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Loading Screen: Death Threats, Cow Dung and The Cancelled Companion Character
The power of the people is real, and has consequences far beyond internet complaints.
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: PlayStation Just Killed Physical Games
From January 2028, PlayStation is done with making physical games. The industry is about to change.
Opinion
Upcoming Games: A Jacked July
Murderous isekai trucks, remade pirate assassins, gangly-armed weirdoes and a bunch of squid-kids. Just another month in video games!
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Loading Screen: Did "Illegal" Minecraft Servers Just Kill SKG USA?
"Illegal" Minecraft community servers might not have killed SKG's California dream, but they sure didn't help.
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Loading Screen: PlayStation Want To "revitalise the market" for Live Service Games
PlayStation's CEO wants more live service, even as he halves the company's biggest live service developer.
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Loading Screen: Hardware Price Hikes Will Not Stop
An extra $150 for an Xbox Series X is just the latest in a never-ending line of hardware price hikes.
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Loading Screen: "most of the Destiny team" Laid Off As Bungie Gutted
A "reduction in force" at Bungie means that most of the studio is being axed in the wake of Destiny 2's end of service.
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Loading Screen: GTA VI Just Locked Game Prices At $80
An $80 price tag for GTA means the rest of the industry has no choice. Game price hikes past $70 will be very hard to justify.
News Videos
The Steam Machine Is Here - At What Cost?
Where some thought the Steam Deck would kill Nintendo's Switch plans, so too did many believe that Valve had a console killer on the horizon. The Steam Machine of 2026 is here, it's an excellent piece of kit, but PlayStation won't be quaking in their boots anytime soon...
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Loading Screen: From Software Threatened By Activist Investor
The people who thought it should cost 99 cents to make Mario jump want to control Elden Ring and Armored Core.
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A new $1800 handheld PC comes with a warning: things don't look like they're going to get better in the hardware space.
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Loading Screen: How An Indie Studio Dies A Month After Release
An international web of legal action, financial distress and absurd publisher behaviour is one way to kill a studio.