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A Future With No More Gamers
The future of gaming is not gamers. It's not even on consoles or PCs. The next generation prefers phones and experiences. What does that mean for the games you love?
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Loading Screen: PC Gaming's New Saviour - Xbox! Well, Maybe.
Xbox save you (maybe, eventually) from the dreaded Unreal Engine 5. Maybe. Plus, Square Enix execute a beloved mod. Why? VERY good question.
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Loading Screen: Silksong's Development Story Will SHOCK You! (And, I Hope, Save The Industry)
I'm sure there's other news for me to cover... but that can wait until tomorrow. We've all gotten very good at waiting, thanks to today's story. It's my genuine pleasure to publish this.
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All This Has Happened Before... Can It Really Happen Again?
A multibillion-dollar industry rose & collapsed back to barely a few hundred million in the space of a year. That began in 1983, and ever since the question has remained... will it happen again? Can it? Three consecutive years of record industry layoffs would suggest it may have already begun.
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Loading Screen: Gamescom ONL Was Only A "B"...? The Stats Behind It All
Opening Night Live was interesting. I mostly liked it, but it turns out, I'm in a small group. So, I spent all of today working on a spreadsheet to figure out why viewers didn't like ONL.
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Loading Screen: Steam's 'Protecting' You From Chinese Reviews
Steam just did the least Steam thing imaginable. They hid information from you. They're artificially inflating review scores. No, I'm not exaggerating.
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Loading Screen: "Ubislop" Is Real, And Older Than You Think
As it turns out, 'Ubislop' is older than many of the kids responsible for the industry being, well, how it is and where it's going. Which I'll get into in this Loading Screen, too!
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Capcom Couldn't Maintain The Illusion Any Longer
For a decade, Capcom have had it all. They couldn't bear to let their streak fade, and Monster Hunter Wilds took the hit. Negative reviews, player backlash and investor frustrations all flooded in just as sales of the game slowed to a trickle! Can Capcom's latest recover? Does it deserve to?
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Loading Screen: Post-Launch Story Change Cripples Game
Censorship comes in many forms. This time, it destroyed an entire game's plot. I learned a lot about Chinese history today, so I hope you do too!
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PlayStation Vs Tencent: Plagiarism On The Horizon
For publishers like Tencent, a little bit of plagiarism here and there is par for the course. Ordinarily, they at least try to change things up a bit, but not so with their "homage" to Horizon: Zero Dawn. Sony have taken note and gone to court!
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Loading Screen: Games Are Too Cheap, Says Former Sony Head
The industry's dangling over lava, and it only has itself to blame. We get to watch!
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Loading Screen: Sorry Old PC Gamers, WASD Is The Future
Today's accidental theme: Nostalgia! Click-to-move controls dying, when games released quick enough to be relevant, and a lick of familiar sax to give your nostalgic sadness an outlet.