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Ubisoft responds to Black Flag Resynced DLC critics by telling them they're 'not a requirement"
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (410+ words) Join free - comment and save preferences Ubisoft defends AC Black Flag Resynced's $85 day-one DLCs as 'optional' after Steam review bombs, but the optics make it a hard sell. Ubisoft tells the critics of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced that the…...
Need For Speed seemingly on ice as Criterion becomes a Battlefield studio
21+ hour, 54+ min ago (243+ words) Join free - comment and save preferences The Need for Speed and Burnout racing franchises may have been put in cold storage as EA's Criterion studio is now 'solely focused on Battlefield'. Fans of EA's racing franchises are in for some…...
51 Ubisoft employees who worked on the successful Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced have just been laid off
22+ hour, 51+ min ago (415+ words) Join free - comment and save preferences You guys just worked on the new Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced that just launched to a positive reception? Congrats, you've been laid off! Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launched this week to some…...
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sells over 5 times more copies than AC Shadows on Steam
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (341+ words) Join free - comment and save preferences Black Flag Resynced is outpacing AC Shadows on Steam pre-launch sales, with fans seemingly hungry to go back to the old-school AC formula. The data shows Resynced had sold roughly 300, 000 copies on Steam two…...
Key Boy Advance is a compact keyboard designed to look and be held like a Game Boy Advance, and it's expensive
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (82+ words) Join free - comment and save preferences The Key Boy Advance from Promo Type, is a $275 compact keyboard designed to look like the classic Nintendo Game Boy Advance handheld. Tweak Bot answers common questions about this news using Tweak Town's own…...
Report: Game Pass day one releases were controversial behind the scenes at Xbox
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (146+ words) Join free - comment and save preferences Five former employees say that Microsoft's mandate to launch new AAA games day-and-date on Xbox Game Pass was a controversial decision behind the scenes. A new report from Bloomberg says that multiple people pushed…...
Indie developer asks Valve to change its 2-hour refund policy as 55, 000 players refunded his game after finishing it
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (296+ words) Join free - comment and save preferences Indie dev Zoroarts asks Valve to fix Steam's 2-hour refund policy after 55, 000 refunds hit his finished game, Paddle Paddle Paddle. The developer Zoroarts, aka Mateo Covic, told Kotaku he's still in favor of Steam's…...
Epic Games settles court case against ex-contractor over Fortnite leaks
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (247+ words) Join free - comment and save preferences Epic Games has settled a lawsuit with a former contractor accused of leaking Fortnite collaboration details, ending a high-stakes legal dispute. Epic Games has privately settled a court case with a former contractor accused…...
Gen Z would like esports and professional gaming taught in school, study finds
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (207+ words) Join free - comment and save preferences 72% of Australia's Gen Z would like to see formal educational pathways for esports careers, while 57% want gaming to join regular sports at school. "Esports is a major cultural phenomenon that sells out stadiums and…...
This $6 indie is the best-selling game of 2026, beating major AAA releases
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (279+ words) Join free - comment and save preferences Social indie game Meccha Chameleon takes the simple premise of hide-and-seek and amplifies it to an absurd degree, making it a mega sales hit on Steam. Gaming has once again been taken over by…...