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The Missing Game That's "Dead On Arrival"
A bad first impression has folks assuming Highguard will be a flop... but that's not the whole story.
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Loading Screen: Are Nvidia Killing Card Production?
A flurry of reports over the last 24 hours has people worried. Are Nvidia pulling out of high-end GPU production?
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PC Building Is Fucked, And It Won’t Get Better
Prices are spiking, and PC parts aren't for consumers anymore. They won't be for a while.
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After A Record-Breaking Launch, Has BF6 Really 'Battlefailed'?!
Being one of 2025's biggest success stories didn't make Battlefield 6 bulletproof. Bugs, glitches, cosmetic drama and more have plagued EA's latest... "90% (of Steam) players are gone, and now? The big Season 2 launch that could pull them out of the fire faces a month-long delay! Will they recover?
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Loading Screen: Monster Hunter Wilds' Paid Performance Perception Problem
Paid for all the Monster Hunter Wilds DLC? Enjoy your good performance, moneybags!
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Loading Screen: Bobby Kotick Strikes Back... At Embracer?
Bobby Kotick is back to defend himself from a lawsuit. So, how is Embracer at fault?
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We Asked, Larian Answered With A (Genuine?) Generative Backtrack
Just following our coverage of the chaos surrounding the idea that Larian were "pushing hard on generative AI", Swen and his leadership team took to Reddit to face the music. They say they've listened, so have now tossed their GenAI workflows (almost) completely! But that's not all...
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Loading Screen: You Pay For Tariffs Under Nintendo Policy
Official Nintendo policy is to let you absorb the cost of any tariffs; they're getting their profit.
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Battlefailed
"Losing steam..." "Battlefield 6 desperately needs a wake up call..." The honeymoon for Battlefield 6 is over.
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Beating The Biggest Publishers At Their Own Game(s) Came At A Cost
For years, they were dismissed as publishers of cheap, derivative copies of the industry's successes. Last year, they quietened those naysayers. The cost, however, was very high, and it wasn't NetEase who paid it!
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Loading Screen: Gamestop Closed 400 Stores In 2026 As Physical Games Slump
The death spiral of physical games continues, as one of the US's biggest retailers closes up to a third of its stores in only a few weeks of 2026.
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Next-Gen Console Makers Are Facing A Major Crisis
It's over 12 years since the PS4/Xbox One gen of consoles launched. Old enough to be prepping for the halls of retro appreciation. But instead, they're still the baseline target for the biggest new titles... Games as a medium have hit a standstill; something must change.