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Has The True Diablo Killer Arrived?
No king rules forever, my son. Path of Exile 2, the latest attempt at the ARPG throne, might have the momentum to snatch Blizzard's crown, despite Diablo 4's valiant effort.
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The Video Games Industry Gold Rush Is Over!
AAA games publishing CEOs flew too close to the sun and so, over the past two years... their staff paid the price! Has the bubble truly burst, and if so, what's next?
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Loading Screen: Funko Pops Just Shut Down A Game Store
In a sign of just how broken things can be online, Itch.io was taken down this weekend by Funko Pops of all things, thanks to terrible automated systems and AI-powered management solutions.
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Steam Simply Must Do Better
Steam is a great platform for many reasons, doing much over the years to maintain its reputation. That doesn't mean Gabe & co should rest on their laurels!
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GOG's Preservation Plans Betrayed By Blizzard
We're fans of not losing video games to history here, so GOG's work is admirable. Not so admirable are Blizzard's empty promises to support their preservation efforts!
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Loading Screen: Ubisoft's Buyout Is Closer Than Ever
Ubisoft might be being sold. But the Guillemot family are doing everything in their power to make sure the company they build ends up in their hands rather than the hands of private equity vultures.
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Somehow, Space Marine 2 Cost Less Than Half Of DOOM Eternal
Space Marine 2 has been a massive success, feeling AAA in quality. Yet Doom Eternal, a similarly good game, cost over twice as much. Let's try to make sense of that.
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xDefiant Has Been xEcuted
Despite at least 15 million players, Ubisoft's crossover shooter is very suddenly being taken out the back - torpedoing an existing Assassin's Creed crossover.
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Loading Screen: Payday's Next Platform Launch Could Save Starbreeze
We've covered Payday's problems, and now they've got solutions. They're going to take a quarter of their developers and show Payday to more people... by porting Payday gameplay into PUBG.
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Ubisoft Gives Up On XDefiant After Only Six Months
Six months after launching, Ubisoft are killing their big-budget attempt to take on Call of Duty. XDefiant is already on a path to closure, as Ubisoft struggles to prove it's on the right path itself.
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Loading Screen: PlayStation CEO Herman Hulst's Weird Take On AI
Herman Hulst's responses to questions on PlayStation's adoption of AI have left audiences scratching their heads. How can PlayStation offer AI-driven experiences and the human touch at the same time?
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The Small Studio Gold Rush Failing Developers
There's a gold rush going on in games, as investment in smaller, experienced teams could pay off big time in the AAA game space. But the problem is that boom is often followed by bust, and developers often aren't even getting a chance to get their games out before their funding is pulled.