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A multibillion-dollar industry rose & collapsed back to barely a few hundred million in the space of a year. That began in 1983, and ever since the question has remained... will it happen again? Can it? Three consecutive years of record industry layoffs would suggest it may have already begun.
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Opening Night Live was interesting. I mostly liked it, but it turns out, I'm in a small group. So, I spent all of today working on a spreadsheet to figure out why viewers didn't like ONL.
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Steam just did the least Steam thing imaginable. They hid information from you. They're artificially inflating review scores. No, I'm not exaggerating.
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As it turns out, 'Ubislop' is older than many of the kids responsible for the industry being, well, how it is and where it's going. Which I'll get into in this Loading Screen, too!
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For a decade, Capcom have had it all. They couldn't bear to let their streak fade, and Monster Hunter Wilds took the hit. Negative reviews, player backlash and investor frustrations all flooded in just as sales of the game slowed to a trickle! Can Capcom's latest recover? Does it deserve to?
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Censorship comes in many forms. This time, it destroyed an entire game's plot. I learned a lot about Chinese history today, so I hope you do too!
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For publishers like Tencent, a little bit of plagiarism here and there is par for the course. Ordinarily, they at least try to change things up a bit, but not so with their "homage" to Horizon: Zero Dawn. Sony have taken note and gone to court!
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The industry's dangling over lava, and it only has itself to blame. We get to watch!
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Today's accidental theme: Nostalgia! Click-to-move controls dying, when games released quick enough to be relevant, and a lick of familiar sax to give your nostalgic sadness an outlet.
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1 million? Rookie numbers! In truth, this is secretly a newsletter about a positive future for games.
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EA, in a shocking turn of events, are turning down a stack of cash. It would cost too much money, or something? Mark Darrah, ex-BioWare producer, explained why in excruciating detail. Here you go!
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In 1983, the games industry faced a monumental crash. Many say we're living through another one right now. What does that mean?