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A day one patch for Assassin's Creed Shadows is less about stopping bugs, and more about stopping the plans of one Japanese Politician.
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Do Ubisoft Finally Have An Answer To Their Shareholder's Threats?
The wolves have been at the door for Ubisoft (and their founding family, the Guillemots) for quite some time now. Just ahead of the release of AC Shadows, it seems they at least think they've found a solution.
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Loading Screen: Ark Publisher Blasted For Gen AI Trailer
Ark's new expansion got a whole trailer made with generative AI, from the art to the visuals to the voiceover. It's unbelievably crap.
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When Is A Leak Not A Leak?
Leaks are a bad thing, that's why people sign NDAs. So why are Battlefield developers openly discussing leaked footage online with fans?
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Loading Screen: Discord Wants To Replace Your Friends List
Discord wants to replace in-game voice chat and your friends list, and they've got a new free tool for game developers to help them accomplish that.
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Loading Screen: Bobby Kotick Sues Kotaku
Bobby Kotick is concerned about his image, so after a year away from games he's re-established his presence with a lawsuit for an old thorn in his side.
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Ubisoft Attacked By Investors... Again
Ubisoft is keeping secrets, at least according to their most irate shareholders. But as the company gears up for the launch of AC Shadows, some background moves are being made that could change the face of the company forever.
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Physical Games Pricing Is About To Skyrocket!
$500 for a Switch 2, $1000 for a PS5 Pro, your left kidney for a 50 Series GPU. How does that sound to you? With the world in such geopolitical flux right now, some of it could be reality sooner rather than later, so let's try to make sense of it.
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Loading Screen: NetEase Sued For Collapse of Indie Gaming Group
NetEase is getting sued for causing the collapse of an indie studio. But a year ago, the blame was on staff leaking. Who's really at fault here?
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Video Games Haven't Yet Escaped Bobby Kotick
Just over a year after Bobby Kotick finally left Activision, and in turn the video games industry, he's back! With his return he's brought a fascinating revisionist history of his impact on the industry, one free of major issues. Instead? Well, he was obviously a champion of the gamers right?
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Loading Screen: A Handheld Xbox Is Closer Than You Think
Paired reports suggest that Xbox are hurrying their handheld PC plans to market via ASUS in the hopes of grabbing market share before SteamOS takes it all.
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Loading Screen: EA Add Real MTX To Game In Testing
Microtransactions in a closed alpha. What on earth are EA thinking?