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Skull and Bones is now out! A $70 game that represents the first AAAA title for the industry - one that has launched to middling reviews at best, seemingly apathy from audiences and at last an ending to it’s 11 year development cycle.
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The last vestiges of Disco Elysium are gone from Za/Um, Don't Nod management are in hot water with their staff union, while Flying Wild Hogs break new ground under Embracer - and this weekend we recommend checking out a game about killing swarms of bugs.
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Xbox Games Will Be Coming to other consoles. It’s not what the biggest Xbox Superfans feared and Xbox leadership spent 20 minutes explaining why they shouldn’t be worried - as well as hinting at everything they have planned for the future. Now we'll break it down for you.
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Today Xbox are prepping staff with the company line on what their platform is, Layoffs strike Blackbird Interactive following Homeworld delays and Embracer aren't done cutting yet.
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The biggest console manufacturer on the market is having a tough time with both games and hardware right now, as their Financial Reporting suggests things might change up in Playstation production - while the folks like Konami and Bloober Team making exclusive games are seemingly quarreling!
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Another week, another round of Blizzard stories where they’ve angered fans with Purchasing Opportunties. For Diablo, some new portal cosmetics are making eyes water, Hearthstone is testing new waters with guaranteed pre-order cards, while in Overwatch, fans are mad they can't buy skins.
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A pair of stories of Game Development today as former Dead Cells staff suggest that support may have ended sooner than planned due to egos, while laid off staff at Ascendant Studios reveal the true cost of Immortals of Aveum.
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Creative Assembly got it wrong with Total War: Warhammer 3 - and now they’re trying to fix their mistakes. They’ve recently issued the first concrete look at what those fixes will look like, setting expectations for future content and confirming that audience feedback is being listened to.
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Helldivers 2 has had a messy launch - especially as it's Sony's first Live Service. But as fans flock to the game, and the CEO argues they're earning their monetisation - we ask if that's true.
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Phil Spencer tells his staff what they want to hear, while the Helldivers' dev boss makes himself a prime Sony asset by... being reasonable online! It's that easy!
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We've played a bunch of Next Fest Demos! Some of them are really good - and you've still got time to check them out before the event ends on Monday. So read on, and let us know what you've enjoyed in the Member's Lounge Discord!
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Today, Ubisoft's CEO is in hot water with his own shareholders as he defines Skull and Bones as a $70 AAAA game, the Subnautica sequel has split developer and publisher while this weekend we recommend some RPGs you might want to take a look at.