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PlayStation Are Unreleasing Concord!

Ad-free video! In an almost unprecedented move, PlayStation are pulling Concord from sale entirely. What a mess. Let's break it down.

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Strikes. Layoffs. Closures. Union Anger. What's Going On?

It's all going down across the industry. Studios are being gutted and devs are fighting back in every way possible. Let's dig into each story and see what's up.

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Another Ubisoft Gamble May Have Failed!

Ad-free video! Another one of Ubisoft's multi-million dollar live service gambles exploded out of the gate, but has not stuck the landing. This time, it's their Call of Duty competitor!

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Have Brand Collabs Ruined Videogames?

Ad Free Video! The Transformers are in Overwatch. WWE in Call of Duty. XDefiant has anime weapon skins. Among Us? It has a Critical Role crossover. We all get it: deals equal money. But do we really need it?

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Advanced Access Is Still A Problem

Ad Free Video! Gamers are hooked on advanced access. Most large budget games seem to have it now, and it’s almost always targeted at the pre-release weekend. What would you rather do? Play a new game all weekend, just like the good old days, or play during the week, when time is precious?

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Valve Is Unstoppable: Deadlock, Automation & Blue Shift

Ad Free Video! Deadlock restrictions have been lifted, Blue Shift is back, and Valve are banning keyboard features.

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Concord Was Never Going To Survive

Ad Free Video My breakdown of why Concord failed to capture audiences.

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How Do Executives Make Games Worse?

Ad Free Video! Did executive meddling hurt The Callisto Protocol? The end result ultimately didn't land the way that Striking Distance intended. But what if it had come out when it was meant to? And what if it had come out the way the developers intended?

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The Most Played Single Player Game On Steam... Ever

Ad Free Video! Black Myth: Wukong is an absurd success, The most played single player game on Steam before most of the Western World even woke up, and all that’s from a Chinese team of indie devs with a fairy tale story of ditching their AAA jobs to make what they wanted.

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Valve's Steam Cleaning & SteamOS Expansion

Ad Free Video! Valve are Steam cleaning. Demos are different. Store Pages are shifting and User Reviews are being reworked. Valve are also cooking up something with SteamOS too - something we think could be huge!

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Deadlock? We've Never Heard Of It!

Ad Free Video! There's a secret game with over 20,000 people playing. Ever heard of it? Is it actually okay to even acknowledge it's existence? A lot of PR people and game press have been talking about it, so let's peel back the curtain on the game Valve are definitely (not) making.

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Helldivers II - A Game For Everyone Is A Game For No One

Ad Free Video! “A game for everyone is a game for no one.” That's the motto of Helldivers creator Arrowhead Studios. At launch, that meant people adored the brutal, friendly fire, PvE only that Helldivers 2 offered. But now things are complicated. It turns out staying true to that motto isn’t easy.