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Lords of the Fallen 2 Boss Calls GTA 6 Physical Disc Decision 'Unfair'

GTA 6 and Sony have taken the first major steps toward a digital-only gaming future, and as physical media takes a few blows, the CEO of Lords of the Fallen 2 has declared that this isn't fair to smaller studios and publishers. Rockstar's GTA 6recently became the most high-profile AAA game to eschew a physical release...

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Xbox Knows Gears of War and Halo Can't Carry Its Future, But Now What?

I know this probably sounds obvious at this point, but Xbox can't keep asking Halo and Gears of War to solve problems those franchises never created in the first place. Don't get me wrong, I love both of them, almost equally, and I understand how important they are to Xbox. I'm also not remotely arguing that Microsoft...

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With Arkane For Sale And Blade At Risk, Original Founder Asks Xbox CEO: β€˜How Much?’

A storied studio's future is more uncertain than ever

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Dragon Ball: 8 Strongest Next Generation Saiyans, Ranked

Passing the torch onto the next generation is one of the main things that defines Dragon Ballas a franchise. From as early as the World Tournament Saga, Master Roshi was stressing the importance of the next generation surpassing the last, and training Goku and Krillin to one day take over as Earth's greatest martial ar...

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Xbox CEO Wants More Than A Billion Daily Users

Xbox is in a very, very rough state at the moment, having just undergone a massive wave of layoffs and the fire sale of multiple game studios such as Ninja Theory and Undead Labs. It has essentially jettisoned all of its smaller studios and is funneling investment into its larger titles like Fallout, Halo, and Wolfenst...

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Studio Trigger Announces New Anime Project from Gurren Lagann Duo

The popular anime production company Studio Trigger is working on a new project, and fans were immediately psyched to learn that the creators behind it are some of the most beloved faces in the industry. From Gridman Universe and Promare to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and Delicious in Dungeon, Studio Trigger has been respon...

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Destiny 2 Officially Disables Meta Exotic Weapon in One Activity

Destiny 2's final hotfix is confirmed for tomorrow, July 7, and it disables a popular Exotic weapon in one key activity. Destiny 2's abrupt end has been strange to witness for fans, who went from expecting news about the upcoming expansion, Shattered Cycle, to seeing the announcement that end-of-service was following a...

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Billionaires And Corporations Are Not Your Friends

You do not need to carry water for Xbox, PlayStation, or Taylor Swift

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Sony Once Put Official PlayStation Emulator Inside a PS1 Controller

PlayStation Pulga was the codename for a secret Sony project that would have turned a standard PlayStation DualShock controller into a PS1 emulator, though the product was never released. Like most companies, Sony has had its fair share of prototypes that were shelved before release. That said, few people knew the comp...

1 month ago πŸ‘ 12
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French left-wing leader Jean-Luc MΓ©lenchon declares 'Players have rights too!' over the death of physical discs

The latest double whammy that both Grand Theft Auto 6 and PlayStation will soon be ditching disks and going digital has angered fans and roused old discussions of what ownership of videogames and players rights will look like in a digital future. Spoiler alert: it's not great, that's if Hideo Kojima's preminitions are...

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A New Shantae Game is in Development

The Shantae series is returning to the spotlight soon, as developer WayForward confirmed the news in early July. While no further details about the next Shantae entry were revealed, WayForward left behind a visual clue to give fans some small idea about the next game.

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Wisconsin residents file class-action lawsuit against Microsoft, alleging 'unreasonable and excessive noise' from data center

A data centre is usually where the so-called magic of any larger scale AI workload actually happens. In order to fulfill its AI ambitions, big tech has overseen a rapid infrastructure build out. Resource-intensive and often loud, they make for exceptionally poor neighbours.Wisconsin residents filed a class-action lawsu...

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