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02

Aug

By Ains

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Bungie Layoffs : Full Details on the Fallout and Impact to Destiny

To say it's been a tough year for game developers would be an understatement. Across the industry we've seen an incredibly large re-structuring which has left greater than 20,000 developers of varying disciplines looking for work since the beginning of 2023. This has been true for publishers and studios big…

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08

May

By Ains

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Xbox’s Messaging Problem

Over the past several years, I've talked and written a lot about Xbox. As I've said many times, that's primarily because they are by far the most communicative of the "big three" when compared against Nintendo and PlayStation. Now, I always try to analyze their communication and direction with data…

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07

May

By Seasoned Gaming

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Nintendo Formally Acknowledges the Switch Successor

In what is most likely the most nonchalant way to announce a console's successor, Nintendo President, Shuntaro Furukawa, casually announced the Switch's successor via a Tweet this morning. Alongside announcing that the next Nintendo Direct would occur in June and be focused on the fall lineup of games for the…

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28

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

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FromSoftware Announces ELDEN RING Expansion: Shadow of the Erdtree

The most awarded game of all-time and recipient of one of our few "Historic" scores here at Seasoned Gaming, Elden Ring took over the industry last year. While we know FromSoftware was developing additional content, we didn't expect an announcement just yet. But here we are! This morning they announced…

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10

Oct

By Seasoned Gaming

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What’s Next for Sea of Thieves with Creative Director Mike Chapman

In the latest Xbox Expansion Pass, SG Contributor Luke Lohr sat down with Rare's Mike Chapman to discuss all things Sea of Thieves. Chapman, Creative Director of Sea of Thieves at Rare, discussed the title's early launch, how games-as-a-service titles gate content, how they plan their future road map, and…

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03

Sep

By Ains

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PlayStation Disappoints Customers with Damaged Last of Us Firefly Editions

UPDATE (September 13th): PlayStation has begun responding to open inquiries about damaged Firefly editions of The Last of Us (see the full story below). I have confirmed with several others that they have been contacted with the exact same details as I just received. The good news is that PlayStation…

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28

Apr

By Seasoned Gaming

Articles

Industry Perspectives : Benji Sales on Analysis, Xbox Game Pass, and Game Markets

In this Industry Perspectives chat, Ains sits down with friend of SG Benji Sales to discuss his gaming past, how he got into analysis, emerging gaming markets such as India and China, the effects and growth of Xbox Game Pass, and more! https://youtu.be/Hetg22MlJSo

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19

Apr

By Ains

Articles

How Gaming Companies Overvalue Large Influencers

Influencer. It's a term we seem to hear daily now and, as it relates to gaming, it can be a large portion of what you interact with on social media sites, YouTube, Twitch, and more. In some cases, companies have begun to rely on influencers even more than traditional marketing…

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02

Apr

By Seasoned Gaming

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Xbox Mini-Fridges to be Officially Manufactured After Xbox Captures Best Brand

In an interesting, and funny, string of events, the Xbox Mini-Fridges will now officially be manufactured by Xbox. Over the past week, Twitter Marketing held a contest for the best brand and the finals ended up being Xbox versus Skittles. This created a wealth of conversation on Twitter and of…

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22

Mar

By Seasoned Gaming

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Xbox Live Officially Rebranding to Xbox Network

When Xbox Network began showing up on alpha testers dashboards a few days ago, people became rightly suspicious that Xbox was about to make a change. It turns out, they were. Xbox Live has been the company's online service name since its inception in 2002, but that is officially changing…

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22

Mar

By Seasoned Gaming

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Drinkbox Studios, Creators of Guacamelee!, to Debut New Game at Xbox Showcase

Drinkbox Studios, best known for the popular Guacamelee! series, have confirmed they will debut their new title at the ID@Xbox showcase on Twitch later this week. They confirmed the news via the official Twitter account: https://twitter.com/DrinkBoxStudios/status/1374013006435078150?s=20 Our Take Guacamelee was a tremendous series with some of the best 2D platforming…

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27

Aug

By Seasoned Gaming

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Gamescom Opening Night Live : What to Expect and Where to Watch

Gamescom Opening Night Live kicks off today with a 2 hour long show filled with over 35 games. The show goes live at 11am PST / 2pm EST / 8pm CEST. Here's what to expect and how to tune in: Tune In Live YouTube Twitch Twitter What to Expect Our…

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20

Jul

By Seasoned Gaming

Articles

Community Competition : The Best Ghost of Tsushima Screenshots!

July 20th : We're beginning a new style of giveaway today to celebrate the members of our community! Going forward we'll begin hosting competitions in various forms where it's simple to enter and you can earn credit across all major platforms.Our first kicks off today in celebration of the release…

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13

May

By Seasoned Gaming

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Mafia Trilogy Announced, Debuts Next Week

As we leaked last month, the Mafia titles began being registered in different domains which alluded to remasters being on the way. It turns out, the entire trilogy will be returning. It has been announced that next week on Tuesday, May 19th, the Mafia Trilogy will be introduced in what…

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20

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

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Borderlands Movie Announced by Gearbox CEO

In a now deleted tweet, Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox Software, announced that a Borderlands movie is on the way. According to Pitchford, Eli Roth is set to direct alongside Lionsgate and Arad Productions. Apparently this is set to debut at PAX East next week. You can find the deleted…

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