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Loading Screen: Free To Play Isn't Free For All
Damning findings from a Japanese survey suggests that MTX spending leads nearly 20% of gamers to break their budgets.
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The Battle For The Soul Of Modding
Modding is now big business, as bespoke platforms bridge the gap between PC and consoles. But as attitudes change, what might be lost?
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Loading Screen: Elder Scrolls Leak Spells Oblivion
Development partner leaks might have revealed the future of the Elder Scrolls. It's familiar but with a fresh coat of paint.
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Marathon: Bungie's Last Chance
With Destiny declining and pressure from Playstation, Marathon is Bungie's next hope to pull off a win.
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Loading Screen: Why Are Console Prices Going Up Outside The US?
American players may have feared the worst, but it's everyone else paying more for consoles right now. Why?
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Loading Screen: The Ilegal Game Being Pulled From Steam
This week has seen a developer pull their game from Steam in the wake of international outrage. Let's try and understand exactly why.
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"A True Crisis Moment For Nintendo"
A week after the reveal of the Switch 2, the lines have been drawn. Drop the Price vs Nintendo's own perception of value.
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Wait... StarCraft Is Back?!
It's been a decade. Minor updates aside, StarCraft players have been patiently waiting for "what's next for the StarCraft universe as a whole" and it's finally revealed to be? Not a video game?! Except that's not the full story as I'm sure you've come to expect...
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Loading Screen: Ubisoft's Lawyers Maintain You Don't Own Your Game
New documents have shown Ubisoft's plan to fend off legal action on The Crew, and it might all come back to how the US Courts feel about Final Fantasy XI.
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Path Of Exile's Early Access Problems
Path Of Exile 2's latest update was received disastrously on launch, quickly patched and has folks wondering who the game is even for right now.
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Loading Screen: The PC Hardware You Can't Buy In The USA
The impacts of the tariffs are already going beyond pricing increases. Some products simply won't be available.
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Loading Screen: Steam's Gang War, Explained
There's a turf war raging on Steam right now around one of the biggest games of the year, and it might all be down to a misunderstanding over a Polish investor announcement.