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Loading Screen: Riot Just Codified Gambling In Esports
Riot are gambling with their players' health and finances, as they introduce new sponsorship deals for Sports Betting.
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We Place A Closer Eye On The Split Between How These Teams Handle Layoffs
Underperforming launches for MindsEye and Splitgate 2 mean devs are paying the price. But it's okay, it's all for your benefit.
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Monster Hunter's PC Problem
Capcom's biggest success comes from PC... but that's also the source of their biggest problem right now.
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Loading Screen: The Campaign Against The "Sony Tax"
Yet another lawsuit against PlayStation's digital store policies has sprung up, demanding that the company drop the "Sony Tax"
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Loading Screen: Backlash Forces Generative AI From Game
Outrage just forced Frontier Developments to pull generative AI from their next game, but the same trick might not work on everyone.
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It Was A "Keighley" Strange Season Of Video Game Reveals...
Amongst the ashes of E3 remains Geoff Keighley and the season of announcements built around his Summer Game Fest. Recent years have been an inconsistent, if at least admirable, attempt to emulate the E3 showcases of old. This year, in its muted nature, might be a sign of things to come.
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Loading Screen: Xbox Is Going To Fire More Staff
It's the end of Microsoft's financial year, and that means that Xbox staff are going to be sacrificed to make the line go up.
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With Nightreign's Genre Shift, Have FromSoft Gone Mad?
Their ARPG formula earned them 5+ GOTY contenders within a decade and their own subgenre. Now? FromSoft, they who defined the "Souls-like", have ditched much of their formula to drop a pseudo-roguelite, PvE co-op title with Battle Royale elements? It's certainly one way of building for the future.
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Loading Screen: Messy Launches Mean Layoffs
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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Microsoft Have A Problem As Players Choose SteamOS
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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Bungie Has Admitted Defeat & Delayed Marathon... Will They Regain?
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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Loading Screen: Square Enix Targeted By Activist Investors
Like Ubisoft before them, the activist investors have come for Square Enix.