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#130: Full bore
Xbox wins best in show at not-E3 2022, mostly by default.
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#129: No jacket required
A look back at yesterday's Summer Game Fest — or, if I may be so bold, Nights in Shite Satin.
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#128: The comeback
Live-service developers obsess over user acquisition and user retention. What about those of us in between?
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#127: Floor fillers
Sony shuts up and plays the hits as not-E3 2022 kicks off.
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#126: Loss leader
On the troubled launch of Nu-PlayStation Plus, and its timely reminder that culture trickles down from the top.
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#125: Electronic boutique
Would you buy a used videogame company from this man?
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#124: Sense of achievement
Write slightly too much about the problems with platform-wide reward systems. (25G, Very Rare)
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#123: Unlikely story
Inafune and Improbable trundle into the elephant's graveyard in the metaverse.
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#122: No time to explain
Can the fundamental trouble with esports ever be properly solved?
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#121: Star burst
On the implications, for Bethesda, Microsoft and Game Pass, of Starfield and Redfall being delayed to 2023.
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#120: Final score
Thoughts on the end of EA and FIFA's 30-year relationship. Plus: a rare special offer on subscriptions!
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#119: Well wasted
A fun (?) look ahead to when the credits finally roll.