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Loading Screen: There Is No Reward For Success
In which the reward for overwhelming success is a trip to the Jobcentre, and the reward for being a good, efficient worker is... also a trip to the Jobcentre. This one's a bit gloomy.
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Subnautica’s Bizarre Leadership Shenanigans
$250 million up for grabs. Early Access launch denied and delayed. Founders fired, bonuses in jeopardy and lawsuits filed. The road to Subnautica 2's launch has fast become one of the messiest we've seen in quite some time...
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Loading Screen: Not Even Gabe Holds All The Power
Valve just added a new rule to Steam, saying they don't decide what gets to be on their store anymore. Someone else does.
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Loading Screen: Unity Just Shut Down Multiplayer Games
Today, I found an unlikely story of how Unity mismanaged a promising project... while they kill off multiplayer games to save a few pennies on server costs.
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RuneScape, This Can't Continue...
Finding themselves at the centre of drama upon drama, Jagex didn't seem like they were ever going to make changes for the good of their RuneScape player base. Completely overhauling their egregious MTX systems certainly wasn't on the bingo card. Can players trust them to follow through?
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Loading Screen: NFS Rumoured To Be Latest EA Casualty
30 years of releases mean nothing in the face of EA's demand for massive hits, as the Need for Speed series is reportedly put on ice.
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Subnautica 2: $250m Bonuses, Leaks, Delays and Lawsuits
$250m in bonuses denied to staff, leaks of internal documents, massive delays, and legal battles. The Subnautica 2 situation is wild.
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Loading Screen: SAG-AFTRA Finally Won
Raises, safety precautions and complete control over how their voices will be used for Generative AI tools. SAG-AFTRA managed to get everything they wanted for their members.
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Loading Screen: Subnautica 2 Delay Might Cost Staff $250 Million
Everything's better, down where it's wetter, under the sea, unless you work at Unknown Worlds on Subnautica 2, in which case, allegations are flying that Krafton just denied you your piece of a $250m bonus.
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Runescape Can't Go On Like This
Runescape just announced MTX changes that will lose developer Jagex money. And that's the point, because they'd rather lose money than players.
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Stop Killing Games: What's Next?
With 1.3 million signatures in the EU and 181,000 signatures in the UK, Stop Killing Games has provoked a dismal response from the industry. But the next response from Governments will be much more important.
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These Games Defied Valve, And Got Away With It?!
Whether you're a Valve employee, developer or customer, Steam's an expansive, labyrinthine beast to contend with at the best of times... but it works. Valve's guidelines keep it that way, so when big names defy the rules? It's a slippery slope for Gabe Newell & team if they don't respond decisively!