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Sony slaps down fan-made Concord resurrection effort with copyright takedown and “worrying legal action”

Sony slaps down fan-made…

Sony has issued a number of DMCA notices against a fan project working to bring Concord back to life.…
Escape from Tarkov fans are scrutinizing alleged sympathies for the Russian invasion of Ukraine within Battlestate Games: ‘If I could refund it I would’

Escape from Tarkov fans…

Today, a thread on resetera from user RedbullCola titled “Escape from Tarkov directly funds the Invasion of Ukraine through…
Former id Software artist argues performance and optimization is ‘as much of an art problem’ as a tech one: ‘Killzone 2 looks incredible today

Former id Software artist…

I recently sat down with Defect game director and former id Software artist, Emanuel Palalic, as well as composer…
Shortly after Concord’s resurrection by fans, it looks like Sony might be about to kill it again: ‘Due to worrying legal action we’ve decided to pause invites for the time being’

Shortly after Concord’s resurrection…

Concord wasn’t great, by our account. It was also one of the biggest black holes for development time and…
The life and death of Call of Duty’s most controversial mechanic, the boost jump: ‘They almost threw me out of the room’

The life and death…

“When I first showed them the boost jump, are you kidding me? They almost threw me out of the…
Escape From Tarkov shoots to the top of Downdetector, debuts on Steam to ‘Mixed’ reviews as players struggle to log in: ‘Best extraction shooter that you CAN’T play’

Escape From Tarkov shoots…

Escape From Tarkov is the rare PC game to strike it big without a presence on big digital storefronts…
Bungie settles plagiarism lawsuit with writer who accused the studio of stealing elements of Destiny 2’s story

Bungie settles plagiarism lawsuit…

Bungie has settled a copyright lawsuit with writer Matthew Martineau after he alleged the studio had used elements of…
Concord, one of the most infamous videogame flops of all time, creeps back to life thanks to fans who have spent months building custom server software

Concord, one of the…

Concord is one of the most famous flameouts in videogame history: Years of development, hundreds of millions spent, and…
Black Ops 7 has problems, but Call of Duty recognizes where the wind is blowing: The triumphant return of loose SBMM and persistent lobbies in the FPS

Black Ops 7 has…

FOV 90 (Image credit: Future) Welcome to FOV 90, an FPS column from staff writer Morgan Park. Every week,…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 under fire for using what sure looks like AI-generated Studio Ghibli-style calling card art

Call of Duty: Black…

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is out today, and if you thought we were going to make it…