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Upcoming Games: An Astonishing August
There are too many good looking titles launching in August - but we've tried to grab as many as we can for this month's list of upcoming games.
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Loading Screen: When Is A Game Allowed To Be Finished?
Chivalry II announced an end to planned content updates, and audience reaction has broadly been frustration. Which leads us to the question - are developers ever allowed to walk away from their games?
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Loading Screen: Mario & Sonic & NFTs, DLC for 16 Year Old Games and Sega's New Gaming Plan
A triple threat today! Sonic and Mario are out, NFTS are in at the Olympics, The Behemoth is making DLC for a 16 year old video game, while Sega have a new plan for their gaming divison.
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Loading Screen: Who Is Game Balance Actually For?
Just because players *want* something - that doesn't mean it's good for them or for the game they're playing. Thanks to a report from Activision - now we've got some evidence to back that up.
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Helldivers' New Plan; Warframe Devs' Hypocrisy; SEGA v. Abusive Fans
Ad Free Video! Helldivers has announced an Escalation of Freedom and Escalated Expections among fans. Warframe are sharing their wisdom on the game's first year but what about that other live game they had? Finally, SEGA, take to the courts.
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Microsoft F'd Around & Found Out
Ad Free Video! Microsoft is having one hell of a week with this triple whammy. One: Mass unionization. Bethesda and World of Warcraft devs are banding together. Two: The FTC is breathing down their necks, accusing them of 'product degradation.' And three: The Halo TV show? Cancelled after season 2.
Valve Really Are That Successful
Ad Free Video! Sometimes a simple mistake can mean we as the audience get to look behind the curtain of some of the biggest players in the industry. Today, it’s Valve, and it’s down to messy redactions in a legal case.
Space Marine Leak; Kingdom Come For Free; Once Human EULA
Ad Free Video! Three stories this week for you! First: Space Marine 2 has suffered the devastating leak of a full game build. Second: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is coming soon and for free to some. Finally, Fans of a brand new game are simply not trusting the devs. EULA drama has hurt Once Human.
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Loading Screen: Video Game Voice Actors Are On Strike
Voice Actors in the Video Game Industry are on strike! What does this mean for you? Do you need to stop playing your favourite titles? Today we go through all that and more.
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EA Better Watch Out
Ad Free Video! EA just got schooled by its own players. Apex Legends' Battle Pass? Still earnable with in-game currency. EA's grand plan to squeeze more cash? Crushed. Watch this for the real story.
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EA Defeated By Fans Over Apex MTX
Apex Legends will not move ahead with a controversial plan to force players to pay for their battle passes with real currency - thanks to fan backlash. But it paints a picture of EA's problems going forwards - they need fans onside.
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Loading Screen: 500 Warcraft Devs Unionise While Paradox Posts A 90% Profit Loss
The future seems safer for nearly 500 World of Warcraft Developers today as they secure a union vote win - while for Paradox, they've not fully lost - but 90% of their profits were wiped out by cancelling Life By You.