Opinion
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Microsoft joins the publishing top table | Opinion
By adding Activision Blizzard to its existing studios, Microsoft has created a publishing behemoth – and in its financials this week, it was keen to underscore the commitment this represents to gaming
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What did Microsoft want from Starfield? | Opinion
Bethesda's latest is a bona fide hit, topping US sales charts – but for Microsoft's plan to use exclusives to drive Game Pass subscriptions, that success is a double-edged sword
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Unity's crisis is much bigger than John Riccitiello | Opinion
What Unity's customers need isn't a sacrificial scalp, it's a clear plan for how the company they rely on is going to achieve financial stability
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Finally, the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard acquisition saga is over. Now the work begins | Opinion
How will this deal shape the future of the games industry?
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Resident Evil Village on iOS makes cases both for and against cloud streaming | Opinion
Capcom's impressive port shows once again that cloud streaming isn't required for high-end mobile gaming – but it might be the only path to commercial success
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Meta's Quest 3 fires the starting gun on consumer AR devices | Opinion
Apple and Meta are betting big on augmented reality – but expectations of a revolution to rival the introduction of smartphones should be tempered
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Microsoft's hardware strategy looks more and more traditional | Opinion
Xbox Series X|S once presented a radically different vision; a console platform that would evolve and improve, ending the hardware generation cycle for good. What happened?
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AAA games on iPhone 15 Pro: Game changers or gimmick? | Opinion
Bringing blockbusters to mobile is a potentially exciting prospect, but there are still a lot of questions to be answered
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Unity’s pricing is a symptom, not the cause of tougher times ahead for the games industry | Opinion
Midia Research's Karol Severin looks at the wider factors behind the engine's controversial new fee
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The pressure of expectation adds a sour note to Starfield’s launch | Opinion
Bethesda’s latest is exactly what the studio’s fans would expect – but deeply unsuited to carrying the weight of Microsoft’s ambitions
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PS Plus price hike: We'll all pay for a subscription-based future | Opinion
There's a flicker of Sony's old arrogance in the bump to its PS Plus prices, but it's also a reminder that current subscription pricing is a land grab, not a sustainable business model
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Xbox at the crossroads | Opinion
Microsoft’s new ABK deal would set the company on a very specific path – can it also focus on the first-party pipeline Starfield is meant to exemplify?
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The potential audience for PlayStation Portal is huge | Opinion
More and more consumers need gaming devices that fit around them rather than ones that required dedicated time
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Microsoft's deal with Ubisoft answers the CMA's objections over Activision Blizzard | Opinion
And what does this say about Xbox's view on cloud streaming?
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Is the October video game release schedule really overcrowded? | Opinion
Why Assassin's Creed Mirage and Alan Wake 2 were right to move
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Is any progress being made against online anti-social behaviour? | Opinion
Microsoft announced a new strikes system for policing online behaviour – but for the most part, it feels like we're treading water on this increasingly damaging problem
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Capcom's recipe for success is simple: stay the course, ignore the bandwagons | Opinion
Publishers feel immense pressure to pursue new technologies and trends, but Capcom's decade-long rise highlights the importance of focusing on the fundamentals
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Xbox' back catalogue isn't just a stopgap – it's a competitive advantage | Opinion
Maintaining great backwards compatibility shouldn't be seen just as a way to cover for a lack of exclusives; we're in an era where back catalogues are more valuable than ever before
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Microsoft-Activision's race for the finish line | This Week in Business
We attempt to answer the burning questions that remain as the biggest deal in the industry's history seemingly nears completion in the US
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Why esports businesses should pay close attention to employment law | Opinion
JMW Solicitors' Chris Deeley explains what makes esports businesses special as employers – and what many of them need to do better
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We’re in the Wild West of generative AI: Beware the outlaws | Opinion
Technology is again out in front of legal and commercial frameworks – but those being taken in by the "this changes everything" hype could learn some lessons from the past
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Embracer must focus on quality not quantity if it wants its bets to pay off | Opinion
SJN Insight's Sam Naji reflects on the group's recent restructure announcement, and ponders whether the IP it owns can fortify its future
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Nintendo Direct introduces the Switch's "sunset slate" | Opinion
A focus on remasters and remakes was a fan-pleasing move – but it's increasingly obvious that Switch software is in a holding pattern as we wait for a hardware refresh
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Men need to speak up against toxicity targeting women – and on their own behalf | Opinion
Skillfull's Gina Jackson on the need for men of the games industry to be better allies
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FF16's demo is a masterclass in pre-launch marketing | Opinion
The choices that allowed the demo from Square Enix' latest to shine lie in the game's fundamental design