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Loading Screen: NetEase's Looming Studio Purges
Multiple insiders report that NetEase is preparing mass cuts to their non-Chinese games studios, with single-player efforts looking like the most affected games.
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Blizzard Gets Like Tracer & Hits Rewind On Overwatch 2
After 15 Seasons of false starts, is Overwatch 2 finally becoming the true sequel to Overwatch that it actually can be, rather than the sequel Blizzard hoped it would be?
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Loading Screen: Hades II Accused Of Recasting During Strike
One of indie gaming's most darling studios is under scrutiny now after accusations of recasting voice actors while they're on strike. The truth might be a little more complex.
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Loading Screen: Xbox's AI-Powered Preservation Nonsense
Xbox want you to believe that a brand-new generative AI model is the future of game preservation. Their argument isn't that convincing.
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NetEase Laid Off Key Talent Behind Rival's Success
Developers behind Marvel Rivals were laid off in a shock move that stunned the industry this week. The reasons why barely involve them, and are attributed to executives in an entirely different country, who are moving pawns around a board with little care for the lives affected.
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It Shouldn't Have Gone This Way For Phoenix Labs
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Loading Screen: Valve Just Handed TF2 To The Modders
Valve just handed TF2 modders the keys to the whole codebase. We're about to enter a new era of Source powered creativity.
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Overwatch Is Finally Trying Something New
Overwatch's new season is a massive shift, changing the game in a way that might finally earn the 2 on their name. But it's not just because competition has arrived.
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Marvel Rivals Laid Off Staff Despite Success
After 20 million players played your game, you'd think your job would be safe. In the games industry, you'd be wrong.
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Loading Screen: Everybody Lost In The Dark and Darker Lawsuit
A day of legal drama as everyone loses in the Dark and Darker suit, Palworld's patent drama takes new turns in the US, and Epic Games publicly shame a cheater who lost their case.
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Loading Screen: Bobby Kotick's Wild Claims
Bobby Kotick isn't done with the games industry yet, as a two hour interview seeks to rehabilitate his image and reveal a few choice details about his reign at the top of Activision Blizzard
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Loading Screen: Kingdom Come Delivers Embracer To Success
I don't think anyone was expecting Embracer Group to become a single-player game publishing powerhouse, and yet here we are.