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Loading Screen: Square Enix Targeted By Activist Investor
Per a new investor, Square Enix is in trouble. But they can be saved, if they'll only listen.
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Are The Video Games You Buy Actually Getting Cheaper?
All the headlines over recent years regarding game prices have been fixated on shrinkflation, or that first $70, now $80 being the new $60... but amidst all of it, something has flown under the radar. The average player has been getting more of their games, cheaper?! Make it make sense? Let's begin.
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Loading Screen: Netflix Now Owns The Nemesis System... And WB Games
Mortal Kombat and more could be coming to a screen near you, via your Netflix subscription.
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Valve Just Sent This Indie Dev To The Glue Factory
Earlier this year, we blamed the Credit companies for muscling in on Steam and dictating what constituted "art". We weren't wrong then, but with a ban being brought down upon arthouse indie horror game HORSES, we now know Valve's "judgment" is pretty terrible too!
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Loading Screen: The Russian Government Vs Video Games
Two examples of the Russian government putting their thumb on the scale of game availability today, as platforms and publishers try to navigate regional laws.
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Bungie Already Did... Now It Seems Players Have Given Up On Destiny
Last year, Bungie gave Destiny players an exit ramp... and most players took it! They've been scrambling to recover since, amidst the chaotic apparent non-starter that's been Marathon. All the while, even Sony has given up on them to the tune of $240 million!
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Loading Screen: GOG's Best-Selling Game Now Banned On Two More Platforms
Steam, Epic, Humble. All of them banned Horses. GOG are making a killing off it, though.
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Loading Screen: Helldivers' Devs Just Removed 85% of Their Game
Turns out all Arrowhead had to do to fix one of their most enduring problems was ask for help.
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Loading Screen: PlayStation Wrote Off Destiny. So Did Players.
As Sony's CFO writes off part of their Bungie investment, it seems players are too, as leadership reports falling player numbers.
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Colossal Order Gives Up On Paradox... And Cities: Skylines!
Despite creating and investing over 15 years of work at Paradox into the Cities (In Motion & Skylines) series, following Skylines II's rather dreadful launch? Colossal Order is out, and a new dev is taking over, just like that. 'Apparently', it's a "mutual" decision. . .
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Krafton's CEO Thought ChatGPT Could Save Him The $¼ Billion He Owed Subnautica's Devs...
After Subnautica's success, developer Unknown Worlds leapt at the opportunity of half a billion dollars to be bought by, and produce the sequel for Krafton. A deal was signed, the sequel built. But now, devs and publisher are at war over the realities of the fine print... oh. And $250 million!
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Loading Screen: Last Epoch Bought By Krafton, Immediately Breaks Kickstarter Promises
The problem with making promises to players is that they don't forget, especially after you get nearly $100m for selling the company.