Overwatch 2 is less a sequel, more a business model relaunch | Opinion
Blizzard’s retooled online shooter is one of the biggest remaining launches of the year – and a very unusual attempt to overhaul the monetisation of a popular game in mid-flow
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Is Sony right to be worried about Call of Duty?
Xbox's Call of Duty acquisition could have a major impact on how games are paid for and distributed
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Single-player games deserve more than lip service | Opinion
Companies focused on live service games find it hard to justify heavy investment in single-player titles; it may be high time for firms to pick a lane and stick with it
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Xbox revenues slide as 2022’s sparse release schedule bites | Opinion
With several major titles pushed to 2023 and Microsoft’s first-party investments yet to bear fruit, it's a weak year for new games – but that also creates opportunities
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Third-party NFTs in games are the latest unethical twist from Web3 | Opinion
Mojang joins many other firms in swearing off NFTs -- but more worryingly, it finds itself forced to police third-parties building NFT services on top of Minecraft
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Will the EU's new law change the digital landscape? | Opinion
As the Digital Markets Act passes the European Parliament, legislation has caught up with many of the demands made by critics of Apple and Google's platform dominance
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In praise of the second screen | Opinion
Gaming sessions are now routinely accompanied by the glow of a smart device to check hints and strategies online -- and many games are designed with this content ecosystem in mind
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CMA probe into cloud gaming marks the start of increased antitrust scrutiny in gaming | Opinion
Geradin Partners' competition lawyers Stijn Huijts and Tom Smith on why the investigation could reshape the industry
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New PS Plus heralds the battle of the streaming services | Opinion
Sony is still playing catch-up with its Game Pass competitor -- but no streaming service has yet hit the magic formula that will appeal to a wide swathe of consumers, so it's all to play for
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The idea of regularly-updated console hardware seems dead in the water | Opinion
This generation was meant to see consoles become an evolving platform with regular upgrades akin to smartphones - has the idea been quietly abandoned?
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E3 and the death of shock reveals | Opinion
Publishers will need to go deeper to deliver the surprises
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When is Pride inauthentic? | This Week in Business
EA has a very curious prerequisite for employees expressing support for LGBTQIA+ rights
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Loot boxes have mostly avoided the hammer of legislation - for now | Opinion
The launch of Diablo Immortal highlights how the momentum has gone out of legislative efforts against loot boxes, but it's far too early to get complacent.
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Guns and games have a symbiotic relationship | Opinion
Games don't cause gun violence, but some feed a cultural obsession that makes it harder to fix the larger problem
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Is there an end in sight for the industry's merger mania? | Opinion
Enormously expensive acquisitions of industry giants have become commonplace in recent years -- but economic factors may be about to stamp on the brakes.
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Can a Switch successor be third time lucky for Nintendo? | Opinion
The question of what Nintendo does after Switch is increasingly important, but breaking the curse of unsuccessful console follow-ups is a major concern
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Backing the essence of intentionality | Opinion
Independent fund and venture advisor Vic Bassey on the merits of backing teams with a clear identity and long term strategy
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Square Enix sale of Western studios marks the end of an existential crisis | Opinion
Embracer Group acquisition signals an end to Japanese publishers looking to foreign studios in fear of fading relevance
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Unionisation pushes reveal the industry's inequalities | Opinion
The pandemic has lit a spark under unionising drives across the industry -- but years of labour casualisation and abuse of sub-contracting relationships built up the tinder pile
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Can LEGO shake off its Minecraft regret? | Opinion
The toy giant stages a comeback with new Star Wars game
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The 20-year nostalgia window | Opinion
With 2001's Max Payne the latest classic title to be slated for a full AAA budget remake, are the economics of the industry's remake boom starting to look precarious?
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Generation Overlap: The next-gen consoles learn to cohabit | Opinion
Supply and demand issues, coupled with some strategic moves from Microsoft and Nintendo, mean that PS4-era performance will be the industry's baseline for years
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The costs of buggy game launches are mounting | Opinion
Consumers always hated the "launch now, fix later" approach, but the public is increasingly intolerant of low-quality launches
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What should the IGDA be? | This Week in Business
Former members and leaders of the group share thoughts on what it's good for, and what it isn't
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Unanswered questions about Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal | Opinion
A look at some of the implications and possible knock-on effects of yesterday's massive news