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PC Building Is Fucked, And It Won’t Get Better
Prices are spiking, and PC parts aren't for consumers anymore. They won't be for a while.
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After A Record-Breaking Launch, Has BF6 Really 'Battlefailed'?!
Being one of 2025's biggest success stories didn't make Battlefield 6 bulletproof. Bugs, glitches, cosmetic drama and more have plagued EA's latest... "90% (of Steam) players are gone, and now? The big Season 2 launch that could pull them out of the fire faces a month-long delay! Will they recover?
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We Asked, Larian Answered With A (Genuine?) Generative Backtrack
Just following our coverage of the chaos surrounding the idea that Larian were "pushing hard on generative AI", Swen and his leadership team took to Reddit to face the music. They say they've listened, so have now tossed their GenAI workflows (almost) completely! But that's not all...
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Beating The Biggest Publishers At Their Own Game(s) Came At A Cost
For years, they were dismissed as publishers of cheap, derivative copies of the industry's successes. Last year, they quietened those naysayers. The cost, however, was very high, and it wasn't NetEase who paid it!
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Next-Gen Console Makers Are Facing A Major Crisis
It's over 12 years since the PS4/Xbox One gen of consoles launched. Old enough to be prepping for the halls of retro appreciation. But instead, they're still the baseline target for the biggest new titles... Games as a medium have hit a standstill; something must change.
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Have Larian Successfully Fumbled Generated Goodwill?
They won Game of the Year with Baldur's Gate III two years ago. Their CEO "won" the Game Awards with his "put the team first" speech a year ago. Of course, then, Larian's Swen Vincke honoured the streak by going all in on GenAI?! What really happened?
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Crunch Two Years Out. Naughty Dog In Sony's Crosshairs?!
Nearly a decade ago, with Uncharted 4 & Lost Legacy behind them and The Last Of Us Part II crunching towards launch, Naughty Dog committed to change. Their first original project in the years since? They're already crunching TWO YEARS from launch, what's going on?!
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In 2025, The Games Industry Felt The Legal Heat
The games industry, like every industry, has not been without its legal woes. 2025, however, saw a cascade of cases crashing right through it, directly hitting the players' experiences as it did so... and we expect it's just the start!
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In 2025, "ex-AAA Devs" Took Centre Stage... They Couldn't All Make Expedition 33!
Cemented by their sweep at The Game Awards, Sandfall Interactive looked like their path to success with Expedition was the blueprint for a team leaving the AAA space and striking out on their own. Unfortunately, 2025 felt like a year proving them the exception, not the rule!
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In 2025, Ubisoft Actually Evolved. Was It For The Better?
Since 2019, Ubisoft's fortunes have been spiralling the drain, occasionally buoyed by isolated mega-hits like AC Valhalla and their ageing live services. They've been embattled, admitted defeat, and this year saw the fruits of their planning and regrouping. Has it really worked?
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Valve Had A Tumultuous 2025
Valve had big plans for the past year, yet it seemed like there was no end to the trials and tribulations that their reputation had to face over that time. Gambling, censorship, marginalisation, genAI, naked horseplay and more... all while Valve simply wanted to show off their new GabeCube!
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Call Of Duty Has Finally Been Humbled
Call of Duty and record-breaking success are like bread and butter. They just go together. It's been that way for 18 years now... or it was! It seems CoD's success came of age and got hit by the harsh realities of adulthood: Activision have admitted they have a problem!