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The Death Sentence For AA Gaming
Long-time PlayStation executive Shawn Layden has a stark warning for the industry, as consolidation and higher expectations and budgets mean the creative AA middle ground of gaming faces a death sentence.
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Loading Screen: Sega Does What Ninten-does: Files Patent Lawsuits
Nintendo NO! Wait, no, today it's Sega that are suing a Japanese game developer for patent infringement, following their one-time rival in making money from legal threats as well as video game development. Plus, reports that Netflix closed their AAA game team down as they changed their focus.
Reports
Was 18 Straight Days Of Crunch Worth It For Star Citizen?
18 days of crunch for Star Citizen developers ended with an impressive (if buggy) demo on display in front of paying fans, but from the perspective of management, it might yet pay off.
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Loading Screen: PlayStation's PC Ports Are Speeding Up
15 months is now all you have to wait for a PS5 game to reach PC, if Spider-Man 2 is anything to go by. But does this mask a bigger issue: PlayStation dropping support sooner?
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Humble Games Were Gutted, But Their Corpse Staggers On
Humble Games were publishing well-loved indies. Then Ziff Davis bought and unceremoniously laid the whole team off. Devs still needed their games published, which led Ziff to do something quite odd...
Opinion
10 Steam Next Fest Demos You Might Have Missed
We've got 10 of Steam Next Fest's most interesting demos to take a look at today, with a whole weekend left for you to check them out.
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Loading Screen: PlayStation Can't Ban Platform Mods
PlayStation have spent more than a decade trying to shut down a cheat provider, and today the EU told them they can't, in a victory for modding everywhere.
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The Path Forward For Xbox's Hopeless Empire?
Xbox have ground their legacy series to dust, yet they've done right by one, truly Ageless series. Surely they could apply those learnings elsewhere?
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Loading Screen: Riot Just Made League A Gacha Game
Today, less than 24 hours after firing cosmetic designers, Riot just introduced a gacha-based cosmetic for League that could run you up to $250. Plus French game dev revolution and Xbox's sneaky deal removal.
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Loading Screen: Dragon Age Ditches Denuvo
"We trust you," is the reason why Dragon Age: The Veilguard is dropping EA's Denuvo requirements, but don't get too excited PC players, there's a trade-off.
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The War Of Five Disco Kings
Led by a ragtag group of anarchist artists, the development of Disco Elysium was a fascinating story. Today, though? The story of FIVE development teams born of its collapse.
Reports
Blizzard's Ex-Developers Are Finally Showing Us Their Games
In the last few years, we have seen a rush of developers leaving Blizzard to form new studios, and now we're seeing results. We know they have talent, but is that enough to succeed?