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Today - more details from the Activision Blizzard layoffs have been released, Epic are making moves with Disney and 2K is defending itself from legal action by saying MTX are literally worthless.
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Today the team behind the biggest games site in the world are seeking union protections, the layoffs continue, with two indie studio closures and Xbox's Fans are having a bad week.
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Suicide Squad has finally released. What has that seven years bought Rocksteady? Poor reviews, an angry audience, seemingly weak player numbers … and yet in spite of all of that, the reality might not be so black and white.
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Today, there's a new Elden Ring game coming - but not the way you want, Square Enix are changing their game development plans formally and PUBG has gotten a man put in prison.
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19 Million Players in two weeks can’t be wrong, right? Palworld has taken the world by storm - the player numbers keep growing. So what is the secret that’s allowed this tiny Japanese indie team to somehow sweep the industry off their feet?
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Today, Paradox a lesson in managing hubris after the mess of Cities Skylines II, we return to the history of Skull and Bones while Industry Veterans speak on their treatment by management.
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Leaks suggest that Starfield, Indiana Jones and more could no longer be Xbox Exclusive Games. Just over twenty years after the last sizeable shift in the console market, Xbox are reportedly moving away from an exclusive driven model to get people on their consoles.
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German Media sources have revealed the disastrous development of The Day Before, we've seen more layoffs but this time with an impact on management too and this weekend we recommend playing something truly out there.
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Today, a little walk through the process of story selection for reporting, how that gets approached depending on circumstances - and then the issues that can happen when the smell test doesn't get used fast enough. Because No. Tencent aren't buying Dungeons and Dragons.
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There are so many highly anticipated games coming out in February. Delays out of 2023 have meant that this month will be a bumper crop - so let’s dive in.
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Today Spec Ops: The Line is being delisted over something as petty as licensing rights, Sega are next in the layoff queue and Destiny 2 is losing a beloved Game Director.
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83% of Activision Blizzard's Esports Division have been laid off - but not until they'd been used to launch their replacements. Xbox understands the value they offer - that much is very clear from their first financials with ABK under their belt.