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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.
Conor Caulfield
I cover everything Not Warcraft - Expect wider games industry coverage, analysis, and as much commentary as I can get away with
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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.
Reports
Creative Assembly Are Trying Something New
Creative Assembly are taking a leaf from Paradox. Your feedback will shape the next Total War games.
Opinion
Upcoming Games: An Amazing August
The gold rush of games starts now. The biggest AAA games, the smallest indies, all competing for your attention. Let's dive in.
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Loading Screen: "we don’t see that there will be any negative impact" - PlayStation On Ending Physical Discs
PlayStation have told investors and the press that they don't think there'll be any business impact from their decision to end disc production.
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Loading Screen: AI Devs Apologise To Get You To Buy Games
There are more AI games on Steam than ever, but the successful ones? They have to downplay the tech to get you on board.
Doing The Right Thing Hasn't Paid Off For RuneScape... Yet
"RuneScape revenue is down quite a large chunk." In the wake of killing hated MTX, Jagex hasn't turned things around... yet.
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Loading Screen: Double Fine Cut Loose, Forced To Lay Off Staff
Xbox didn't kill Double Fine. All they did was leave them to fend for themselves with limited resources and no support. Very different.
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Loading Screen: Microsoft Broke Xbox's Servers
For 24 hours, Xbox players couldn't access their purchased games, and it turns out it was all Microsoft's fault.
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Loading Screen: Indie Devs Find, Fix Malware, Lose Discord To Hackers
Art imitates life, as Meccha Chameleon's devs just lost their Discord to an impersonator while fixing malware in community maps.
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Loading Screen: Can Cloud Gaming End The Hardware Crisis?
As hardware costs spike, companies attempt to find new entry points for gaming - returning to the clouds once more.
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Loading Screen: Xbox Backwards Compatibility Is About The Future
Xbox just revealed PC backwards compatibility for original Xbox games, but the timing and the tech have us asking questions.