Gaming News So Small It Gets a Second Thread

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https://www.eurogamer.net/capcom-celebrates-8th-anniversary-of-street-fighter-5-with-an-apology

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Wonder if/when we'll get an apology for the last balance patch they've left the game with, where Luke is so strong that he invalidates the majority of the roster even being there.

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[QualityChimp]

Wonder if/when we'll get an apology for the last balance patch they've left the game with, where Luke is so strong that he invalidates the majority of the roster even being there.

Is it where everyone online is just playing Luke now, then?

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https://www.cyberdaily.au/culture/10241-fortnite-game-dev-epic-games-allegedly-hacked

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https://www.eurogamer.net/epic-games-hacked-and-data-stolen-ransomware-group-claims

Epic responds saying there's no evidence of a hack

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https://investors.remedygames.com/announcements/remedy-entertainment-plc-inside-information-remedy-acquires-full-rights-to-the-control-franchise-from-505-games/

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https://twitter.com/GIBiz/status/1762948663490269532?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1762948663490269532%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

https://www.ea.com/news/a-note-from-laura-miele

https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1762967943925600514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1762967943925600514%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

So:

EA is firing 670 staff and will begin moving away from licensed games, instead relying more on its own IP. There's no mention of it so presumably Star Wars: Jedi III remains in development along with Iron Man and Black Panther however Respawns Star Wars FPS has now been cancelled. Dragon's Age IV and Mass Effect 5 are unaffected.

Ridgeline Studio is to be wound down and future development of single player campaigns for Battlefield will now be handled by Criterion.

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What an absolutely brutal start to the year for people working in the industry...

[Neon Ignition]

Doing now what they should have done a long time ago:

https://www.eurogamer.net/embracer-sale-of-borderlands-studio-gearbox-reportedly-in-late-stages-of-finalisation

https://www.eurogamer.net/embracer-to-sell-star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-developer-saber

Embracer are in the process of selling Saber and Gearbox

[wheelaa]

More (free) Vampire Survivors out now.

Space 54

- 8 new EXTRA achievements
- 1 new bonus stage
- 2 new characters
- 4 new weapons (of which 2 evos)
- 1 new relic

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1794680/view/3944657442718143362

More Powerwash Simulator - Warhammer 40,000 (PAID DLC) - out now

https://powerwash-simulator.square-enix-games.com/en-gb/specials/premium/warhammer-40k-special-pack/

PowerWash Sim 2024 Roadmap (rather useless)

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1290000/view/4141693732365156636

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https://www.eurogamer.net/epic-games-hacked-and-data-stolen-ransomware-group-claims

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https://twitter.com/GameSpot/status/1765033683986284848

Warner Bros are to focus less on the types of games they've had success with and instead double down on the areas that they've had unmitigated failures in because that's how WB rolls