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Ubisoft's Live Service Gamble May Have Failed... Again
They've gone from eight million players in launch week to reports of under twenty thousand across all platforms - it's not looking good for XDefiant and Ubisoft.
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The Indie Dev Who Couldn't Release on Xbox
How bad does something have to go for you to walk away after months of work? This is the story of an already successful indie game, Haak. And how 14 months of work went down the drain, and a game is now denied to Xbox players because of corporate oversights.
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The Most Played Single Player Game On Steam... Ever
Black Myth: Wukong is now the most played single player game on Steam ever, but what's driving this success - and why does it matter so much to the games industry at large? Let's break it down.
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The Helldivers Problem: A Game For Everyone Is A Game For No One
"A game for everyone is a game for no one" is the motto that Helldivers developer Arrowhead are struggling to reconcile with a huge playerbase that all want different experiences from the game. Some of whom are bombarding the Steam Reviews to get the developers to make sure the game is for them.
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Hi-Fi Rush Saved(?)
In a shocking move, we have good news. Hi-Fi Rush and its developer Tango Gameworks will in fact live on to make more games - and it's all thanks to the PUBG publisher Krafton.
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Stop Killing Games: The European Initiative
AD Free Video! Recently there's been a lot of talk about Stop Killing Games and their attempts to bring a new public initiative to the European Commission - one that could see the EU set rules for how live service game end their service. So let's break it down - and address *how* this all works.
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Indie Stormgate's $10 MTX Hero Frustrates Paying Players
A $10 Hero purchase on day one of paid early access would be bad enough, but fans feel worse about it coming from ex-Blizzard devs. Stormgate's launch hasn't gone well, so let's break it down.
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EA Defeated By Fans Over Apex MTX
Apex Legends will not move ahead with a controversial plan to force players to pay for their battle passes with real currency - thanks to fan backlash. But it paints a picture of EA's problems going forwards - they need fans onside.
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Did Valve *Actually* Fix TF2?
“Will Team Fortress 2 Stay Fixed?” After a year of chaos, bots and miserable play experiences - Valve have listened to the TF2 community. But the question above is on everyone's lips - is this permanent?
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Does Anyone Actually Want To Pay For Multiplayer Games?
Have Free To Play PvP games devalued the market to the point where a new, paid, PvP game can't exist any more? The Beta for Concord - and the reception to it - has us wondering.
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How Licensing Ruined Video Games
Why have brand deals, tie in skins and franchise takeovers become the core product in almost every game? Is nothing allowed to just have it's own aesthetic any more?
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Ubisoft Doubles Down On Remakes
Ubisoft are doubling down on a practice they’re historically terrible at. Remasters. But when you look back at their history of remasters, it’s easy to worry about what that looks like. So what’s changed - why does Ubisoft think they can actually pull it off this time?