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Has Nintendo Scorned Its Faithful?
Nintendo finally unveiled their latest hardware, and it can't be said that the games failed to impress. Despite that, players around the world feel betrayed... and we honestly can't argue!
Conall McCann
Video editor for Bellular News. Occasional contributor to our written output via research & Editor's Note.
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Wait... StarCraft Is Back?!
It's been a decade. Minor updates aside, StarCraft players have been patiently waiting for "what's next for the StarCraft universe as a whole" and it's finally revealed to be? Not a video game?! Except that's not the full story as I'm sure you've come to expect...
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The EU Have Set Their Sights On Digital Currency
The European Union may finally be taking meaningful action against the worst of the games industry's monetisation practices! Surprisingly though, rather than FIFA, Overwatch or GTA to thank for it? We've got show ponies!
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The $80 Base Price For Games Has Arrived!
We thought it would be Take Two or Sony, but Nintendo have broken the seal. Switch 2 launches in June alongside the first wave of $80 games and the rest of the industry is almost certain to follow!
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When Leaks Evolve Into Guerilla Marketing
After years of trying to rush success, EA wants to do things right for a change. With Dead Space, Skate, The Sims & now Battlefield, they've involved players in testing far earlier. With that player involvement, leaks obviously come. In response? EA are taking lessons from Valve!
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SAG AFTRA's Strike Has Caught Up To Games
It's getting worse. We'd already seen the sludge of GenAI work getting layered into AAA titles like Call of Duty, but now we're seeing it end-to-end. At GDC, ARK's developers were celebrating the absolute CREATIVE TRAVESTY that is their latest expansion's trailer. This is just the start.
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Presenting: The "New" Ubisoft
Just hours after celebrating AC Shadows' further success (3 million & counting), Ubisoft confirmed that with the hefty financial help of Tencent, the Guillemot brothers have pulled a fast one on their shareholders, announcing the creation of, for lack of an official name: Ubisoft Two!
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Discord's "Enshittification"
Millions around the world use Discord daily. Our team uses the platform to coordinate our work. You all probably use it too! We like Discord, which makes the concern about the slippery slope the platform appears to be overlooking such an important one to gain an understanding of!
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Is The Collapse Of Steam's Store Algorithm Imminent?
With the new titles arriving on Steam numbering in the tens of thousands over the past few years, it is no wonder players and devs alike are getting skittish. Can the devs at Valve hope to keep up with their store's lauded algorithm?
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Shadows Hasn't "Saved" Ubisoft, But It's A Mighty Start.
Amidst corporate drama, all eyes have been on Ubisoft's latest. If it had been a complete failure, the writing had been on the wall for a while... but as a success, the question is now being asked. Will it be enough?
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They Produced Indie Darlings. Then They Bet Big. It Cost Them Their Soul.
Checking Thunderful Publishing's Steam page, you'll find a short but sweet list of (often Very) Positively received titles. Their leadership didn't think this was close to enough, having far greater ambitions. Over the past half-decade, those ambitions have cost them almost everything!
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Do Ubisoft Finally Have An Answer To Their Shareholder's Threats?
The wolves have been at the door for Ubisoft (and their founding family, the Guillemots) for quite some time now. Just ahead of the release of AC Shadows, it seems they at least think they've found a solution.