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Loading Screen: STALKER's Missing Soviet Monuments
Stalker's enhanced editions launched this week with missing monuments, and players weren't happy. Now, GSC have relented and put them back.
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: The NFT Games On Steam
Steam banned NFT games, yet this week we heard about two of them coming to the platform. Has Valve loosened the rules?
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Valve's New OS Standards
Valve are setting their standards early for SteamOS on third-party devices, and that bodes well for the future.
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Loading Screen: Taking Physical Games Seriously
A new player in preservation has arrived, and they're interested in treating physical games as the art that they are.
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Summer Showcase Showdown 2025
Prepare to be marketed at! Not-E3 Season is kicking off already, and the games industry wants you to get hype.
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Xbox Are In The Way Of Better Games
Xbox's response to union demands leaves a lot to be desired, with staff now waiting more than two years for agreements.
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Loading Screen: Epic Alters The Deal For Voice Actors
Epic Games are in hot water with voice actors for their latest Fortnite innovation - a generative AI-powered Darth Vader.
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EA Spent $2.5 Billion Not Making Games Last Year
EA spent $2.5 billion not making games last year, and that's exactly what they're supposed to do.
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Loading Screen: Game Has $800m In Funding? Add Some P2W MTX!
$800m in funding later, and Star Citizen players are just starting to realise that Cloud Imperium Games intends to monetise everything in-game.
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Bungie's Bad Weekend
An uncomfortable stream, messy leaks and a sense that things are going to get much worse. That was Bungie's weekend after they admitted plagiarism.
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Loading Screen: PlayStation Just Lost Another Live Service Leader
PlayStation just lost another live service studio leader, and this time, the game hasn't even released yet.
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Bungie Stole Art. Again.
Bungie stole art from an independent artist, which defined Marathon's aesthetic. They admitted it. What happens next?