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Loading Screen: Battlefield Wants You Back
Four studios' worth of developers isn't enough to guarantee that the next Battlefield will be a game you'll like. So EA wants you to just try it yourself.
Conor Caulfield
I cover everything Not Warcraft - Expect wider games industry coverage, analysis, and as much commentary as I can get away with
Reports
Bioware's Problems Started A Decade Ago
With the news that Bioware has been reduced to under 100 staff as they start the next Mass Effect, it's time to look back at their path to this point. EA and Bioware's leadership have a lot to answer for.
Opinion
Upcoming Games: A Fantastic February
February 2025 is so packed with releases that we can't even fit them in this preview. Come take a look at what's in store.
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Loading Screen: PlayStation's Bloodborne Takedowns
Someone is issuing DMCA takedowns on Bloodborne content on behalf of PlayStation, and that's got folks asking the eternal question, is it remaster time?
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Loading Screen: Two Live Services, Zero Updates Coming
Two live service games today, one with no plan for keeping updates going, and one with a plan to close down. It's another day in the games industry.
Reports
The People Who Actually Make Your Games Are Suffering
An army of secret developers is making your video games, and per a bombshell report, they're suffering to do so.
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Loading Screen: PC Gamers Defeated PlayStation
The evil is defeated, and going forward PlayStation won't be demanding PC users sign into a PSN account. Instead, they'll be asking, and offering rewards if you do.
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Loading Screen: GOG Want Your Vote To Save Games
Your vote could help GOG convince more publishers to make their games DRM-free, and now you've got an easier way to help them.
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Loading Screen: The Studio And Games Destroyed By Crypto Bros
A studio and its two games have been effectively killed, with secretive crypto-based shareholders and an egregious desire for microtransactions seemingly to blame.
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Loading Screen: You Aren't Buying Physical Games
The hard data is here. Less of you are buying physical games than ever, and that decline just hit a major milestone last year.
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Loading Screen: Sony's Region Lock Shenanigans Continue
PlayStation cannot leave well alone as they keep changing the region locks for who can buy their PC games on Steam. This time, they've opened up a few more territories... or at least it looks like that.
Reports
Runescape Looked Like It Was Going To Gouge Players
Venture capitalists buy a game, and the devs start asking what increased prices players would pay. It's a classic story, but much like the last time we heard it, players have rebelled.