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Tag: gaming industry

Amazon apparently thought it was gonna compete with Steam since the Orange Box, but Prime Gaming’s former VP admits that ‘gamers already had the solution to their problems’

Amazon apparently thought it…

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I will never understand, dear reader, why we keep running into this baffling issue of Valve (and PC gaming…
‘Not every story is told in that way’: Phil Spencer says that live service games aren’t the answer to every problem, and that smaller games play an important role

‘Not every story is…

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Live service games are treated like some great and powerful cheat code for generating awesome amounts of shareholder value.…
Viktor Antonov, the visionary artist who defined Half-Life 2 and Dishonored, has died

Viktor Antonov, the visionary…

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Viktor Antonov, the Bulgarian artist who served as art director on both Half-Life 2 and Dishonored, has died at…
Former EA exec says the ailing mega-publisher missed a chance to snag Blizzard and other heavy hitters before Activision: ‘EA saw all those first and passed on all of them’

Former EA exec says…

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As reported by IGN, former EA chief creative officer Bing Gordon revealed on a recent Grit podcast appearance that…
Epic gave away nearly 600 million games in 2024, and it’s ‘not slowing down’ for 2025

Epic gave away nearly…

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With 2024 now well behind us, the Epic Games Store has shared its annual look back at the year…
France’s biggest game industry union puts together a ‘Grève Bundle’ to support striking workers

France’s biggest game industry…

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Workers in France’s videogame industry took part in a nationwide one-day strike yesterday, and to help cover their lost…
Dark and Darker developer did not commit copyright infringement, court rules, but has to pay Nexon nearly $6 million anyway

Dark and Darker developer…

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A South Korean court has ruled that Dark and Darker developer Ironmace did not commit copyright infringement against Nexon,…
Google’s AI made up a fake cheese fact that wound up in an ad for Google’s AI, perfectly highlighting why relying on AI is a bad idea

Google’s AI made up…

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First reported by Ars Technica, the “big cheese” of online search appears to have really curdled things, and in…
Valve bans games that rely on in-game ads from Steam, so no ‘watch this to continue playing’ stuff will be making its way to our PCs

Valve bans games that…

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First reported by Gaming on Linux, Valve has added a new advertising page to its Steamworks developer documentation. The…
The PlayStation Network outage proves PC gamers were right to resist its mandatory sign-in requirement

The PlayStation Network outage…

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Review-bombing campaigns are often motivated by half-baked culture war “controversies” about trans characters, queer developers, or supposed mafias of…