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Loading Screen: Activision Just Gave In to Players. Again.
For the second time in as many months, Activision just gave players what they'd been asking for. They might yet regret it.
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: 60% Of Players Buy Two Or Fewer Games Per Year
A staggeringly small number of you are apparently keeping every indie and AA developer afloat right now.
Reports
The Sad State of Stormgate
Stormgate never stood a chance, because that team made a bet based on an entirely different games industry. The CEO agrees.
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Loading Screen: Ubisoft's Mysterious Backer Allows Free DLC
Players aren't paying for Ubisoft's new DLC for a two-year-old game. Someone has to be... but Ubisoft aren't giving away any details.
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Loading Screen: Every Unity Game Made Since 2017 Is A Hacking Risk
A newly discovered exploit might affect every game made in Unity since 2017, and that means a lot of finished, abandoned games are now at risk.
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Loading Screen: AI Snoop Dogg Is The Future Of Gaming
As Amazon and Netflix try to reach new audiences with their games, they think Generative AI is the future. It seems bleak.
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Loading Screen: One Of Gaming's Most Controversial Studios Just Unionised
Of all the studios to voluntarily recognise their staff's union, I didn't expect it to be ZA/UM, the makers of Disco Elysium and Disco Elysium-related controversies.
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Loading Screen: 50% Price Hikes - Xbox's New Plan For Game Pass
An Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription will now cost you $360 a year. Are you really spending more than that on new games?
Opinion
Upcoming Games: An Opulent October
A mountain of great AAA, AA and Indie games awaits in October, so let us guide you through the biggest and best of the lot.
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Loading Screen: Epic Games Just Put A Hate Symbol In Fortnite. It's WB's Fault.
Sometimes your business partner tricks you into selling a hate symbol to children, a lesson Epic Games is learning this week.
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Loading Screen: EA Bought For $55 Billion In Cash*
EA's being bought outright. Let's break down who by, how they're doing it, and how it's all bad news for the games you like.
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Loading Screen: Refunds After 2000 Hours Of Play For Region-Locked Players
Turns out, Valve might give you a refund after 2000 hours of play... but only if the developers turn off the game in your region.