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PlayStation 5, Xbox, PC; RemedyA surprisingly conventional game from a famously weird developer, this sequel to 2019’s Control is accomplished but safeThis is an arthouse action game from Finnish developer Remedy, masters of exactly this type of thing. It’s a sequel, however, so not only must it clear the high bar that its strikingly distinctive […]
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Last month, Microsoft’s gaming division told its workforce it was cutting 3,200 jobs, which some say will have big ramifications for game development – as well as taking a huge personal tollOn the morning of 6 July, an email went out from Asha Sharma, the chief executive of Xbox, to all of the division’s employees
Before The Witcher 4 arrives in 2028, CD Projekt Red is returning us to the world of The Witcher 3 for one last foray. Looks like wind’s still howlin’The game that graced us with Bathtub Geralt, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, arrived more than a decade ago. So it was a touch surprising this summer
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Big developers are discovering that the technical progress of photorealism doesn’t always translate into the creative spark that gives gamers joy – and keeps them playing• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereLast week, Asha Sharma, the new head of Xbox, laid out her vision for the future of the console
The games industry’s obsession with visual fidelity is costing them money and talent Read More »
Hidden gems can be unearthed, but you have to dig deep into the bargain bins of countless outdated Fifas, Wii Fits without the controllers and partially finished quizshow gamesAs an eternally optimistic charity shop fan, I hold on to the fantasy that one day I’ll walk into my local Oxfam and find a pristine copy
SingStar Take That anyone? The strange joy of charity shop video games Read More »
PC, Xbox, PlayStation 5; Halo Studios/Xbox Game StudiosHalo’s modernised introduction to all that was great about the 00s’ first-person shooter is also a welcome return trip for those of us who were there at the timeThis 25th-anniversary remake of Xbox’s most iconic shooter comes loaded with symbolism. It arrives at a time when Xbox’s whole
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Thousands of gaming jobs will be shed over the coming fiscal year as Microsoft continues to invest heavily in AIMicrosoft said Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs – roughly 2% of its global workforce – in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of its struggling Xbox gaming division.The cuts include the
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AI datacentres, memory scarcity and factory capacity are costing consumers –and console makers• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt was once a truth universally acknowledged that an ageing console in possession of good revenue must be in line for a price reduction. Those days may be over. In March, Sony
No console-flation: how the thirst for AI chips is sending games console prices soaring Read More »
After suffering the schadenfreude of gamers online, the Tony-winning Broadway musical offered redemption to Cliff Bleszinski‘It was utterly heartbreaking, to be honest, and it certainly didn’t help with my drinking. I’ll leave it at that.” Cliff Bleszinski is recalling the launch of LawBreakers, the arena first-person shooter he put out in 2017. It had been
After the billion-dollar company’s leaders sent staff a memo saying the brand had ‘over-extended’, game studios may be in the firing lineDon’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIn March 2000, Bill Gates stood onstage at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco and, to a packed crowd, officially announced the company’s
Fears for Xbox as it puts its developers on the chopping block once again Read More »
