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Loading Screen: Microsoft Flight Sim's Turbulent Launch
There was no smooth takeoff for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 as launch problems caused turbulence, resulting in a game that many people literally could not play.
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Loading Screen: Devs Saved Payday 3, Now Execs Are Cutting The Budget
Payday 3 launched badly and its developers have been working hard to fix things ever since. Now management is cutting their funding.
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Warcraft's RTS Era Has Been Re-Reforged...
Approaching five years since the massive betrayal, Blizzard has given Warcraft III some much-needed TLC. It IS Blizzard though, so it didn't go quite as planned...
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Loading Screen: The Game Awards Said The Quiet Part Out Loud
The Game Awards' surprise rule change and nominee list hint at a wider problem we all feel poisoning gaming. Or does it? Let's take a look.
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Loading Screen: The Truth Is Slower Than Lies (But Faster Than Game Updates)
Lies get halfway around the world before truth can lace its boots up. In other words, there are some of this week's stories with vital updates.
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Blizzard Has Proven They Can Even Fumble Nostalgia With Overwatch Classic
6v6 is back, Overwatch has returned to its original form and of course, all its lapsed players have returned and everyone is happy... Surely Blizzard hasn't dropped the ball again?
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Loading Screen: Xbox Bow Out Of The Console Market (Sort Of)
It's an accidental Xbox special today. They decided to own the news cycle, but it's not all positive.
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Loading Screen: The GeForce Experience Is Dead
NVIDIA have killed GeForce Experience in cold blood, another studio has bled out in the modern climate, and EA might lose the CEO that got them where they are today. Interesting times!
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Warner Bros Have Had A Very Bad Year...
Leadership at WB Games keeps driving towards a live service future that looks destined to slip out of their grasp. When will they learn that releasing a finished game and charging for it upfront is, in fact, their strength?
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The Developers Choosing Creativity Over AAA Bloat
AAA developers are sick of bloat stifling their creativity. They're making smaller teams to make smaller games, but will that translate to success?
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Can EA Give Apex The Respawn It Deserves?
Despite maintaining 6-figure daily players, EA aren't happy with Apex Legends' slow decline. They want more money, and so: they've started to squeeze.
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Loading Screen: Warner Bros. Has Lost $300m by Releasing 3 Games This Year
Warner Bros. Games have released three mass-market games this year and every one has flopped. They've now had to write off $300m in losses, so let's dig in to see what they're scrambling to do to survive.