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Loading Screen: Steam's Backlog Problem
Steam has a problem. You're not buying new games, and they aren't selling enough of them to you. So they're trying to fix that.
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The Datacentre Crisis Will Leave No Survivors
Apple is selling MacBooks built from iPhone scraps, Xbox is desperately trying to remember how to make money, and Sony has no idea when they'll be able to start production on the PS6... the impact of the datacentre crisis is hitting everywhere!
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Loading Screen: Sony CEO - “We cannot survive in this landscape”
The data centre crisis is forcing changes for so many tech companies - and not everyone will be able to shift.
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Replaced With GenAI, Then Mocked For Not Staying Quiet
Fired, a writer of a newly revealed game believed she'd been replaced with GenAI. CEO of Space Marine 2's Saber insisted they hadn't, despite leaning heavily on GenAI for the project! But that's not all. . . Somehow, Randy & the Medieval Times USB stick returned.
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Loading Screen: Riot - "impossible for us to continue actively developing the game"
Development is ending for 2XKO, Riot's fighting game, as questions are asked about whether this year's layoffs really helped.
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Loading Screen: Market Slump For US Hardware and Physical Games
The newest market data shows the console's stagnation, and physical games are having a bad time.
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Loading Screen: "Fighting For Gamer’s Rights" With New GTA Leaks
Is a gamer's rights advocate or a quick-buck-seeking scammer behind this week's new GTA VI leaks?
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Loading Screen: "Officially Unplayable For Millions Of Gamers"
Feel like you've seen that headline before? You're not the only one.
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They Want Developers To Be Disposable
Claiming credit for one of the best licensed games of recent times was a bold move. True on a technicality, Delphi Interactive deserve more credit for pushing some of the worst practices of the industry's past back into the spotlight!
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With Yet More Layoffs, It's Obvious Halo Studios Hasn't Evolved
Celebrating 25 years of Halo and XBOX, the recently rebranded Halo Studios dropped a nearly-good remake of Halo: Combat Evolved. No multiplayer, some very bizarre design changes, and now they've ditched more of the staff who brought it to life. Not layoffs, though - on a technicality!
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Loading Screen: Saber CEO - "happy to replace her with AI"
Saber's CEO argues he would have been right to replace a writer with ChatGPT. "At least we would be dealing with someone programmed to be honest."
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Roblox Is In Freefall
After having morality forced upon it by regulators, Roblox's value and number of paying players are plummeting. Investors are furious, but what comes next?