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Loading Screen: Gamestop Closed 400 Stores In 2026 As Physical Games Slump
The death spiral of physical games continues, as one of the US's biggest retailers closes up to a third of its stores in only a few weeks of 2026.
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Everything Changing In Midnight's Pre-Patch
After January 20th, WoW will never be the same. Watch this to prepare yourself for each and every drastic change coming.
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Next-Gen Console Makers Are Facing A Major Crisis
It's over 12 years since the PS4/Xbox One gen of consoles launched. Old enough to be prepping for the halls of retro appreciation. But instead, they're still the baseline target for the biggest new titles... Games as a medium have hit a standstill; something must change.
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Loading Screen: Larian Back Down On Generative AI Use
"...to ensure there is no room for doubt, we’ve decided to refrain from using genAI tools..." The Larian CEO is backtracking.
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Have Larian Successfully Fumbled Generated Goodwill?
They won Game of the Year with Baldur's Gate III two years ago. Their CEO "won" the Game Awards with his "put the team first" speech a year ago. Of course, then, Larian's Swen Vincke honoured the streak by going all in on GenAI?! What really happened?
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This Midnight B-Plot Promises A Warcraft-y Future
"Draenei" means the exiled ones. What, then, do we call these new draenei exiled once more? Regardless, this side quest expands the universe in a perfect Warcraft-y way.
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Loading Screen: "This was never about union membership." - Rockstar On Fired Devs
A day in court for the fired Rockstar devs hasn't rattled their former employer, laying fresh allegations for their dismissal.
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Loading Screen: Ubisoft Studio Unionises, Is Immediately Closed
Ubisoft just shut down a whole studio, three working days after they unionised. But it might not just be about reprisals.
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Crunch Two Years Out. Naughty Dog In Sony's Crosshairs?!
Nearly a decade ago, with Uncharted 4 & Lost Legacy behind them and The Last Of Us Part II crunching towards launch, Naughty Dog committed to change. Their first original project in the years since? They're already crunching TWO YEARS from launch, what's going on?!
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Loading Screen: PlayStation Wants an AI To Play Games For You*
Sony's new patent wants to help you complete games... at least in part by having an AI play for you.
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Loading Screen: GOG Sold For $25 Million By CDPR
2026 starts with an acquisition. But the news might not be so bad this time.
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2025: Gaming's Console Problem
Ready for the PS6 and Next Xbox? No? Neither is the games industry.