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And now, the long part three:

MechWarrior studio Piranha Games lays off 30% of its employees
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/mechwarrior-studio-piranha-games-lays-off-30-percent-of-its-employees/

A contributor to GameStop's long-forgotten Steam competitor explains why he thinks Valve came out on top: 'What Steam did better than anybody else was to create a community'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/an-architect-of-gamestops-long-forgotten-steam-competitor-explains-why-he-thinks-valve-came-out-on-top-what-steam-did-better-than-anybody-else-was-to-create-a-community/
>> He also that a Gamestop exec thought that electronic distribution was just a passing phase (link).

Take-Two has seemingly laid off an unspecified portion of its AI team, including its head of AI
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/take-two-has-seemingly-laid-off-an-unspecified-portion-of-its-ai-team-including-its-head-of-artificial-intelligence/

After 36 years at the legendary FPS studio, Raven Software co-founder Brian Raffel is retiring
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/after-36-years-at-the-legendary-fps-studio-raven-software-co-founder-brian-raffel-is-retiring/

Subscription service for indie games gets a rough reception
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/subscription-service-for-indie-games-gets-a-rough-reception/

Warframe community director says 'nothing in our games will be AI-generated, ever'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/warframe-community-director-says-nothing-in-our-games-will-be-ai-generated-ever/

Datamined Elden Ring cutscene gives more clues about DLC villain Miquella's original story
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/datamined-elden-ring-cutscene-gives-more-clues-about-dlc-villain-miquellas-original-story/

'Blockchain-powered' game storefront reportedly shutting down and taking customers' games with it
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/blockchain-powered-game-storefront-reportedly-shutting-down-and-taking-customers-games-with-it/

'There are times when you want to put GTA down and pick up something else,' Samson studio founder says: 'I think there's a space for us there'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/there-are-times-when-you-want-to-put-gta-down-and-pick-up-something-else-samson-studio-founder-says-i-think-theres-a-space-for-us-there/

Star Wars Zero Company writer wants its cast to have real friction: 'It's not a personal fantasy game'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/star-wars-zero-company-writer-wants-its-cast-to-have-real-friction-its-not-a-personal-fantasy-game/
>> The studio founder has also praised Lucasfilm and Respawn for taking a chance on a tactics game (link).

A Japanese indie developer is seeking legal action over alleged missing funds from a crowdfunding campaign, says the funding platform claims the money was 'mistakenly wired to a different client'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-japanese-indie-developer-is-seeking-legal-action-over-alleged-missing-funds-from-a-crowdfunding-campaign-says-the-funding-platform-claims-the-money-was-mistakenly-wired-to-a-different-client/

WoW raiders start celebrating world-first Midnight boss kill before watching it come back to life for a secret final phase: 'This cannot be'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wow-raiders-start-celebrating-world-first-midnight-boss-kill-before-watching-it-come-back-to-life-for-a-secret-final-phase-this-cannot-be/

Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope no longer feels comfortable talking about work-in-progress games: 'the situation just feels different'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/papers-please-creator-lucas-pope-no-longer-feels-comfortable-talking-about-work-in-progress-games-the-situation-just-feels-different/

OG Persona fans beg Atlus for a remake, Atlus says best I can do is a surprise rebrand and a phone case
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/og-persona-fans-beg-atlus-for-a-remake-atlus-says-best-i-can-do-is-a-surprise-rebrand-and-a-phone-case/