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At E3 in 2016, I was in a roundtable presentation of Sony Santa Monica’s freshly announced God Of War reboot. And, rarely for me, I asked a question. I was struck by the stark tonal pivot on show; on how a series I’d always known for its out-and-out,
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Hello! I’ve been somewhat preoccupied of late with what to do on slow days — and, to be honest, on days where stuff has happened, but I don’t really feel like writing about the thing I probably should be writing about. Today is definitely one of those days. Does
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Would you think it weird if I told you I had a favourite CEO? I realise it is not the same as having, say, a favourite drummer, or biscuit, or whisky1. But I have a favourite CEO, and it is Strauss Zelnick, big boss of US publisher Take Two. I’
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Nice.
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I’ve been playing Eidos Montreal’s Guardians Of The Galaxy, and having a fine old time. It’s not much of a game so far, per se — the combat system is rather bland and the fights are too long, and in between is some very by-the-numbers thirdperson platforming in
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Bobby Kotick puts his money where his mouth is in Activision Blizzard's battle for diversity.
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The new low-water mark for player retention tactics: actual bullying
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Subscriber-exclusive content begins at last!
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Hello! Not an awful lot has happened out there since Wednesday, which is good, because it means I can feel a little less guilty about spending today’s Hit Points talking about myself a bit. Specifically, I wanted to explain my thought process for the long-promised arrival of subscriber-exclusive #cahntent,
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Growth in Xbox Game Pass is slowing. Just how concerned should Microsoft be?
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Valve is the first of gaming’s big gatekeepers to ban NFTs. It won't be the last
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Yesterday MOBA Group, a Swedish company I have never heard of, announced the $4.5 million acquisition of the enormously popular gaming forum ResetEra. Hit Points has covered at length the game industry’s ongoing obsession with consolidation. There is so much money flying around at the moment that it