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Amazon Drops Lost Ark and Throne & Liberty Publishing Rights (opens the original)
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Amazon Games is stepping back from two major MMO publishing deals in the West. Both Lost Ark and Throne & Liberty are returning to their Korean developers — Smilegate and NCSoft, respectively — ending Amazon’s role as the Western publisher for these titles. Lost Ark launched in North America and Europe in February 2022, attracting huge numbers initially but then experiencing a steady decline. Right now, the game has around 4,733 concurrent players on Steam, a sharp drop from its peak of 1.3 mill
SF6 Devs Eye Baki Collab After Tekken 8 Lands Yujiro Hanma (opens the original)
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With the announcement of Yujiro Hanma as a DLC fighter in Tekken 8, the development team behind Street Fighter 6 is taking notice. Director Takayuki Nakayama and producer Shuhei Matsumoto shared their thoughts with Dexerto, expressing that this news has reignited their interest in a potential Baki collaboration for SF6. Matsumoto didn’t hold back: the confirmation of Yujiro in Tekken 8 pushed him to advocate harder for the Baki license at Capcom. Nakayama agreed, highlighting that the character
Why Stardew Valley Still Dominates the Sim Genre in 2026 (opens the original)
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Nearly a decade after its February 2016 launch, Stardew Valley still boasts over 86,000 concurrent players on Steam. This impressive figure puts many AAA titles to shame and highlights why simulation games remain a staple in the gaming world. With a stunning 98% positive rating from 464,209 Steam reviews, it ranks among the highest approval rates on the platform for any game with so much feedback. ConcernedApe, the solo developer behind the game, released Stardew Valley at $14.99, and that price
AC Shadows Summer Roadmap Adds Real Madrid Crossover (opens the original)
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows is teaming up with Real Madrid Club de Fútbol as part of its summer roadmap update, Ubisoft announced in a new trailer. This partnership might seem a bit unexpected for a game set in feudal Japan. Still, sports crossovers have become a popular way for major titles to boost revenue. The game launched on March 20, 2025. Since then, Ubisoft has rolled out post-launch content to keep players engaged. The summer roadmap shows that the publisher is treating Shadows like a live
Ex-Bethesda Designer: Starfield Needed Fewer, Better Planets (opens the original)
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Nate Purkeypile, the level designer behind some of Fallout 4’s standout locations — Diamond City, Little Lamplight, and Starfield’s Neon district — believes Bethesda’s space RPG tried to do too much with too many worlds. In an interview with PC Gamer, Purkeypile mentioned he would have preferred a different approach: “I would have done a handful of planets with bespoke layouts.” Purkeypile worked on Starfield for about a year before leaving Bethesda. He contributed to Neon, one of the game’s mos
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