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A scorching critique of Square Enix (and what Square did next)
Let’s put things in order. PLUS: A major lawsuit against Bungie and Sony is dismissed, though could return.
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Stephen Totilo
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Who killed Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II’s 'Restored Content DLC' for Switch? Disney lawyers.
EXCLUSIVE: How a studio's multi-year effort to give Switch (and mobile) gamers official access to KOTOR II’s infamously cut content collapsed. The…
Dec 8
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Stephen Totilo
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A note on Netflix, which may see its game studio count go way up
Not your normal Game File newsletter for reasons explained at the end
Dec 6
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Stephen Totilo
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Netflix sells game studio Spry Fox back to its founders
Exclusive: The streamer’s six-studio gaming operation is down to three, as Netflix pursues an altered video game strategy
Dec 3
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Stephen Totilo
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Nintendo's acquisition streak
Plus: A look back at Metroid Prime 1
Dec 1
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Stephen Totilo
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Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year
Oct 8
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Nintendo warns it may brick Switch systems whose users “bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with” their games and services
May 9
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Stephen Totilo
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Halo co-creator says ICE’s Halo-themed recruitment ad “makes me sick”
Oct 28
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Stephen Totilo
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Exclusive: Fortnite’s longtime lead creator Donald Mustard speaks about his epic run and what's next
Apr 22, 2024
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Stephen Totilo
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One of my old Xbox interviews hits different in 2025
So does a 2015 Metroid interview.
Nov 26
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Stephen Totilo
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A new video game that's all fake TV shows
A review of Blippo+, one of 2025's stranger new games for Switch and PC (previously on Playdate!)
Nov 24
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Joshua Rivera
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Microsoft won’t publish a diversity and inclusion report this year
Company says it has “evolved” its D&I approach, as it skips its annual data-filled report
Nov 21
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Stephen Totilo
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Speculation around Ubisoft earnings delay proves unfounded
It was an accounting issue involving new auditors and the reporting of revenue from two unspecified partnerships, the company said.
Nov 21
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My new surprise obsession: A game about running a 1930s newspaper
In News Tower, I published lies for the mob, then printed a blank front page to impress an artist. Review: I had an amazing time.
Nov 18
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