Tag: gaming industry

‘It’s just cosmetics’ monetisation doesn’t quite hold up anymore, especially now it’s started to make fully-priced games worse

‘It’s just cosmetics’ monetisation…

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Some variant of 'it's fine if it's only cosmetics' has been the rallying cry of many a live service…
The Steam Spring Sale is live

The Steam Spring Sale…

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If you pay attention to our running list of Steam sale dates you'll already know this, but if you…
Embracer Group sells off Space Marine maker Saber Interactive and most of its studios for $247M, but the price could go a lot higher

Embracer Group sells off…

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Embracer Group has announced the sale of Saber Interactive to a company called Beacon Interactive, founded by Saber co-founder…
Summer Game Fest returns to fill the E3-shaped hole in our hearts on June 7

Summer Game Fest returns…

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E3 may be dead but the Summer Game Fest is alive and well, and will return to action for…
Star Wars Jedi director who left Respawn in 2023 to ‘pursue other adventures’ reveals that his other adventure is a new game studio called Giant Skull

Star Wars Jedi director…

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor director Stig Asmussen said when he left Respawn in September 2023 that he wanted “to…
Former Xbox boss Peter Moore says Gen Z may reject new consoles in favor of smartphones and PCs

Former Xbox boss Peter…

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Peter Moore displaying his famous (and apparently real) Halo 2 release date tattoo at E3 2004. (Image credit: Susan…
Former PlayStation boss calls exclusivity the industry’s ‘Achilles’ heel … Helldivers 2 has shown that’

Former PlayStation boss calls…

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As PC players, we've had ample reason to gripe about the culture of console exclusivity for some time—these games…
Even more Adult Swim games are being removed from sale by Warner Bros, as a total wipeout looks increasingly likely

Even more Adult Swim…

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A couple days after the developer of Small Radios Big Televisions said his game was being “retired” from Steam…
A company called Sweet Baby Inc

A company called Sweet…

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If you're gently confused as to why everyone was upset at an allegedly-sweet baby, then you're certainly not alone.…
Apple kills Epic’s iOS developer account because Tim Sweeney said mean things about it on Twitter

Apple kills Epic’s iOS…

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If you thought the legal beef between Epic and Apple was over, it's time to think again. Epic said…