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Blizzard, This Is It! Threads Of Destiny Reaction
Ad Free Video! We were worried about the lack of story in their marketing. Then they proved us very, very wrong.
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Blizzard's New AA Team; Mario & Sonic vs Olympic NFTs
Ad Free Video! There’s a NEW Blizzard team. Microsoft have commissioned a whole new team to explore the company’s IP and produce AA scale games again. Meanwhile, the Olympics have decided to replace Mario and Sonic with NFT Mobile Games. All this and more.
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Loading Screen: Fortnite Ditches FOMO After Meme Mistake And Warner Bros Games' Massive Losses
Fortnite has ditched FOMO! Kind of, as the live service leader tries to balance a need to make more money with demands from fans for more content. Warner Bros are trying something similar in the wake of massive losses, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're selling their games division.
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Stop Killing Games: The European Initiative
AD Free Video! Recently there's been a lot of talk about Stop Killing Games and their attempts to bring a new public initiative to the European Commission - one that could see the EU set rules for how live service game end their service. So let's break it down - and address *how* this all works.
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The Winners & Losers Of The War Within: Healers
Ad Free Video! Not sure how to break this - the tank nerfs are your problem, healers. That’s one of the biggest changes coming into the expansion, but the upside is that almost every healer’s been upgraded or revamped in fantastic ways. Key word: almost.
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Lorewalking: Threads of Destiny
Welcome to a special edition of Lorewalking - cinematic reaction time! Threads of Destiny revealed a whole lot about Azj-Kahet before we arrive, and it may have even revealed something new about Xal'atath.
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Loading Screen: How Do Executives Make Games Worse? A Case Study
It's rare we get to see an example as clear as this - but thanks to a new interview, we now can make a good guess at the exact decision making that led to The Callisto Protocol's quality.
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Paradox Delays Prison Architect 2 Again (... Indefinitely)
Ad Free Video! Remember in April, Prison Architect 2 was delayed by Paradox? And then Double Eleven was publicly replaced by Co-developer Kokku a week later? We thought the odds of this new team taking over for release was unlikely. Now, we’ve got an indefinite delay.
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Indie Stormgate's $10 MTX Hero Frustrates Paying Players
A $10 Hero purchase on day one of paid early access would be bad enough, but fans feel worse about it coming from ex-Blizzard devs. Stormgate's launch hasn't gone well, so let's break it down.
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Loading Screen: Publisher Collapse Threatens Indies and The (G)Mod Maker Challenging Roblox
What happens when your Publisher collapses just after you release your game? One indie developer has been finding out and it's not pretty. But elsewhere in the industry, the creators of GMod are testing their followup software - and they have their eye on a future competing with Roblox and Unity.
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Lorewalking: The New Nerubians
They're back! Our beloved creepy crawly spider people. The War Within's resurrection of the arachnid race is excellent, and to help you love them, here we are with a primer. Are these Nerubians related to the ones we know? Does the lore support them, and do they expand it?
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Loading Screen: Game Informer Gutted By Greed and Xbox Not Actually Dead In Asia
Game Informer is dead - and a truly callous corporate owner is to blame for a closure that was cruel on multiple levels. Elsewhere in the industry, the value of an experienced press has been proven yet again - as mistranslations lead to chaos online.