Well… that all escalated quickly.
September was a quite, um, eventful month for the games industry, so it's a good thing that Branford Hubbard kept us up to date with all the industry news every week with his Update Patches.
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All tagged Forza Horizon
FOMO, Loot Boxes And My Hunt For The Palindrome
Video games have sold themselves in countless ways over the years so Tal joins us to reflect on FOMO, loot boxes and just how we got here.
Alex Green Looks Back at Xbox's Eventful Year | Winter Spectacular 2021
When you have been in the games industry for 20 years now 12 months might not seem like a big deal. But Xbox’s 2021 felt like a bit of a landmark.
Alex Green breaks down Microsoft’s 20th year selling attitudinal big black boxes.
Update Patch | November 2021
We could write a spiffy strapline, but honestly, November was a pretty grim month for the video game industry. Alex Green is here to make sure you are up to date on everything that happened.
Update Patch | August 2021
Last month felt like the beginning of a long reckoning and so it felt very strange to be “celebrating games” this month with Gamescom. Alex Green is back to help us run this strange gambit of news.
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Here's a Rundown of Everything At The Microsoft/Bethesda E3 Showcase [13/06/2021]
Soviet nightmares, rat-waves and John Halo, oh my! You could argue there were too many games at Microsoft and Bethesda E3 showcase this year. Good thing Natalie Raine is here to break down everything shown.