Loading Screen: EA's $55bn Deal Is Done
The Saudi Government, Jared Kushner and private equity firms now control the future of EA Games, as the $55bn deal comes to a close.
Creative Assembly Want You To Know They're Trying
Total War had quietly become an annual franchise by the late 2010s. Nearly 3 years after the last, Pharaoh, we don't even have a release window for their next project, 40K. Medieval III is being built across streams for all to see; it's nowhere near launch. Will this creative reset work?
Loading Screens: Licensed Games' Dark Side As Mass Layoffs Strike
80% of a studio just got fired because their owners seem to think tie-in licenses are more important than developers.
Loading Screen: Leaks Suggest "hurdles" for Xbox Backwards Compatibility
Plans for backwards compatibility across Xbox and PC could be subject to publisher interest, and that could be the project's doom.
The State Of AI Games On Steam Today
“Steam is checking. Steam is catching it.” That's on AI usage within player-facing dev work on Steam games. So the disclosure is needed... so it's a good time to find out that those games disclosing AI usage are consistently performing worse on almost every metric. Success for genuine creativity?
Creative Assembly Are Trying Something New
Creative Assembly are taking a leaf from Paradox. Your feedback will shape the next Total War games.
Amidst The Hardware Crisis, Could Cloud Gaming Thrive?
Cloud gaming has been repeatedly raised up by executives across the industry as "the future" for nearly TWO decades (remember Gaikai?!). Now, with hardware prices skyrocketing, can cloud gaming "platforms" find a path to carving out a meaningful corner of the industry?
Upcoming Games: An Amazing August
The gold rush of games starts now. The biggest AAA games, the smallest indies, all competing for your attention. Let's dive in.
Loading Screen: "we don’t see that there will be any negative impact" - PlayStation On Ending Physical Discs
PlayStation have told investors and the press that they don't think there'll be any business impact from their decision to end disc production.
"dang girl, did you really say that?"
Blizzard accidentally spoiled the end of 12.1, and in the process, showed some stage direction that got everyone real, real mad. Oops. We should talk about the PTR always spoiling things.
Loading Screen: AI Devs Apologise To Get You To Buy Games
There are more AI games on Steam than ever, but the successful ones? They have to downplay the tech to get you on board.
Jagex Changed Path, But The Journey Isn't Over
RuneScape was becoming one of the most heavily monetised games of its kind. Then, last year, Jagex announced they were gutting almost all of the dark patterns at play, replacing them with... nothing? Today, to no surprise, profit is down. Will they hold their nerve?