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Riot Lays Off 530 people, 11% of Staff
Riot has announced a 530 person layoff across their whole studio - as Leadership's bets have collapsed and now staff pay the price.
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: Halo Ends Seasons, Corporate Fortnite Fails and a WoW Machinima at Sundance
Today Halo Infinite ends the seasonal model, Fortnite's Terms and Conditions have defeated the British Army and we round up some great writing about games - including the first reviews of a heartbreaking Sundance Documentary that features WoW Machinima.
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Palworld's Major Success and Major Accusations
Viral mega indie hit Palworld has taken Steam by storm over the weekend - and with massive success has come major skepticism. We delve into the triumphs and accusations today.
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Loading Screen: The Digital Console Future
Today, Xbox's Developer Direct may have revealed more than they intended about the future strategy for releases on their consoles, while Sony are deep in the digital future and trying to stay ahead of consumer problems.
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Loading Screen: Embracer Profit From Closed Studio, Ubisoft Reveal New Six Year Old Game and Rock Band Gets One Final Encore
Today Embracer might be closing another studio, but not before they get one last payday from them, Ubisoft have revealed a brand new game that's also somehow six years old and pulled from Steam and Rock Band starts a farewell tour with it's final updates.
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Loading Screen: The Layoffs Continue, Devs Warn on Toxicity and Dog Beats Man
More layoffs across the industry today, while at Colossal Order, devs are warning players that they won't tolerate toxicity aimed at them or at other players. But in better news, there's a cute dog playing video games way better than most of us could.
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Ubisoft + Interview = Outrage
Ubisoft have angered many this week with an interview on subscriptions - but seemingly they might actually agree with those audiences as the industry shifts towards a non-ownership model of games.
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Loading Screen: Rockstar's Partner's Problems, The Halo Battle Royale Will Never Release and The Final Nail In The Crypto Coffin
Today It seems like Rockstar has some interesting conditions for their business partners, an unannounced Halo game has been rumoured to have been stopped entirely and yet another gaming crypto adventure finally collapses.
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Rocksteady Chasing Seven Year Old Trends
Rocksteady have a hard task ahead of them with the launch of Suicide Squad: KIll The Justice League - as they try to fix issues inherent to a seven year old pitch for release.
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Loading Screen: Overwatch's Changing Identity, Starfield's Odd Expectations and More!
Overwatch is changing again and the playerbase have concerns, Starfield's update schedule seems to be confusing to some folks and we roundup some of the best writing on games for you to enjoy.
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Devs vs Fan Projects: Valve and Capcom Edition
Valve and Capcom have reminded everyone that despite having great games - they're still big companies with all the caveats that brings. Today we talk about the different ways they're shutting down fan projects - and why.
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Loading Screen: Suicide Squad's NDA Shift, Konami's Back Catalogue Comes Back and Ubisoft's Best Game in Ten Years
Today Rocksteady are battling poor previews by weaponising their most dedicated fanbase, Konami are reviving some very old games and Ubisoft have gotten a rare win - with their highest rated game in 10 years from reviewers.