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Loading Screen: The Human Price Of PlayStation's Live Service Cancellations
One-third of Bend Studio's staff have been laid off, as PlayStation's decisions of five years ago come back to bite the staff.
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Loading Screen: GOG Want Classic Mods To Be Easy
GOG are rolling out yet another scheme, this time to make playing mods for games as easy as buying them.
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From Software’s New Game Is Divisive
Elden Ring Nightreign might not be for everyone, but it's a great sign for From Software's future.
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Sorry CEOs, But Gamers (Mostly) Hate GenAI!
Every major AAA publisher is pushing AI, especially GenAI, at every opportunity. Almost unanimously, players are rejecting it. Now, though, to coincide with their latest push within Unreal Engine, Epic may have found the wedge to gaslight players into accepting the tech, cost-cutting warts and all!
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Loading Screen: SteamOS Competitor Revealed By Xbox
Xbox wants to prove their handheld PC systems can be just as good as SteamOS. By taking inspiration from SteamOS.
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Splitgate 2's Very Bad Weekend
"Make FPS Games Great Again" - Spligate 2's developers shortly before revealing a $34 Cosmetic portal. Not a great look.
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Valve Just Approved Blatant War Propaganda On Steam!
Straight from the headlines, Steam users globally can hop online and grab themselves a tactical experience steeped in... officially sanctioned modern Russian war propaganda?! That might sound far-fetched, but Squad 22: ZOV is far from the first game of its kind on Steam. Will it be the last?
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Loading Screen: Borderlands' 17% Positive Review Score
The Borderlands series is being review bombed on Steam, but, for once, it's not because of anything Randy Pitchford did.
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Loading Screen: PlayStation's New Live Service Got People Hype
After so many cancellations, after dramas with Marathon and Concord, I can't believe everyone is getting hype for another PlayStation live service game.
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EA Tossed Its Future Creative Efforts Off A Cliff
Behind the scenes, EA had been doing everything "right" with its upcoming licensed title. Sadly, while carefully building a single-player focused successor to the Middle-earth: Shadow of... games and their Nemesis system was a goal for '2020 EA'? '2025 EA' is far too impatient and cowardly!
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Loading Screen: Epic Wants The Future Of Games To Be Unreal
Gorgeous open worlds paired with pathetic chatbot tech. That's what Epic want for the future of games.
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Helldivers Just Proved FOMO Can Be Great
FOMO cosmetic sales? Nah, Helldivers just reminded us that FOMO is about giving people a reason to play, not pay.