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"No thanks!" - Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake Resynced being review bombed on Steam for single-player microtransactions
EA removes microtransactions from EA Sports College Football 27 following backlash
Monster Hunter Wilds is getting a "permanent price reduction" and new DLC bundles as Capcom looks to further recover from a year of middling reviews
Ubisoft pivots to "selective model" to reduce reliance on individual game launches
'Dead Space' Creator Glen Schofield Announces Retirement from Gaming Industry
"My 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well" - id Software co-founder John Carmack speaks out after devastating Xbox layoffs
Techland Cancels PlayStation 4 And Xbox One Versions Of Dying Light: The Beast
Analyst: Game console shipments expected to decline 19.5% to 33.9m units in 2026
'PS5 Has Put a Dampener on Gaming': 45% of Enthusiasts 'Seriously Considering' Leaving Sony for PC
Former PlayStation Store boss says retail price is "set directly by the publisher" as digital draws ire for being more costly than the physical discs Sony is killing
"It's how we built this business" - Ex-PlayStation Boss says AAA single-player games sustain the industry as PlayStation fails with live-service
'I'd Take It in a Second' — Cyberpunk 2077 Player Resurgence Has Fans Calling on CD Projekt to Change Its Mind and Release More DLC
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