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Destiny 2 | Games of the Year 2022
Danielle Partis gave Bungie's sci-fi shooter another chance this year and found a lot to love
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Vampire Survivors (again) | Games of the Year 2022
Brendan Sinclair copied Marie Dealessandri's homework so now you have a second write-up of why Vampire Survivors is Game of the Year
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Looking back to look forward: 2023 is shaping up to look familiar | Opinion
The biggest stories of 2022 still lack any resolution
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Battle passes are everywhere – but few of them are good | Opinion
While a positive step away from loot boxes, many battle passes just replicate the surface of Fortnite’s model and miss the underlying ideas entirely
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Call of Duty on Nintendo is a sideshow | Opinion
As reports mount that regulators are worried about Microsoft's proposed Activision Blizzard deal, Xbox has gone on a PR offensive
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The truth about video game awards events | Opinion
Awards events are a celebration that some might want to take a little less seriously
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What happens if Activision Blizzard stays independent? | Opinion
Competition authorities on both sides of the Atlantic seem poised to raise objections to Microsoft’s $68 billion acquisition; what happens if the deal is blocked?
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AI moderation will cause more harm than good | Opinion
The problem of in-game abuse can only be solved through a proper commitment of resources; magical thinking about AI solutions will only make things worse
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Industry attitudes to outsourcing and contracting need to change | Opinion
Two high-profile composers reveal the breakdown of their relationships with studios – a symptom of a broader problem in how creative outsourcing is used across the industry
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Xbox changes its tone on Game Pass
The firm’s latest rhetoric around PC, mobile and subscriptions set the scene for why it feels the Activision Blizzard acquisition would be positive for the industry
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Gamergate was a test and the industry failed | Opinion
The industry's silence in the face of an obvious harassment campaign was a shameful mistake that continues to harm
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Can Microsoft find its next big thing in China? | Opinion
Stung by failure to sign Genshin Impact, Microsoft turns to China as it works to build out the Xbox software pipeline – but is it just chasing after the one that got away?
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What is Netflix's game plan? | This Week In Business
The streaming giant continues to ramp up its presence in video games, but the end goal remains unclear
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Can Meta's 'verse grow past Zuckerberg's inchoate vision? | Opinion
Horizon Worlds becoming the subject of mainstream ridicule is only a speed bump for Meta's ambitions – but its failure highlights deeper problems that the company has yet to solve
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The Bayonetta 3 pay dispute highlights the precarious conditions voice actors work under | Opinion
Missing public knowledge about the complexities of the VO industry led to unhelpful discussion about what good working conditions should look like
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In these uncertain times, the games industry must hold its nerve | Opinion
"When you’re doing well, don’t be excited about that high-flying performance. When you’re doing poorly, don’t be sad."
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Overwatch 2 tries to balance acquisition against retention | Opinion
Blizzard’s sequel-cum-relaunch remains the year’s most interesting business experiment as it tries to thread the needle of retaining existing players while appealing to newcomers
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The fragile state of Steam in mainland China - and why it's important | Opinion
Jack Forsdike explores the role Valve's marketplace plays in giving Chinese consumers access to games, and the industry access to the world's largest games market
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Leaks and hacks are not the same as investigative reporting | Opinion
Leaks of GTA 6 footage and the uncovering of NDA breaches stand to make life harder for developers and media alike – but beware false equivalences with investigative reporting
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Sony carves its own path for PSVR2 | Opinion
PSVR has become a distinct segment of the VR space in its own right – but can the next version crack open a mainstream market?
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To consumers, development crunch is increasingly a red flag | Opinion
Games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Fallout 76 have shifted public perceptions of crunch, now seen as a warning sign for bugs and low quality
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The PS5’s price hike is a sign of things to come | Opinion
Inflationary pressure across the supply chain, and low real-terms prices for games, are an unsustainable combination – price rises are in store for both hardware and software
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Unease over Unity’s future threatens an industry pillar | Opinion
Platforms like Unity and Unreal are the backbone of the industry – but some developers who have invested heavily in Unity are jittery over the company’s direction
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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