How Licensing Ruined Video Games
Why have brand deals, tie in skins and franchise takeovers become the core product in almost every game? Is nothing allowed to just have it's own aesthetic any more?

Why have brand deals, tie in skins and franchise takeovers become the core product in almost every game? Is nothing allowed to just have it's own aesthetic any more?
We now know who is making the next StarCraft game, and just a little more about Overwatch 3 too.
It's been 20 years... While its follow-up, Skyrim has been released nearly that many times in the interim, for two decades, fans have accepted things as they were. Now, though, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is back! Is it really better in every way?
We need to talk about this patch launch.
Ubisoft and EA are both grappling with always online requests today, with player demands for offline modes for SKATE and The Crew 2.