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On the first anniversary of Unity introducing their Runtime Fee, they've scrapped everything to do with it. So let's go through the difference a year makes and understand exactly why the industry had to deal with Unity's chaos.
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Overnight, indie publisher Annapurna Interactive imploded as staff refused to follow management's new direction. Meanwhile, Flappy Bird's back but it probably shouldn't be, while Embracer is holding on to two more studios as it dies. Plus the Weekend Recommend!
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We've reached 2550 layoffs from one company in one year as Microsoft goes from a "limited integration" of ABK to stripping out their support teams and removing even more devs. Let's go through everything going on.
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Today, the EU is being asked to take a close look at premium currency in games by 17 countries. Elsewhere, we've got yet more layoffs at Microsoft Gaming and an update on the Mintrocket/Nexon story!
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As the share price drops, private investors want Ubisoft's management to change or get out - and make sure that the company makes them even more money. That's probably not a good idea.
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No really, why does PlayStation think $700 for a console that promises users they won't have to choose between performance or quality is worth it?
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Today we've got out-of-touch Sony Execs, an indie team somehow surviving their corporate overlords and Rockstar getting harsh words from a rockstar.
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It’s been ten years since the original release of Destiny. As part of the celebration of that, the staff who’ve survived at Bungie through a year’s worth of layoffs are trying to convince players there is, in fact, content for year eleven and onwards. And that they should stick around to see it.
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Today Baldur's Gate 3 modders have already cracked open Larian's tools to make their own campaigns, AMD will no longer take the fight to Nvidia at the top of the card space, and we bring you the best of this week's upcoming games - and writing.
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The highest-rated game of the year to date is a mascot platformer that took 3 years to build, had 65 staff, and abandoned every modern AAA business principle. How did Astro Bot become so successful? It’s fairly simple. They just made a game the way everybody else used to.
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Remedy is struggling with Alan Wake music licenses again, but this time there'll be no delisting of beloved games. Meanwhile, Arrowhead has shown off the future of Helldivers, but maybe illuminated more than they intended to. Plus this week's Weekend Recommend: Astro Bot!
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Sometimes you wait thirteen years for a sequel to a beloved game, and when it arrives - it’s almost everything you expected. Space Marine 2 is out, reviews are stellar and after all this time, hope was not the first step on the road to disappointment.