Earlier this year, we blamed the Credit companies for muscling in on Steam and dictating what constituted "art". We weren't wrong then, but with a ban being brought down upon arthouse indie horror game HORSES, we now know Valve's "judgment" is pretty terrible too!
Two examples of the Russian government putting their thumb on the scale of game availability today, as platforms and publishers try to navigate regional laws.
Blizzard's in dire need of people who try WoW and actually stick with it. So, to that end, they're Frankensteined together a New New Player Experience. It's... well, a long story, really.
Gaming might feel like it's getting more expensive all the time, but new data shows that actually, the games you're buying are getting cheaper.
Last year, Bungie gave Destiny players an exit ramp... and most players took it! They've been scrambling to recover since, amidst the chaotic apparent non-starter that's been Marathon. All the while, even Sony has given up on them to the tune of $240 million!