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Video: Is Erdtree really too hard?
Ad Free Video! Fromsoft launched Shadow of the Erdtree. Critics absolutely heaped praise on it, yet as it hit Steam scores fell to the low 60s. Why is that?
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WTF Happened To Diablo 4?
One Year From Launch, what has actually happened to Diablo 4? It’s not been a great time for Blizzard as they’ve bounced from controversy to controversy in design, selling absurdly expensive cosmetics all the while. And yet audiences are excited by what's next.
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Steam’s Billion Dollar Competition Lawsuit
Nearly a Billion dollars are on the line in the UK, with Steam facing a lawsuit that takes them to task for their dominance of the PC Gaming market - and allegations they use that dominance to control the wider sale of PC Games.
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Loading Screen: Midnight Society Fire Co-Founder, Payday 3's Pseudo Solo Mode and Palworld's Lack of Lawsuits
A triple threat of stories! After allegations of impropriety, FPS studio Midnight Society have removed Co-Founder Dr Disrespect. Starbreeze are trying to get fans back on their side with a solo mode for Payday 3 and Palworld have confirmed that no, no one at the Pokemon Company tried to sue them.
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Loading Screen: Street Fighter Success and the EU Take On Apple... Again
Bad news for Apple to start the week as their ongoing fight with the EU over app stores like the EGS continues - and could be very costly for them. They should talk to Capcom, who this week revealed that a bet made 30 years ago is still paying off to this date.
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Video: Creative Assembly's Total Future
Ad Free Video! Creative Assembly are in the middle of a trying time. So they’re doing what they can. Right now, that’s taking what they have and making sure they’re keeping customers happy. Rebuilding Total War Pharoah, ongoing support for Warhammer 3 and then they have to look to the future.
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Is Elden Ring: Shadows of the Erdtree really too hard?
The big question from the weekend, how can one of the most highly anticipated games, from the most trusted developers, have a 65% user review rating on Steam after it's launch?
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Loading Screen: Xbox Blames Tango's Leadership For It's Closure And The Games That Lived
A trio of stories today! Xbox has suggested that it was Tango Gamework's leadership that was the rationale for the studio's closure - while for both Beyond Good and Evil 2 and Silksong, it's good news - we've gotten confirmation both are still coming.
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Video: This Banana is Bigger than Baldur's Gate 3
AD Free Video! The second most played game on Steam today, the ninth most played game ever. It’s beaten Hogwarts Legacy, it’s beaten Baldur’s Gate 3 - and it’s just a game about clicking a Banana....
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Video: Todd Howard Responds To Starfield's Paid Mod Complaints
Ad Free Video! The bossman has responded. “We definitely see the feedback, right? And that's … not what we want at all” - An interview with Todd Howard has seen him respond to the Paid Quests drama - and thank them for the feedback on where they got it wrong.
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Loading Screen: Ubisoft Wants Free Fan Labour as Bluepoint Ask Fans To Relax
Ubisoft are in hot water with voice actors due to once again asking fans to create art for them, for free - while Playstation's Bluepoint want to soothe their fan's concerns following recent Playstation corporate upheaval.
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Loading Screen: Missing Xbox Ports and The Story Inside Paradox
Today, Capcom are doing great work with their library collections of classic titles - but one platform will be missing out, seemingly due to technical issues. Meanwhile we're getting to hear from Paradox Tectonic staff on the confusing circumstances that led to Life By You's cancellation.