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Former BioWare Boss Pitches Product Placement as a Lifeline for Big-Budget Games
Mark Darrah, the veteran producer who oversaw every major Dragon Age title during nearly two decades at BioWare, is calling on the games industry to borrow a page from Hollywood’s playbook. In a new…
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Factorio Prepares to Wind Down Active Development With One Final Major Update
After a decade of shaping the factory-building genre on PC, Factorio is approaching the end of its active development cycle. Developer Wube Software revealed in a recent blog post that the upcoming 2.1 patch…
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Marcia Lucas, the Editor Who Shaped Star Wars Into a Masterpiece, Passes Away at 80
Marcia Lucas, the Academy Award-winning film editor whose work on the original Star Wars trilogy helped define one of cinema’s most beloved franchises, has died at the age of 80. Lucas passed away from…
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Xbox Leader Asha Sharma Signals Tough Decisions Ahead as Game Pass Price Cut Shows Early Promise
Asha Sharma, who stepped into the top Xbox role after replacing Phil Spencer earlier this year, has told staff in an internal memo that the gaming division faces “hard choices” as it works to…
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007 First Light Shatters IO Interactive Records With 1.5 Million Sales in 24 Hours as Studio Eyes Fantasy RPG Next
IO Interactive’s long-awaited James Bond game, 007 First Light, has launched to remarkable commercial success, moving 1.5 million copies across all platforms within its first day on sale. The spy thriller, which casts players…
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Krafton to Pay $250 Million Bonus to Subnautica 2 Developers After Blockbuster Launch
Publisher Krafton has reportedly agreed to pay the full $250 million earnout to the developers at Unknown Worlds Entertainment, following the enormous commercial success of Subnautica 2’s early access debut. The underwater survival game…