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Nintendo Skips Gamescom Amidst Switch 2 Rumours

Nintendo confirms that it's skipping Gamescom this year after rumours suggest that the Switch 2 has been pushed back into 2025.

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No, We Are Absolutely Not Tipping Video Game Companies

Tipping is already a bad enough practise in the real world - bringing it over to games is an awful idea.

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Former Blizzard President Says There Should Be An Option To Tip Game Studios

Mike Ybarra suggests games should let you tip devs on top of the $70 price tag.

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Tekken Mods Website Reportedly Hit With Bandai Namco Legal Threat

Bandai Namco seems to be targeting Tekken modders again, and fans are furious.

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Video Game Industry Conventions And Events In 2024

If you're looking to attend a popular game showcase or convention, we've got the when and where of every major gaming event of the year.

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Nintendo 3DS And Wii U Online Servers Are Taken Down For Good

Nintendo fans say goodbye to Splatoon, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and more as the Wii U and 3DS's online servers are shut down.

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Yuji Naka Accuses Dragon Quest Lead Of Lying About Him In Court

Sonic co-creator Yuji Naka has accused Dragon Quest producer Yu Miyake of lying about him during his insider trading trial.

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Xbox President Has Set Up A Team Focused On Gaming Preservation

It looks like the next Xbox will go all in on backwards compatibility.

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Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Says Mass Industry Layoffs Are "Sick"

Larian's Michael Douse has laid into the games industry, saying the recent wave of layoffs are "kind of sick" and an "avoidable f***-up".

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Nintendo Live 2024 And Splatoon 3 Finals Bomb Threat Suspect Has Been Arrested

A suspect behind various threats that got Nintendo Live 2024 and the Splatoon 3 Finals canceled last year has reportedly been arrested.

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Helldivers 2 Players Spot Cloaked Warships Above Automaton Planets

Illuminate warships, or something even worse?

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Borderlands Developer Gearbox Has Been Acquired By Take-Two

Embracer has sold Borderlands developer Gearbox to Take-Two for $460 million, less than half of what the company paid for it in 2021.

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GDC Attendee Reports Being Spiked, Ignored By Police

A GDC attendee shares her experience after reporting that her drink was spiked, saying that emergency services didn't take her seriously.

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Developers Reportedly Losing Interest In Xbox

A "major company" who released a big game last year reportedly said, "I don't know why we bothered supporting [Xbox]."

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Stop Acting Like People Being Bummed Is A “Boycott”

Fans should be allowed to express their disappointment without being seen as a mob calling for a boycott.

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Crash And Spyro Developer Reportedly Working On New Game For Xbox

Toys for Bob, best known for the Crash and Spyro revivals, has reportedly entered a deal with Xbox to make a new game.

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A Bunch Of Game Devs Gathered Outside GDC To Scream

Amid countless mass layoffs, game devs met outside GDC to scream.

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Ubisoft Reveals First Generative AI NPC, Everyone Hates It

Ubisoft's first crack at AI generated NPC dialogue has gone about as well as you'd expect.

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Geoff Keighley Finally Acknowledged Game Industry Layoffs, But In The Worst Way

After months of silence, Geoff Keighley posted one line about layoffs. Then he announced Summer Game Fest 2024. Interesting.

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