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Two messy launches, two rounds of layoffs, as the people who made MindsEye and Splitgate 2 suffer for their leadership's decisions.
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Two messy launches, two rounds of layoffs, as the people who made MindsEye and Splitgate 2 suffer for their leadership's decisions.
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It's no secret that Xbox has had to scramble to recover after losing a LOT of ground in the console space. Reports suggested they were pivoting towards a handheld + Game Pass combo. But, with Valve opening up SteamOS to 3rd parties, is it too little, too late for Phil Spencer's team?
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It seems everyone, Sony included, expected Marathon to be delayed. With that reality now coming to pass, what can Bungie actually do to turn things around with their (already struggling) upcoming Live Service?
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Like Ubisoft before them, the activist investors have come for Square Enix.
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Reports are suggesting that EVE Online's corporate shenanigans might be leaking into real life, as the developer's owner considers a sale.
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Producer on most of Rockstar's biggest hits, Leslie Benzies sold an impressive plan to investors: Rockstar-quality games with AAA-quality user-generated content on day one. Now that MindsEye is in players' hands... it seems he overpromised. A lot!
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There will be another Xbox console. And now we know what's inside it, and what Xbox aren't willing to give up to make it happen.
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An indefinite delay for PlayStation's next live service title, but this might all be part of the group's wider plans to make sure Concord never happens again.
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The collapse of a promising indie today highlights the real cost of game development, and it's far higher than what some may think.
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Mindseye may be the worst game of 2025 so far, but the real mess is behind the scenes.
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Over 170 countries now have access to PlayStation-published PC games, as one of the most bizarre restrictions in gaming comes to an end.
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FOMO has the worst rep in the industry. Where once players simply wanted to be involved in updates they might miss, now it's associated firmly with predatory engagement and monetisation practices. Arrowhead flipped the script. The fight for Super Earth? You had to be there...