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Helldivers 2 creative director explains that the team ‘really applied’ themselves to keep the game from being pay-to-win
Johan Pilestedt, the CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios and creative director of Helldivers 2, has made some interesting comments about their approach to monetization. In a recent Twitter thread highlighted by PCGamesN, Pilestedt responded to a post that mentions some complaints that the title could be considered ‘pay-to-win’. If you’re…
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Star Citizen is currently free-to-play, but not for long
Star Citizen, the in-development space simulator from Cloud Imperium Games, has launched its first free-to-play “Free Fly” event of 2024, giving players the chance to try the game out without spending a penny. The latest Free Fly event kicked off yesterday (February 8) and is planned to run until February…
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Helldivers 2’s first PC patch irons out crashes and improves matchmaking
Arrowhead Game Studios’ highly anticipated third-person shooter Helldivers 2 has received its first patch on PC to improve matchmaking and iron out some crashes, but the devs have admitted that “we know there’s more to solve.” Helldivers 2 released yesterday (February 8) on PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, and…
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Subnautica studio clarifies early access for the next game is not intended for 2024
The Subnautica developer, Unknown World Entertainment, has clarified comments made by its publisher, Krafton, about the next game in this underwater franchise. For starters, the Subnautica team clarified that the upcoming early access ‘is not intended for release in 2024,” the team explained in an official blog post. “But we…
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FTC claims that Microsoft layoffs contradict ‘representations it made’ during the fight to acquire Activision
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint against Microsoft to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit following the news of the company planning to lay off around 1,900 members of staff from across its Xbox, Activision Blizzard, and ZeniMax teams. Highlighted by The Verge, the…
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Final Fantasy 8 director says he would change the game’s combat system if a remake was to happen
Final Fantasy 8 director Yoshinori Kitase has said that if Square Enix were to remake the game, he would change the battle system. Speaking in an interview with IGN, the series producer explained that he would “rework” the battle system known as Junction after noticing how some players struggled to…
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