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PSN was down for a full day. That might sound like an inconvenience and nothing more, but looking deeper we see a Sony who continues to make big, risky, wasteful bets... apparently without a backup plan?
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Despite the headlines, Steam didn't really ban advertising in games. Instead, the biggest market in PC gaming has just clearly laid out the rules on what they'll approve - it's more than you might think.
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What happens if a developer on Steam uses their game as a trojan horse to deliver malware to players? Today, we get to see Valve's reaction.
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Crossplay has been disabled on Civilization VII for launch day, and all because Firaxis have had to scale back its ambition for a multiplatform launch in favour of fixing problems.
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The second time was not the charm for WB Games' platform fighter. Unfortunately, it's a story all too indicative of the publisher's fling-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks approach to production over the past decade. They've wasted the time of numerous, industry-leading studios. What's next?
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PlayStation won't explain why, but PSN was down for 24 hours this weekend. Unfortunately, that's made players realise just how tied to the internet their gaming experience has become.
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After turning their biggest win in years (Helldivers 2) into a substantial PR loss, Sony have finally - almost - figured out the implementation of their PSN accounts on PC. Question is, how long until they find a way to turn this into a loss?
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A new report suggests that Warner Bros is at a tipping point, with no big releases coming, not even a live service game. It looks like Multiversus finally marked an end to that ambition.
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For 20 years, Sega have relied on a yearly release that's turned up like clockwork. This year, they've cancelled it entirely and surprisingly audiences are lauding the decision.
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Twelve years after the ill-fated reveal of the Steam Machine, has Valve finally cracked it? SteamOS isn't simply a fancy Big Picture mode. For handhelds like the Legion Go S model, it could be the biggest step yet to disrupt the PC gaming market permanently!
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Paradox Interactive hasn't had the best time in recent years, but this quarter marks a success. How have they reacted? They bought a tropical island (or at least a game developer who makes them).
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A decade ago, BioWare had cemented themselves as royalty of the Western RPG, with two successful trilogies, an MMO & a Sonic the Hedgehog RPG, all released within the prior ten years. Now, though, that multi-production studio is dead and gone. What will rise from its ashes?