Reports
Creative Assembly Are Trying Something New
Creative Assembly are taking a leaf from Paradox. Your feedback will shape the next Total War games.
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Amidst The Hardware Crisis, Could Cloud Gaming Thrive?
Cloud gaming has been repeatedly raised up by executives across the industry as "the future" for nearly TWO decades (remember Gaikai?!). Now, with hardware prices skyrocketing, can cloud gaming "platforms" find a path to carving out a meaningful corner of the industry?
Opinion
Upcoming Games: An Amazing August
The gold rush of games starts now. The biggest AAA games, the smallest indies, all competing for your attention. Let's dive in.
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Loading Screen: "we don’t see that there will be any negative impact" - PlayStation On Ending Physical Discs
PlayStation have told investors and the press that they don't think there'll be any business impact from their decision to end disc production.
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Loading Screen: AI Devs Apologise To Get You To Buy Games
There are more AI games on Steam than ever, but the successful ones? They have to downplay the tech to get you on board.
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Jagex Changed Path, But The Journey Isn't Over
RuneScape was becoming one of the most heavily monetised games of its kind. Then, last year, Jagex announced they were gutting almost all of the dark patterns at play, replacing them with... nothing? Today, to no surprise, profit is down. Will they hold their nerve?
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Loading Screen: Double Fine Cut Loose, Forced To Lay Off Staff
Xbox didn't kill Double Fine. All they did was leave them to fend for themselves with limited resources and no support. Very different.
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Epic Generates A New Slop Spiral In Fortnite
Even for genAI work, this is some top-grade slop... yet Epic's Tim Sweeney is proposing it's the future of Fortnite? Really?!
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Loading Screen: Microsoft Broke Xbox's Servers
For 24 hours, Xbox players couldn't access their purchased games, and it turns out it was all Microsoft's fault.
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Loading Screen: Indie Devs Find, Fix Malware, Lose Discord To Hackers
Art imitates life, as Meccha Chameleon's devs just lost their Discord to an impersonator while fixing malware in community maps.
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Sony Have No Intent To Change Their Minds Despite Legal Threats
Ten Thousand Strong voiced their frustrations under a single game trailer. The vocal audience is not happy with Sony for dropping physical discs going forward. Despite this, there will almost be no backtrack from PlayStation!
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Loading Screen: Can Cloud Gaming End The Hardware Crisis?
As hardware costs spike, companies attempt to find new entry points for gaming - returning to the clouds once more.