Loading Screen: Outsourcing's Darker Side
A harrowing report today of abuse, harassment and more at one of the outsourcing studios that's powered gaming's biggest hits of recent years, while the AAA companies that profit turn a blind eye.
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How Many Basic Game Mechanics Can Nintendo Get Away With "Owning"?!
Nintendo are no stranger to facing criticism for the handiwork of their legal department. Recently, however, they've been seen at the forefront of a movement across Japanese publishers that can only be described as weaponising incompetent patent laws, especially in the US. This isn't good.
Loading Screen: 90% Of Gamers Play Remakes
90% of you are playing remakes, and it turns out 85% of you aren't playing them for nostalgia. No wonder there are so many of them.
Loading Screen: Ubisoft Couldn't Kill The Crew Forever
Ubisoft tried to kill the Crew. Fans just brought it back.
Defying AAA Norms, Battlefield Is Putting Performance (Not Fidelity) First!
No DLSS, reportedly runs well on below-minimum spec hardware, skips last-gen hardware AND targets a locked 60FPS floor... this really doesn't sound like a modern title from Electronic Arts at all, does it?