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After weeks of outcry, Riot are giving League of Legends players what they want, and it starts with the return of free rewards.
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WB Leadership Failed Their Developers, Closed Studios
Warner Bros. Games just shut down three studios and their games, and per sources inside the company, it's all due to leadership that couldn't lead.
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Loading Screen: Assassin's Creed Shadows Sneaks Out Early
Assassin's Creed Shadows has leaked, a month before release. But Ubisoft won't just be worried about spoilers, they'll be worried this could wreck the whole company.
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Why Everyone Thinks Steam Just Banned In-Game Ads
Earlier this month, headlines were ablaze with the suggestion that Valve had banned advert-based business models on Steam. Once again with Gabe & co, there's quite a bit more to the story...
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Riot Wants League Players To Pay
Too many League of Legends players have "substantial skin collections for free". Riot are putting a stop to that, and players aren't happy.
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Multiple insiders report that NetEase is preparing mass cuts to their non-Chinese games studios, with single-player efforts looking like the most affected games.
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Blizzard Gets Like Tracer & Hits Rewind On Overwatch 2
After 15 Seasons of false starts, is Overwatch 2 finally becoming the true sequel to Overwatch that it actually can be, rather than the sequel Blizzard hoped it would be?
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Loading Screen: Hades II Accused Of Recasting During Strike
One of indie gaming's most darling studios is under scrutiny now after accusations of recasting voice actors while they're on strike. The truth might be a little more complex.
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Loading Screen: Xbox's AI-Powered Preservation Nonsense
Xbox want you to believe that a brand-new generative AI model is the future of game preservation. Their argument isn't that convincing.
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NetEase Laid Off Key Talent Behind Rival's Success
Developers behind Marvel Rivals were laid off in a shock move that stunned the industry this week. The reasons why barely involve them, and are attributed to executives in an entirely different country, who are moving pawns around a board with little care for the lives affected.
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It Shouldn't Have Gone This Way For Phoenix Labs
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Loading Screen: Valve Just Handed TF2 To The Modders
Valve just handed TF2 modders the keys to the whole codebase. We're about to enter a new era of Source powered creativity.