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Marathon players farmed 77 days of loot in one week and Bungie is having a full panic attackIndustry

Marathon players farmed 77 days of loot in one week and Bungie is having a full panic attack

Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon launched into a full-blown economy crisis after players collectively farmed 77 days worth of loot in just one week, prompting emergency rebalancing from the studio.

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Destiny 2 community manager goes full final boss mode on Bungie's own leadershipIndustry

Destiny 2 community manager goes full final boss mode on Bungie's own leadership

Destiny 2's community manager publicly called out Bungie's own leadership for 'multiple years of poor decisions', while a former VP blamed the industry collapse on market forces. The drama is real, Guardians.

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Embark is throwing paid currency and blueprints at Arc Raiders players like a desperate gacha pullIndustry

Embark is throwing paid currency and blueprints at Arc Raiders players like a desperate gacha pull

Embark Studios is tweaking Arc Raiders expeditions again, this time handing out paid currency and blueprints as a stopgap before bigger systemic changes hit the extraction shooter.

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Sony still grinding the live service raid boss even after multiple wipesIndustry

Sony still grinding the live service raid boss even after multiple wipes

Sony executive Hideaki Nishino doubled down on live service multiplayer investment in a recent Famitsu interview, doubling down on the strategy despite a string of high-profile failures in the genre.

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Bungie adds PvE-only mode to Marathon because apparently someone at the studio plays games tooIndustry

Bungie adds PvE-only mode to Marathon because apparently someone at the studio plays games too

Bungie has revealed plans for Marathon's seasons 3 through 5, including a PvE-only mode for players who want the loot without the trauma of getting hunted by other runners.

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Helldivers 2's next warbond is benched - Arrowhead says it 'needs more time to cook'Releases

Helldivers 2's next warbond is benched - Arrowhead says it 'needs more time to cook'

Arrowhead has delayed Helldivers 2's next warbond, saying the content 'needs more time to cook' following the game's recent major progression rework. No release date has been given yet.

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Nexon just doubled its net income and it's not even sweatingIndustry

Nexon just doubled its net income and it's not even sweating

Nexon's Q1 net income surged 118% year-over-year to $360.7 million, boosted by a $91.4 million foreign exchange gain, making it one of the strongest quarters in the company's recent history.

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Dead by Daylight hits 10 years old and Behavior is basically promising a new gameIndustry

Dead by Daylight hits 10 years old and Behavior is basically promising a new game

Dead by Daylight is celebrating its 10th anniversary, but Behavior Interactive's real gift to players is a major systemic overhaul coming in 2026, promising to reshape the asymmetric horror game from the ground up.

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