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Dying Light's former director believes devs are obligated 'to focus and listen to the players' because as soon as a game's released 'it stops being only your game'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/dying-lights-former-director-believes-devs-are-obligated-to-focus-and-listen-to-the-players-because-as-soon-as-a-games-released-it-stops-being-only-your-game/

An Arc Raiders player who's 'sick of hearing about PvE' has come up with a 'Rival Gangs' PvP mode, and it sounds sick
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/an-arc-raiders-player-whos-sick-of-hearing-about-pve-has-come-up-with-a-rival-gangs-pvp-mode-and-it-sounds-pretty-sick/

Four years later, Microsoft finally finishes fighting over the Activision acquisition
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/four-years-later-microsoft-finally-finishes-fighting-over-the-activision-acquisition/

Fallout lead Tim Cain argues games industry crisis hasn't reached the level of the 1983 crash: 'I don't think there's ever been a worse time in the games industry'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/fallout-lead-tim-cain-argues-games-industry-crisis-hasnt-reached-the-level-of-the-1983-crash-i-dont-think-theres-ever-been-a-worse-time-in-the-games-industry/

Former Bungie dev says 'you'd be surprised how many times' expansions were pitched for a fan-favorite Destiny archvillain who's now left hanging
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/former-bungie-dev-says-youd-be-surprised-how-many-times-expansions-were-pitched-for-a-fan-favorite-destiny-archvillain-whos-now-left-hanging/

The director of the best Splinter Cell game reckons that modern lighting engines are making stealth games 'so much harder to read'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/the-director-of-the-best-splinter-cell-game-reckons-that-modern-lighting-engines-are-making-stealth-games-so-much-harder-to-read/

Deadlock's latest 'small update' yet again remixes basic mechanics and rebalances most of the roster
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/deadlocks-latest-small-update-yet-again-remixes-basic-mechanics-and-rebalances-most-of-the-roster/

Diablo 2 players made nearly 2 million warlocks in a single month
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/diablo-2-players-made-nearly-2-million-warlocks-in-a-single-month/

The design lead of Half-Life's biggest competitor says that its publisher was so 'pissed off' by the time the game launched that it didn't bother testing it properly: 'We got trashed in the press because of bugs'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-design-lead-of-half-lifes-biggest-competitor-says-that-its-publisher-was-so-pissed-off-by-the-time-the-game-launched-that-it-didnt-bother-testing-it-properly-we-got-trashed-in-the-press-because-of-bugs/
>> The game was Sin.

Peak boss doesn't mind us calling it friendslop: 'Why not make a game where the point is to hang out with your friends?'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/peak-boss-doesnt-mind-us-calling-it-friendslop-why-not-make-a-game-where-the-point-is-to-hang-out-with-your-friends/