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Crimson Desert Update 1.13

Crimson Desert Update 1.13.00…

Crimson Desert’s 1.13.00 update is here across all platforms, adding new outfits and expanding dyeable equipment options, addressing various…
Jagex announces removal date for Treasure Hunter microtransactions, following overwhelming community vote

Jagex announces removal date…

Jagex has announced it’s removing Treasure Hunter microtransactions from RuneScape 3, after over 120,000 players voted for their swift…
What do you think about ‘extraction shooter’ as a genre name? Marathon’s former product manager hates it

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The term ‘extraction shooter’ is being used more and more as games like Escape from Tarkov and Arc Raiders…
Japan’s Pokémon theme park opens next February, and Pikachu’s popping up in an Electric Pokémon show

Japan’s Pokémon theme park…

PokéPark Kanto, Japan’s first-ever “permanent outdoor Pokémon attraction”, will officially open its doors to visitors of Tokyo’s Yomiuriland amusement…
Bungie’s troubled extraction shooter Marathon still aiming for release by March 2026

Bungie’s troubled extraction shooter…

Bungie’s Marathon is still aiming for a release this financial year, Sony CFO Lin Tao has confirmed, adding “as…
Destiny 2 hasn’t reached Sony’s expectations following $3

Destiny 2 hasn’t reached…

Destiny 2 has not reached expectations following Sony’s $3.6bn acquisition of Bungie. Read more Source
As the memory crisis continues and players begin to complain, Cinder City drops 64GB RAM requirement and ups GPU requirement instead

As the memory crisis…

Cinder City is a new online co-op shooter from South Korean publisher NC. Announced earlier this week, the game…
“This microtransaction crap can go jump in a lake” – World of Warcraft’s new real-money housing currency is, predictably, causing a stink

“This microtransaction crap can…

What were the chances Blizzard would find a way to monetise arguably the most exciting feature coming to World…
How on earth do you find lasting, meaningful success with a live-service game? Developers answer the “billion dollar question”

How on earth do…

In 2018, a year after its launch, Fortnite made Epic $5.48bn. That’s a staggering amount of money, and the…
Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO hasn’t given up on live-service games just yet

Sony Interactive Entertainment president…

Despite a raft of high-profile flops and cancellations, Sony Interactive Entertainment president Hideaki Nishino has reaffirmed the company’s commitment…