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Just because players *want* something - that doesn't mean it's good for them or for the game they're playing. Thanks to a report from Activision - now we've got some evidence to back that up.
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Ad Free Video! Helldivers has announced an Escalation of Freedom and Escalated Expections among fans. Warframe are sharing their wisdom on the game's first year but what about that other live game they had? Finally, SEGA, take to the courts.
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Ad Free Video! Microsoft is having one hell of a week with this triple whammy. One: Mass unionization. Bethesda and World of Warcraft devs are banding together. Two: The FTC is breathing down their necks, accusing them of 'product degradation.' And three: The Halo TV show? Cancelled after season 2.
Ad Free Video! Sometimes a simple mistake can mean we as the audience get to look behind the curtain of some of the biggest players in the industry. Today, it’s Valve, and it’s down to messy redactions in a legal case.
Ad Free Video! Three stories this week for you! First: Space Marine 2 has suffered the devastating leak of a full game build. Second: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is coming soon and for free to some. Finally, Fans of a brand new game are simply not trusting the devs. EULA drama has hurt Once Human.
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Voice Actors in the Video Game Industry are on strike! What does this mean for you? Do you need to stop playing your favourite titles? Today we go through all that and more.
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Ad Free Video! EA just got schooled by its own players. Apex Legends' Battle Pass? Still earnable with in-game currency. EA's grand plan to squeeze more cash? Crushed. Watch this for the real story.
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Apex Legends will not move ahead with a controversial plan to force players to pay for their battle passes with real currency - thanks to fan backlash. But it paints a picture of EA's problems going forwards - they need fans onside.
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The future seems safer for nearly 500 World of Warcraft Developers today as they secure a union vote win - while for Paradox, they've not fully lost - but 90% of their profits were wiped out by cancelling Life By You.
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Activision have been alleged to sell Generative AI Based Skins in Call of Duty, while Huimble Bundle's parent company just shut down their publishing arm to save money. It's just another day in the games industry.
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Helldivers 2's newest plan is to just tell the Audience what's coming - we'll see if it pays off. Elsewhere Capcom are sticking with Physical Games even as they represent only 10% of sales and the Video Game Voice Actors union is getting ready to strike against the biggest companies in gaming.
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We're curious about why Warframe developer Digital Extremes have seemingly forgotten their history of live service development, our take on Xbox's rebuke of the FTC and we check out what's next now Bethesda Game Studios is a full union shop.