The Games Industry Won't Preserve Its History
Games are fun, and that's why the US Government won't treat them like any other artform worthy of study. At least, until the games industry says that won't risk their profits.
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Loading Screen: Are Nintendo About To Scrap Game-Key Cards?
All the drawbacks of a physical game, and a digital game - Nintendo's Game Key Cards haven't been well recieved. Which is why fans were excited about surveys where they could make their anger clear. But the story might not be so clear cut.
For Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft's About Family
Founded by Yves Guillemot and his brothers Christian, Claude, Gérard, and Michel, Ubisoft has, for nearly 40 years (30 post-IPO), maintained its family-led structure. After dodging forced privatisation, they've just doubled down with some blatant nepotism. What could go wrong?
Loading Screen: Bioshock Sent Back To The Drawing Board
Fired executives, six years of development time and threats of layoffs. But we're still far away from the next BioShock game.
Player Housing Might Be Earlier Than We Think
On the roadmap, the Player Housing icon was a bit before Midnight. We took that to mean the pre-patch. But what if it’s earlier?