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Diablo IV's Rough Week
Diablo IV's new season is a dud, just after Microsoft's 1900 layoff wave affected some of their team and support staff. They're trying, but the odds are against them.
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Xbox Layoffs Breakdown
The 1900 Staff being laid off from Xbox are not an example of removing duplicate staff. As reports roll in from the last 24 hours, we're seeing studios gutted as Xbox make their mark on Activision Blizzard in particular.
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Sega's $15 New Game Plus DLC
Would you pay $15 at launch to access the New Game Plus of a game? That’s what Sega is asking fans of RGG Studio’s Like A Dragon/Yakuza series to do, locking the New Game Plus option behind a Deluxe edition paywall at launch. But is this just the start of new Sega with it's focus on Global Appeal?
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Riot Lays Off 530 people, 11% of Staff
Riot has announced a 530 person layoff across their whole studio - as Leadership's bets have collapsed and now staff pay the price.
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Palworld's Major Success and Major Accusations
Viral mega indie hit Palworld has taken Steam by storm over the weekend - and with massive success has come major skepticism. We delve into the triumphs and accusations today.
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Ubisoft + Interview = Outrage
Ubisoft have angered many this week with an interview on subscriptions - but seemingly they might actually agree with those audiences as the industry shifts towards a non-ownership model of games.
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Rocksteady Chasing Seven Year Old Trends
Rocksteady have a hard task ahead of them with the launch of Suicide Squad: KIll The Justice League - as they try to fix issues inherent to a seven year old pitch for release.
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Devs vs Fan Projects: Valve and Capcom Edition
Valve and Capcom have reminded everyone that despite having great games - they're still big companies with all the caveats that brings. Today we talk about the different ways they're shutting down fan projects - and why.
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Apex Legends Licensed Lootbox Loss
Apex Legends has their audience up in arms about a licensed tie in with FF7 Rebirth - one that's asking for more money from players to participate.
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Steam Just Opened The Floodgates for AI Games
Valve's New Policy has opened the door for generative AI content on Steam - as long as it follows the new rules. What are they, how can they possibly work and what does it mean for audiences?
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The Well Is Poisoned
A weekend of AI accusations and generated art chaos has spotlighted exactly how widespread the problem of junk creation is in games - and developers are worried it's going to get worse.
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Bobby Leaves, Staff Tell All Roundup
Today's Early Access Roundup Script reveals a lot about the harm Bobby Kotick did to developers at ABK as they speak out, the complete win of Frogwares over Gollum Publisher Nacon and Sony in hot water over 3rd party controllers.