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Loading Screen: Xbox Is Going To Fire More Staff
It's the end of Microsoft's financial year, and that means that Xbox staff are going to be sacrificed to make the line go up.
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With Nightreign's Genre Shift, Have FromSoft Gone Mad?
Their ARPG formula earned them 5+ GOTY contenders within a decade and their own subgenre. Now? FromSoft, they who defined the "Souls-like", have ditched much of their formula to drop a pseudo-roguelite, PvE co-op title with Battle Royale elements? It's certainly one way of building for the future.
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Loading Screen: Messy Launches Mean Layoffs
Two messy launches, two rounds of layoffs, as the people who made MindsEye and Splitgate 2 suffer for their leadership's decisions.
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Microsoft Have A Problem As Players Choose SteamOS
It's no secret that Xbox has had to scramble to recover after losing a LOT of ground in the console space. Reports suggested they were pivoting towards a handheld + Game Pass combo. But, with Valve opening up SteamOS to 3rd parties, is it too little, too late for Phil Spencer's team?
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Bungie Has Admitted Defeat & Delayed Marathon... Will They Regain?
It seems everyone, Sony included, expected Marathon to be delayed. With that reality now coming to pass, what can Bungie actually do to turn things around with their (already struggling) upcoming Live Service?
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Loading Screen: Square Enix Targeted By Activist Investors
Like Ubisoft before them, the activist investors have come for Square Enix.
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Loading Screen: EVE Online's Uncertain Future
Reports are suggesting that EVE Online's corporate shenanigans might be leaking into real life, as the developer's owner considers a sale.
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This Project Proves "Ex-Rockstar" Doesn't Mean Guaranteed Success!
Producer on most of Rockstar's biggest hits, Leslie Benzies sold an impressive plan to investors: Rockstar-quality games with AAA-quality user-generated content on day one. Now that MindsEye is in players' hands... it seems he overpromised. A lot!
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Loading Screen: Xbox's New Hardware, Old Partner
There will be another Xbox console. And now we know what's inside it, and what Xbox aren't willing to give up to make it happen.
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The Inevitable Happened To Marathon
An indefinite delay for PlayStation's next live service title, but this might all be part of the group's wider plans to make sure Concord never happens again.
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Loading Screen: €300,000 Can't Buy A New Game
The collapse of a promising indie today highlights the real cost of game development, and it's far higher than what some may think.
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Mindseye: The Worst Game Of 2025
Mindseye may be the worst game of 2025 so far, but the real mess is behind the scenes.