. So the disclosure is needed... so it's a good time to find out that those games disclosing AI usage are consistently performing worse on almost every metric. Success for genuine creativity?
Creative Assembly Are Trying Something New
Creative Assembly are taking a leaf from Paradox. Your feedback will shape the next Total War games.
Amidst The Hardware Crisis, Could Cloud Gaming Thrive?
Cloud gaming has been repeatedly raised up by executives across the industry as "the future" for nearly TWO decades (remember Gaikai?!). Now, with hardware prices skyrocketing, can cloud gaming "platforms" find a path to carving out a meaningful corner of the industry?