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Loading Screen: The Studio And Games Destroyed By Crypto Bros
A studio and its two games have been effectively killed, with secretive crypto-based shareholders and an egregious desire for microtransactions seemingly to blame.
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Loading Screen: You Aren't Buying Physical Games
The hard data is here. Less of you are buying physical games than ever, and that decline just hit a major milestone last year.
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Runescape Spooked Its Most Dedicated Players
Stop us if you've heard this one before: Runescape developer Jagex has been sold to another corporate owner. Now, its players are feeling the threat of another wave of price increases and predatory monetisation!
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Loading Screen: Sony's Region Lock Shenanigans Continue
PlayStation cannot leave well alone as they keep changing the region locks for who can buy their PC games on Steam. This time, they've opened up a few more territories... or at least it looks like that.
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Runescape Looked Like It Was Going To Gouge Players
Venture capitalists buy a game, and the devs start asking what increased prices players would pay. It's a classic story, but much like the last time we heard it, players have rebelled.
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Game Pass, Springboard or Safety Net for Xbox?
Up to 80% of potential sales lost at the altar of growing Xbox Game Pass? Can (or will) Microsoft continue to justify that kind of risk betting on the no-so-near future?
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Loading Screen: EA's Half Billion Dollars Of Missed Expectations
Two games just led to EA downgrading their financial forecast for this year. One game failed to meet player expectations by 50%, the other contributed to half a billion dollars in missing sales.
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$100 Video Games
Is Rockstar about to charge $100 for Grand Theft Auto VI? Probably not, but lots of people seem to think so. Let's dig into why.
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Xbox Game Pass's 80% Sales Loss Problem
As analysts suggest that Game Pass can lead to a loss of 80% of sales for games on the service, we have to take a look at Game Pass and ask are Xbox's plans sustainable?
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Loading Screen: Sega Will Trade Cosmetics For Your Data
Sega wants your data for a new cross-game account system, but unlike some other companies, they've decided to use the carrot, not the stick.
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PlayStation Finally Admits the Bubble Has Burst
PlayStation began this decade with BIG live game plans, with 12 services planned to be on the market within 5 years. With only a year to go, they've (almost - RIP Concord) managed 4. But reports suggest 3 more have just been cancelled!
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Loading Screen: American Physical Games Could Get More Expensive
The physical games market has faced a tough few years, and with the promise of a new legislative agenda in the USA, some analysts think things could get even worse.