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Somehow, Space Marine 2 Cost Less Than Half Of DOOM Eternal
Space Marine 2 has been a massive success, feeling AAA in quality. Yet Doom Eternal, a similarly good game, cost over twice as much. Let's try to make sense of that.
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xDefiant Has Been xEcuted
Despite at least 15 million players, Ubisoft's crossover shooter is very suddenly being taken out the back - torpedoing an existing Assassin's Creed crossover.
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Loading Screen: Payday's Next Platform Launch Could Save Starbreeze
We've covered Payday's problems, and now they've got solutions. They're going to take a quarter of their developers and show Payday to more people... by porting Payday gameplay into PUBG.
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Ubisoft Gives Up On XDefiant After Only Six Months
Six months after launching, Ubisoft are killing their big-budget attempt to take on Call of Duty. XDefiant is already on a path to closure, as Ubisoft struggles to prove it's on the right path itself.
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Loading Screen: PlayStation CEO Herman Hulst's Weird Take On AI
Herman Hulst's responses to questions on PlayStation's adoption of AI have left audiences scratching their heads. How can PlayStation offer AI-driven experiences and the human touch at the same time?
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The Small Studio Gold Rush Failing Developers
There's a gold rush going on in games, as investment in smaller, experienced teams could pay off big time in the AAA game space. But the problem is that boom is often followed by bust, and developers often aren't even getting a chance to get their games out before their funding is pulled.
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As Legal Troubles Mount, Steam Could Be Better
Steam's legal troubles haven't quite gone their way, with new updates to their anti-monopoly suit. But beyond that, there's a question to be asked. If Steam are so certain they're good for the industry now, what happens if they behave better?
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Loading Screen: Despite 0.2% Market Share, Intel Still Launches New GPUs
Hardware talk today as Intel hope to push their way into the graphics card space from the budget level up! But with their existing cards reportedly having only 0.2% of the PC market, that might be easier said than done.
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Upcoming Games: A Delightful December
The end of the year means fewer games, but there are still a few highly anticipated titles to close us out. Indiana Jones, Path of Exile 2 and Delta Force along with indies like Caves of Qud pack out this month.
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Loading Screen: Corporate Decisions Won't Stop GOG Preserving Games Forever
GOG's new preservation program has hit a snag since Blizzard is pulling Warcraft 1 and 2 from sale on the platform. So GOG has just decided to make sure the game is playable forever if you buy It from them now.
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Star Wars Outlaws Has Left Early Access
Star Wars Outlaws is finally out on Steam, and after two months of updates, it hasn't been the massive success Ubisoft will have hoped for. So let's dig into it and see if we can work out why.
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Nintendo Want Palworld Pulled From Sale
Palworld made millions, but Nintendo doesn't really care. Their lawsuit against the game is trying to do something much more important. Stop the sales, and send a message.