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Loading Screen: Bobby Kotick Sues Kotaku
Bobby Kotick is concerned about his image, so after a year away from games he's re-established his presence with a lawsuit for an old thorn in his side.
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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Ubisoft Attacked By Investors... Again
Ubisoft is keeping secrets, at least according to their most irate shareholders. But as the company gears up for the launch of AC Shadows, some background moves are being made that could change the face of the company forever.
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Loading Screen: NetEase Sued For Collapse of Indie Gaming Group
NetEase is getting sued for causing the collapse of an indie studio. But a year ago, the blame was on staff leaking. Who's really at fault here?
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Loading Screen: A Handheld Xbox Is Closer Than You Think
Paired reports suggest that Xbox are hurrying their handheld PC plans to market via ASUS in the hopes of grabbing market share before SteamOS takes it all.
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Loading Screen: EA Add Real MTX To Game In Testing
Microtransactions in a closed alpha. What on earth are EA thinking?
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Gaming Is About To Get More Expensive
A global trade standoff means the prices of your games and hardware could increase. More than that, it could also change the face of the games industry forever.
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Loading Screen: The New Game From The Disco Elysium Studio
It's not Disco Elysium 2, but ZA/UM have a new game to show off. The question is whether, after all the controversy, Disco Elysium fans will even care.
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Loading Screen: FOMO MTX Faces The Law
FOMO practices face a new lawsuit in the US as Epic Games is taken to task for their misleading timers and grimy tactics that target children.
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Loading Screen: Tony Hawk's Missing Features In Upcoming "Remake"
Audiences haven't been thrilled to find out that Activision are cutting corners with the upcoming Tony Hawk remake seeming more like 3 + 3.5 than 3 +4.
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Loading Screen: Discord's Next Move Could Mean Enshittification
Discord might be going public, and that means a need to keep investors happy, but users are already concerned about the enshittification of the popular app.
Reports
Call Of Duty Just Monetized Dying
Activision's grasping hand of greed has now extended as far as giving you purchase opportunities when you die in Call of Duty.
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Loading Screen: Indie Devs Announce Release Date, Studio Closure
Two weeks before launch, the developer of Reignbreaker announced they were being shut down by their owner.