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Editor's Note has been Missing in Action for much of 2024, so Conall figured it was about time to explain why, and give a light-touch look at some of the improvements we've been making behind the scenes!
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Ad Free Video! Once more, the headlines and social media outcry is clear - How are Ubisoft daring to charge $130 for a video game?
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Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick denies they're closing two studios - but the people have actual reciepts Strauss! Meanwhile, corroborated leaks have revealed the future for Valve and maybe the Total War Franchsise with a Hero Shooter Moba and Star Wars respectively.
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Ad Free Video! Steam has been seemingly banned in one country, and is being investigated in another for anti-competitive practices For devs on Steam, we’ve got good news on the story of Adult Swim Games and their delisting, while one other dev has had all he can take.
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Activision have today unveiled a new development studio - and in a shock move - they're not building Call of Duty. In more predictable news, Ubisoft have used their positive financial report to help bury the cancellation of The Division: Heartlands, even as Skull and Bones sails on.
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Ad Free Video! Paradox haven't gone a month in the last nine without something going wrong for them. Lamplighters League, Cities Skylines, their own grand strategy DLC - but recently we hoped things were turning round. Now we’ve been told that the developer of Prison Architect will be stepping away.
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Once more, the headlines and social media outcry is clear - How are Ubisoft daring to charge $130 for a video game? For an open world Ubisoft game of all things? We dive in and explain - things aren't as simple as they seem.
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Embattled RPG Wayfinder is trying something new, the previously F2P psuedo MMO deciding their best chance is to abandon F2P and Live Service - while XDefiant are doing their best to bring over disgruntled Call of Duty players, promising to slay the biggest boogeyman of all - Skill Based Matchmaking.
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Ad Free Video! It is a bad time for both Xbox and PlayStation. Xbox President Sarah Bond has had a disastrous interview trying to explain why Tango Gameworks in particular had to be closed. While PlayStation aren’t getting it any easier, as they approach the launch of Ghosts of Tsushima’s PC port.
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Steam has been seemingly banned in one country, and is being investigated in another for anti-competitive practices - because when every major publisher starts talking about the need to port games to PC to survive, that means that the biggest PC gaming platform needs a little more scrutiny.
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Ad Free Video! “EA CEO says they're interested in putting ads in their video games”. You’ve probably seen that across the internet and thought "Why?! Why would EA do this?" Well we have looked at the why and the what and here is what's up.
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Paradox have taken a weird turn with the development of Prison Architect 2, Square Enix's new plans will see fewer, bigger games on more platforms and Playstation have reached the peak of their PS5 sales - it's all downhill from here.