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2023 has been a rollercoaster for many reasons, but the video game industry in particular has hit some soaring highs and real tragic lows. This year has been fantastic for game releases in terms of quality, as we’ve had incredible experience across all platforms, from big-budget blockbusters and fascinating role-playing games to thoughtful, innovative indie titles. At the same time, however, the business of video games has been harsher than ever, with layoffs impacting many developers and studio…
6 months ago
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Video games have a well-established marketing cycle; a key part is releasing a teaser. The process for this can often be quite involved, with some publishers creating a breadcrumb trail of clues and mysteries to solve before eventually giving up the goods. And while this is undoubtedly a great way to build anticipation and hype, what happens when the goods aren’t that great? On this episode of Spot On, Tam is joined by guest host Jeff Grubb to talk about the frustrations that can arise from teas…
6 months ago
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Game Awards season! With less than a week until our favorite developers hit Los Angeles to accept their accolades, it’s officially time to brace ourselves for some pretty big announcements from a variety of studios and publishers--as well as a few surprises from The Game Awards host and producer Geoff Keighley, of course. This week on Spot On, Tam and Lucy discuss what they hope to see from the show. These wishes include big announcements from Xbox (such…
5 months ago
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The Game Awards is an annual event where the exceptional hard work and dedication of hundreds of developers are ostensibly recognized on the grandest stage that the video game industry has. But it also serves as the place where the future of the industry is teased, with trailers showcasing what’s in store for the next few months and years. To make it all happen, there are advertisements played between trailers and awards, while mainstream celebrities appear to try and bring in eyes from beyond o…
5 months ago
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Picture this: It’s the year 2045 and you want to show your future partner/child/pal your favorite game of 2023, Alan Wake 2. You’ve still kept your trusty PlayStation 5 around, waiting for nostalgia to inspire you to dust off the old console and boot it up once more. But as you do, you discover you don’t have Alan Wake 2 installed on your system. And the PlayStation store no longer supports the PlayStation 5. And the game was never available to purchase physically, so... you get the pict…
4 months ago
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Palworld has taken the world and the internet by storm. As of writing, it’s cleared over 7 million copies sold on Steam alone, has the second most concurrent players of all time, and is lighting up Twitter feeds with, you guessed it, discourse. From Nintendo fans upset by its similarities to Pokemon to those accusing the game of plagiarism and AI-generated art, it seems like the internet can’t stop talking about the cynical creature capture game. Of course it doesn’t help that recent game indus…
3 months ago
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The Xbox ecosystem could be turned upside down if recent reports are to be revealed and, naturally, fans of Microsoft’s gaming business have much to say about this. The responses to reports that the company is thinking about releasing its Xbox-exclusive games on PlayStation has elicited everything from reasoned discussion to outright rage. At this point, it’s difficult to cut through the noise and consider all the perspectives, mostly because of the immediate and overwhelming reaction on social…
3 months ago
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Rebirth keeps its narrative focus on characters while bringing a new dimension to combat, but it stumbles in pivotal moments.
2 months ago
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This week, PlayStation and EA announced devastating cuts to their workforce. PlayStation laid off 900 people and closed its London Studio. EA announced a workforce reduction of almost 700, and revealed that the upcoming Respawn Star Wars FPS game had been cancelled. Ridgeline games, the studio that was working on a new Battlefield title, has also been shut down. And this is merely the latest in a terrible 6 months for the industry that has seen thousands of developers lose their jobs. And yet, t…
2 months ago
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Earlier this week, Warner Bros Discovery games boss JB Perrette announced that the company is adjusting its business strategy amidst the ‘volatile’ console gaming space. How is it doing that, you ask? By increasing its library of live service, mobile, and free-to-play games. On this week’s episode of Spot On, Tamoor and Lucy discuss whether this is a good way for Warner Bros to leverage its stable of IPs, which include DC, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, and Mortal Kombat, or if it’s making games…
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On April 1st, the worst possible day for this to happen, a listing for Hollow Knight Silksong appeared on Xbox.com. Though listing doesn’t provide any clarity on when the game is going to be released, it does confirm it will be on Game Pass on day one and is optimized for Xbox Series X|S. This is both a good sign, as it’s a sign of something, but also a cruel reminder that it has been five years since the game was announced. This got us thinking about some of the other games that are still MIA a…
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