The Bellular daily gaming newsletter, bringing you everything you need to know, 5 days a week, Monday to Friday.
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Sometimes a story crosses our desk that simply seems unbelievable when we dig into it. And then it turns out to be true. So let's break down Black Myth: Wukong's leaked streamer guidelines and try to work out why they even exist.
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Today we learned Epic spent $1bn fighting Apple and Google - but they finally have their store on Mobile. Now they just need to actually do something with it. Activision though could do less - killing a Call of Duty Mod before release but after they've extracted as much value as possible from it.
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Why are we seeing a surge of delays as we head into Autumn? We think we can see an answer. Elsewhere in the industry, modders are stepping in to fix the gaps devs left while Steam are changing user reviews - again.
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Today we've got drama about Deadlock - Valve's secret game they don't want to talk about that has 20,000 players. But staying with team Steam, we've also got updates on SteamOS for other platforms, and yet more Steam store updates to make life easier for you to find great games.
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Insiders have revealed that the cancellation of The Last of Us Online last year has resulted in PlayStation staff suffering the consequences - as we take stock of their live service plans. And elsewhere in the industry, Zenimax have annoyed modders again.
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Today, we've got Take Two telling the press that they won't put GTA6 on Game Pass because they're "rational", while Sega are seemingly also making good decisions as they get praise while delisting a Sonic game. Plus this week's upcoming games and the weekend reading!
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Ubisoft are still trying to make NFTs happen - and now Rayman's involved. Meanwhile DOOM is getting brand new updates in 2024 and Ready At Dawn have suffered the consequences of Meta's VR slowdown.
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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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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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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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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.
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Bungie's layoffs have been revealed by insiders as being planned for months, Paradox have delayed yet another game indefinitely and thanks to a new team - there is a chance that Blizzard might actually make something new.