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Upcoming Games - February
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.
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: Spec Ops Delisted, Sega Dismiss Staff and Destiny Director Departs
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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Activision Blizzard - More Layoffs Amid Financial Success
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.
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Loading Screen: Blizzard's New Boss, Banned Bloodborne Kart and More!
Blizzard has a new president, so let's break down where she's come from - and what sort of role she's walking into. Meanwhile Sony's lawyers have brought the trick weapons down on the fanmade Bloodborne kart - but they're going to persevere nonetheless!
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Overwatch 2 - eSports, Revenue, Layoffs & Reworks
Where does Overwatch stand as we enter 2024? On shaky ground, with leaks everywhere as to the financial and gameplay state of what's to come.
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Diablo IV's Rough Week
Diablo IV's new season is a dud, just after Microsoft's 1900 layoff wave affected some of their team and support staff. They're trying, but the odds are against them.
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Loading Screen: Apple Relents On Streaming Games, New End of Service Announcement Speedrun Record and Xbox Aren't The Only Layoffs
Apple have opened up the mobile streaming market (after some pressure from the EU) but Tim Sweeney is still mad, we've got a new entrant in the Game Closure announcement hall of fame and Xbox aren't the only company laying folks off - so let's not let Embracer off the hook.
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Xbox Layoffs Breakdown
The 1900 Staff being laid off from Xbox are not an example of removing duplicate staff. As reports roll in from the last 24 hours, we're seeing studios gutted as Xbox make their mark on Activision Blizzard in particular.
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Loading Screen: The Price Of Consolidation - The Microsoft Layoffs
Harsh news today as the expected layoffs have come following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. 1900 Staff have been laid off, primarily from ABK, with more from Xbox divisions.
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Loading Screen: The Day Before Developer Strikes Back, Call of Duty Tackles Toxicity and Focus Interactive's Unfortunate Rebrand
Today Fntastic have returned for one parting shot at the critics of The Day Before, Call of Duty shows us that if they try they can de-toxify their community and why did Focus Interactive choose the worst name for their rebrand?
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Sega's $15 New Game Plus DLC
Would you pay $15 at launch to access the New Game Plus of a game? That’s what Sega is asking fans of RGG Studio’s Like A Dragon/Yakuza series to do, locking the New Game Plus option behind a Deluxe edition paywall at launch. But is this just the start of new Sega with it's focus on Global Appeal?
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Loading Screen: 2024: So Far Great for Games, Bad for the Industry
A pair of review roundups leads today - as we cover the astonishing reaction both Tekken 8 and Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, but elsewhere in the game industry, the framework that supports every studio is starting to show wear from the disruption of all these layoffs.