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The success of indies this year has led to (responsible) publishers asking players to just let their devs cook - more devs won't get you updates faster. Meanwhile, the Stop Killing Games movement has gotten an official response in the UK - but it's not great news.
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After a weekend of chaos, 331,431 negative steam reviews and 170+ territories losing the ability to buy Helldivers 2 - Sony have finally blinked. But how did things go this badly in the first place? The answer is simple. Playstation has no idea what they’re doing when it comes to the PC audience.
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The second in our fledgling game impressions (WTYSP) series, Conall takes a trip down memory lane with Assassin's Creed Mirage.
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Ad Free Video! At launch, Helldivers was a bit of a mess and it was all hands on deck for Dev Arrowhead to answer for it. Now they need to address the biggest concerns players are voicing - PlayStation Account Requirements.
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Today - Riot are facing accusations of bricking people's PCs as they add their kernel level anti cheat to League of Legends - but based on their reported errors and explanation - it's a really niche problem to face. Similarly niche, but no less impressive for it - this week's Weekend Recommend.
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Helldivers 2 is suffering a review bombing and a tide of ill sentiment as players revolt at a new account requirement - that isn't actually that new.
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Ad Free Video! May sees some major releases for the year with Warner Bros Multiversus and Xbox’s Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 and as usual, we’ve got a host of promising indies. It’s a great month for releases of all kinds, so let’s take a look to see what catches your eye.
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Turns out that Take Two weren't done killing studios - and even if you do sell critically acclaimed games you aren't safe. Meanwhile From Software have disappointed many with news of Elden Ring DLC, while Square Enix have taken a hatchet to their release plans - to the tune of 22.1 billion yen.
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Ad Free Video! It’s been a busy few weeks for Fallout - both for Bethesda and for fans. 65m people have watched the TV Show, but in the gaming space, the perception has been that Bethesda can’t do anything right.
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Two stories today - as in the wake of Tarkov's controversial supporter packages, a new competitor has swept in to charm their shared audience while we're seeing the first impact of Take Two's layoffs and it seems like the team behind Kerbal Space Program have been hit hard.
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Ad Free Video! Total War's newest DLC has dropped but can this help the players have confidence with Creative Assembly and stop it crumbling anymore?
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May sees some major releases for the year, like Paradox’s Foundry, Warner Bros Multiversus and more! Plus as usual, we’ve got a host of incredible indies launching this month like Indika or Animal Well! It’s a great month for releases of all kinds, so let’s take a look to see what catches your eye.